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Previous Months' Stories

June, 2007

WWE Wrestler Murders Family, Kills Self -- 6/27/07
Little League Parent Rage -- Let's End It -- 6/27/07
Two Women Shot in North Minneapolis -- 6/18/07
Did Someone Call Police? Oh, Wait...They're Next Door -- 6/18/07
Young Girl Shot and Killed in North Minneapolis (Update, 6/15/07)-- 6/10/07
Paris Hilton Released from Jail -- Health or Wealth? -- 6/7/07
A Perfect Day on Bald Eagle Lake -- 6/6/07
A Few Thoughts on Urban Kids and Fishing -- 6/4/07
Cedar Avenue Bar Shooting Leaves One Dead -- 6/4/08 (Update 6/6/07)

May, 2007

North Minneapolis Shootings Leave Man Dead (Update 5/31/07)-- 5/30/07
Beaten Parole Officer Dies...Beaten -- 5/30/07
North Minneapolis Woman Shot and Killed -- 5/24/07
Weather Information: Forget KSTP AM-1500 -- 5/24/07
Twins: It Couldn't Get No Worse? -- 5/22/07
Twins, Schwins...What The Heck? -- 5/18/07
Boating Tragedy on Mississippi -- 5/13/07
Update on 5/3/07 Alley Murder -- 5/12/07
Two New Minneapolis Murders Overnight -- 5/12/07 Update: 5/14/07
No Update on Alley Murder -- 5/7/07
North Minneapolis Man Killed in Alley -- 5/4/07
Bott's Dots, Anyone? -- 5/3/07

April, 2007

Highway 36 Construction -- It's A Good Thing -- 4/30/07
When Political Websites Go Bad -- Free Republic -- 4/26/07
Say It Ain't So, Joe...Twins Lose Twice to Indians -- 4/25/07
Twins in A Slump? -- 4/23/07
Another Metro Transit Murder -- 4/22/07 (Updated: 4/23/07)
U of M Student Dies -- Homicide by Drunk Driver -- 4/22/07
Convention "Jail" to Cost Over $500,000 -- 4/18/07 (Updated 4/19/07)
North Minneapolis Double Murders -- 4/18/07
The Virginia Tech Shootings -- The Blogosphere Blows It -- 4/17/07
Two Month Old Drug Death Ruled Homicide -- 4/17/07
Boat Hit by Barge -- A Cautionary Tale -- 4/15/07
April 2 Hit-and-Run Called Murder -- 4/10/07
Twins Doin' OK! -- 4/9/07
Another College Sports Scandal? -- 4/9/07

November, 2006

Big Ice-Fishing Show This Weekend -- 11/30/06
Shots Fired Near Nicollet Mall -- Injuries -- 11/30/06
Diva's Bar To Remain Open, Judge Says -- 11/29/06
Bass Pro Shop in Mall of America? -- 11/28/06
"Bomb" at MSP Not A Bomb -- 11/28/06
North Minneapolis Store Clerk Stabbed -- Critical -- 11/27/06 UPDATE: 11/28/06
Wild Turkey Drops in for Thanksgiving -- 11/25/06
Thanksgiving Drive-By Shooting in Northeast Minneapolis -- 11/24/06
New Minneapolis Murder Wednesday P.M. -- Northeast -- 1/22/06 Updated 11/24/06
Hunter Who Shot 14-Year-Old Admits Drinking -- 11/22/06
Imams Pray -- Get Tossed From Flight -- 11/21/06
Anoka County Dumps Vikings Plan -- 11/21/06
Saddest Story of This Year's Deer Season -- 11/20/06
Vikings Smell up The Place -- 11/20/06
Halloween Drowning Death Now Called Homicide -- 11/18/06
Shooting Death in Minneapolis Saturday Morning -- 11/18/06
One Dead in Running Gun Battle -- MPD Baffled -- 11/17/06
Enron's Skilling to Be Minnesota Resident -- 11/16/06
KSTP's Dave Thompson Loses It...Again -- 11/16/06
Static Spark Causes Gas Station Fire -- 11/15/06
New North Minneapolis Murder -- 11/14/06
Vikings Drop Another One -- Packers Fans Rejoice -- 11/13/06
Southern Minnesota Sees Winter Arrive Early -- 11/11/06
Man Shot in Minneapolis Dies in Car -- 11/10/06
Minnetonka Moose Meanders in Metro -- 11/10/06
Saint Paul Council Puts Kibosh on Violent Bars -- 11/9/06
Transit Bill Passes...What Now? -- 11/9/06
The Election's Over! The Center Has Held! -- 11/8/06
Gas Price Jump -- Post-Election Fallout -- 11/8/06
Ted Haggard -- The Destruction of An Evangelist -- 11/6/06
Monday A.M. Shooting at Bobby and Steve's Auto World -- 11/6/06
South Minneapolis Woman Arrested; Boyfriend Dead -- 11/6/06
Four Days Out...It's Time To Think...Then Vote -- 11/3/06
Bridges to Nowhere ... Trooien Can't Bridge City Roadblocks -- 11/2/06
Bachmann? Pope? Antichrist? What The Heck? -- 11/1/06

