Saving Pvt. Hafterson Bob Collins September 30, 2009, 12:04 PM Sep 30, 2009 12 A Circle Pines soldier needs treatment for PTSD. Instead, he’s in a jail cell. Read more →
2,996 Bob Collins September 10, 2009, 4:36 PM Sep 10, 2009 3 It’s getting harder to memorialize the people who died on September 11. Read more →
The ongoing 9/11 attacks Bob Collins September 10, 2009, 12:25 PM Sep 10, 2009 2 People are still dying from the aftermath of the World Trade Center collapse. Read more →
Funeral arrangements announced for slain officer Bob Collins September 8, 2009, 4:20 PM Sep 8, 2009 The funeral for Richard Crittenden will be held on Friday. Read more →
North St. Paul officer killed Bob Collins September 7, 2009, 12:24 PM Sep 7, 2009 2 Police officers often say among the most dangerous calls they get are the ones for a domestic disturbance and, unfortunately, that played out in North St. Paul on Monday. Read more →
Scammers plague Wisconsin child care program Bob Collins August 31, 2009, 11:55 AM Aug 31, 2009 1 A Wisconsin program to help low-income people with child care is making some people rich. Read more →
Live-blogging: The Gang Strike Force hearing Bob Collins August 26, 2009, 5:15 PM Aug 26, 2009 5 A Minnesota House and Senate committee probes apparent corruption in the Metro Gang Strike Force. Read more →
Getting away with murder? Bob Collins August 20, 2009, 5:52 PM Aug 20, 2009 4 The Lockerbie bomber looked sick leaving Scotland and sprightly arriving in Libya. Read more →
The black hole of juvenile detention Bob Collins August 7, 2009, 2:23 PM Aug 7, 2009 3 Does locking up kids just make things worse later? Read more →
The unanswered question Bob Collins August 5, 2009, 1:29 PM Aug 5, 2009 8 Even after we learn why a man opened fire in a fitness club, we still have the question. Read more →
All in a day’s work Bob Collins August 3, 2009, 12:45 PM Aug 3, 2009 1 A bank teller thwarts a robbery and gets fired. Read more →
Crime and Justice · Regional history Flying drunk Bob Collins August 3, 2009, 10:23 AM Aug 3, 2009 3 A former Northwest pilot revisits the time he and his crew flew their flight drunk. Read more →
The rights of the unsavory Bob Collins July 17, 2009, 3:11 PM Jul 17, 2009 9 The rights guaranteed by the Constitution are quite often protected by letting some pretty unscrupulous characters skate. Read more →
Franken questions Sotomayor Bob Collins July 15, 2009, 1:36 PM Jul 15, 2009 9 Franken struggled in his first exchange with a Senate witness. Unfortunately, it was on a national stage. Read more →
Five cases that changed life in Minnesota Bob Collins July 15, 2009, 1:18 PM Jul 15, 2009 2 Don’t think the Supreme Court affects your life? Here’s five cases from the state that went to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read more →