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

• Buffalo Wild Wings donates 10% of sales to north Minneapolis tornado relief

  published May 31, 2011

  Eat dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings on Wednesday, June 1, and a portion of your bill will go to help the victims of the north Minneapolis tornado. The local company announced that it will donate 10 per... More >>

• Brian Eugene Harwick, saving dog, is electrocuted and drowns

  published May 31, 2011

  Brian Eugene Harwick jumped into Lake Pepin over the weekend to rescue his sinking black Labrador Retriever. His beloved pet survived--but Harwick drowned during the rescue attempt. Now, it looks li... More >>

• Minneapolis tornado assistance: Where to go

  published May 27, 2011

  Since Sunday's tornado hit north Minneapolis, people have been clamoring for a way to help the victims. Now, all that community spirit has been corralled into an organized, practical relief effort. ... More >>

• Joseph Bozicevich, Minnesota soldier, guilty of murder

  published May 26, 2011

  U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Bozicevich, the soldier from Minneapolis who opened fire on two fellow soldiers in Iraq, has been found guilty of murder. A military jury in Georgia convicted Bozicevich, 41, o... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Minnesota Family Council wants "respectful discussion," calls gays urine-drinking pedophiles

  published May 25, 2011

  The vote to ban gay marriage in Minnesota is more than a year away, but already, things are starting to get ugly. The Minnesota Family Council--the organization behind the gay marriage ban--has a doc... More >>

• Cathedral of St. Paul vandalized

  published May 24, 2011

  Some naughty boy or girl decided it to deface the Cathedral of St. Paul this weekend. Cathedral employees arrived at the building around 8 a.m. Saturday to find white spray paint scrawled across the... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Levaquin causes tendon rupture

  published May 25, 2011

  In the moment just before it happened, John "Bob" Schedin was sitting calmly in his Edina living room, reading the paper just as he had for 50... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  How to help tornado victims in north Minneapolis [UPDATES]

  published May 24, 2011

  Want to help the north Minneapolis victims of the tornador The Minneapolis Foundation has set up a specific fund for tornado victims called Minnesota Helps--North Minneapolis Recovery Fund that you c... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Derek Boogaard's death ruled accidental overdose of oxycodone and alcohol

  published May 20, 2011

  The cause of Derek Boogaard's death has just been released. The enforcer for the Minnesota Wild who had signed with the New York Rangers died due to a "mixed alcohol and oxycodone toxicity," accordi... More >>

• Liz Neuman's family settles with Arizona sweat lodge owners

  published May 18, 2011

  The owners of the Arizona retreat where Liz Neuman died after a sweat lodge disaster directed by a New Age guru have settled a civil lawsuit filed by her family. In October 2009, the Prior Lake woma... More >>

• Joshua Bystrom, 21, arrested for murder of Trent Crumble

  published May 06, 2011

  St. Paul Police arrested Joshua Bystrom, 21, this afternoon on suspicion that he murdered 24-year-old Trent Crumble. At about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday May 4, police found Crumble lying in the parking ... More >>

• Lisa Goodman and Minneapolis wronged Brad Hoyt, Appeals Court finds

  published May 04, 2011

  Brad Hoyt gained a small victory this week in his acrimonious development brawl with the Minneapolis City Council. Well, sort of. As we documented in our 2009 cover story, Hoyt sued Minneapolis Counc... More >>

• Anti-gay marriage proposal passes House panel

  published May 02, 2011

  A proposal to put an anti-gay marriage amendment on the Minnesota ballot cleared another hurdle today. With a 10-7 vote on strict party lines, Republicans pushed the bill through the House's Civil La... More >>

• Chris Serres explains leaving Star Tribune business pages to be union activist

  published Apr 29, 2011

  Chris Serres, veteran business investigative reporter for the Star Tribune, is on his way out the door. But Serres isn't the typical victim of newsroom budget cuts or low morale. Instead, he's follow... More >>

• Republicans want to strip Met Council of transportation authority

  published Apr 29, 2011

  A proposal to overhaul the Metropolitan Council--the agency responsible for long-term transportation planning, including bringing in money to expand light rail--is gaining ground in the Legislature. ... More >>

• Body in Brooklyn Center chimney was squatter

  published Apr 28, 2011

  Police have not yet released the identity of the man whose body was found yesterday stuffed into a Brooklyn Center chimney. But from the evidence, it looks like his stay there was none too jolly. On ... More >>

• Tammy Pintor: The pocket bra is mine, all mine

  published Apr 27, 2011

  Ah, Wisconsin, home to great inventors. William Sylvester Harley, co-founder of Harley-Davidson, Seymour Cray, designer of supercomputers. And now, Tammy Pintor, inventor of the pocket bra. In 2008,... More >>

• Pharyngula's PZ Myers mum over National Geographic takeover of ScienceBlogs

  published Apr 27, 2011

  Prolific, popular science blogger and University of Minnesota professor PZ Myers started a torrent of chatter when he announced that a "prestigious national magazine" had purchased his forum, ScienceB... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Michael Hudalla plays fast and loose

  published April 27, 2011

  Michael Hudalla gripped the handlebars and relaxed his knees, bracing for the curve. It was a hot summer day and the road coiled with twists... More >>

• Steve Uhr says Linda Zinter 'forced' to take wrong classes

  published Apr 18, 2011

  Steve Uhr, the attorney for the woman locked in a legal battle with the University of Minnesota over poor advising, says we left out something important in our story last week. Linda Zinter, a forme... More >>

• Linda Zinter appeals U of M 'bad advising' lawsuit ruling

  published Apr 16, 2011

  All Linda Zinter wanted was a little advice from her grad school academic adviser. But when that advice turned out to be unhelpful--the courses her adviser suggested weren't required, and Zinter earn... More >>

• St. Kate's student raped in broad daylight

  published Apr 13, 2011

  A St. Catherine University student was raped in broad daylight Sunday while walking on a path about a mile and a half away from campus. She was walking on River Road south of the Ford Plant at about... More >>

• Chuck Fletcher explains decision to fire Wild coach Todd Richards

  published Apr 11, 2011

  After two poor seasons, head coach of the Minnesota Wild Todd Richards was ousted from his job this morning. Now, Chuck Fletcher, the team's general manager, is explaining why he made his decision. ... More >>

• Anti-abortion group sues St. Michael-Albertville High School

  published Apr 08, 2011

  A Christian legal organization is suing St. Michael-Albertville High School for denying students the right to meet as an anti-abortion student club. The Alliance Defense Fund is claiming that the hig... More >>

• Rev. Daniel Dahlberg admits stealing $10K from church, gambling it away

  published Apr 07, 2011

  Rev. Daniel J. Dahlberg had an itch for a little gambling money. So he took some from the people in his flock. Dahlberg, the 68-year-old pastor of St. Patrick's in Hudson, Wisconsin, was charged thi... More >>