Paul TostoThe vernal equinox came officially on Monday. But, really, Wednesday was Duluth’s first day of spring. The first laker of the season left port. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
By Paul Tosto
Paul Tosto is an editor for MPR News.
I hadn’t been to a Sears in years before going there a few months ago; I spent $5. That one sentence explains today’s news that Sears may finally be close to the end, for real. Read more →
Bear up a tree brings out Duluth’s paparazzi. Read more →
A North Dakota guy heckles the European professionals at the Ryder Cup for missing putts. They call him out, challenge him to sink a 10-footer, and he does. Read more →
Just a day or so after Jason Lewis won a crucial GOP primary in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, left-leaning national media are showing a deeper interest in the past comments and writings of the former conservative radio talk show host. Read more →
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says his office, not a grand jury, will make the final call on whether to press charges against Minneapolis police officers in the November shooting of Jamar Clark. That’s a victory for protesters. Read more →
Vice President Joe Biden will laud the 2009 federal stimulus bill today at St. Paul’s Union Depot. But while it helped patch up the state’s budget, it’s hard to see long term effects. Read more →
Two criminals thought they’d pulled off the perfect crime. But their getaway car was a Pontiac Aztek and their kidnap victim ultimately got the attention of police. Read more →
The Northern Sun Conference admits its refs got it wrong at the end of a University of Sioux Falls-Winona State hoops game on Friday. Read more →
It looked like it would be a typical TV news stand-up. But reporter Adam Sallet got way more than that in reporting on a bank robbery in Rochester. Read more →
Astronaut Kjell Lindgren probably caught a little friendly grief for taking a picture of Minneapolis from space but not St. Paul. He made it right on Saturday. Read more →
A great battle was fought. Justice has been served. Let’s set aside our pedal pub hatred and move on. Read more →
So, with no data whatsoever, we rank the remaining UND nicknames and their worth in Wins Above Replacement.
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To meet a deadline, Minnesota House leaders pretended everyone knew what they’re voting for and then pretended they didn’t hear the outcries. Read more →
OK, it’s not just Minnesota. Wisconsin and the Dakotas have some of the best credit scores in the country and do better than most of the U.S. in paying on time. Read more →