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Where’s Tina?

Find Tina, the long lost love of Fields Arthur, who was assigned to the Air Force in Osceola, went into Stillwater on Saturday nights to dance and met Tina Anderson, a 19-year-old phone company operator.
by Bob Collins

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Here’s a bear with a jar stuck on his head

Here’s a bear with a jar stuck on his head

Buckethead had the good fortune to have suffered the effects of curiosity during the Autumn Glory Festival in McHenry, Md late last week.
by Bob Collins

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Poll: Northern MN congressional seat may flip

Pete Stauber, the Republican candidate for the 8th District congressional seat, picked up a big endorsement when the Duluth News Tribune editorial board endorsed him in the apparent close race with DFLer Joe Radinovich. The seat is being vacated by congressman Rick Nolan, a DFLer.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 10/15/18

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

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A Minnesota museum built on sandpaper is a testament to grit

A Minnesota museum built on sandpaper is a testament to grit

It's a good thing that John Dwan, Henry Bryan, Harmon Cable, and J. Danley Budd had already made some money in various businesses around Two Harbors, Minn., right around the time they started thinking there was money in the ground on the North Shore. The four -- a lawyer, a butcher, a doctor, a railroad baron -- weren't particularly good at all things mining.
by Bob Collins

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‘N word’ sinks ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ performance in Wisconsin school

The school chief in Shorewood, Wis., has pulled the plug on this year's fall play at the local high school. The 'N word" in ' To Kill a Mockingbird' was too hot to handle, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
by Bob Collins

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Hurricane delivers a call to action

Hurricane delivers a call to action

We should be better. There are people who need help.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 10/12/18

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

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County shuts down Scream Town after racist post

County shuts down Scream Town after racist post

Racism can put you out of business in a hurry, just ask the owner of Scream Town, which issued a 'zero tolerance policy for Somalis' via Facebook after some sort of incident last weekend at the Halloween-themed venue.
by Bob Collins

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