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Addiction and Recovery

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Amy Senser was drinking the night she killed Phanthavong, prosecutor says

    Amy Senser admitted to a daughter that she was drinking the night she ran over Anousone Phanthavong, a Hennepin County prosecutor said Monday. Deborah Russell, the assistant county attorney who made the statement during a motions hearing in Senser's case, didn't elaborate. Prosecutors revealed ea ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 8, 2012

    The Darkness

    Amy Senser admitted to a daughter that she was drinking the night she ran over Anousone Phanthavong, a Hennepin County prosecutor said Monday. Deborah Russell, the assistant county attorney who made the statement during a motions hearing in Senser's case, didn't elaborate. Prosecutors revealed ea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Joe Senser called rehab center after Amy's hit-and-run

    Amy Senser faces criminal vehicular homicide charges​Joe Senser called a rehab center the morning after his wife Amy allegedly ran over Anousoune Phanthavong.That's one of several revelations contained in an amended complaint Hennepin County prosecutors filed against Amy Senser this afternoon.On A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Derek Boogaard had degenerative brain disease linked to head injuries

    The results are in from tests on Derek Boogaard's brain.​After former Wild enforcer Derek Boogaard was found dead in his apartment this past spring, many wondered if a season-ending concussion had anything to do with his untimely death. A toxicology report from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 9, 2011

    Deer Tick

    The results are in from tests on Derek Boogaard's brain.​After former Wild enforcer Derek Boogaard was found dead in his apartment this past spring, many wondered if a season-ending concussion had anything to do with his untimely death. A toxicology report from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Restraining order claims Bill Pulkrabek is an alcoholic cat abuser who freaks over skin cream

    It sounds like Bill Pulkrabek is not doing so great.​A restraining order filed against Washington County Commissioner and former Michele Bachmann campaign manager Bill Pulkrabek claims that he is an abusive alcoholic who refuses to get help. The restraining order was filed by Pulkrabek's girl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Mike Starr of Alice in Chains dead at 44

    Mike Starr, top center, with the original Alice in Chains lineup in 1990​Mike Starr, original bassist and co-founder of the Seattle-based grunge band Alice in Chains, died today at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was 44 years old.

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Mapping the world's drunkest countries

    Can American beer drinkers best the Germans? ​Wonder how your beer consumption compares to those of your counterparts in Belgium or Burkina Faso? The World Heath Organization recently released its comprehensive Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health (2011), which revealed some interesting ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Justin Townes Earle talks addiction, redemption, and the 'crap' we call modern-day country

    ​Justin Townes Earle is everything that you'd expect from a Nashville born, country-bred, Americana singer-songwriter. Earle seemed predisposed to be a fantastically unrefined folk artist: his father, the legendary country singer, author, and playwright Steve Earle, has won numerous Grammy Awards, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

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

    Hecker fesses up to drug use.​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 years off the recommended sentence of a decade in prison. Hecker fesses ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2010

    Aaron Draplin: Thanks MPLS

    Hecker fesses up to drug use.​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 years off the recommended sentence of a decade in prison. Hecker fesses ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Synthetic marijuana bans spread to Princeton and Hastings

    K2 smokers, watch your back in these towns.​As we predicted in July, the days of getting legally high on synthetic marijuana are increasingly numbered.Duluth was the first domino to fall, passing a city-wide ban on several common synthetic cannabinoid compounds.

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Ramsey County Detox flooded by pissed off woman with lighter

    Photo: crawfish headThe Ramsey County detox pat-down leaves a little to be desired, it seems. flooded​Coming down can be such a bummer. Just ask the 18-year-old woman who used her lighter to set off the fire sprinklers at the Ramsey County Detoxification Center on Monday. The folks there are s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Bat-wielding baby killer David Collins sentenced

    Collins swung a bat in a church that killed a 14-month-old baby​And so closes another chapter in the turbulent life of Thy Kingdom Come Church in Wheaton: David Collins will spend 20 years in prison for taking a swing at Claude Hankins with a baseball bat in the church, and killing Hankin's 14 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Joshua James Walker named the Shakopee killer

    Joshua James Walker​Joshua James Walker, a 34-year-old Shakopee man with a rap sheet stretching back a dozen years, has been identified as the guy who stole a car yesterday in Plymouth, stabbed 30-year-old Asia King to death in Shakopee, and then was shot dead by cops in a ditch on Highway 169 ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 17, 2010

    Cowboy Junkies

    Joshua James Walker​Joshua James Walker, a 34-year-old Shakopee man with a rap sheet stretching back a dozen years, has been identified as the guy who stole a car yesterday in Plymouth, stabbed 30-year-old Asia King to death in Shakopee, and then was shot dead by cops in a ditch on Highway 169 ... More >>

  • News

    January 13, 2010

    Star Tribune asks guv candidates for mental health records

    Amid layoffs and a new publisher, the paper finally hits bottom

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Star Tribune launches modern-day Inquisition

    The email ominously promises, "The response - or the absence of a response - will likely be used in a future news story."

