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Soucheray, Reusse out at KSTP

Soucheray, Reusse out at KSTP

The two were among the first newspaper people in Minnesota to get a radio gig, a practice that exploded in the '90s as talk radio made a comeback. But AM talk radio attracts an older, male demographic that is declining.
by Bob Collins

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NPR gives a megaphone to a white supremacist

In an earlier, simpler era, news organizations had easy decisions when it came to racist statements in public. They opted to report on them in the belief that it would reveal the extent to which racism existed, even though it was hidden. The audience would be repulsed and push back, and decency would win the day. Easy call.
by Bob Collins

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Death of a Minnesota flying legend

Death of a Minnesota flying legend

The little airport in Silver Bay is gone now and now Wayne Johnson, the force behind its creation, is too.
by Bob Collins

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Swanson’s gov bid wounded by former deputy’s allegations

Swanson’s gov bid wounded by former deputy’s allegations

The DFL candidates for governor are debating on MPR News this morning and it's not too hard to figure out that attorney general Lori Swanson, whose last-minute entry into the race roiled the primary waters, is going to be the target of her opponents. They likely smell blood in the water following a damning story from The Intercept that Swanson used state employees to perform campaign work.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News? 8/10/18

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
by Bob Collins

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Adults to kids: ‘There’s no fun in baseball’

It's Little League World Series season, the annual exercise in which kids provide regular lessons on sportsmanship to adults who don't get it.
by Bob Collins

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Steve Frazier, Fox 9 meteorologist, dies of cancer

More than any other medium, local television news has a way of creating a personal connection between the person on the air, and the anonymous person watching at home. So the death of Steve Frazier, the Fox 9 meteorologist, has understandably hit viewers hard.
by Bob Collins

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Bug stuck in umpire’s ear

Bug stuck in umpire’s ear

During yesterday's game between the Yankees and White Sox in Chicago, a moth flew into an umpire's ear and wouldn't come out.
by Bob Collins

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Nordic yard game wows ’em in Eau Claire

Nordic yard game wows ’em in Eau Claire

It's Kubb, and it's particularly popular in Wisconsin, perhaps because you can compete while drinking a can of beer.
by Bob Collins

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No lighthouse for you, Willmar

No lighthouse for you, Willmar

Only a state with giant ball of twine could appreciate what might have been in Willmar, where a plan to move a lighthouse from Lake Superior in Duluth to the land-locked town appears to be sunk for good.
by Bob Collins

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