October, 2006

Ohio State Shuts Out Gophers...44-0 -- 10/30/06
Two Shootings in Minneapolis over Weekend -- 10/30/06
KSTP AM-1500 Begins Its Reorganization? -- 10/30/06
Pioneer Press Goes Wacky -- Endorses Hutchinson -- 10/30/06
Boy Found Dead in Minneapolis Was Murdered -- 10/28/06
Pioneer Press Endorses Wetterling...And Then Some -- 10/27/06
Minneapolis Libraries to Close in 2007 -- 10/26/06
Laura Bush in Town to Stump for Bachmann -- 10/25/06
Apple Valley Candidate Road Rage? -- 10/25/06
Will Crime Stats Put Pawlenty Out? -- 10/24/96
Dolan Gets Council Nod -- 10/23/06
Meddling Mom in Eagan Sets Back Education -- 10/23/06
A Close Encounter of The Shrewish Kind -- 10/20/06
Does God Want Bachmann to Win? -- 10/19/06
MPLS Star-Tribune Sticks Nose in St. Paul's Business -- 10/18/06
Wetterling Jumps Ahead in House Race -- An Explanation -- 10/17/06
New Shooting in South MPLS...Two Teens Critical -- 10/17/06 (Update 10/20)
There Was This One Time on The Band Bus... -- 10/16/06
Mayor Archie Zwieback Launches MPLS Makeover -- 10/12/06
Snow Falls in October -- Why The Surprise? -- 10/12/06
North Minneapolis Shooting Leaves Man Critical -- 10/9/06 (updated 10/10/06)
Burnsville Makes Outdoor Whizzing Illegal -- 10/9/06
2006 Flu Shots Now Available -- 10/8/06
Glut of Homes in Twin Cities Slows Building -- 10/8/06
It's Over! Twins Out of Playoffs -- 10/7/06
Boy, 16, Shot to Death on Bicycle -- 47th Murder -- 10/6/06
Moose Sighting In Waite Park -- 10/6/06
Suspected Puppy Killer Arrested -- 10/5/06
Greasing The Wheels of Light Rail -- 10/5/06
Parents Protest Unsafe Bus Stops -- 10/4/06
Huzzah! Twins Take Central Division -- 10/2/06
Taking on The MSP Cab Problem -- 10/2/06
North Minneapolis Man Stabbed to Death -- 10/1/06

September, 2006

Just Three Hours...Hannity Renews on Clear Channel -- 9/29/06
Freshwater Jellyfish? They're in The Lake! --9/29/06
GOP Will Hold 2008 Convention in Twin Cities! -- 9/27/06
Metro Magazine Prints 2nd Issue: No Saint Paul? -- 9/27/06
Warning! Box Elder Bugs Are Coming!-- 9/27/06
Saints on Road Trip to Japan -- 9/26/06
Twins Lock Up Playoff Berth -- 9/26/06
Two Wacky Governor Guys Team Up -- 9/25/06
Kennedy Begins Attack Campaign -- Desperation? -- 9/23/06
Twins Lose One ... Never Mind! -- 9/22/06
Produce Rage: Step Away From That Grape! -- 9/22/06
Kline Staffer Shows His Butt in Public -- 9/21/06
Two Brooklyn Park Shootings -- One Death -- 9/20/06
First Frost Hits Twin Cities -- 9/20/06
St. Paul Brothers Canoe down Mississippi -- 9/19/06
Eurasian Milfoil Spread by Ducks? Who Knew? -- 9/18/06
Strong Storms Blast NE Metro -- 9/17/06
Some Minneapolis Libraries May Close -- 9/16/06
The Falling Leaves...Drift by My Window...Dang It! -- 9/15/06
Liriano Out for Season! -- 9/14/06
Should Minneapolis' Top Cop Live in Minneapolis? -- 9/14/06
Minneapolis's 45th Murder This Year -- 9/13/06
Muslim Congressional Candidate Wins in 5th District -- 9/12/06
It's Tim Dolan! Same As It Ever Was... -- 9/12/06
Bring in the Whats? Vikings New Theme Song -- 9/12/06
Election Day Tomorrow--Your Vote Counts! -- 9/11/06
Twins Move Up--Gain Ground on Detroit -- 9/11/06
NU Cornhuskers Take on USC -- Go, Big Red! -- 9/10/06
Four Arrested in North Minneapolis Murder -- 9/9/06
National Weather Service: Warm Winter for MN -- 9/8/06
Twins Face Tigers in Crucial Series -- 9/7/06
Ron and Mark Gone from KSTP AM-1500 -- 9/7/06
Idol Wannabes Clog Traffic in Minneapolis -- 9/6/06
Politicians Get Lesson on North Minneapolis Crime -- 9/5/06
Minneapolis to Deploy Gunshot Locator Array -- 9/5/06
Tip to Blyleven: The Mic Is Always On! -- 9/5/06
Milfoil in Lake Superior? All is Lost! -- 9/4/06
Only on Northwest: Ticket to London Takes You to Duluth? -- 9/4/06
Two New Murders in Minneapolis: Attention Archie! -- 9/3/06
Minneapolis Council Rejects Alley Access Ban -- 9/1/06
Minnesota Orchestra Taps Woman for Ass't. Conductor -- 9/1/06
Gophers Crush Kent State 44-0 -- 9/1/06

