Bob CollinsLet’s give credit where it’s due in the story of Madison Bue, 11, of West Salem, Wis., who is saving for college by flipping houses. What a kid, eh? Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
For parents, the first day of school is like the feeling when you stop hitting yourself in the head with a hammer (trust me, or try it to find out on your own). Read more →
There cannot be a more complicated person who ever emerged from Minnesota’s cocoon, than Lindbergh, who grew up in an unhappy home in Little Falls, ushered in the era of long-distance flight, and lived with a fame that is incomprehensible by today’s standards. He was the most famous person in the world.
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Among the many mysteries of life is why some people survive the hand life has dealt them, and some are never able to take a punch. Read more →
Cody NelsonKid Rock hasn’t officially announced his run for U.S. Senate, but a nonprofit is already accusing him of violating federal elections laws.
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The officer is on administrative leave. Read more →
Nancy YangThe Yankees are in a funk right now, so their broadcasters need something to talk about, right? Read more →
Good news is hard to come by this week. But there was some at a pizza chain in North Dakota. Read more →
Richfield-based Best Buy is apologizing after being accused of price gouging Harvey victims. A photo of one of its Texas stores selling a case of water for nearly $43 went went viral Tuesday. One Houston resident sent me a pic of water he saw being sold for *$42* at a nearby Best Buy. They were Read more →
You know it’s bad when the National Weather Service has to add a whole new color or two to its map depicting how much rain has fallen in southeastern Texas. #Harvey in perspective. So much rain has fallen, we've had to update the color charts on our graphics in order to effectively map it. pic.twitter.com/Su7x2K1uuz Read more →
The devastation from the effects of Hurricane — now Tropical Storm — Harvey is still unfolding in Texas. Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Brock Long said that 50 counties in Texas are affected by the flooding and that a tremendous amount of rainfall is in the cards for southwest Louisiana, The Associated Press reported. The Read more →
Alamo Drafthouse is hosting a clown-only screening of “It.” Read more →
The Cheerios’ shade of yellow isn’t “inherently distinctive” enough to qualify for a trademark, the federal Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled this week. General Mills had spent the past two years trying to trademark “the color yellow appearing as the predominant uniform background color” on Cheerios boxes, Ars Technica reports. Turns out the Cheerios Read more →
Mowers at the Crystal Lake public golf course found an unwelcome symbol on one of their greens earlier this week.
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Tracy Mumford
The State Fair has been unleashed: Twelve days of delectable fried foods, adorable baby farm animals and long-standing family traditions. Or, if you look at it another way, it’s nearly two weeks of traffic, sweaty crowds, people chugging milk and strangers parked on your front lawn. The State Fair may be the great Minnesota get-together, Read more →