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Plane crash in Connecticut was intentional, NTSB says

Plane crash in Connecticut was intentional, NTSB says

There probably isn't a pilot of small planes in America who isn't holding his/her breath this afternoon waiting for the inevitable calls to ban aircraft in the wake of the National Transportation Safety Board's revelation this afternoon that a plane that crashed in East Hartford, CT., yesterday was intentionally brought down.
by Bob Collins

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MN Supreme Court kills warrantless blood/urine tests of drunk drivers

The Minnesota Supreme Court today essentially enacted what the U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier this year, telling authorities if they want to get drunk drivers off the road by testing their urine or blood, they need to get a warrant.
by Bob Collins

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Let’s fire up the snowblowers and dance!

Let’s fire up the snowblowers and dance!

The Star Tribune reports that a reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press has received a $35,000 grant from the Knight Art Challenge of St. Paul to stage a ballet on Harriet Island during the February 2018 Winter Carnival and and the Super Bowl.
by Bob Collins

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Superhero gets high school diploma

George Fricovsky, 90, never really liked school very much. But he had other things to do when he was 18. Like getting drafted into the Army.
by Bob Collins

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Possible upside for Trump in Minnesota: He’s no Romney

Possible upside for Trump in Minnesota: He’s no Romney

The map describes the potential shifts in voters from the 2012 election if one out of every five whites without a college degree who voted for Obama in 2012 defected to Trump and if one out of every five non-whites and college-educated whites who voted for Romney in 2012 switched to Clinton.
by Bob Collins

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Insulted by local political sign? You’ll have to put up with it

Insulted by local political sign? You’ll have to put up with it

The sign, supporting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, says 'Trump that Bitch,' a reference to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
by Bob Collins

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A bridge that refused to fall, falls

There are some jobs where it's impossible to hide when you mess up. Blowing up bridges is one of them.
by Bob Collins

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Burn Trump? Don’t do it, reporters

Burn Trump? Don’t do it, reporters

Ashley Feinberg, a senior writer at Deadspin, is urging the nation's journalists to abandon their ethics for what she thinks is a greater good: keeping Donald Trump from the White House.
by Bob Collins

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St. Paul, 4:53 p.m.

St. Paul, 4:53 p.m.

The next time we have a discussion of transportation issues in Minnesota, let's keep this picture in mind.
by Bob Collins

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In Wisconsin, no one messes with his inflatable Minnesota Viking

In Wisconsin, no one messes with his inflatable Minnesota Viking

Here's another installment of our occasional series,'Why Baseball is Better Than Football.' Today's reason: Because you don't ever hear about people being stabbed over giant inflatable baseball players.
by Bob Collins

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