Zach and Connor Kvalvog, of South Fargo, were on their way to basketball camp earlier this summer when they were killed in the crash on I-94 in Dalton, Minn., south of Fergus Falls.
Their dad had given them each $100 to spend on their outing, but when he and his wife received the personal items of the boys, the money was gone. Read more →
From many indications, the militarization of local police isn’t slowing down much since the Ferguson, Mo., confrontations. And while the threat of terrorism is often stated as the reason, Mother Jones reports that a war on drugs is primarily responsible. Read more →
Now someone is throwing cinder blocks from cars at bicyclists?
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Reading through the texts that recently “resigned” University of Minnesota athletics director Teague sent to a woman at a university event revealed that despite what he said when reading a statement last Friday morning, alcohol isn’t his main problem — character is.
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Olga Franco is in prison now, but a case decided at the Minnesota Supreme Court today reveals that some survivors of the crash are still paying a price. Read more →
More people are pushing back against the notion that grass must be green and well manicured. Read more →
We often spotlight the many cross-country trips that people make to draw attention to a greater good. This morning, the leader of one of them is dead because a woman couldn’t wait to see what was on her phone. Read more →
Well, isn’t this just a fine way to find your business when you show up for work in the morning.
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Walter Palmer hired a PR professional to help repair his image. It lasted one day. Read more →
There are many regrets I have but none bigger than a flight in the plane I never got a chance to make a couple of weeks ago.
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Big-game hunting is a good thing, the Star Tribune editorial board concludes today, saying that fact is the story that’s not getting any attention in the outrage over Walter Palmer’s alleged slaughter of a lion in Zimbabwe.
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Walter Palmer, the dentist who shot a lion in Zimbabwe, igniting a worldwide firestorm, has penned a letter to his practice’s patients. Read more →
They’re coming for your carports, Burnsville! Read more →
Jimmy Kimmel is no fan of Walter Palmer. Read more →
Cecil the lion was a pretty big deal in Zimbabwe. The 13-year-old lion was a major tourist attraction at Zimbabwe’s famous Hwange National Park, according to the BBC.
The lion was shot with a crossbow and — after hours of suffering — a rifle, before being beheaded and skinned.
The killer had bribed wildlife guards.
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Bob Collins