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

• William Nickaboine's murder: More than a year later, still no conviction

  published Nov 15, 2011

  rLast week's feature, "The Banishing," begins with the story of a civilian search party finding the mangled remains of William Nickaboine, a 19-year-old who went missing on the Mille Lacs Ojib... More >>

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  Michele Bachmann comes out in favor of torture

  published Nov 14, 2011

  Michele Bachmann longs for the good ol' days. You know, back when George W. Bush ran this country, and terms like "health care reform" and "stimulus package" were distant from our everyday vocabulari... More >>

• Minnesota Timberwolves: On the brink of collapser

  published Nov 11, 2011

  All right, let's face it. The Timberwolves are awful. Statistically, they're one of the worst teams in the NBA. And ever since Kevin Garnett left, we haven't seen a whole lot to give us hope that th... More >>

• The Banishing: Reporter's Notebook

  published Nov 11, 2011

  This week's cover story, "The Banishing," examines crime on the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe reservation, and how the tribe has dealt with repeat violent offenders. In 2008, the tribal court began bani... More >>

• Cody St. John's case against attackers still ongoing

  published Nov 10, 2011

  It's been more than five years since Cody St. John, a member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, was brutally beaten after refusing to join the Vice Lords gang, and the civil case is still ongoing. La... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Jesse Ventura invades WCCO newsroom

  published Nov 09, 2011

  Apparently Jesse Ventura hasn't quite gotten over his beef with the Transportation Security Administration. Just last week, a judge tossed out Ventura's fourth amendment lawsuit against TSA, which al... More >>

• Bob Schuder kills two deer with one bullet

  published Nov 09, 2011

  A northern Minnesota man found an effective way to save on ammo this weekend. Hunting near Grand Rapids Sunday, Bob Schuder squeezed off a near-impossibly timed shot, bagging two deer with the same r... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Mille Lacs Ojibwe fighting violent offenders with banishment

  published November 9, 2011

  Storm clouds rolled in over the Mille Lacs Indian reservation just as Julian Koslowski and two other members of the search party reached the... More >>

• Terry Ryan replaces Bill Smith as Twins general manager

  published Nov 07, 2011

  Coming off a brutal season, the Twins announced today they have replaced general manager Bill Smith with Terry Ryan, who had the job before Smith took over four years ago. "No one in the Twins' organ... More >>

• Steven E. Meyer identified as north Minneapolis homicide victim

  published Nov 07, 2011

  A 36-year-old Eden Prairie Man was fatally shot this this weekend in north Minneapolis, marking the city's 31st homicide of 2011. Steven E. Meyer was shot in the abdomen Saturday afternoon and died ... More >>

• Discovery of Cory Smoot dead on tour bus 'devastated' Gwar, says gas station manager who called 911

  published Nov 04, 2011

  Cory Smoot, the 34-year-old guitarist for heavy metal band Gwar, was found dead around 10 a.m. yesterday in the band's tour bus outside a gas station in Pembina, North Dakota, according to Dan Anderso... More >>

• Deer shot by police after rampaging through St. Catherine University

  published Nov 03, 2011

  Here's a problem very few major metropolitan police forces will ever have to think about: A renegade deer broke into a St. Paul college last night and went on a brief rampage while students were still... More >>

• Timothy Eugene Peterson, a.k.a. "Soul Collector," sentenced for carving up neighbor

  published Nov 02, 2011

  Timothy Eugene Peterson will have to collect souls in prison from now on. Fittingly just in time for Halloween, Peterson, the self-proclaimed "Soul Collector" who tried to hack up his neighbor, has ... More >>

• Bradlee Dean: Michele Bachmann smells like rancid cheese

  published Oct 31, 2011

  Things are not looking good for Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign these days. Earlier this month, her entire New Hampshire staff jumped ship. Recent polls show she's slipped into a distant fo... More >>

• Meet the Minnesota Vikings All-Arrested team

  published Oct 28, 2011

  By Andy Mannix and Mike Mullen This week began with a bit of news that finally gives cause to celebrate the Minnesota Vikings: Since 2000, the Vikings are leading all other NFL teams in arrests. This... More >>

• Betty Anne Waters talks 'Conviction,' the Innocence Project, and the broken justice system

  published Oct 28, 2011

  When a Massachusetts jury convicted Kenny Waters of murder in 1983, at least one person knew he was innocent.At the time, Kenny's sister Betty Anne was a server at an Irish bar with two kids and a hig... More >>

• Garden of Truth report chronicles histories of abuse among Native American prostitutes

  published Oct 27, 2011

  The Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition released a report today aggregating the stories of Native American women from around the state involved in prostitution. Titled "Garden of Truth... More >>

• Scott Walker under the ethics microscope for new political website

  published Oct 25, 2011

  Wisconsin Democrats plan to file an ethics complaint against Gov. Scott Walker today accusing him of using taxpayer money to fund a political website. Team Walker launched the "Reforms & Results"... More >>

• Tony Webster alleges security flaw in Minnesota DVS

  published Oct 24, 2011

  Last week the Minnesota Department of Public Safety disabled a database following an allegation that a security flaw left private information of Minnesota drivers "vulnerable" to public access. Tony ... More >>

• R.T. Rybak's budget would cut five crime specialists

  published Oct 21, 2011

  Mayor R.T. Rybak's proposed $4.4 million reduction in growth to the police department is stirring up some concerns in southwest Minneapolis. Community members are upset that the proposed budget would... More >>

• U of M group wants a smoke-free campus. Do your

  published Oct 19, 2011

  A University of Minnesota student group is trying to push the anti-tobacco agenda a step further and ban all smoking across campus by 2013. The Student Health Advisory Committee sent a letter to newb... More >>

• Adrian Peterson confesses to seatbelt violation via Twitter

  published Oct 18, 2011

  Adrian Peterson has once again found himself on the wrong side of the law. But as far as crimes committed by professional athletes go, Peterson will probably escape this one with his reputation in ta... More >>

• Tubby Smith, U of M must pay $1 million to Jimmy Williams

  published Oct 17, 2011

  The University of Minnesota and head Gophers basketball coach Tubby Smith are on the hook for $1 million in a legal battle now four years in the making with would-be assistant coach Jimmy Williams. ... More >>

• Recardo Meeks was illegally strip searched by Minneapolis police

  published Oct 14, 2011

  Two Minneapolis police officers conducted an illegal strip search on a man during a traffic stop in March 2009, according to a Minnesota Supreme Court opinion issued this week. The order states that ... More >>

• Guided By Voices classic line-up announces first new album since '96

  published Oct 12, 2011

  Low-fi legends Guided By Voices just can't stay in retirement. Not that we're complaining. GBV have announced plans for the release of a new album, Let's go eat the factory, slated to come out Janua... More >>