August, 2006

Saint Paul Curfew Crackdown Nets Teens -- 8/31/06
Vikings Stadium in Blaine? Maybe Not -- 8/31/06
Ramsey County Sheriff's Race Gets Ugly -- 8/30/06
Dobson, et al., To Rally in Saint Paul -- 8/30/06
Unions May Assure Democrat's Convention Here -- 8/29/06
Twins Stadium Vote Today -- 8/29/06
Gophers Fans -- No TV for You -- 8/29/06
Vikings Will Punish Bad Boy Smith -- 8/28/06
East Grand Forks Police Chase Backfires -- 8/28/06
Twins Move Ahead in Wildcard Race -- 8/26/06
Suspicious Mosque Fire -- 8/26/06
Weather Turns Nasty Overnight -- 8/25/06
Twin Cities Fall Behind Milwaukee -- 8/25/06
Barbra Books Saint Paul Gig -- 8/24/06
Minneapolis Cops Bust Vice Lords -- 8/24/06
Canterbury Offers Celebrity Poker Tournament -- 8/24/06
President Bush Heads for Wayzata -- 8/17/06 UPDATED: 8/22/06
State Fair Begins Thursday! -- 8/22/06
Wind Power Farm Gets Federal Nod -- 8/22/96
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad...Twins Take Series -- 8/21/06
Twins Bats, Bullpen Best Cubs -- 8/19/06
Twins Face White Sox in Must-Win Series -- 8/18/06
Koren Robinson "Excused" -- 8/18/06
Federal Judge Gives NWA Flight Attendants Strike OK -- 8/17/06
Seventeen Apply for Minneapolis PD Chief -- 8/17/06
Country Singer on Trial for Shooting Captive Bear -- 8/16/06
Vikings Player Arrested -- This Season's Fun Begins -- 8/16/06
Fishing on a Budget -- It Really Is Possible -- 8/14/06
Will the Twins Choke on Toronto? -- 8/13/06
Rybak, Dolan Spurned by North Minneapolis Crowd -- 8/11/06
Minneapolis Cops Plan Gang Crackdown -- 8/10/06
Greyhound Cuts off Fargo -- 8/9/06
Taste a Wee Bit o' The Irish This Weekend -- 8/9/06
South Minneapolis Samurai? -- 8/9/06
Another Minneapolis Murder -- 2 in 2 Days -- 8/8/06
Gas Prices to Zoom -- Fill Up Today! -- 8/7/06
Pizza Delivery Murder -- Minneapolis Murders Hit 40 -- 8/7/06
Meerkats Killed After Biting Child -- No Rabies -- 8/4/06

