Email Author Andy Mannix

Awards

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 16, 2011

  "RNC Piggy Bank"

• 2011 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, published June 30, 2010

  "Plagiarism Inc."

• 2011 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, published June 30, 2010

  "Plagiarism Inc."

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2010 Stories by Andy Mannix

• Scott Miner's freezing death not Duluth bar's fault

  published Apr 23, 2010

  A Duluth bar won't be held legally responsible for the death of a 22-year-old man who wandered out into the frigid North Shore winter last year and froze to death, the Duluth News Tribune reports. Sc... More >>

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  Paul Koenig loses another property to demolition

  published Apr 22, 2010

  It looks like another north Minneapolis house owned by Paul Koenig is set for demolition. Koenig was the subject of our Feb. 24 feature, "The One-Man Housing Crisis," which laid out waves of the Twin... More >>

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  Dave Bicking: How politics ousted the Civilian Review Authority's loudest member

  published Apr 22, 2010

  Dave Bicking has been a squeaky wheel in Minneapolis politics for years. A man with a long white beard and hair parted to one side, Bicking has vied for a spot on the City Council twice. He once ran ... More >>

• 100 brave U of M students toke up on campus for 4/20

  published Apr 21, 2010

  In the spirit of the time-honored holiday, about 100 brave University of Minnesota students celebrated 4/20 yesterday by holding a weed-smoking session in the middle of campus. According to the Minne... More >>

• U of M student mugged in front of Dinkytown bar

  published Apr 16, 2010

  A University of Minnesota student was punched in the face and robbed Wednesday night by a brazen pair of muggers right outside a Dinkytown bar. The victim makes the second student to be attacked by a ... More >>

• Marcus Sheen drunkenly hits police officer with car

  published Apr 15, 2010

  A bad idea: Getting drunk and driving your car. A worse idea: Getting drunk and driving your car into a police officer. Marcus Sheen, a 22-year-old Maple Grove man, was arrested early this morning a... More >>

• Library employee arrested for swiping loads of library books

  published Apr 14, 2010

  A St. Paul library employee was arrested in her home yesterday on suspicion of systematically stealing materials from the library. A search of the suspect's house found more than 1,400 stolen items fr... More >>

• U of M wrestling-real estate investigation lingers

  published Apr 13, 2010

  The University of Minnesota's internal investigation into eyebrow-raising real estate deals made among people involved with the Gophers wrestling team has now taken about three months longer than expe... More >>

• Phyllis Kahn's Sunday liquor ban repeal quashed

  published Apr 09, 2010

  Sorry folks, but it looks like we're all going to have to stick to Bloody Marys at the bar to curb that Sunday morning remorse. A bill that would have allowed liquor stores in Minnesota to stay open... More >>

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  Trisha Farkarlun's strip-search video transcript

  published Apr 07, 2010

  Trisha Farkarlun, the subject of this week's feature, was strip-searched in the Hennepin County Jail last September. Farkarlun and her lawyer, Jill Clark, have filed a federal lawsuit against the Co... More >>

• R.T. Rybak nominates Velma Korbel new Civil Rights director

  published Apr 06, 2010

  Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has chosen Velma Korbel as his nomination for the city's next director of the Department of Civil Rights. Korbel is currently the Commissioner of the Minneapolis Departmen... More >>

• U of M student jogger stabbed by mugger

  published Apr 06, 2010

  A University of Minnesota student was stabbed near campus by a would-be mugger while jogging last night. The student was out for some late-night exercise near the intersection of 11th Avenue and Six... More >>

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  Trisha Farkarlun's strip search: Was it revenge for accusing police of rape?

  published April 7, 2010

  "Damn women tonight," said a sergeant at the Hennepin County jail's intake entrance. The deputies standing around with him agreed.... More >>

• Dave Bicking booted from Civilian Review Authority

  published Apr 02, 2010

  The City Council voted today not to reappoint Minneapolis Civilian Review Authority member Dave Bicking to another term. Bicking is crying foul on the Council, accusing the members of ousting him in a... More >>

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  Brandon J. Lewis charged in James E. King 's St. Patrick's Day slaying

  published Mar 26, 2010

  Brandon J. Lewis was charged with second-degree murder today for the St. Patrick's Day shooting of 20-year-old James E. King Jr. On March 17, witnesses say Lewis, also 20, rode a bicycle up to King ... More >>

• University of Minnesota clerical union says salary cuts are unfair to lower paid employees

  published Mar 26, 2010

  The University of Minnesota faculty voted to eat a 1.15 percent salary cut yesterday in an effort to make ends meet under Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget cuts. The plan is to ultimately save $28 million. ... More >>

• Theodore Labuza suspected of masterminding scam to rip off U of M bookstore

  published Mar 24, 2010

  University of Minnesota police are investigating a group of suspects they believe registered at the university just to steal expensive items from the campus bookstore. The suspects in the scam - all... More >>

• Brooklyn Park police arrest suspect in shooting of Fridley man

  published Mar 23, 2010

  Brooklyn Park police have a suspect in custody they believe shot a man in the head last Thursday and dumped him in the parking lot of an apartment complex, says Brooklyn Park Police Capt. Greg Roehl. ... More >>

• Timothy Carson, former Minneapolis cop, pleads guilty to bank robbery

  published Mar 19, 2010

  Timothy Carson, the former Minneapolis SWAT cop suspected in a slew of robberies and attempted robberies, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to robbing an Apple Valley Wells Fargo at gunpoint... More >>

• Troy Alan Reinke, accused of poaching would-be record buck, gets jail time

  published Mar 18, 2010

  Troy Alan Reinke, the Cannon Falls man accused of poaching what would have been a world-record buck, has pleaded guilty to three charges today and will serve 245 days in jail. His hunting privileges h... More >>

• Joe Basel, will the truth set you freer

  published Mar 16, 2010

  Nearing the two-month anniversary of "Louisiana Watergate," federal charges that could carry a hefty prison sentence still loom over Joe Basel. For his part, Basel seems confident that all will be for... More >>

• Steven Albert Cooper, teen who open fired on fleeing convenience store workers, sentenced

  published Mar 12, 2010

  Steven Albert Cooper, the teenager who open fired on two Duluth convenience store clerks as they tried to escape three years ago, has pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted first-degree murder. On... More >>

• Ole Hovde challenges DFL Rep. Phyllis Kahn to another round for House seat

  published Mar 11, 2010

  Ole Hovde, 2009 University of Minnesota alumnus and self-proclaimed "man on a mission," will take another run at Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, for her House seat. Hovde's campaign manager isn'... More >>

• Joe Basel and his teabugger friends: The Greatest Hits on YouTube

  published Mar 10, 2010

  Long before his arrest in Louisiana, Joe Basel and his cohorts were already traveling the country performing political street theater. Here are a few of the greatest hits found on YouTube: A Gulag at... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joe Basel, James O'Keefe, Stan Dai and more: Take the teabugger guide

  published Mar 10, 2010

  Federal agents in Louisiana arrested four men in late January for allegedly entering a federal building under false pretenses and tampering with the phone lines of U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu. The four ac... More >>