Jeff Wheeler

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Jeff Wheeler

MINNEAPOLIS -- Maybe you didn't want your kid to play with toy guns or toy soldiers, so you gave him some wholesome, creative Lego bricks. Which works until he uses the interlocking plastic pieces to make a tank. And that explains why World War Brick exists. World War Brick was a three-day convention held June 6-8 in Minneapolis devoted to military-themed Lego creations. It was put on by a Minneapolis company called Brickmania, which is sort of an arms dealer for the Lego world.

1 week ago | kentucky.com | Jeff Wheeler

MINNEAPOLIS - Wendy Thomas said she was driving shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, after stopping by a friend's house to get a phone number, looked to her left and there he was, the most wanted of men in Minnesota. "There is a person in the grass," Thomas said Monday, her pace of speech accelerating as she recounted her unanticipated countryside encounter a few miles east of Green Isle.

1 month ago | lacrossetribune.com | Jeff Wheeler

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1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Jeff Wheeler

CASS LAKE, Minn. - Inside an old car dealership, gymnasts navigate unconventional hurdles at practice. Coaches spot the girls for form and to ensure they don't hit the ceiling. This organized chaos is set to the melodies of Disney songs and pop music. A collection of hand-me-down mats and equipment from bigger, longstanding gymnastics programs around the state help this newer, smaller team grow. And against all odds, they are soaring, all because their coach, Erin Reyes, decided to come back home.

2 months ago | miamiherald.com | Jeff Wheeler

MINNEAPOLIS - Top officials in the Minnesota Republican Party recently gathered to take an unprecedented vote: formally condemning a right-wing group that has antagonized GOP elected officials for years. Action 4 Liberty was repeatedly attacking Republicans in the divided Minnesota House for compromising with Democrats, while also encouraging "grassroots Patriots" to oust party officers at local conventions and replace them with hardline activists.