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Mary Lynn Smith

Reporter | Metro

Phone: 612-673-4788

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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Loved ones honored at I-35W dedication

Friends and families of those who died in the 2007 bridge collapse gathered Monday to dedicate the memorial.

Updated: August 02, 2011, - 02:47 PM

'Feels like' misery

Storms, then sun drove dew point up to record levels -- 82, driving the heat index to 119 -- Tuesday, but relief is in sight.

Updated: July 20, 2011, - 09:49 AM

Relieved, but not celebrating

Return to normalcy is welcomed, but few Minnesotans seem ready to forgive and forget the shutdown.

Updated: July 15, 2011, - 05:35 AM

Fake shootout, live bullets, real outlaw, wounded Minnesota tourist

The S.D. man who wounded a Minnesota tourist is a convicted felon, may face federal charges.

Updated: July 12, 2011, - 10:42 PM

Park gem in tatters

Last week's storm cut swath through St. Croix State Park, among state's most popular.

Updated: July 08, 2011, - 03:42 PM

Let's shut down the politicians, angry citizens cry

From the bride who waited 3 1/2 hours for a marriage license to families forced to pull up stakes at state campgrounds to a homeless couple evicted from a highway rest area, the looming state government shutdown left Minnesotans confused, opinionated and exhausted Thursday.

Updated: June 30, 2011, - 11:54 PM