It's being called the sale of sales and it stretches for 10 miles in the western suburbs, with more than 80 homes and business from Long Lake to Delano. The event runs this weekend.

A U.S. District Court judge sentenced 37-year-old Rochelle Roen on one count of conspiracy to pass counterfeit money. Court documents say Roen and two other women robbed retailers of more than $70,000.

Works by Salvador Dali, Rembrandt, Erte and others worth hundreds of thousands of dollars were reported stolen in 2007. Investigators found the works in the owner's garage--after he collected insurance payments.

SoundTown has pulled the plug on its July 26-28 music festival at Somerset Amphitheater roughly 30 miles northeast of the Twin Cities, due to lack of interest, The Current reports. This year's lineup was to include Jane's Addiction, Weezer, Florence and the Machine, Girl Talk, and dozens of other national and local acts.

Private online gambling is illegal in Minnesota, but the state lottery has been experimenting with an online "subscription service" to make up for a decline in traditional ticket sales. Now some critics are wondering whether the state is overstepping its authority.

Police say twenty squad cars were involved in the search for suspects who authorities say set fire to leaf piles, garages, vehicles, and a Dumpster. The fires occurred within a four hour period late Friday and early Saturday.

Texas Congressman Ron Paul rallied supporters of his Republican presidential bid in St. Cloud and Minneapolis. He emphasized his campaign themes of scaling back U.S. military involvement around the world and reining in federal spending.

A man was working in his garage in Minneapolis when four men reportedly tried to rob him. "They had no idea what a 77-year-old man was about to do to them," WCCO says.