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  • News

    February 29, 2012

    Feds fold the cards on the online poker industry

    Sites go dark while players lose their livelihood

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Spirit Airlines to offer flights from Twin Cities to Chicago and Vegas

    Spirit Airlines, a discount carrier based out of Florida, announced this morning that it will be the newest addition to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport. Effective this summer, Spirit will begin offering daily flights from MSP to Las Vegas and Chicago. Today and tomorrow, tickets will go for $28.79 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Ron Paul focusing on MN caucus, buys "substantial" airtime in state

    ​Ron Paul, for one, isn't overlooking the Minnesota GOP presidential caucus, coming up on February 7. Paul's campaign recently announced that it has purchased "substantial" airtime in Minnesota in advance of the oft-inconsequential event, which has added significance this year as Republicans conti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    TCF Bank robber strikes fourth time

    FBIA robber with a preference for TCF Bank.​There's a robber out there with a preference for TCF Bank. For the fourth time since January, and the third time in a week, the same lone gunman has walked into a metro area TCF Bank branch, brandished a gun and made off with a pile of cash. Each ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Orlando Ray Vasquez and Gregory Scott Tyler arrested in Uptown TCF Bank heist

    The FBI says this man is Orlando Ray Vasquez.​The FBI says Orlando Ray Vasquez, 40, of Nevada, and Gregory Scott Tyler, 49, are the two men behind the TCF Bank robbery in Uptown on Feb. 28. The heist, in which Vasquez was caught on camera, led to a chaotic getaway in which the two suspects crash ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    The Jayhawks at First Avenue, 1/29/11 and 1/30/11

    Photos by Steve Cohen​The JayhawksJanuary 29 and 30, 2011First Avenue, MinneapolisAfter easing into their set on Saturday night, the Jayhawks were off and running for a two-night stand that found them finishing with a double-encore on Sunday evening and looking hesitant to leave the stage that the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Richard Lupkes is the best men's arm wrestler in the U.S.

    Shirley LupkesArm wrestler Richard Lupkes has backstage passes to the gun show.​By day, Richard Lupkes farms the same 320-acres his father did in the southwestern corner of Minnesota. But in the world of professional arm wrestling, he's a local legend. "I saw a poster hanging on a wall in a g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Minnesota keeps all eight congressional seats [UPDATE]

    WikiWe keep eight seats.​Minnesota will not be losing its eighth seat in Congress. We had the second-highest Census participation rate in the country for 2010. The nose count means that we retain our political clout on Capitol Hill, our Electoral College votes and a higher share of some $400 ... More >>

  • News

    June 16, 2010

    Naked News

    Forging a fast track to the front page

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2010

    Cirque Du Soleil: Alegria

    Forging a fast track to the front page

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Minneapolis ranks No. 1 for cheap housing

    We love our place on lists, and a new one just out today ranks Minneapolis Number 1 for good housing prices.

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    Karl Rove visits Mall of America on Thursday

    ​Is he rewriting history or setting the record straight? Why not tell Karl Rove what you think in person? George W. Bush's former senior advisor -- "Bush's brain" -- is going to be at the Mall of America to sign copies of his first book, "Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Karl Rove booked by U of M College Republicans

    ​Bush's brain, revered Republican tactician, and Democratic bete noir Karl Rove will speak and sign copies of his White House memoir on Thursday, April 22, from noon to 2 p.m. at Smith Hall on the university's East Bank campus. Check out reviews of the book at the Washington Post, Los Angele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Tim Pawlenty denied health care lawsuit

    ​Almost before the ink was dry on President Barack Obama's signature making it the law of the land, the health care reform package passed by Congress was challenged in two separate federal lawsuits by 15 Republican governors; 14 were led by Florida's attorney general and Virginia's AG filed a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Minnesota ranks No. 28 in U.S. penis size. The good news? We're ahead of Wisconsin

    We're going to avoid cliches here folks. We are not going to talk, for example, about the stiff competition.

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2010

    Karen Rontowski

    We're going to avoid cliches here folks. We are not going to talk, for example, about the stiff competition.

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    American Indian group blasts Obama on nuclear waste issue

    The Prairie Island Indian Community near Red Wing is concerned that the federal government's about-face on Yucca Mountain means the nuclear waste storage site 600 yards from their land isn't going anywhere soon.

  • News

    September 23, 2009

    Pawlenty preening himself for the throne

    Meanwhile: Bachmann says more crazy stuff; Favre is favred

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Minnesotans aren't the only ones struck with Favremania

    Favre's jersey was the No. 1 selling NFL jersey in 19 states. Nineteen states!

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Burning Man clowning around

    This lady is ready for a wild time at Burning Man. What crazy outfit will you be showing off at the desert-turned-community-art-space next week?

