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MN trooper charged with driving 94 mph in a 55 mph zone

As the face of the Minnesota State Patrol in western Minnesota, Sgt. Jesse Grabow, the public information officer, has been expert as using social media to get people to drive more safely.
by Bob Collins

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Court: No immunity for Crookston cop after squad stolen

A suspect takes off in a running police vehicle, crashes into another car, killing its driver and seriously injuring its passenger. Is the officer liable?
by Bob Collins

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Whatever happened to Marva Collins?

In all the big news last week, the death of Marva Collins seemed to slip under the radar. Too bad; she was an education superstar.
by Bob Collins

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Cross-country cyclists pause to help find marrow donors

Cross-country cyclists pause to help find marrow donors

When you're riding a bicycle across the entire United States -- from Baltimore to Seattle -- this has got to be an uplifting sight -- the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wis.
by Bob Collins

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Confederate flag is the new graffiti

Confederate flag is the new graffiti

The defenders of the Confederate flag who have insisted that it represents only pride in history are proving that it doesn't.
by Bob Collins

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‘Ambassador of the Hamm Building’ suffers strokes

On my list of people I want to interview someday sits Gene Wiley, the more-than-affable shoeshine man at St. Paul's Hamm Building. I may have missed my chance. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that Wiley has suffered 'a series of strokes' that's left him hospitalized.
by Bob Collins

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Video: S. St. Paul airport, neighbors close companions

Video: S. St. Paul airport, neighbors close companions

A flight over S. St. Paul's Fleming Field shows the challenges of a small airport coexisting with neighborhoods. Here's the video.
by Bob Collins

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Keillor hints at ‘Prairie Home’ transition in 2016

Garrison Keillor has hinted at retirement from A Prairie Home Companion so many times that it's a wonder there isn't a nationwide grain-of-salt shortage.
by Bob Collins

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Kids, a log, and Lake Superior

Everything great you've forgotten about being a kid in summer is all right here.
by Bob Collins

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