The FBI is looking for informants to go to "Vegan Potlucks" in the Twin Cities and report on potential protests during this years Republican National Convention.

Via eyeteeth, a Minnesota Republican running for the state house has appropriated the Pabst Blue Ribbon logo for his campaign signs. Does this mean my favorite cheap beer is totally over?

Northfield Minnesota, where my aunt Vicki lives, got hit by tennis-ball-sized hail. Eyeteeth has some pictures.

Windom, Minnesota – the small town where my dad went to high school – rolled out a municipal 100mbps fiber-optic network last year to serve the town and surrounding farms.