Friday January 4, 2013
Mary Lynn Smith
Reporter | Metro
Phone: 612-673-4788
Email: mlsmith@startribune.com
After getting a master’s in public affairs reporting, Mary Lynn Smith spent much of her 30-year-newspaper career covering government from the statehouse in Illinois to local governments in Minnesota. Now as a general assignment reporter, she covers a broad range of breaking news stories and features. She was born and raised in Chicago but has chosen to live, work, and raise a family in Minnesota -- first Duluth and then the Twin Cities.
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Recent content from Mary Lynn Smith
A deluge from below: Burst water main floods downtown Mpls.
A major water main break in downtown Minneapolis flooded streets and cut off water to a substantial swath of the city just before rush hour Thursday afternoon, forcing workers in businesses left without plumbing to head home early, snarling traffic and disrupting nightlife.
Updated: January 04, 2013, - 05:17 AM
Worst of Central Corridor light-rail work to end soon
University Avenue businesses hope for the best as disruptive construction wraps up and the project moves to its finishing phase.
Updated: December 13, 2012, - 10:01 AM
Ice pack gives lots of Twin Cities drivers headaches
Sunday's snow turned to an icy washboard on Twin Cities roads, making the week's commutes harrowing and painfully slow.
Updated: December 12, 2012, - 12:09 PM
Winter drops in to snarl Minnesota traffic, delight skiers, snowmobilers
Two deaths were attributed to storm, which led to hundreds of crashes and towed cars and quite a few happy outdoor enthusiasts.
Updated: December 10, 2012, - 11:13 PM
Officer killed in Cold Spring; suspect in custody
Stearns County authorities said the officer was shot while he was trying to do a welfare check at an apartment Thursday night.
Updated: November 30, 2012, - 08:07 AM
Traveling for Thanksgiving holiday? Join the crowd
43.6 million are expected to hit roads, airports today.
Updated: November 21, 2012, - 11:05 AM
Bomb kills New Prague Marine in Afghanistan
Dale Means was killed Sunday while manning his truck's machine gun. He was 23.
Updated: November 19, 2012, - 11:38 PM
Waseca assistant football coach killed in crash
Fred Statz had been a defensive lineman at Minnesota State University in Mankato.
Updated: November 14, 2012, - 06:28 AM
119 wolves killed so far in Minnesota's first hunt
First season ends Sunday; second one runs Nov. 24-Jan. 31.
Updated: November 13, 2012, - 12:11 AM
Tattoo on Facebook aimed at cop lands gang member in jail
Cop saw it as a threat from gang figure; ACLU disagrees.
Updated: November 09, 2012, - 12:01 AM
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- Police: Intoxicated pilot removed from airliner preparing to depart MSP
- Water main break: Drinking water tested as precaution
- Update: Winfield and Ponder on Vikings' injury report
- Wiederer: Harvin questions keep popping up, but few answers
- Nordstrom confirms that it will open in Ridgedale
- India rape victim's friend recounts ordeal, apathy of police
- Sears eyeing development around St. Paul store
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