U.S. Air Force

Philip Pariso, phony bomber, was discharged from military for drug abuse

See Also: Pariso charged for holding bankers hostage with a fake bomb Before he allegedly held employees of a downtown Minneapolis bank hostage with a bomb hoax, 33-year-old Philip James Pariso was a senior airman in the United States Air Force, where he faced a court martial and discharge for inj ... More >>

Michele Bachmann presidential announcement [VIDEO]

Bachmann makes it official again.​To the surprise of exactly no one, Michele Bachmann walked out onto a stage in Waterloo, Iowa, this morning to announce again that she's running for president, just in case anyone missed it the first time, or the second time. Here's America's Craziest Congresswom ... More >>

Rosanne Cash at the Minnesota State Fair, 8/31/10

Photo by Nikki Miller​Rosanne Cash August 31, 2010 Minnesota State Fair, Leinie Lodge Bandshell On a summer night that brought two of music's biggest female artists to stages in St. Paul - Carrie Underwood at the State Fair Grandstand, and Lady Gaga at the Xcel Energy Center - it was on a thi ... More >>

Bill Hinkley, 1942-2010

Saying goodbye to the Prairie Home Companion musician

Bill Hinkley, 1942-2010

Photos courtesy A Prairie Home Companion​Midnight on the Water: Bill Hinkley, in memoriamBY MARTIN KELLER The choice moments that suddenly arise when you can see a grand life coming to a close in front of you seem to have no respect for death -- and even less reverence for the heavy grief waiti ... More >>

Jim Oberstar sets House hearings on BP's Deepwater Horizon debacle

U.S. Air ForceA U.S. Air Force C130 drops oil-dispersing chemicals on the Gulf of Mexico​BP executives and others are going to get an earful from members of Congress tomorrow, when the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure opens hearings into the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig ... More >>

Shooting high-powered rifles

We're getting jazzed just thinking about it. Power trip!

Free Will Astrology

4/14: Morning Communique

Gino Washington vs. Geno Washington

10/12: Morning Communique

Slushy

Superhopper: Does This Sound Exciting Yet?

Whistle Stop

Did Northwest Airlines try to muzzle a whistleblower?

Love, Money, or Mercy

One thing is certain: Roy Hagen killed his wife with a single blast from a 12-gauge shotgun. After that, the story gets a whole lot murkier.

The Final Frontier

An imaginary spaceship. Disembodied voices. An angel/whore named Amy. Rocco Dandrea's descent into madness and death--and the mental-health system that was ill-equipped to stop it.

Off Beat

Off Beat

Fall Out

The military turned Ron Falcon into an officer, a gentleman, and a doctor. When the brass discovered he was gay, they kicked him out and sent him the bill.

Grounded Angels

No Exit, II

Monday's U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on the Confinement of Sex Offenders Leaves Questions Unanswered, Including the Fate of Minnesota's Sexual Psychopath Laws.

Boom, Boom, You're Dead

Friendly Fire

Gulf War Syndrome and How It All Began