Bob von Sternberg
Reporter | Politics
Phone: 612-673-7184
E-mail: vonste@startribune.com
Bob von Sternberg is a general assignment reporter, primarily working on stories for startribune.com.
Recent content from Bob von Sternberg
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Minneapolis activist indicted for animal lab 'terrorism'
A man from Minneapolis has been indicted on a charge of conspiracy to commit vandalism during a five-year-old animal-rights incident at the University of Iowa.
Nov 19, 2009 -
Emerald ash borer found in Falcon Heights
The lethal emerald ash borer has been discovered in a tree on the University of Minnesota campus in Falcon Heights, about a mile from its initial outbreak.
Nov 19, 2009 -
Did stimulus money go to 'phantom' districts in Minnesota?
Recovery.gov reported that $6.4 billion was sent to 700 districts, including 11 in Minnesota, that don't exist.
Nov 19, 2009 -
2 Minnesotans nominated for top diplomatic jobs
President Obama has nominated two Minnesotans for high positions in the diplomatic corps and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Nov 19, 2009 -
Missing pilot's body found in wreckage
Searchers found the body of Andrew Lindberg Wednesday in the wreckage of his single-engine plane that had disappeared on Friday.
Nov 19, 2009 -
Appeals court orders lawyer to serve time
A federal appeals court has ordered a civil rights lawyer convicted in a terrorism case that originated in Minnesota to begin serving her prison sentence.
Nov 17, 2009 -
Twin Cities activists in Iowa jail after being found in contempt
Two political activists from Minneapolis were jailed in Iowa Tuesday for refusing to answer questions before a federal grand jury apparently investigating a five-year-old animal-rights vandalism incident.
Nov 17, 2009 -
St. Cloud State poll: Obama beats Pawlenty in Minnesota
Minnesotans give President Obama Gov. Tim Pawlenty roughly equal grades for the job they're doing, but it's no contest when the two are matched in a hypothetical 2012 presidential run.
Nov 17, 2009 -
Nov. 11: Pawlenty wounds buck, but hunting party fails to find it
Gov. Tim Pawlenty got a buck Saturday at the Minnesota Governor's Deer Opener, but still came up empty-handed.
Nov 14, 2009 -
House DFLers may challenge cuts in court
They will vote Monday on whether to join six citizens suing Pawlenty's use of "unallotment" power.
Nov 13, 2009