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Jay Boller

Racket co-founder/editor.

International Falls: Smokey the Bear Deserves Shirtless Dignity

Plus a local hacker aims high (and fails), a truly great voting guide, and a warning for cops regarding journalists in today's Flyover.

Why Was the Police Chief on TV Telling You How to Vote?

Plus fixing up a homeless shelter, a literal train wreck, and some giant babies on TikTok in today's Flyover.

October 28, 2021

Ward 6 Race Descends Into Dick Pics

Plus the Liffey closes, St. Paul remains highly livable, and a certain blizzard gets remembered.

How Striketober is Energizing Minnesota Workers

From hospitals to bookstores to skyscrapers, local workers are flexing union muscle like we’ve not seen in recent memory.

October 27, 2021

MPD Cop Brian Cummings Faces Charges in Leneal Frazier’s Death

Plus Linden Hills NIMBY behavior and Ben & Jerry's weighs in on Ballot Question 2 in today's Flyover.

October 22, 2021

Wanna Buy Pine City’s (Allegedly) Haunted Sanitorium for $100K?

Affordable lakeside property with potential ghost tenants included!

October 19, 2021

Minnesota Could See the First Unionized Half Price Books Locations

Two Twin Cities locations might become the national chain's first-ever union shops.

October 18, 2021

State Legislators Team up to Give Mayor Frey Whatever the Opposite of an Endorsement Is

Plus a new job for the National Guard, a new name for a new soccer team, and Strib endorsements gone wild in today's Flyover.

October 15, 2021

We Ate the Culver’s CurderBurger. Now You Have to Read About It.

The so-called CurderBurger began as an April Fools' gag. Now, for one day only, it's very real.

October 15, 2021

You’re Paying the Ex-Cops from the Bodycam Clips to Sit at Home

Plus: Sprinkler freedoms restored, Minnesota's COVID calamity, and localized Netflix specials in today's Flyover.

October 14, 2021