Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the hometown of Judy Garland, is raising funds to repurchase the iconic ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' after they were stolen from a local museum and later turned over to an auction company. The annual Judy Garland festival, which kicks off Thursday, is being utilized to solicit donations, supplementing the $100,000 allocated by Minnesota lawmakers. The slippers, originally lent to the museum by memorabilia collector Michael Shaw, were stolen in 2005 and recovered by the FBI in 2018. Terry Jon Martin, who stole the slippers, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to time served due to poor health, while a second man, Jerry Hal Saliterman, was charged in connection with the theft. The auction company plans to take the slippers on an international tour before selling them in December, with estimates ranging from $1 million to $10 million.