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Twins' Willingham hits deck, Doumit acts as if under fire after loud thunder boom [VIDEOS]

The first half of the 2012 Twins season ended with a thud in a game that will be remembered for a loud boom.Yesterday, the Twins got within one strike of victory in the bottom of the ninth, but ended up losing a heartbreaking 4-3, 13-inning game to the Texas Rangers in Arlington. The game was delaye ... More >>

David Byrne and St. Vincent to launch U.S. tour in Minneapolis

For how often St. Vincent comes to town, you'd think she's moving in. For the third second time in the span of four months, Annie Clark is booked to perform in the Twin Cities. This September, she joins ex-Talking Heads mastermind David Byrne on the first date of a joint tour celebrating their forth ... More >>

Twins drop three of four to Tigers

​Last Friday I wondered if the Minnesota Twins could possibly beat the Detroit Tigers over their remaining three games. They proved that yes, when facing the Tigers' mediocre Brad Penny, that they could, in fact, piece together enough runs to win Saturday's game. Unfortunately, that means that t ... More >>

Minnesota YouTube vids: Best of 2010

Too much coffee, man.​What a year. Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey wanted to be our governor. We got a brand spankin' new Twins ballpark. Michele Bachmann took the tingle out of Chris Matthews. And the Metrodome roof collapsed in the Blizzard of 2010. All of that and more was caught on vide ... More >>

America's Brainiest Metros list skips the Twin Cities

Minneapolis: Not a Brainiest Metro.​We've got our big, fancy universities and our hi-tech marquee names here in the Twin Cities, but it's not enough, people. Our neighbors in Rochester, Madison, Ames and Iowa City all made it onto something called the Top 20 Brainiest Metros list. We did no ... More >>

Army skydiver snags flagpole before Twins loss to Rangers [VIDEO]

Image via YouTubeA U.S. Army Golden Knights skydiver hits a snag​That was a tough 4-3 loss to the Rangers at the Ballpark in Arlington, but if you think the Twins were embarrassed, check out what happened to this member of the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team.

Eric C. Roberts gasses up, refuses to pay, dies in wreck

Photo: adobemacRoberts paid a big price for a gas drive-off​So Eric C. Roberts, a 24-year-old guy from Waconia, pulls into a Cenex gas station in the Sibley County town of Arlington on Sunday. He pumps some fuel into his 1997 Ford Taurus. Then he splits without paying. Roberts is dead now. An ... More >>

Joe Basel: From U of M-Morris to Louisiana Watergate

A local boy's rise to power in America's right wing

Drudge: Minnesota wants money to make more snow?

NCAA rejects Mineapolis' bid for Final Four

The NCAA stuffing Minneapolis' attempt to host a Final Four, the NCAA humiliated the city by shouting 'NOT IN YOUR HOUSE!' right in its face.

Talk Hardcore to Me

Doc-making punks discuss their decline of Midwestern civ

Ten Thousand Bullets

D.C. lifer George Pelecanos writes about murder, drug feuds, riots, dog-fighting—and also a little violence

Desmond Dekker Came First

Seeman says sayonora to Clear Channel

Fall Film Events

Property rights, conservative bloggers and W

Centrist vs. Centrist

St. Paul DFLers pick a well-heeled moderate to take on big, bad Randy Kelly

The Best Dishes of 2003

A top-10 list for a banner year

Best of the Twin Cities: The Winners

Schlock and Awe

The media march off to war with Iraq: A TV glossary

'Tis a Gift to be Simple

Holiday treats from local farmers and food artisans

Every Goodbye Ain't Gone

Wellstone Remembered

Best of the Twin Cities: The Winners

Language Barrier

Hennepin County Medical Center's interpreters decided to join a union. They were surprised to learn they were already spoken for.

Off Beat

Fight the Power

A new FCC proposal creates high hopes for local low-watt radio

Is He Nuts?

Turncoat. Chickenshit. Radical. Minnesota's senior senator has been called a lot of things. But president?

Radio in Motion

St. Paul Parks and Recreation Sponsor Another Year of Rec Check

Greetings From Canterbury Park

Where the winners are losers and the losers are glue

A Prison by any Other Name

At the Minnesota sexual psychopathic personality treatment center, they lock up men who are dangerous--or unlucky--enough to be tabbed menaces to society even after they've done their prison time

We're All Bozos Here

A former teacher's contrarian view of the reforms that have to precede "education reform.

Let's Make a Deal

A newly rehabilitated--and temporarily stabilized--Northwest Airlines is poising itself for the next round of industry mergers and acquisitions.