A Year in the Making

A year after the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis collapsed -- raising concerns about bridge safety across the country -- a replacement bridge has opened. To mark the opening, the Pioneer Press of St. Paul chronicled the construction of the new span in a creative front page that welcomes the new fixture across the Mississippi.

Un-conventional

With the Republican convention meeting in its city, the St. Paul Pioneer Press did a wrap special section. Across the river, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis put convention news on its regular front page and then published a convention special section inside.

Fightin' Words

Nowhere in America did the word "brawl" appear in presidential campaign headlines today -- except in Minnesota, where both the Star Tribune of Minneapolis and the Pioneer Press of Minnesota used the noun in main headlines explaining that Hillary Clinton's win in the Pennsylvania primary keeps the Democratic race for president alive. Interesting word choice for well-mannered Minnesotans, who this summer host the Republican National Convention.