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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2012 Stories by Andy Mannix

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  FEATURED STORY

  Heat wave breaks 4th of July record, will continue through the week

  published Jul 05, 2012

  It's official: Yesterday was the hottest 4th of July in Twin Cities history. Temperatures broke 101 degrees Wednesday afternoon, exceeding the 1949 record of 100, says Jim Taggart, meteorologist for ... More >>

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  Vincent Kartheiser's very '90s Pioneer Press ad

  published Jul 03, 2012

  Previous Coverage: COVER: The Madness in Vincent Kartheiser Christina Hendricks of Mad Men doesn't hate Vincent Kartheiser Vincent Kartheiser reflects on Mad Men, 89.3 The Current, and himself SL... More >>

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  Aesop Rock's "ZZZ TOP" video a mini martial arts masterpiece

  published Jun 29, 2012

  See Also:Review: Soundset 2012 at Canterbury Park, 5/27/12There's good news for the Aesop Rock fans who've been impatiently itching for a follow-up to 2007's None Shall Pass: By all indications so far... More >>

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  William Nickaboine's killers both sentenced to prison

  published Jun 29, 2012

  The two men charged in the vicious murder of William Nickaboine, a young Ojibwe man living on the Mille Lacs reservation, have both been sentenced to prison. Two years after the murder, Joshua Boyd w... More >>

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  Peavey Plaza demolition debate turns into legal battle

  published Jun 29, 2012

  The controversy over the city of Minneapolis' plan to demolish Peavey Plaza, a 27-year-old park plaza designed by landscape architect M. Paul Friedberg, could end up being resolved in a court room. T... More >>

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  Kamarei McCabe abducted baby from foster care, police say [PHOTOS]

  published Jun 28, 2012

  Kamarei McCabe, a 16-year-old Minneapolis mother, abducted her baby from foster care during a supervised visit Wednesday, according to police. Police got the call around 1:45 yesterday afternoon that... More >>

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  Curtis Wehmeyer, St. Paul pastor, arrested on suspicion of sexual assault

  published Jun 26, 2012

  The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis removed pastor Curtis Wehmeyer from his duties last week after learning he was accused of sexually assaulting a minor. The church found out about the alle... More >>

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  Native Mob federal case: Eight more plead to lesser charges

  published Jun 26, 2012

  Eight more alleged Native Mob gang members named in a federal indictment have pleaded guilty to considerably lesser charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The feds unsealed the indictment... More >>

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  Wolf hunting season opposed by 80 percent of DNR survey respondents

  published Jun 22, 2012

  Minnesota's first-ever regulated wolf hunting season is already unpopular with the vast majority of respondents to a Department of Natural Resources survey. Of the 7,351 who participated in the surve... More >>

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  Mark Dayton declares state of emergency over Duluth flooding

  published Jun 20, 2012

  Gov. Mark Dayton ordered emergency relief to eight northeastern Minnesota counties this afternoon that are experiencing potentially deadly flooding. Heavy rainfall has thrown the Duluth area into cha... More >>

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  Anne Marie Rasmusson's driver's license accessed 174 times in 2006

  published Jun 20, 2012

  The driver's license record of Anne Marie Rasmusson was accessed by law enforcement officers 174 times in 2006, according to state data obtained by City Pages, suggesting that one of the largest-known... More >>

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  CeCe McDonald to serve out sentence in male prison

  published Jun 19, 2012

  Chrishaun "CeCe" McDonald, the transgender woman who pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter last month, will remain in a male prison for the duration of her sentence, despite safety concerns fro... More >>

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  Vincent Kartheiser reflects on Mad Men, 89.3 The Current, and himself

  published Jun 15, 2012

  In this week's issue of City Pages, we profile Minneapolis native Vincent Kartheiser, the actor who plays Pete Campbell on AMC's Mad Men.We met up with Kartheiser at Bryant-Lake Bowl in April, just a ... More >>

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  Christina Hendricks of Mad Men doesn't hate Vincent Kartheiser

  published Jun 13, 2012

  This week's cover story, "The Madness in Vincent Kartheiser," examines the Minneapolis actor made good who plays Pete Campbell on the hit AMC drama Mad Men. In the 11th episode of the show's fifth se... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Vincent Kartheiser on Mad Men's Pete Campbell

  published June 13, 2012

  Vincent Kartheiser is on a diet. It's been three months since AMC wrapped the fifth season of Mad Men, and he's since been occupied by... More >>

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  CeCe McDonald supporters throw Molotov cocktail at Portland Wells Fargo

  published Jun 12, 2012

  A group claiming solidarity with Chrishaun "CeCe" McDonald, a transgender woman who recently pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in Hennepin County, is taking credit for an unlit Molotov cock... More >>

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  David Carr's 'first big break' in the Twin Cities Reader revisited

  published Jun 08, 2012

  Earlier this week, Minneapolis alt-weekly alumnus David Carr revisited his investigative journalism debut on Mediabistro's video series "My First Big Break." Carr, now a media columnist for the New Y... More >>

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  Leah Anderson sues Mpls police for shooting her dog

  published Jun 08, 2012

  A North Side woman is suing the city of Minneapolis and two unknown police officers over the death of her eight-month-old pit bull. The officers shot Leah Anderson's dog 10 times this spring while in... More >>

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  CeCe McDonald to be incarcerated in male prison -- at least for now [VIDEO]

  published Jun 05, 2012

  Chrishaun "CeCe" McDonald, a transgender woman who pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter last month, will be incarcerated in a male prison, at least for now. McDonald was arrested last summer ... More >>

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  Derek Boogaard received more than 100 prescriptions before death

  published Jun 04, 2012

  Derek Boogaard, the former Wild player whose death made him a poster boy for anti-enforcer sentiment, received more than 100 prescriptions for various pills from NHL team doctors in the years before h... More >>

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  Steve Horner's Las Vegas ladies' night crusade hits a brick wall

  published Jun 01, 2012

  Steve Horner's latest battle in the war against Ladies' Night turned out to be a dead end. Earlier this month, Horner called brimming with optimism to report that the Nevada Equal Rights Commission w... More >>

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  Native Mob gang members plead to lesser charges in federal case

  published May 31, 2012

  A few months ago, we reported on the federally orchestrated, statewide takedown of the Native Mob that shuttered Minnesota prisons for an entire day.Following the initial arrests, the feds unsealed an... More >>

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  San Francisco Dems want DOJ to investigate CeCe McDonald case

  published May 29, 2012

  Nearly three weeks since the end of the trial, San Francisco Democrats are entering the debate over Chrishaun "CeCe" McDonald, a transgender woman from Minneapolis who pleaded guilty to second-degree ... More >>

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  Native Mob member allegedly threatens rape of woman to pay off boyfriend's debt

  published May 25, 2012

  A man identifying himself as a debt collector for the Native Mob allegedly threatened to rape a woman at gunpoint if her boyfriend didn't pay up, according to the Mille Lacs County Attorney's Office. ... More >>

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  Molly Flaherty charged with smashing glass on CeCe McDonald's face

  published May 23, 2012

  A Minneapolis woman is charged with starting the fight outside the Schooner Tavern last summer that resulted in Chrishaun "CeCe" McDonald, a transgender woman, being charged with second-degree murder.... More >>