Randy Furst
Reporter | Minneapolis
Phone: 612-673-7382
E-mail: rfurst@startribune.com
Randy Furst covers a variety of news stories in Minneapolis and beyond and is part of our team covering the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul. He also blogs for The Prez Fight.
Recent content from Randy Furst
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Council hears 'voluntary' plan to check Minneapolis protests
Council Member Paul Ostrow cited demonstrations that "shut down" Seattle in '99. Others said he was sowing panic.
May 8, 2008 -
Deputy nabs second of three AWOL Minnesota brothers
Leif Kamunen's girlfriend said he was going to turn himself in after being AWOL for nearly 16 months but didn't get the chance. The three decided to skip military independently; the whereabouts of Leo remain unclear.
Apr 26, 2008 -
It's Wild: Convention staffs place their bets
The puck stops here: GOP and Democratic Convention staffs bet each other over upcoming hockey playoffs.
Apr 9, 2008 -
Friday night vehicular accidents kill two
One vehicle switched lanes and collided with five other vehicles, leaving an infant dead and her father in critical condition in an accident on I-494 and Hwy. 169.
Mar 30, 2008 -
Protesters want to know march route for RNC convention
Area antiwar groups, hoping to get near the Xcel Energy Center for a Sept. 1 antiwar march, have filed suit to force the city of St. Paul to OK the route.
Mar 25, 2008 -
March 22: Sara Jane Olson will return to St. Paul
The 1970s radical, who went to prison for her role in the death of a customer during a bank robbery and for plotting to kill police officers, is expected home today.
Mar 24, 2008 -
Nov. 16: Family of girl hurt in pool sues club, drain-cover manufacturer
Abigail Taylor had part of her intestinal tract torn out when she sat on a wading pool drain. Her medical expenses could be in the millions.
Mar 21, 2008 -
Judge signals opening of law firm's data
A dispute over how $103 million in legal fees was split up after a settlement with AOL Time Warner is preceded by debate on how much information will be public.
Mar 12, 2008 -
Hal Carr, father of North Central and Republic airlines
The airline executive from Texas transformed a near-bankrupt regional carrier into a national airline.
Mar 10, 2008 -
Bouncing tire off truck kills I-35W driver
It came off a southbound Waste Management Inc. garbage truck and hit a pickup heading north. Killed was Jerry Ander of Burnsville
Mar 8, 2008
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