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Video: Pokemon player hits police car

Pro tip: When playing Pokemon Go, don't drive your car into a police cruiser.
by Bob Collins

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In Northfield, ‘noise’ is the sound of money

One person's noise is another person's music and that fact has the politicians and police in Northfield a bit stuck on how residents and bar/restaurants can get along.
by Bob Collins

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If it’s National Something Day, Marlo Anderson probably made a buck

It's National Lollipop Day, a piece of trivia that nobody cares about except the occasional TV anchor, a blogger or two, and the lollipop industry that's probably behind making it National Lollipop Day for some free media advertising. Who's responsible for this ongoing daily nonsense?
by Bob Collins

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NTSB: Pilot in Rochester plane crash likely ‘disoriented’ by fog

NTSB: Pilot in Rochester plane crash likely ‘disoriented’ by fog

It took nearly four years, but the National Transportation Safety Board has now closed its investigation into how four people on the way home from a Packers-Vikings game ended up upside down in an airplane in Rochester.
by Bob Collins

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RNC delegates get their morning pep talk

RNC delegates get their morning pep talk

Every morning during a national political convention, the state delegations get a pep talk over breakfast. For the Ohio delegation today, it came from Frank Luntz, the Republican strategist and TV talking head.
by Bob Collins

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Pokemon: Nothing gets people so worked up like others having fun

Pokemon: Nothing gets people so worked up like others having fun

People of all ages, economic, and social spheres, and diverse backgrounds are ending up at the same places, interacting in whatever way Pokemon Go allows, helping each other along the way, and becoming friends. What exactly is bad about that?
by Bob Collins

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John Kerry, a door, and our love for news trivia

I was hoping for a video of epic Gerald Ford proportions when the BBC reported that Secretary of State John Kerry had walked into the door of 10 Downing Street today.
by Bob Collins

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When people are driven to suicide in Minnesota

Two stories in the news today provide a foundation for more discussion on the state of mental health care in Minnesota.
by Bob Collins

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Girl doesn’t make cheerleader, threatens to sue school district

Girl doesn’t make cheerleader, threatens to sue school district

Why are youth sports coaches getting so fed up with kids and parents and walking away from the job? Let Leon High School in Florida be your guide.
by Bob Collins

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In heat of argument, a congressman’s racism shows

On a day of opportunity for head scratching yesterday, few itches were as pronounced at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland as Iowa Rep. Steve King's ill-advised trip into history.
by Bob Collins

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