Email Author Erin Carlyle

Awards

• 2011 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, published February 17, 2010

  "Fallen Angel"

• 2011 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, published December 8, 2010

  "The Opposite of Wild"

• 2011 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, published February 17, 2010

  "Fallen Angel"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published October 28, 2009

  "The Perks of Office"

• 2010 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published October 7, 2009

  "Lisa Knows Best"

• 2010 - Page One Contest/Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, published December 23, 2009

  "Favre at Forty"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 3, 2009

  "Saving Juju"

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2011 Stories by Erin Carlyle

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  FEATURED STORY

  Rickia Russell wins $1 million police brutality settlement after burns from flashbang grenade

  published Dec 10, 2011

  At around 8:30 p.m., two days after Valentine's last year, Rickia Russell was at her boyfriend's home. It was a week after her birthday, and they were settled in for the night with a friend. They dran... More >>

• 'Contagion' slams MN Dept of Health

  published Sep 14, 2011

  Contagion, a blockbuster film about a deadly pandemic, is making our health department look like a bunch of bumbling fools.The movie, which topped the box office in its debut this past weekend, grossi... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Donovan McNabb ready to win

  published September 14, 2011

  Donovan McNabb steps to the podium. Dozens of microphones push toward his face. The skin between his eyebrows creases deeply as he listens to... More >>

• Nate and Nick Smith, twins who made the $50,000 hockey shot, won't get the money [VIDEO]

  published Sep 01, 2011

  Nate and Nick Smith, the 11-year-old twins from Owatonna who tag-teamed a miraculous hockey shot three weeks ago, won't get the $50,000 prize promised for the shot. Last month at a charity hockey ev... More >>

• Anthony Hauser, father of boy who refused chemo, dies at 56

  published Aug 31, 2011

  rAnthony Hauser, whose son Daniel made national headlines when he fled the state in order to refuse chemotherapy treatment for his Hodgkin's lymphona, has died. The death certificate has not ... More >>

• Little Joe Gustafson flunkie filed nonprofit in dead brother's name

  published Aug 30, 2011

  rJoseph Duane "Little Joe" Gustafson, a man awaiting trial on charges that he terrorized north Minneapolis for years, may have stolen the identities of his family members to create a nonprofit--... More >>

• Amy Myers, high school junior who challenged Michele Bachmann to debate, now takes on Christine O'Donnell

  published Aug 24, 2011

  Amy Myers, the high school junior who challenged Michele Bachmann to a debate, is at it again. Now she's invited Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell to a verbal sparring. Myers showed up at a Bar... More >>

• Jon Huntsman: I'd sign up to be Michele Bachmann's vice president [VIDEO]

  published Aug 22, 2011

  Jon Huntsman is the first Republican presidential candidate to admit he'd be willing to be Michele Bachmann's running mate. "You know if you love this country, you serve this country," Hunstman said... More >>

• Donovan McNabb looks good as Vikings beat Seattle 20-7

  published Aug 21, 2011

  The new Vikings quarterback looked good Saturday night in Seattle, as he led Minnesota to a 20-7 victory over the Seahawks. McNabb was the starting quarterback, and by six and a half minutes into the... More >>

• Arlyn Alvin Groth kicked a cat to death, Winona police say

  published Aug 19, 2011

  When Arlyn Alvin Groth got high on the designer drug plant food a few weeks ago in Winona, he apparently decided it was a good idea to wreak havoc on his kitten. Police came to Groth's home in the 60... More >>

• Donovan McNabb to play more this Saturday

  published Aug 19, 2011

  Viking season is upon us, and looks like fans will get a better look this weekend at our new quarterback, Donovan McNabb. After the team's practice Thursday at Winter Park, Coach Leslie Frazier mappe... More >>

• Steven Lundeen is a bad, bad attorney

  published Aug 18, 2011

  Steven P. Lundeen is not the kind of lawyer you want defending your case. He falls asleep in court. Sometimes, he doesn't show up for trial at all. And then he makes up some outlandish story about w... More >>

