Bob Collins
The Monarchs, bison, milkweed, upland sandpipers, and meadowlarks in Blue Mounds State Park in Luverne, Minn., didn’t care that a 90-degree heat wave had hit the region today. On the prairie, it’s their time of year. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Weather
Woodbury has installed lightning detection systems to protect golfers and youth athletes and spectators. Read more →
If science says Minnesota’s climate stinks, and we all trust science in matters of climate, why is this latest assessment of our fair state so utterly wrong? Read more →
Maybe it’s about time women get a little respect around the office thermostat. Read more →
No, as a matter of fact, we’re not at all above making fun of those high-falutin’ Boston sports fans.
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There’s no milk carton race anymore in the Minneapolis Aquatennial because — oh, who knows what the Downtown Council was thinking when trimming the sails of the traditional race.
No matter. Chetek, Wis., steps in as the cardboard boat capital of the area. The town, just south of Barron, hosts LibertyFest each July Read more →
It’s not unusual for airports to report instrument flight conditions, in which it’s legal to take off and land only if a flight is operated under instrumental flight rules. But it is unusual for the conditions to exist on an otherwise sunny day. Read more →
We’re seeing the first images of the flooding along the Kinnickinnic River near River Falls, Wis., where almost 7 inches of rain fell early this morning. Read more →
Six inches of rainfall in six hours raises this question about life in Minnesota: Would you rather have a foot of snow, freezing temps and a dry basement? Or summertime temperatures, rain, and soggy carpet? Again. Read more →
Everything great you’ve forgotten about being a kid in summer is all right here. Read more →
The nightly hatch of mayflies is underway in La Crosse, Wis. Read more →
We need some sort of amber alert system so that those of you who see the Northern Lights can wake the rest of us up.
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The irony isn’t lost on us that the beauty of sunrises and sunsets often depends on filth — pollution and smoke, mostly.
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The Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame, in which he was installed as a charter member, described Kraehling as “one of Minnesota’s best known and best loved television personalities.” Read more →
Here’s why we’ll be seeing more stories from sad homeowners in the face of rising seas and stronger storms — a government policy that helps them make the same poor decision disaster after disaster. Read more →