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

• Harmon Killebrew near death from esophageal cancer

  published May 13, 2011

  Baseball legend Harmon Killebrew believes he is nearing his final days. The former power hitter, Hall of Famer and Twin Cities icon has announced that his esophageal cancer has taken a turn for the wo... More >>

• Cory Merrifield, SaveTheVikes.org leader, boosts new stadium plans

  published May 12, 2011

  On Tuesday, a lot of Vikings fans celebrated a victory when team owners struck a deal with Ramsey County to build a new stadium in Arden Hills. But even with a location supposedly locked down, celeb... More >>

• Violent Uptown muggings continue

  published May 11, 2011

  Uptown doesn't usually register as a particularly dangerous stretch of the Twin Cities, which makes this rash of violent muggings even stranger. Since Sunday, Minneapolis police have received three r... More >>

• Emily's Law advances, could allow 13-year-olds to receive longer sentences

  published May 10, 2011

  Emily's Law is one step closer to a vote. The bill, which would allow harsher penalties for a 13-year-old convicted of a felony, cleared the committee process in the House of Representatives Friday, ... More >>

• Dalai Lama brings the dharma [Live Video]

  published May 06, 2011

  This weekend, the Dalai Lama's intrepid travels have brought him to Minnesota, home to the second-largest Tibetan population in the United States. The holy leader will be in town today through Sunday... More >>

• Emily's Law redux aims to punish 13-year-olds as adults

  published May 06, 2011

  On a June morning in 2006, Lynn Johnson dropped off her two-year-old daughter, Emily, at her daycare provider's house before heading to work. About eight hours later, Johnson got an alarming call fro... More >>

• Metrodome expected to have a roof again by late July [PHOTOS]

  published May 05, 2011

  The Metrodome will soon be whole again. If all goes as planned, the new roof will be up by the last week of July, says Bill Lester, executive director of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission... More >>

• Blackbird Cafe wants Heidi's to pay for 2010 fire damages

  published May 04, 2011

  It's been more than a year since a two-alarm fire destroyed several restaurants and retail shops in the Lynnhurst neighborhood, and the owners of Blackbird Cafe now want Heidi's to foot the damage bil... More >>

• Best Buy e-mail breach: Call the Geek Squad!

  published May 03, 2011

  This is one computer problem the Geek Squad can't solve. For the second time in a month, the private information of Best Buy customers has been compromised. This time, a hacker broke into files of ... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Khalid El-Amin won't quit

  published May 4, 2011

  On a cold afternoon in March, Khalid El-Amin limps through the front door of his family's Minneapolis fish restaurant more than 45 minutes... More >>

• Mahdi Hassan Ali, triple homicide suspect, will argue his age to Supreme Court

  published Apr 29, 2011

  Mahdi Hassan Ali is one step closer to not spending the rest of his life in a prison. The triple-murder suspect who claims to have been 15 when the killings took place, has been granted the chance to... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Spring Jam 2011: U of M calls in reinforcements

  published Apr 28, 2011

  Has it really been two years alreadyr It seems like just yesterday that a mob of like-minded students, filled with liquid courage and the spirit of Asher Roth, started a bonfire in the middle of Dink... More >>

• Kimberly Yeong Sil Hull to be memorialized by fellow cyclists tonight

  published Apr 27, 2011

  In the wake of a 25-year-old bicyclist's death, hundreds of fellow bikers plan to participate in a 17-mile remembrance ride tonight around Dinkytown. The memorial bike ride has become somewhat of a t... More >>

• Minneapolis Fire Dept. board-up plan failing after six months

  published Apr 25, 2011

  It's been slightly more than six months since Minneapolis started tasking its on-duty firefighters with boarding up buildings and houses all over the city, and the program is already on track to be a ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Holly Boyd now says she didn't kill her Chihuahua puppy

  published Apr 22, 2011

  Holly Boyd, the Fridley woman accused of killing her eight-week-old Chihuahua after it peed on her leg, has changed her story. Boyd appeared in court for the first time yesterday on felony animal cru... More >>

• Holly Boyd in court today on Chihuahua killing charges

  published Apr 21, 2011

  Holly Boyd, the Fridley woman accused of killing her Chihuahua puppy, is due in court today to enter a plea on felony animal cruelty charges. From the looks of things, she doesn't quite have the publi... More >>

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  Dennis Dzuck sued for assault on Fridley High student

  published Apr 20, 2011

  The mother of a Fridley High School student is suing a former teacher she says beat her son bloody in the principal's office two years ago. Dennis Dzuck was convicted of assaulting a 15-year-old stud... More >>

• Edgar Jordan admits to throat-punching park musician

  published Apr 19, 2011

  Edgar Jordan, a 24-year-old St. Paul man with a dense criminal history, admitted yesterday to brutally beating a musician in Kellogg Park last summer. Jordan cracked the guy's Adam's apple during the ... More >>

• Scott 'The Human Doing' breaks out at MOA: Top 5 strangest videos

  published Apr 18, 2011

  If you spend enough time in the Mall of America, weird stuff is bound to happen. Throw a big glass house in the mix, and just about anything is possible. In one of the weirdest PR stunts of recent me... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  David Carr, Andrew Rossi talk 'Page One,' Gawker, and the future of newspapers

  published Apr 15, 2011

  Last night, the documentary "Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times" premiered at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. The movie stars Minneapolis alt-weekly alumnus David Carr, w... More >>

• Minneapolis will pay Tanise Winder $190,000 to settle police brutality case

  published Apr 13, 2011

  The city of Minneapolis will pay out $190,000 to a woman who says a police officer did nothing as another woman attacked her, and then tackled her when she tried to fight back. Tanise Winder filed th... More >>

• Bread, Coffee, Cake bakery in St. Paul crushed by boulder

  published Apr 13, 2011

  A St. Paul bakery located near the Wabasha caves met its untimely demise last week after a rock slide caused severe damage to the kitchen. Owners of Bread, Coffee, Cake -- a.k.a. "BC2" -- say a giant... More >>

• Timothy Heidenreich must pay the DNR $8k for stealing poached animal mounts

  published Apr 08, 2011

  Timothy Heidenreich, one of three men charged with stealing animal mounts from the Department of Natural Resources, was ordered to pay more than $8,000 in restitution yesterday by a Ramsey County judg... More >>

• Mn/DOT unveils 80 construction projects in the Twin Cities this year

  published Apr 07, 2011

  Worst sign of spring ever. The snow hasn't even melted yet, and Mn/DOT is already announcing a construction plan for the year that's sure to make you slam your head against the steering wheel. The ... More >>

• U of M students wrestle would-be jumper from pedestrian bridge

  published Apr 06, 2011

  University of Minnesota student Alex Rongstad had barely stepped out of class yesterday afternoon when he noticed a startling scene: Someone had scaled the railing on a pedestrian bridge over Washingt... More >>