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Email: jtevlin@startribune.com

Jon Tevlin is a metro section columnist.

Tevlin: Wisconsin officers accused of covering up domestic abuse

On the surface, things look pretty normal up in Burnett County, Wis., less than two hours northeast of the Twin...

Updated: February 19, 2013, - 10:59 PM

Tevlin: New frac-sand job for Red Wing mayor is legal but dumb

Sometime between the day Dennis Egan got elected mayor of Red Wing in November and last week, a group of frac sand companies thought it might be a good idea to hire Egan as their face and lobbyist at the Legislature.

Updated: February 16, 2013, - 10:46 PM

Tevlin: Sierra shares lessons on Indian adoption

On Memorial Day weekend 2001, Gene and Carol Campbell set out to find their foster daughter, who had been missing. They worried about the girl, Sierra Goodman, because she had been drawn deeper and deeper into satanic worship.

Updated: February 12, 2013, - 08:38 PM

Tevlin: This teen worries more about guns than a prom

He is 17 years old and not yet finished with high school, but he arrived at a meeting at Keys Cafe in St. Paul dressed in an overcoat, a suit and a tie. He carried a briefcase and a laptop and frequently checked his cellphone for important messages.

Updated: February 11, 2013, - 09:29 PM

Tevlin: What could go wrong if cops give out pot?

On the face of it, it's a mind-boggling scenario.

Updated: February 05, 2013, - 09:12 PM

Tevlin: In downtown lunch wars, it's skyways vs. food trucks

A couple of winters ago, Sameh Wadi came to the realization that serving lunch at his downtown restaurant, Saffron, wasn't paying off. So he stopped serving lunch and instead started a wildly popular food truck, WSK, that he runs at lunch during the summer.

Updated: February 04, 2013, - 02:51 PM

Tevlin: Frac observers make haste to keep eyes, options open

When a company that owns both a frac sand mine in Minnesota's Fillmore County and land near an old railroad track in northern Iowa began frantically cleaning up the rail site last week, people got nervous.

Updated: January 29, 2013, - 09:48 PM

Sure we fish on ice, but is that a reality show?

A sign above the bar at the Fisherman's Wharf, just north of Isle, Minn., borrows the Las Vegas adage that what happens at the Wharf stays at the Wharf. All that changed last week.

Updated: January 29, 2013, - 02:42 PM

Tevlin: Sproing went the strings of his heart ...

Matt Thompson was heartsick when he discovered that his beloved Sally Ann had left his Glendale, Ariz., hotel in the arms of another man.

Updated: January 22, 2013, - 07:43 PM

Tevlin: Sheriff's gun sentiments are up for debate

Since Pine County Sheriff Robin Cole issued a statement last week that he would not enforce any new gun mandates from the federal government, constituents and public officials have responded with reactions ranging from praise, to puzzlement, to anger.

Updated: January 19, 2013, - 06:37 PM