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Duh: Don't use charcoal grill on wooden apartment balcony

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

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    Road Trip! Vergas Maple Syrup Fest

    What could be more fun than a maple syrup festival? A maple syrup festival, a big pile of pancakes, and a road trip, that's what. Let's go to Vergas baby!

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Senate approves stimulus plan, Klobuchar votes 'yes'

    No big deal: The U.S. Senate just passed a monster stimulus (aka spending) package today for a grand total of $838 billion. Talk about a shopping spree.

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2009

    The Killers

    No big deal: The U.S. Senate just passed a monster stimulus (aka spending) package today for a grand total of $838 billion. Talk about a shopping spree.

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    More Petters fallout

    No big deal: The U.S. Senate just passed a monster stimulus (aka spending) package today for a grand total of $838 billion. Talk about a shopping spree.

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    ACORN alleged voter fraud hits Minnesota

    No big deal: The U.S. Senate just passed a monster stimulus (aka spending) package today for a grand total of $838 billion. Talk about a shopping spree.

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2008

    Liveblogging the RNC day 4: John McCain is a POW.

    No big deal: The U.S. Senate just passed a monster stimulus (aka spending) package today for a grand total of $838 billion. Talk about a shopping spree.

  • Columns

    March 26, 2008

    Free Will Astrology

    No big deal: The U.S. Senate just passed a monster stimulus (aka spending) package today for a grand total of $838 billion. Talk about a shopping spree.

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Republican contest could slog on for a long time

    No big deal: The U.S. Senate just passed a monster stimulus (aka spending) package today for a grand total of $838 billion. Talk about a shopping spree.

  • News

    July 4, 2007

    Sucked Dry

    In the rush to cash in on ethanol, the Midwest might be giving away its greatest natural resource

  • Columns

    October 4, 2006

    Free Will Astrology

    In the rush to cash in on ethanol, the Midwest might be giving away its greatest natural resource

  • Columns

    August 30, 2006

    Free Will Astrology

    In the rush to cash in on ethanol, the Midwest might be giving away its greatest natural resource

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2006

    7/18 Morning Communiqué

    In the rush to cash in on ethanol, the Midwest might be giving away its greatest natural resource

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2006

    4/4: Morning Communique

    In the rush to cash in on ethanol, the Midwest might be giving away its greatest natural resource

  • Columns

    September 21, 2005

    Free Will Astrology

    In the rush to cash in on ethanol, the Midwest might be giving away its greatest natural resource

  • News

    April 13, 2005

    The Great Minnesota Tax Dodge

    Meet 10 of Minnesota's most notorious state tax scofflaws

  • Columns

    November 17, 2004

    Savage Love

    Meet 10 of Minnesota's most notorious state tax scofflaws

  • Columns

    October 20, 2004

    The War at Home

    Derail the vote 2004: A Karl Rove production

  • Music

    February 5, 2003

    The Raveonettes: Whip It On

    Derail the vote 2004: A Karl Rove production

  • News

    December 18, 2002

    Made to Be Broken

    Xcel comes begging for more nuclear waste storage

  • News

    November 22, 2000

    The Book Keeper

    Yesterday's used-book dealer was a far-flung librarian of Babel. Success on the Internet may make tomorrow's a desk-bound day trader.

  • Movies

    August 30, 2000

    Pimpology 101

    American Pimp opens the books on the second-oldest profession

  • News

    July 26, 2000

    Poker Faces

    Looking for a painless way to lose your shirt? Head down to the Canterbury Card Club, where bad luck comes in spades, some lucky schmo is always raking in all the chips, and even if you win the house takes its cut.

  • News

    June 23, 1999

    Off Beat

    Looking for a painless way to lose your shirt? Head down to the Canterbury Card Club, where bad luck comes in spades, some lucky schmo is always raking in all the chips, and even if you win the house takes its cut.

  • Feature

    October 1, 1998

    Vice and Virtue

    Q Monthly scores awards, thanks to our writers

  • Movies

    June 11, 1997

    Hooks and Ladders

    Lifetime's Worth: Sam Bould and Martin Donovan in Hollow Reed

  • News

    July 24, 1996

    Freedom's Failure: Aliens Abduct Newt!

    Lifetime's Worth: Sam Bould and Martin Donovan in Hollow Reed

  • Feature

    May 8, 1996

    Death, or Something More Outlandish

    Lifetime's Worth: Sam Bould and Martin Donovan in Hollow Reed

  • News

    February 7, 1996

    Here's the Beef: How NAFTA Kissed the West Goodbye

    Lifetime's Worth: Sam Bould and Martin Donovan in Hollow Reed

  • News

    January 17, 1996

    The Charade of the Visigoths

    Lifetime's Worth: Sam Bould and Martin Donovan in Hollow Reed

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