• Menasha, Wisconsin, cops discover missing prosthetic leg [UPDATED]

  published Aug 17, 2011

  Police in Menasha, Wisconsin, stumbled across a very odd lost-and-found item last week: a prosthetic leg. A Menasha woman called police on August 4 to report that she'd found the leg between 4:30 a.... More >>

• Nate and Nick Smith, 11-year-old twins, making the NY media rounds after $50,000 hockey shot

  published Aug 15, 2011

  Eleven-year-old twins Nate and Nick Smith of Owatonna got some major excitement at a celebrity hockey match in Faribault on Saturday when Nick's name got called to try for a center-ice shot. Nick was... More >>

• Rabbi S. Binyomin Ginsberg sues Northwest, airline dropped him for too many complaints

  published Aug 12, 2011

  Rabbi S. Binyomin Ginsberg has just won a small victory for airline passengers tired of being treated badly. A consultant, author and speaker, Ginsberg flies hundreds of times per year, and counted o... More >>

• Wisconsin State Fair wilding: Names and ages of the arrested

  published Aug 10, 2011

  The Wisconsin State Fair police have released the names of 23 people arrested in connection with last week's mob violence. More than half are under age 18. Anthony J. Oblak, 39, is the oldest of the... More >>

• Wisconsin State Fair wilding: police tapes document mob violence

  published Aug 09, 2011

  Police have released their log documenting last week's mayhem at the Wisconsin State Fair. Witnesses say a group of dozens to 100 African-American teenagers ran wild at the fairgrounds last Thursday... More >>

• Wisconsin State Fair rampage: Cell phone video of the mob violence [VIDEO]

  published Aug 09, 2011

  Last week's mob violence at the Wisconsin State Fair was been captured on cell phone, and we've got the video. Witnesses have described a mob of dozens to 100 African-American teenagers as attacking... More >>

• Mob of black teenagers beats white people at Wisconsin State Fair [UPDATED]

  published Aug 05, 2011

  UPDATE: Police Tapes Document Wisconsin State Fair WildingVideo of Wisconsin State Fair mob beatings A mob that has been described as dozens to 100 black teenagers ran through the Wisconsin State Fair... More >>

• Mahdi Patton, who broke both Sam Humleker's legs, charged with five felonies

  published Aug 04, 2011

  Mahdi Jay Patton, the 19-year-old man who blew though a stop sign and slammed into Sam Humleker's car early Tuesday morning in south Minneapolis, has just been charged with five felonies. While flee... More >>

• Mahdi Patton, fleeing police in stolen vehicle, hits Sam Humleker, breaks two of his legs

  published Aug 03, 2011

  Sam Humleker was driving his green Subaru Forrester in south Minneapolis close to 1 a.m. Tuesday, when a giant SUV hurtled toward him.The grey GMC Yukon, driven by Mahdi Patton, 19, slammed into the p... More >>

• Three shot in north Minneapolis, two involve bikes

  published Jul 28, 2011

  Gunfire rang out three times last night in north Minneapolis, wounding three males--two of them under the age of 18. Both incidents involving juveniles also included bikes. An unnamed 15-year-old w... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Minnesota millionaires just don't stay here

  published Jul 28, 2011

  Our embarrassingly long budget standoff turned up an interesting fact: being a millionaire is apparently a high risk factor for leaving Minnesota. In the heat of the budget debate, DFL-ers often thr... More >>

• Buffalo Wild Wings: Free wings thanks to NFL lockout end

  published Jul 26, 2011

  Now that football season is officially back on, Buffalo Wild Wings is giving away free wings to celebrate. Back in March, the Minnesota company promised six free wings to anyone who signed its Facebo... More >>

• Tim Pawlenty, dodger of fights, calls Obama "chicken"

  published Jul 26, 2011

  Tim Pawlenty, a guy too Minnesota Nice to call out his opponents in person, wants to know if President Barack Obama is "chicken." During an appearance on State of the Union with Candy Crowley this we... More >>