Expensive campfires Than Tibbetts November 20, 2008, 12:31 PM Nov 20, 2008 2 A homeless man in California is fined $101 million for setting fires. What will we get back for the ’07 Ham Lake fire? Read more →
Small-town news Bob Collins November 14, 2008, 1:56 PM Nov 14, 2008 When you’re a reporter for community media — a small-town radio station or a newspaper in a suburb — you have a different role and a different relationship with people than the big-shots. Read more →
Identifying RNC victims Bob Collins November 12, 2008, 7:57 AM Nov 12, 2008 8 Police attempt to ID victims of St. Paul rioting during the Republican National Convention. Maybe they’re getting somewhere. Read more →
How to ruin your day Bob Collins November 7, 2008, 12:37 PM Nov 7, 2008 Why you should pay attention to people in crosswalks. Read more →
Picking judges Bob Collins November 5, 2008, 9:58 PM Nov 5, 2008 2 A look at the deliberative nature of selecting a judge on Election Day. Read more →
The override six Bob Collins November 4, 2008, 10:05 PM Nov 4, 2008 Voters don’t appear interested in punishing legislators over the gas tax vote. Read more →
The unspoken fear Bob Collins October 27, 2008, 3:50 PM Oct 27, 2008 4 The disruption of an alleged plot to kill Barack Obama brings the ‘a’ word out into the open. Read more →
Copycat vandals? Bob Collins October 24, 2008, 12:08 PM Oct 24, 2008 Given that it happened a day after all the publicity about the Minnesota assaults, it’s unlikely it was part of a coordinated protest. Read more →
State worker alleged to have embezzled $1.1 million Bob Collins October 22, 2008, 4:39 PM Oct 22, 2008 2 The Wisconsin woman was in charge of the Department of Human Service’s system that processed Medicaid payments. Read more →
The YouTube ‘bombings’ Bob Collins October 22, 2008, 7:19 AM Oct 22, 2008 1 Some kids in Superior apparently got inspired to make explosives by online videos. Read more →
Prison time for accidental fires Bob Collins October 21, 2008, 3:24 PM Oct 21, 2008 Although we don’t often hear of prison sentences for people who start fires accidentally, they’re not rare in cases like the Ham Lake blaze. Read more →
The things he carried Bob Collins October 20, 2008, 5:37 PM Oct 20, 2008 A magazine writer tests airport security at MSP and finds it lacking. Read more →
Naming names Bob Collins October 18, 2008, 9:01 AM Oct 18, 2008 14 A Twin Cities radio host is arrested, but not yet charged. Should you know that? Read more →
Seat belt crackdown Bob Collins October 11, 2008, 2:36 PM Oct 11, 2008 It’s the law that you have to wear a seat belt, but you can’t be penalized unless you are stopped for another reason. Read more →
Running from Petters Bob Collins October 10, 2008, 5:11 PM Oct 10, 2008 Politicians have tried to distance themselves from Tom Petters. Now, one business is, too. Read more →