Bob Collins
This is an extraordinary video from today’s emergency landing of a Southwest Airlines jet in Philadelphia. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
It’s still slow going to get broadcast meteorologists to talk about their views on the science. Read more →
Mark Kennedy was only 20 months into the job when he applied for an opening for president at the University of Central Florida, a job that paid more and wasn’t located in Grand Forks. If you’re going to apply for a job 20 months after getting one in North Dakota, you better get it. Read more →
Things are quiet — too quiet — in the schools of Laporte, Minn., (pop. 114). Read more →
The Cranky Flier — Brett Snyder — today gives the airline his Cranky Jackass Award because it abandoned its customers in another country, and is still trying to talk its way out of responsibility for doing so. Read more →
Because Mother Nature won’t cut us a break, there’s nothing we need more than the warm feeling of love conquering all, especially Mother Nature. Read more →
These are the topics and guests you’ll hear today on MPR News. Read more →
If a kid wants something bad enough, he’ll do just about anything. Seth Holloway really wanted to fly. So he raised chickens and sold eggs. Read more →
Every year we learn something knew about the world of marathons.
This year we learned that runners make pit stops, as Shalane Flanagan did today at the Boston Marathon. Read more →
Washington Capitals right wing Brett Connolly couldn’t possibly have been more clear who he wanted to have the puck he was tossing over the glass: the little girl. Good for him. But the males of the species made sure they got taken care of first. Read more →
It was sleeting this morning when the elite female runners headed out from Hopkinton enroute to Boston for this year’s Boston Marathon, proving again that marathoners aren’t like normal people. Read more →
A South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper stopped his car on a snow-swept highway to do 39 push-ups. One for each law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty so far this year. Read more →
It’s a shame, of course, that the Forest Lake prom on Saturday fell victim to the blizzard, first at Landmark Center and then at the school. It happens and, for the most part, the kids seemed to roll with the weather punches.
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It’s hard not to think that Sun Country’s latest problems are a sign that the once hometown airline is descending into the abyss of no-frills airlines, which is notable only because Sun Country was once known for customer service.
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Here are the topics and guests you’ll hear today on MPR News. Read more →