Bob Collins
During yesterday’s game between the Yankees and White Sox in Chicago, a moth flew into an umpire’s ear and wouldn’t come out. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
It’s Kubb, and it’s particularly popular in Wisconsin, perhaps because you can compete while drinking a can of beer. Read more →
Only a state with giant ball of twine could appreciate what might have been in Willmar, where a plan to move a lighthouse from Lake Superior in Duluth to the land-locked town appears to be sunk for good. Read more →
Car pooling hit its peak at the garages in 2012, when the Minneapolis garages were built to help reduce congestion from I-394, I-94, and the northern suburbs. But it’s dropped about 30 percent since then, while parking contracts for individual vehicles have soared downtown.
It’s a classic case of people saying one thing and doing another.
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Here are the stories, topics, and guests you’ll hear today on MPR News. Read more →
Paul TostoWhen you play for an unaffiliated baseball team in an independent league, your methods of self-expression are apparently, uh, a little more flexible. Read more →
Marianne CombsA Minnesota team of synchronized swimmers will bring home gold medals from this year’s Gay Games in Paris. “The Subversive Sirens” won gold for their synchronized routine performed to Prince’s song “Let’s Go Crazy,” wearing suits emblazoned with his gender-fluid symbol in purple sequins. None of the five women have ever competed in synchronized swimming Read more →
A smart, easily understandable video by the Minnesota Health Department could save you a lot of heartache next time you’re wondering what to do when you encounter a bat. Read more →
Sara PorterIt started with a tweet from our very own Nancy Yang, of her heckin good boy Mickey: Current view: pic.twitter.com/74EaR4E7mM — Nancy Yang (@n_yang) August 6, 2018 It was retweeted just a minute later by everyone’s favorite advocate for Minnesotan primacy, Indignant Minnesotan. In the tweet, they asked for other people’s #MinnesotaPup pictures, promising to retweet the Read more →
Tis’ the season! There’s been a series of increasingly frustrating road woes in the Twin Cities this summer. While it might not be your first thought while you’re driving your 20-minute detour route, there’s some impressive stuff happening on those closed stretches of highway. In a series of tweets, the Minnesota Department of Transportation shared Read more →
Waylon Klitzman was just looking to honor a beloved teacher whose 4-year-old niece was battling a rare form of cancer. He did not expect his effort would become “Waylon’s $10,000 Pig” and draw the attention of the Washington Post. Read more →
Bill CatlinFacebook wants your bank to cough up your data, according to a Wall Street Journal report Monday. Read more →
Cody NelsonThe campaign ad for gubernatorial candidate Tim Pawlenty pairs the officers with text that appears not to square with Minneapolis’ sanctuary city policy. Read more →
Got seeds? Got cones? If so, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants to pay you for helping grow the state’s future forests. Read more →
Andrew KruegerThe U.S. men’s curling team relied on skill as it won Olympic gold earlier this year. But team member John Landsteiner’s Olympic ring being found after he lost it on a California beach last month? That’s thanks to a tremendous amount of luck. Read more →