Metropolitan Airports Commission

Hastings construction worker said he "had bad feeling about the job," gets crushed next day

Sometimes, following your instincts can be a matter of life or death.SEE ALSO: Highway suicide: Why do people keep lying down in Minnesota traffic? On October 21, Jeffery Tukua, a 46-year-old construction worker from Hastings, told his wife he "had a bad feeling" about a pond-dredging job he was to ... More >>

The customer rants that drove MSP Airport to offer free WiFi

SEE ALSO:-- MSP Airport is the best in the whole country, flyers sayFor four to five years, the lack of free wireless access at MSP Airport has been travelers' top complaint. Turns out, they ranted enough that the Metropolitan Airports Commission listened.

Russian fighter jet crashes in Eden Prairie

The pilot of the vintage MiG-21 is reportedly okay after his plane's crash landing into Flying Cloud Airport around 10 a.m. Thursday. Eden Prairie spokeswoman Katie Beal said the pilot, who hasn't been identified, came into the landing too fast because the parachute used to land collapsed. The plane ... More >>

Delta flight aborts takeoff after smoky haze in cabin

You'll love the way we fill our cabin with smoky fumes.​Delta Flight 4086 to Wichita was taxiing at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport yesterday with 43 people aboard when a smelly haze filled the cabin, setting off smoke detectors in the lavatory and causing pilots to abort the takeoff. Patrick Ho ... More >>

MSP Airport: The best eats

Don't put our fare in the flyover category

Last farm in Bloomington tangled in court battle

photo from FacebookControversy surrounds this historic farm.​ It is a strange sight: a picturesque 60-acre farm at the end of a Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport runway in Bloomington, near the Mall of America. On a bluff overlooking the Minnesota river, with pastures and barns, sheep and ... More >>

MSP's new Lindbergh and Humphrey signs coming down

Photo: kla4067/FlickrAn aerial view of MSP​ We're finally going to have airport signage as good as other big-time cities. Over the next two weeks, crews are going to start installing more than 40 signs on Interstate 494, Highway 5, Highway 62 and 34th Avenue that will do something brilliant: ... More >>

Target sued for being a bad dumper

Tuesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Woman punched in the face during road rage incident

Friday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

Discount airline adding flights at MSP for $9

This one has $9 tickets! That is if you have any reason to fly to Toledo, Ohio or Melbourne-Vero Beach, Fla.

Larry Craig's favorite bathroom stall isn't cool anymore

Sun Country can't pay its $4 million debt with a nudge and a smile

Sun Country files for bankruptcy, going down with Petters sinking ship

To Catch a Masseuse

Statehouse continues its bold crusade against horny massage therapists

Northwest Gets Another Handout

More Bad Omens for Airline Workers

How Northwest hijacked Minnesota

Fewer jobs. More debt. And more outsourcing.

Lapdog Journalism

Does the Pioneer Press have a commercial interest in the proposal for a dike around the St. Paul airport?

Secrets and lies

Why Telegate matters

Watered Down

The peculiar politics of watershed management in suburbia

The Sound and the Fury

With $450 million at stake in the battle over airport noise, critics say one thing is missing: The public's voice

Off Beat

What About Bob?

It's hard to argue with a man on a mission

Stop That Train!

Light-rail boosters insist their multimillion-dollar project is finally leaving the station. But first Shoreview legislator Phil Krinkie has a few questions about inflated budgets, bid rigging, and some mysterious memos.

As the Door Revolves

Julie Idelkope says she can tell the difference between city hall and her Northwest Airlines office. Critics are not so sure.

Dirty Little Air War

Bully! Crybaby! Northwest and Sun Country brawl for control of the sandbox--and billions in local air-travel revenues

Head Count

Northwest keeps track of other airlines' passengers the old-fashioned way

Political Theater

The Guthrie's search for new digs casts the company in a Minneapolis development drama

One More Time

They say people who fish and farm can't elect a governor anymore. Tell that to Doug Johnson

Railroaded

Will the Twin Cities' light rail megaproject get any cars off the streets? Help the environment? Save any money? Not necessarily, say its supporters--but that's not the point.

Lame-Duck Lobby

All in the Family

Airport Follies

The Waiting Game