Bob Collins
Blame the schedule. Non-division teams only come into Target Field once a season. A day game was scheduled today because the Oakland A’s need to get out of town in time to get to Houston at a reasonable hour to play a game on Thursday. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Weather
Any day now, the Mississippi River is going to give us what the Illinois River gave the people of Havana, Ill., southwest of Chicago, today. Read more →
Oh, it got a little chilly and breezy over the weekend, did it, Minnesota?
So sad.
Let’s check in on balmy Mount Washington. Read more →
We admit we’re conflicted by the video provided by storm chasers in tornado alley.
There’s a certain beauty in the unfolding disaster and an impressiveness in its power. On the other hand, driving toward a tornado is only encouraged by showing storm chasing video. Read more →
Keep this in mind the next time you go watch the big waves: Some of the disasters the researchers cited were tsunami waves sweeping people into the lake from their onshore perches.
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As we’ve posted numerous times, we’re not generally a big fan of TV reporters standing in water to reveal the drama of a flood, but we make an exception today for a reporter from KTRK in Houston, where severe flooding has hit. Read more →
ONE OF THE LAST VESTIGES OF OLD-SCHOOL RADIO IS FALLING: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ANNOUNCED THE ERA OF ALL-CAPS IS OVER. Read more →
One year ago, almost to the day, Clem Schultz of Fairdale, Il., got a great video of the approaching tornado. The one that killed his wife.
Once you see this video, you might be inclined to take tornado warnings more seriously.
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Southeastern Minnesota just barely got into the picture astronaut Jeff Williams took during an overnight pass of the International Space Station. Read more →
It seemed like only yesterday that the last laker of the season was pulling into the harbor in Duluth/Superior, the unofficial declaration of winter’s arrival in the Northland. Read more →
One has to marvel at the ski industry’s ability to adapt to a warming region.
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That short blast of summer earlier this week was a refreshing break from a mild winter, but perhaps you noticed something about it that we’ve never experienced before: guilt.
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Winter is about ready to disappear in the rear-view mirror, but few seasons go out as ugly as it does. Read more →
This is the second year Roger Hanson has tried to build an ice tower in Superior. Last year’s initial effort failed colossally. Read more →