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February 12, 2019 2:30 AM

Sure you’re stuck in traffic, but at least you’re not in Boston

For reasons that remain unclear -- there weren't that many accidents -- rush hour traffic in the Twin Cities last evening was a nightmare, particularly the stretch of I-35W southbound where someone once thought it a fine idea to design an offramp to I-94 westbound that intersected two other ramps. The more we pave over the Twin Cities with highways, the worse the traffic seems to get, and we don't even get bragging rights out of the deal for our horrible traffic.

by Bob Collins

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February 12, 2019 1:50 AM

Former astronaut in U.S. Senate bid

Mark Kelly, the former astronaut, announced today he's running for the U.S. Senate, and in the process schooled politicians on how to make a political ad for a campaign announcement.

by Bob Collins

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February 12, 2019 1:08 AM

Fake patriot attacks media at Trump rally

Appropriately, the man was wearing a brown shirt.

by Bob Collins

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February 12, 2019 12:00 AM

What’s on MPR News – 2/12/19

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

by Bob Collins

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February 11, 2019 9:10 AM

How questioning the safety of football cost a broadcaster his career

How tight is the National Football League with the TV networks who show the games? Ask Bob Costas, the veteran NBC sports announcer who tells ESPN that NBC dropped him from last year's Super Bowl coverage because he appeared at a University of Maryland symposium on football in November 2017 and said 'the game destroys people's brains.'

by Bob Collins

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February 11, 2019 7:08 AM

Campus stalker seeks date for her son

The police at Towson University in Maryland are circulating images of this woman. She's a threat. She'll stop at nothing, apparently, to get a date for her son.

by Bob Collins

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February 11, 2019 5:51 AM

No big refund this year?

It's tax season which means we must endure another round of blaming Americans because they like refund checks.

by Bob Collins

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February 11, 2019 4:38 AM

Obscene message in comic strip

Wiley Miller, who draws the comic, wasn't shy about alerting readers the obscene message was there.

by Bob Collins

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February 11, 2019 3:36 AM

A life ruined by distracted driving, an apology, and forgiveness

Laura Berg, 34, of Fergus Falls, Minn., is lucky to be alive. Jordan L. Paulus, 21, of East Bethel, is lucky she's not going to prison for being on her cellphone when she should've been paying attention to driving when she plowed into Berg, who was on a road crew, putting her in a coma for two months.

by Bob Collins