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On Saturday Night Live, a newly minted congressman accepts an apology

Comedian Pete Davidson of Saturday Night Live apologized for his stupid jokes just before election day when he criticized former Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw for his eye patch.
by Bob Collins

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No ‘trickle down’ for local gas prices

Gasoline prices at the pump have fallen about 15 cents a gallon in the last month, far less than the price of oil to the refineries, the Star Tribune says. They're pocketing the savings.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 11/12/18

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

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Joe Mauer caps career with the perfect retirement

You can't mess with perfection and for baseball fans, the gift of the sport are the rare moments of perfection.
by Bob Collins

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No more ice castles for you, Stillwater

No more ice castles for you, Stillwater

Winter just got colder and duller for the St. Croix Valley.
by Bob Collins

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Keillor: Liberals elected Omar to ‘feel better about themselves’

Keillor: Liberals elected Omar to ‘feel better about themselves’

Garrison Keillor has gotten some people stirred up again, thanks to his assessment of the election of 2018 and, specifically, the election of the first Somali-American from Minnesota to Congress.
by Bob Collins

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Pickup truck does balancing act on slippery road

Pickup truck does balancing act on slippery road

Arlighty, then, let's check how the skilled Minnesota drivers did on the road this morning to prove their mettle. Urp.
by Bob Collins

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No, Bill James doesn’t really think a beer vendor can bat cleanup

No, Bill James doesn’t really think a beer vendor can bat cleanup

Bill James, the onetime security guard who literally changed the game of baseball by developing new statistics to measure performance, is in big trouble with players for suggesting the boys aren't as important as they think they are.
by Bob Collins

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Minnesotans don’t know how to drive in the snow? Bah!

Minnesotans don’t know how to drive in the snow? Bah!

'I thought you guys were supposed to be good at this winter stuff,' an out-of-towner said to me late Thursday night when I dropped him off at a hotel on the Bloomington strip. It had taken us about 45 minutes to drive from Fairview Hospital, taking the deserted river roads instead of returning to the disaster on the interstate I'd been seeing all evening.
by Bob Collins

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