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Too many drunks in St. Cloud, or not enough beds?

    There are no empty detox beds at the Central Minnesota Mental Health Center for most days each month.

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    GOP Chair Sutton calls DFLer Dayton's alcoholism "not relevant"

    Dayton is one of 11 Democrats seeking the governorship. We'll see how this plays out.

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2009

    Hinderaker accuses Strib of burying Dayton's issues for years

    Power Line blogger says "news" about gubernatorial candidate's alcoholism, depression is anything but.

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Wis. bill would ban parents from getting their children drunk in public

    There's nothing better than listening to boys with cracking adolescent voices while you watch them down a beer at your local pub.

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Ex-KFAN host Dubay sentenced to 180 days in workhouse

    The ex-KFAN radio host's terrible cocaine habit just sent him straight to the workhouse.

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Hannity can't stop asking Pawlenty if he has 2012 ambitions

    Fox News show host Sean Hannity spoke to Pawlenty last night and just couldn't let 2012 go.

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2009

    ASA Action Sports World Tour

    Fox News show host Sean Hannity spoke to Pawlenty last night and just couldn't let 2012 go.

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    Could Ramstad be the U.S. drug czar?

    Rep. Jim Ramstad's name is being mentioned as a possible pick for the head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Polic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2008

    David Carr Q & A: To Hell and Back, then Back to Hell, Then to the New York Times

    Rep. Jim Ramstad's name is being mentioned as a possible pick for the head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Polic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2008

    Pat Neshek and his Staedtler pen

    Rep. Jim Ramstad's name is being mentioned as a possible pick for the head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Polic ... More >>

  • Feature

    March 26, 2008

    Crime and PTSD

    Pending legislation would help veterans get treatment instead of prison time

  • Movies

    December 6, 2006

    He Don't Know Smack

    Down from the mountain, Heath Ledger gets spun on junky 'Candy'

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2006

    Borene drops out of legislative race

    Down from the mountain, Heath Ledger gets spun on junky 'Candy'

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2006

    So what if panhandlers drink their profits?

    Down from the mountain, Heath Ledger gets spun on junky 'Candy'

  • News

    December 21, 2005

    Little Court of Horrors

    In Anoka County juvenile court, meth and red tape are playing hell with the fate of children

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2005

    Randy Moss fighting re-entry into NFL drug program

    In Anoka County juvenile court, meth and red tape are playing hell with the fate of children

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2005

    Meth: Is it really Minnesota's biggest drug problem?

    In Anoka County juvenile court, meth and red tape are playing hell with the fate of children

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2005

    Meth Mouth Madness

    In Anoka County juvenile court, meth and red tape are playing hell with the fate of children

  • Sports

    December 1, 2004

    The Man in the Middle

    With Michael Olowokandi seeming stunned, newcomer Eddie Griffin steps front and center

  • News

    June 25, 2003

    Addicted To Drug Court

    The Good News and the Bad News: Hennepin County’s drug court has cleared court dockets and steered a lot of people toward treatment. It’s also allowed the county to push thousands more casual offenders into the corrections system.

  • News

    May 14, 2003

    Meth Myths, Meth Realities

    What we know--and what we don't--about methamphetamine's history, chemistry, and impact on users

  • News

    October 2, 2002

    A Junkie's Work is Never Done

    Ever since his first jolt of painkillers 17 years ago, Curt has been meaning to get clean. Soon.

  • Sports

    August 14, 2002

    From Father to Son

    How baseball forms forever memories and unbreakable bonds

  • News

    March 13, 2002

    Throwing Away the Key

    There is no cure and no way out. So why does the state spend more than $20 million a year to treat 179 former sex offenders?

  • News

    September 5, 2001

    Playing Horse

    Ruby Myhre was 14 when she had her first baby, and 17 when she first used heroin. Now, at 23, she wants a chance to mix sobriety and motherhood.

  • Books

    August 15, 2001

    High and Dry

    The Salvation Army bails on providing detox services to Hennepin County

  • Books

    November 22, 2000

    The Quick Fix

    St. Paul hauls out the zoning code in the hope of end-running a proposed methadone clinic

  • Books

    March 29, 2000

    Ciao, Belle

    Donna Ellringer threatens to decamp from Phillips before the hell she's predicting breaks loose

  • Music

    June 2, 1999

    Fresh Meat for Rotting Puppets

    With a new lineup and reissued back catalog, the last great punk band of the '80s gets lost on the freeway again

  • News

    April 30, 1997

    Living Clean

    The Minnesota AIDS Project tries to shoot a clean-syringes provision through the Legislature.

  • Arts

    April 23, 1997

    Shock Resistant

    The Minnesota AIDS Project tries to shoot a clean-syringes provision through the Legislature.

  • Art

    October 23, 1996

    Beyond Drinking and Driving

    A number of Minnesota jurisdictions are experimenting with more aggressive and invasive programs to deal with repeat drunk-driving offenders.

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