Authorities in Crystal are trying to catch thieves who have stolen more than 100 bronze vases valued between $200 and $500 each from graves at the Glen Haven Memorial Garden cemetery.

Copper thieves made off with 64 4-foot pipes at the popular outdoor St. Paul ice rink at Phalen Recreational Center, and the repair cost could run as much as $30,000, the Pioneer Press reports. Now the facility's opening day, typically around Thanksgiving, might be delayed.

It's that time of year when the pumpkin flavored foods go all nutty. Pumpkin latte obsessions notwithstanding, it's easy to see madness in pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin ravioli, even pumpkin gum. But pumpkin beer? Have we gone too far?

While a dry summer has wreaked havoc on Minnesota's farmers, pumpkin farmers are still seeing a bumper crop this fall. Several farms in the state are reporting a high yield just in time for Halloween.

New London’s Chad Revier has once again set Minnesota’s record in pumpkin growing. At a weigh-in at Stillwater’s Harvest Fest Saturday -- his gourd came in at 1,630 pounds. That’s 51 pounds heavier than the state record-holder he grew in 2009.

Three thieves used a knife to snip a length of colored human hair from a display in a Woodbury beauty supply store. The 18-inch lock of burgundy hair has an estimated value of $70.