Recent content from Mary Lynn Smith

Minnesota pastor says on video to be ready to 'arm up' as a citizen militia force
Alexandria's Darryl Knappen is drawing praise and condemnation.

'Nothing like a real hug.' Minnesota mom, son reunited after months apart in quarantine
A captured hug between a mother and her son resonates with all those who can't.
![An angler fished inside a portable ice fishing shelter on Cedar Lake in Minneapolis. ] JEFF WHEELER • jeff.wheeler@startribune.com](https://chorus.stimg.co/22232807/ows_9cc7495c_9573_4b95_8f1e_766cbb63411a.jpg?h=120&w=180&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Ice fishing contests melting away because of Minnesota's pandemic restrictions
Some events have been canceled and others have gone virtual, where participants can fish numerous lakes. Still others are hoping to host modified events that meet social distancing guidelines

Together in life and death: Couples battle coronavirus
As COVID-19 has ravaged the elderly, couples who have spent nearly a lifetime together are dying together — days, sometimes hours apart. For some families, the losses are even more painful because a vaccine was almost within reach.