People cannot possibly still be oblivious to the carnage from driving distracted, yet people still drive while texting. For decades, authorities have warned drivers not to try to go through standing water, and people keep driving through standing water and become the poster children for additional warnings not to do it.
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The plan to get somewhere is a powerful force. It can make you do things you know you shouldn’t do. But we do them anyway. Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes you don’t. Read more →
Flooding is causing nightmares for the people of Pine and Kanabec counties in Minnesota.
The only good news is we’ve got new additions to our growing scrapbook of TV reporters who think they have to stand in water to tell you about it.
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Six inches of rainfall in six hours raises this question about life in Minnesota: Would you rather have a foot of snow, freezing temps and a dry basement? Or summertime temperatures, rain, and soggy carpet? Again. Read more →
Walaker didn’t seem to be a phony, and he made North Dakota make a lot of sense to an out-of-towner. Read more →
People in southern California are sandbagging in anticipation of heavy rain.
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We welcome the coming riff-raff; our secret is out. The people who care enough not to disappear after covering a story. The next philanthropists? One common hope in Carlton and St. Louis counties, and what will the driverless car do to our cities? Read more →
It’s hard to get a picture of what any of the river flood terms mean. So here’s a picture.
Bob Collins