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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2011 Stories by Andy Mannix

• Patricia Woodford stole ring from a corpse during funeral visitation

  published Dec 28, 2011

  Patricia Woodford doesn't like to see a good piece of jewelery go to waste. At least that's what she told police when they busted her for stealing a ring from an acquaintance's corpse this summer. ... More >>

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  Michael Brodkorb's Twitter feed offers insight into life during Amy Koch controversy

  published Dec 22, 2011

  Michael Brodkorb's Twitter feed is getting too strange to ignore.Brodkorb, a longtime powerhouse of Minnesota's Republican Party, lost his positions with the GOP senate communications staff and Sen. M... More >>

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  Five men indicted in plot to transport hockey bags full of weed into Twin Cities

  published Dec 21, 2011

  A drug plot that involved flying hockey bags full of weed into the Twin Cities using a single-engine plane has led to five men being indicted, according to federal court records unsealed this week. ... More >>

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  Maran Wolston, U of M student, on 'betrayal of trust' by neurologist paid by drug companies

  published Dec 20, 2011

  For Maran Wolston, learning she had developed Multiple Sclerosis was frightening enough. But the treatment was a horror in itself. Wolston, a Ph.D candidate at the University of Minnesota, believes s... More >>

• Marcus Bachmann backs down on $150 no-show fee for activist who infiltrated clinic

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Marcus Bachmann has given up on his quest to collect a $150 no-show fee from an activist who infiltrated his clinic with hidden cameras earlier this year. A billing representative from Bachmann &... More >>

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  Rosemount High kissing prank tricks kids into making out with mom and dad [VIDEO]

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Officials from Rosemount High School are apologizing for a so-called "prank" that will almost surely lead to a lifetime of awkward family gatherings and thousands of hours of therapy for the students ... More >>

• Communion wafer that turned blood red not a miracle after all

  published Dec 15, 2011

  The mystery behind the discarded communion wafer that ominously turned blood red in a St. Paul church has been solved. When the strange event occurred at St. Augustine Church in south St. Paul this s... More >>

• Tom Emmer can't get a job at Hamline

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Ever since he lost the gubernatorial race last year, Tom Emmer has been having a tough time trying to land a new career. Earlier this year, Emmer, also a lawyer and former state representative, lost ... More >>

• Gophers vs. Huskies hockey game ends in brawl [VIDEO]

  published Dec 12, 2011

  Up 6-2 with less than two minutes to go, it looked like the Gophers had effectively clinched a clean comeback against Michigan Tech Saturday night at Mariucci Arena. As it turned out, the game was jus... More >>

• Donald Trump calls Michele Bachmann disloyal for skipping Iowa debate

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Michele Bachmann is now the fifth Republican candidate to announce she will not participate in the December 27 debate in Des Moines, Iowa, and Donald Trump is not taking it well. Trump, who is slated... More >>

• Michael Hudalla pleads guilty to racketeering charges

  published Dec 09, 2011

  Twin Cities motorcycle king Michael Hudalla pleaded guilty to two felony counts of racketeering last week in Hennepin County court. Hudalla's plea came just before jury selection was scheduled to beg... More >>

• Zachary Nayquonabe, banished Ojibwe member, arrested back on reservation

  published Dec 08, 2011

  In our November 9 cover story, "The Banishing," we examined violent crime on the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe reservation, and law enforcement's struggle to control it. In 2008, in an attempt to rid r... More >>

• Michele Bachmann dumbstruck by 8-year-old's comment: 'My mommy's gay, but she doesn't need any fixing'

  published Dec 06, 2011

  Michele Bachmann must be getting sick of kids trying to challenge her political ideology. Last May it was Amy Myers, the high school girl from New Jersey who wanted to debate Bachmann. Now we have ... More >>

• Gary Jenson drunkenly rams Christmas parade float carrying several small children

  published Dec 05, 2011

  Gary Jenson, a 52-year-old rural Wisconsin man, is facing felony charges for drunkenly ramming his car into a Christmas parade this weekend. Jenson crashed his Dodge Neon into a float carrying "seve... More >>

• Forecast: Winter is going to be hell

  published Dec 02, 2011

  Things are about to get pretty terrible around here. A confluence of global weather patterns has perfectly aligned to make this winter a living hell by way of abnormally frigid temperatures, accordin... More >>

• Gov. Scott Walker: Recall election is likely

  published Dec 01, 2011

  It's been little more than two weeks since foes of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker began petitioning for a recall, and they've already surpassed 300,000 signatures -- more than half of the 540,000 needed ... More >>

• Sean Casey partied naked at a Stillwater bar

  published Nov 30, 2011

  Sean Casey sounds like he knows how to have a good time. This weekend, the 21-year-old was enjoying an evening at the Freight House bar in downtown Stillwater when he decided to strip off his clothe... More >>

• Tim Pawlenty is the least influential person alive, according to GQ

  published Nov 29, 2011

  Hey everybody, check it out: Tim Pawlenty came in first place at something. Our former governor took the number-one spot in GQ's list of the top 25 least influential people on planet earth, right up... More >>

• Karl Bremer sues New Republic over Vennes photo

  published Nov 23, 2011

  Stillwater blogger and notorious Michele Bachmann foe Karl Bremer has a new enemy: The New Republic. Bremer recently filed a lawsuit against the Washington, D.C.-based magazine for using a photo he t... More >>

• Joe Nathan leaving Twins for Texas

  published Nov 22, 2011

  Joe Nathan is officially heading for a warmer climate. Nathan, who turns 37 today, is signing with the Texas Rangers for a two-year, $14.5 million contract with a 2014 option. That brings to an end ... More >>

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  Chris Cook faces another felony charge

  published Nov 21, 2011

  One month later, Minnesota Vikings cornerback Chris Cook is finding himself in even more trouble for allegedly attacking and trying to strangle his girlfriend. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office a... More >>

• Melissa Lewis identified as woman killed on I-94 after laying in traffic

  published Nov 18, 2011

  It was still dark when Steve Feldman headed to work down Interstate 94 Thursday morning. Around 6:30 a.m., the freeway near Seventh Street in Minneapolis was busy with morning commuters, all moving ... More >>

• I-94 reopens after woman's apparent suicide [UPDATED]

  published Nov 17, 2011

  Hours after what sounds like a gruesome suicide, Interstate 94 in Minneapolis is open again. Around 6:30 this morning, a woman walked onto the freeway near 7th street and lay down in front of traffic... More >>

• Michele Bachmann assails conservative opponents in new ad

  published Nov 16, 2011

  Michele Bachmann's campaign ads have continued to be a mind-boggling facet of this presidential race. A couple months ago, she released four minutes of what looked like a bad Power Point presentation... More >>

• Keith Dodson ordered to pay $65,000 for invading privacy of live-in nannies

  published Nov 16, 2011

  In an unusual invasion of privacy case, a Prior Lake man was ordered to pay $65,000 last month for intruding on two women living in his house. Keith Dodson entered the rooms of two live-in nannies hi... More >>