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Nicole Norfleet

Reporter | Minneapolis

Phone: 612-673-4495

Email: nicole.norfleet@startribune.com

Nicole Norfleet is a Minneapolis general assignment reporter and a member of the Star Tribune’s Whistleblower team. Prior to covering Minneapolis, she worked at the paper’s south bureau and wrote about parts of Dakota County.
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Synthetic drugs are confiscated from tobacco shop; alleged seller arrested

Synthetic drugs were seized from a Blaine tobacco shop Friday morning, leading to the arrest of a 55-year-old man suspected of selling the products.

Updated: August 24, 2012, - 07:59 PM

Felony porn charges filed against MSU-Mankato coach

Videos of nude children dancing were found on Todd Hoffner's school-issued cellphone by a university IT professional, who reported it to school officials.

Updated: August 23, 2012, - 07:19 AM

One man dead, one injured at north Minneapolis party

An early-morning party in north Minneapolis left one man dead from an apparent gunshot and another wounded Saturday.

Updated: August 18, 2012, - 10:30 PM

Hennepin County sheriff's divers seek underwater robot

To expedite underwater searches and help protect divers, the Sheriff's Office has been working to secure funding for the team to receive an underwater remotely operated vehicle.

Updated: August 18, 2012, - 05:23 PM

Bloomington police search for missing girl

The 15-year-old has been missing for a week.

Updated: August 18, 2012, - 11:41 AM

Minneapolis resolution asking Backpage to stop posting adult ads is approved

Police say website is used heavily to promote child sex trafficking. Owner says site helpful in fighting it.

Updated: August 17, 2012, - 09:01 PM

3-year-old Danbury girl died of accidental drowning, autopsy indicates

Girl had wandered away from her Wisconsin home.

Updated: August 16, 2012, - 11:12 PM

Man slain in Minneapolis was Maplewood student

The 24-year-old man who was shot and killed on a north Minneapolis porch Friday was identified Saturday by friends and authorities.

Updated: August 11, 2012, - 09:36 PM

Man trying to cross tracks is hit by train and killed

A 21-year-old man was hit and killed by a freight train early Saturday while he was trying to cross tracks in Meeker County, northwest of the Twin Cities, according to the State Patrol.

Updated: August 11, 2012, - 09:33 PM

Man critically injured in St. Paul shooting

A man was taken to a St. Paul hospital with a life-threatening gunshot wound at midday Friday after he was shot in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood. Police say they have arrested a suspect.

Updated: August 10, 2012, - 06:30 PM