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It's good for Kaitlyn Strom that on the day a picture circulated of her with her head stuck in a tailpipe of a pickup truck, the world's attention was diverted by a raccoon doing raccoon things.

by Bob Collins

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June 13, 2018 7:44 AM

Ex-NHL player calls out league over brain injuries, addictions

Former NHL player Nick Boynton -- an 'enforcer' in his days in hockey -- penned what initially sounded very much like a suicide note today on The Players Tribune.

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June 13, 2018 6:27 AM

Greenbush, Minn.? That’s a robot town

What if someone paid attention to the brainpower -- in this case the high school robotics competition and its ability to capture the hearts of a small town? Someone has. In Greenbush, Minn., populationn 719.

by Bob Collins

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June 13, 2018 4:41 AM

Here’s to the greatest radio interviewer I ever heard

I don't write fan mail. Today, I make an exception. It was announced today that Tom Weber is leaving Minnesota Public Radio.

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June 13, 2018 3:57 AM

Heroes on the Miss. River honored for saving a man who jumped

Beasley Baker, Russ Galvan, Randy Kohl, Jesse Harrison and Ben Brooks were honored by the Coast Guard on Tuesday because they saw the man floating in the river, fired up a tow boat, and threw him a lifeline, which he'd initially rejected.

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June 13, 2018 2:45 AM

What’s your problem, West St. Paul?

A day after yet another tiff at a city council meeting where an ongoing political dispute between the city's first female mayor and at least one member of the council has included allegations of misogyny, police say someone has sprinkled screws around the mayor's driveway to flatten her tires.

by Bob Collins