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

• Cory Mogen caught breaking into Pizza Hut, frying up some wings while drunk

  published Feb 25, 2011

  Cory Mogen really wanted some Pizza Hut. So much that it didn't matter that it was hours after the shop had closed. Nor did it matter that the 21-year-old was absolutely wasted. He was going to sat... More >>

• Local MugSHOTS continues to plagiarize Twin Cities news outlets

  published Feb 24, 2011

  The crew at Local MugSHOTS is still ripping off articles from Twin Cities news outlets. In January, we reported that the Florida-based crime tabloid was plagiarizing stories from City Pages, Fox 9, K... More >>

• U of M frat council orders members to attend sexual violence presentation

  published Feb 23, 2011

  University of Minnesota fraternities earned a pretty bad rep last fall after three women alleged they were sexual assaulted at frat parties in the span of three weeks. As a reaction, a U of M adminis... More >>

• David Paul Johnson allegedly stole van, cash from quadriplegic roommate

  published Feb 21, 2011

  David Paul Johnson sounds like a really bad roommate. Johnson allegedly stole more than $5,000 from his quadriplegic housemate and made his getaway in the same guy's handicap-accessible van, accordi... More >>

• Boiler Room Coffee reopens in Stevens Square

  published Feb 21, 2011

  After shuttering its doors abruptly last fall, Boiler Room Coffee is once again open on Third Avenue just south of downtown Minneapolis. This is good news for residents of Stevens Square, where nearby... More >>

• Charles Schulz cleared in U of M investigation

  published Feb 17, 2011

  The University of Minnesota has found no violations in an internal investigation into Department of Psychiatry Chair Dr. Charles Schulz, according a letter signed by Mark Rotenberg, the college's Gene... More >>

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  Mark Dayton's budget would save Minneapolis firefighters from layoffs

  published Feb 15, 2011

  If the state budget proposed by Gov. Mark Dayton today were to pass, Minneapolis firefighters could avoid layoffs this year. Last fall, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said the city would be forced to l... More >>

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  Jeremy Green, Vikings coach Denny's son, guilty of child porn

  published Feb 12, 2011

  Former football analyst Jeremy Green pleaded guilty to one charge of possessing child pornography in Connecticut. Green, son of former Vikings coach Denny Green, was charged with first-degree posses... More >>

• Ricky Michel, Stillwater A.D., rips "stupid" Facebook teddy bear lynching by hockey girls

  published Feb 11, 2011

  Four hockey players from Stillwater are facing a one-game suspension this week for some ill-received Facebook humor. Before a game against White Bear Lake last week, the high school girls posted a p... More >>

• Roseville police cars collide while racing to Interbank robbery

  published Feb 09, 2011

  Two Roseville police cars collided this afternoon in front of the scene of a bank robbery, sending one injured officer to the hospital. Roseville cops received a report around noon of an armed robber... More >>

• Dan Markingson's 2004 suicide: U of M Board of Regents won't reopen the case

  published Feb 08, 2011

  The University of Minnesota's Board of Regents will not organize an independent investigation into the events surrounding Dan Markingson's 2004 suicide, according to a letter signed by Regents Chair C... More >>

• Johnny Howard, ousted Frogtown football coach, wants seat on St. Paul City Council

  published Feb 07, 2011

  Ousted Frogtown Football coach Johnny Howard has announced a bid to unseat St. Paul Ward 1 City Councilmember Melvin Carter. He says rehabbing rental properties and creating an oversight board for St.... More >>

• Michael Swanson, accused in Iowa double homicide, will be tried as an adult

  published Feb 04, 2011

  Michael Swanson -- the kid who couldn't stop laughing after being accused of killing two people -- will be tried as an adult for at least one murder count. Last month, the 17-year-old requested to mo... More >>

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  Denny Hecker's drug problem won't help his prison problem, says law expert

  published Feb 03, 2011

  Denny Hecker's sentencing is just around the corner, and the fallen auto king is making an 11th-hour plea for a little mercy. Hecker's lawyers filed a motion yesterday asking a judge to shave two yea... More >>

• Mark Moe, charged for terrorist threats, calls Jared Loughner "hero"

  published Feb 02, 2011

  A Wadena man who calls Jared Loughner a "hero" is accused of making some alarming threats, including plans to ignite the city's gas line and watch it go up in flames. Thirty-nine-year-old Mark Moe wa... More >>

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  Charles Schulz under scrutiny for Seroquel study suicide

  published February 2, 2011

  Mary Weiss knew something wasn't right with her son. Only a year before, Dan Markingson had seemed perfectly normal. But his latest... More >>

• Harvard Market in Stadium Village RIP

  published Jan 26, 2011

  This is bad news for a lot of University of Minnesota students. Harvard Market, the only grocery store in Stadium Village, closed up shop earlier this week. The small corner store has been open for 1... More >>

• Mukhjar Abdulkadir, the alleged wife-beating Minneapolis cop

  published Jan 25, 2011

  Another Minneapolis police officer has found himself on the wrong side of criminal charges. Mukhjar Abdulkadir, a 36-year-old patrolman, is accused of pulling a gun on his wife, threatening to kill h... More >>

• Did a homeless woman freeze to death in Minneapolisr

  published Jan 21, 2011

  Several news outlets reported this morning that a homeless woman had died from the cold on her way to a the Salvation Army Harbor Light shelter in Minneapolis. It was a believable story -- temperatu... More >>

• Raymond Vorpahl, 89, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old

  published Jan 20, 2011

  Raymond Vorpahl, an 89-year-old babysitter from Wisconsin, is due in court today on charges of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl and a 42-year-old woman. According to the complaint, Vorpahl had ... More >>

• Minneapolis Fire Department would lay off eight under GOP plan

  published Jan 19, 2011

  If Minnesota Senate and House Republicans get their way, the Minneapolis Fire Department is in for even more bad news. Republicans announced a budget proposal yesterday that recommends cutting Local ... More >>

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  Local MugSHOTS plagiarizes KARE-11, Fox9, Des Moines Register, City Pages, and more

  published Jan 18, 2011

  About eight months ago, a publication called Local MugSHOTS began appearing at convenience stores and gas stations around the Twin Cities. The dozen-page tabloid collects scores of recent arrest phot... More >>

• Shane Rylander and Will Hague arrested in DNR mounted deer heist [UPDATE]

  published Jan 14, 2011

  Here's a very Minnesotan crime: Heisting deer heads from the Department of Natural Resources. Police say someone broke into DNR-owned storage facilities earlier this week and left with power tools an... More >>

• Adrian Peterson's bladder threatens McDonald's employee's job

  published Jan 14, 2011

  Adrian Peterson really needed a bathroom. The Vikings running back was only a few blocks away from his Eden Prairie home, but nature doesn't always allow for that kind of time. Luckily for Peterson... More >>

• Mark Dayton accepts $120,303 salary after all

  published Jan 13, 2011

  Up until today, Mark Dayton hasn't been able to decide if he would accept the $120,303 governor's salary. After all, Dayton is an heir to a department store fortune and had millions of his own money... More >>