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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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April 10, 2012: Phone goes dead, 3 found slain in Brooklyn Park

Worried mom called Brooklyn Park day care after seeing a suspicious man outside.

Updated: April 10, 2012, - 01:20 PM

Obituary: Tom Taylor wanted people to come together

Tom Taylor was a man who inspired change but without drawing attention to himself.

Updated: April 02, 2012, - 09:16 PM

Skol-U-Mah! U stadium booze plan passes Senate

Gopher football boosters are toasting a compromise that could soon bring booze to fans in the cheap seats as well as the suites at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium.

Updated: March 28, 2012, - 11:00 PM

Revamped system for reserving DNR campsites fails

Minnesota officials have temporarily pulled the plug on a new online camping and lodging reservation system for state parks and recreation areas.

Updated: March 01, 2012, - 08:44 PM

Out of nowhere, objects hit cars, drivers

Six incidents on Normandale Boulevard in Bloomington raise fears, especially after the latest victim had his face smashed.

Updated: March 01, 2012, - 12:25 AM

Snow, dozens of crashes snarl morning commute

As of 6 a.m. there had been 84 crashes on state highways, with 71 coming in the metro area. The top speed on metro freeways was about 35 mph -- before traffic picked up.

Updated: February 29, 2012, - 07:59 AM

Feb. 22: Firm to look into failure of cables on Martin Sabo bridge

Engineering company that investigated the 35W collapse will look into why cables failed on Sabo span.

Updated: February 22, 2012, - 08:30 PM

Foley council votes to bring back the police

The city police are coming back to Foley.

Updated: February 21, 2012, - 09:43 PM

4 Minnesota women die in I-94 crash on trip back to NDSU

They were among six people who died within hours of each other on western Minnesota roads made treacherous by heavy snow and fog.

Updated: February 21, 2012, - 07:10 AM

Obituary: Dr. George Mann, a pioneer in alcoholism treatment

Dr. George Mann dedicated his life to helping alcoholics and addicts recover. Along the way he revolutionized the field of treatment, making it accessible to more people and creating a program that's been copied across the country and around the world.

Updated: February 18, 2012, - 06:20 PM