Judy Garland is known around the world for her role in The Wizard of Oz. Judy Garland is known around the world for her role in The Wizard of Oz. But few know about her life in Minnesota. Minnesota ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota hometown of Judy Garland, the actress who wore a pair of ruby slippers in “The Wizard of Oz,” is raising money to purchase the prized footwear after it was ...

Fans of Minnesota entertainer Judy Garland gather in front of her childhood home in Grand Rapids on June 21. The self-described “Judy Family” gathered during this year’s Judy Garland Festival. For the ...

Only days remain to help the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids buy the famous slippers as fans mark an important milestone in her career. Judy Garland (center) was Frances Gumm when she first ...

The Minnesota hometown of Judy Garland, the actress who wore a pair of ruby slippers in "The Wizard of Oz," is raising money to purchase the prized footwear after it was stolen from a local museum and ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Lindsey Borges is one among millions of people with vivid memories of watching "The Wizard of Oz" on television, "totally awed" by the transformation from black and white to color.

A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" are on the auction block nearly two decades after a thief stole the iconic shoes, convinced they were adorned with real jewels.

The 77-year-old Minnesota man accused of hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” has died. The charges against Jerry Hal Saliterman, of Crystal, were dismissed ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — A thief who confessed to stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” because he wanted to pull off “one last score” received no prison time when ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — Jennifer Grimm was almost quite literally born on the stage. She grew up in a vaudeville family. Her parents, both singers, toured around the country. At a show in Red Wing, her ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota hometown of Judy Garland, the actress who wore a pair of ruby slippers in "The Wizard of Oz," is raising money to purchase the prized footwear after it was ...