Bob CollinsLeslie Shook has flown every F-18 flight there ever was even though she doesn’t know how to fly.
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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for March 2016
He says he hopes he can make a difference, too, by providing a Minnesota perspective to his national column.
That could be the most important part of his decision to live the good life in Minnesota.
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Alex Savidge of KTVU was live on the air at the not-scene-of-the-train-derailment when the near tragedy occurred.
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Want a little bit of inspiration? Then you want to watch today’s Google on this International Women’s Day. Read more →
Richard Lays, a candidate for city council in Grand Forks, is apologizing for Facebook posts which included his declaration that he hates living in Grand Forks. Read more →
South Dakotans are reeling after getting a look at the new license plates for the state’s drivers. That’s supposed to be Mount Rushmore on the plates, but the Sioux Falls Argus Leader says many residents say it looks like dirt.
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Strohfus is survived by several generations of women who fly airplanes, and a country that could be a little more appreciative than it has been. Read more →
It’s so rare that sports reporters challenge the players they cover that when one does, it becomes pretty big news. Read more →
Winter is about ready to disappear in the rear-view mirror, but few seasons go out as ugly as it does. Read more →
You could probably have forgiven the Red Wing boys basketball team if they’d decided to sleep in last Friday. After all, they had a big game that night with long-time rival Northfield for the section championship, and Red Wing hasn’t won a championship in 12 years.
But the team had more important things to do. Read more →
This image was one of the many that stood out at the Boston Marathon bombing three years ago next month.
A Boston firefighter carried a badly hurt Victoria McGrath to a medical tent. Read more →
Generally speaking, public radio listeners break down into one of two groups: those who are cool with Garrison Keillor singing and those who consider it fingernails on a chalkboard.
Both groups, however, are likely united with a touching moment Saturday in Milwaukee, from where A Prairie Home Companion originated.
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At last night’s debate, Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders perfectly illustrated why efforts to improve the lives of people with mental illness run into so many roadblocks: It’s still ‘OK’ to make fun of them.
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The latest controversy involving a public employee posting on Facebook doesn’t involve any specific racial mentions, but Black Lives Matter wants a Como Park Senior High School teacher fired anyway. Read more →
Even for people who don’t follow the state high school hockey tournament closely, the annual video documenting the weird tradition of growing ‘hockey hair’ has become must-see online TV. Read more →