Alligator Spoils Eagan Barbeque | keyc.tv : "And finally tonight: A Minnesota family's Fourth of July backyard barbecue drew an interesting guest this weekend... A 3-foot alligator.Linda Savage was walking in her yard in Eagan when spotted the gator in a pond.At first, her family didn't quite believe her.But then everyone got a closer look and saw for themselves.Police were called to take...
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... regarded as the "Cadillac" of twin-engined propeller driven airplanes. The state of Minnesota owns two of them. And as FTW reported in October 1999, a Beechcraft King Air owned by the state of Texas was a personal favorite of then-Gov. George W. Bush. That particular King Air had a sordid past however. It had previously been owned by the legendary drug smuggler Barry Seal. (The...
By DAVID CARR NYT At the St. Paul Civic Center in 1982, what should have been a routine re-election convention for the Republican Gov. Albert Quie was underway, but he had dropped out before it had begun. A newbie reporter to Minnesota politics, I watched as democracy broke out in earnest on the convention floor over the fight to replace him. There were walkouts, prayer meetings, candidacies...
MINNEAPOLIS -- In a 24-hour span in the Metrodome, Magglio Ordoñez expressed confidence in himself, then justified that confidence. He capped the 24-hour burst with a three-run homer in the seventh inning Saturday. The blow gave the Tigers a one-run lead. But Minnesota scored the tying run in the seventh and the tie-breaker in the eighth to beat the Tigers, 4-3.
clipped from namissrocks.blogspot.com HEY MINNESOTA...you have some FABULOUS new representatives! I know they will make you proud at Nationals in Hollywood! Morgan Clarkson 2009 Miss Minnesota Jr. Teen Jackie Bordes 2009 Miss Minnesota Teen On behalf of all the pageant staff at this year's Minnesota Pageant - we had a BLAST getting to know you all! We CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU...
First Pitch: 1:10pm CDT TV: WFTC29 Radio: Twins Radio Network Know Thine Enemy: Bless You Boys Starting Pitchers W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - Nick Blackburn 6-4 16 16 2 0 0 0 107.1 113 44 37 9 27 45 3.10 1.30 Nick continues to work his magic, and the fact that he's able to do it so consistently might be what's most surprising. Eight quality starts and counting, if he can...
Taste of Minnesota 4th of July Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. Tboard inspired me yesterday so I had to get out and try to capture an interesting shot of the fireworks last evening... Hope you enjoy, I know the kids did.....
MINNEAPOLIS, July 4 (UPI) -- Nick Punto's second hit Saturday, a single with one out in the eighth inning, boosted the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 win over Detroit. The hit came off losing pitcher Brandon Lyon (3-4). Justin Morneau had four hits including a fifth-inning solo homer and an RBI single that tied the score at 3-3 in the seventh. Michael Cuddyer hit a fourth-inning solo homer for the...
Now that the Minnesota election contest is finally history and Senator Al Franken has received his election certificate, it is time to think about what lessons can be taken from this marathon. First, and this is mostly a Minnesota issue since other states handle things differently, there should be a process for seating a provisional winner while the parties wage eternal war in the courts....
MINNEAPOLIS, July 4 (UPI) -- Placido Polanco, Ryan Raburn and Magglio Ordonez all singled in a run in the 16th inning Friday, bringing the Detroit Tigers a marathon 11-9 win over Minnesota. The teams combined for 35 hits and the Tigers maintained their 2 ½-game lead over the Chicago White Sox at the top of the American League Central. The Twins created a 7-7 deadlock with a five-run...