July, 2006

Minneapolis Zombies Make National News -- 7/26/06 Update (8/4/06)
Man Kills Litter of Puppies -- 8/3/06
Twins Games on KSTP? Done Deal! -- 7/22/06 (Update 8/1/06) It's Official!
Missing Woman Uses Credit Card in Wyoming -- 8/1/06 Update (8/3/06)
Spiny Water Fleas -- Coming to A Lake Near You? -- 8/1/06
Minneapolis To Sell Parking Ramps for Development -- 7-31-06
Zimmerman Trial Begins -- 7/31/06
KSTP's Dave Thompson Disses United Way's 211 -- 7/29/06
Norm Coleman's Dad -- No Comment! -- 7/27/06
Do KSTP's Aaron Clarey's Taxes Pay for Iraq Soldier? -- 7/26/06
Minneapolis Plans Crackdown on Crime! -- 7/26/06
Two More Killings in Minneapolis! -- 7/25/06
When It Rains, It Pours (My Fault) -- 7/25/06
Movie Review: Clerks II -- 7/24/06
Koi Caper Confounds Cops! -- 7/22/06
Fishing from A Car Trunk -- 7/21/06
Crime Statistics You Can Use! -- 7/19/06
Rain Dance, Anyone? -- 7/18/06
Rove Heads for MN to Aid Kennedy, Bachmann -- 7/18/06
Excel Center Tapped if Dems Convene -- 7/17/06
Governor Sends Guard Troops to Fire -- 7/17/06
Thrash Metal Extravaganza in Metro! Uffda! -- 7/15/06
Saint Paul Police Crack Down (on Jaywalkers)! -- 7/15/06
The Sad Demise of The Corner Store -- 7/14/06
New Orleans Drops GOP Convention Bid -- 7/14/06
Real Estate Inventory Up...Sales Down! -- 7/13/06
We're Havin' a Heat Wave...a Tropical Heat Wave... -- 7/13/06
Talented Much? American Idol or Anything? -- 7/12/06
Another Piranha in Minnesota? -- 7/12/06
Fine Kids for Adult Video Games? -- 7/12/06 (Updated on 8/1/06)
Red Lake Tribal Fiasco -- Boycott Upper Red Lake! -- 7/10/06
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Help Saint Paul Meet Parking Ticket Quotas -- 7/7/06
Twins Streak Over? -- 7/6/06
Should MN Fireworks Laws Be Changed? -- 7/5/06
A Kid and A Fisherman -- 7/2/06
Woodbury Kills Extra Geese -- Meat to Charity -- 7/2/06

June, 2006

End of June at Bald Eagle -- 6/30/06
Minnesota Loses Taxpayer Data -- 6/29/06
Rush Limbaugh Caught with Pants Down? -- 6/27/06
Cheney Visit Clogs Interstate -- 6/26/06
Wild Parsnip -- Dangerous and Ubiquitous -- 6/26/06
Political Convention? Not in My City, Please! -- 6/25/06
On the Road to Confusion, Minnesota -- 6/22/06
Top Ten Phrases Used by Used Boat Sellers -- 6/19/06
Twin Cities Sushi -- So Far from The Sea -- 6/18/06
Scanning the Twin Cities -- News As It Happens! -- 6/18/06
What's Up in Minnesota? -- Events Calendars -- 6/18/06
Metro Muskie Fishing -- 6/18/06
Goosey, Goosey, Gander -- 6/13/06
Entertainment at The Lake -- Fun for (almost) All -- 6/13/06
Minneapolis Violent Crime Rate Soars! -- 6/12/06 (Updated 6/13/06)
Twin Cities Baseball -- Old Style -- 6/12/06
Minnesota "Nice" -- Survivor or Extinct? -- 6/9/06
George's World-Famous Chili -- Minnesota Style -- 6/9/06
Twin Cities Live Web Cams --Updated on 6/6/06
Twin Cities Thrift Shopping -- 6/6/06
Weekend Talk Potpourri on KSTP-AM 1500 -- 6/6/06
Comedy Clubs and Theaters in The Metro -- 6/5/06
Buying and Selling and Freebies, Oh My! -- 6/5/06
Google-Planned Fishing out of Your Area -- 6/5/06
Carp, Hey, Dig 'Em -- 6/5/06
Tavern on Grand -- It's Where to Eat Walleye, You Betcha! -- 6/1/06
Mickey's Dining Car -- Food in a Historic Place -- 6/1/06

May, 2006

Home Foreclosure Rate Up in Minnesota -- 5/30/06
Bzzzzz.....They're Here! -- 5/29/06
Strange Weather for May? -- 5/29/06
Music and More for the Greatest Generation and Beyond -- 5/29/06
KSTP's Bizarre Talk Line-Up -- 5/28/06
Heading for Minnesota -- 5/27/06
Chunk-Kicking -- Minnesota's Winter Pastime -- 5/27/06
Stuff This!...Weird Taxidermy -- Minnesota Style -- 5/26/06
Resurrection of a Boat -- 5/26/06
Three Stadiums (Stadia?) -- Updated 5/26/06
Mayslack's Tavern Review -- 5/19/06
Discover Saint Paul's Little-Known North East Corner -- 5/18/06
Squirrel Taming -- 5/17/06
Uffda! -- 5/17/06

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