Photo taken a split second after a bird met its end in the form of a Randy Johnson pitch.

Have we learned nothing?

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down Cook will move into the role of executive chairman of the board.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down

The Decline Of Pro Football Focus Is Bad News For Football Fans | Defector Talk about regression candidates. Just over a month ago, football journalist Arif Hasan broke the news that analytics giant Pro Football Focus was purchased by Teamworks, an even larger analytics gian...

Abusive bosses, nepotism, private equity, vulture capitalists… the demise of Pro Football Focus is a depressingly familiar story in 21st century media. defector.com/the-decline-...

How my Monday’s starting: scanned my bus pass upon boarding the bus and the scanner replied with a Windows boot-up screen.

How dangerous trucking companies escape their past, change names and get back on the road. As truck traffic explodes, the government and industry haven’t been able to stop thousands of so-called “chameleon carriers,” with deadly consequences.

Minnesota Fortune 500 company C.H. Robinson is accused of turning a blind eye to safety problems at the trucking companies it works with. C.H. Robinson says it’s only the middleman and safety is the government’s job.

My parents had it when I was a kid, and later my in-laws, both in Minnesota

“Current conditions” summary showing 31 degrees in Minneapolis-St. Paul

Happy Record Store Day!

Among the Tegna stations: KARE in the Twin Cities.

Google Street View image of I-35E median just north of Highway 5 in St. Paul

I don’t remember seeing this advertised in MnDOT’s annual list of projects, but the weed-choked median of the 35E “parkway” in St. Paul is being re-landscaped this spring.

Enjoyed his guest arc on Elsbeth last season (opposite his wife!)

Why was Wild’s Jesper Wallstedt wearing a jersey with his name misspelled? (Gift Article) During warmups and in the first period Tuesday night, the nameplate on the back of Wallstedt’s jersey was incorrectly spelled “Wallstead.”

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Thanks, yeah a little shook up but that’s about it.

My car was rear-ended on Lake Street today so I consider myself an honorary Minneapolitan.

Special thanks to the Uptown VFW for its clean men’s room during my wait for the tow truck.

Have never been, thanks for the tip!

We have enjoyed Highland Grill over the years—although if pressed I will admit comfort has a lot to do with it. (The fish and chips are my usual.)

Twins going all St. Scholastica on us

National Weather Service radar image showing several severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings across southern Minnesota

That’s a lot of polygons.

The unstoppable juggernaut that is the 2026 Minnesota Twins

Everyone needs an editor.

Wow one example is the used bookstore that closed in … the mid-‘60s!

Aw man. Milwaukee loved that guy. Rough week for hard-nosed infielders turned ex-Brewers managers.

Friday Night A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Saturday A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Your Record Store Day forecast for those planning to queue up before dawn 🥶

Rubicon crossed: Renewed my passport and my hair is now “Gray” instead of “Brown.” (I decided against “Bald.”)

Now Playing: Gratitude by Earth Wind & Fire

One of the reasons I enjoy St. Paul Bagelry is about half the times I’m there they have Earth Wind & Fire on the turntable

My fav Huey Lewis moment was seeing him appear randomly in an old British doc on Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds and Rockpile (“Born Fighters”) … holy shit is that Huey Lewis? It is!

I remember that song being all over WLOL, not sure about KQ though 😂

Ah to have seen Hüsker Dü open for the Replacements at an all ages show in 1982. (Unfortunately I was only 12 at the time 😂)

And in April 1982 “Do You Believe in Love” was a top 10 hit single for Huey. Nice booking!

a correction notice in the print edition of today's financial times. it reads as follows: Correction • Researcher Brené Brown was misquoted in an interview published on April 6. She described herself as "solidly in my fuck it era" rather than "solidly in my fucking era".

very pleased to report everyone's favorite @financialtimes.com correction today is, in fact, in the print edition too