Jeff Baenen

In this photo made June 9, 2012, Marvin Bourne of Richmond, Va., drives a tank in Kasota, Minn., while his wife Karen Bourne looks out from the turret and Drive A Tank employee Kessa Baedke sits behind him. For a fee, Drive A Tank gives people a chance to drive a tank around a mile-long dirt course and to crush a car with a tank. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)

Motorists drive tanks at action park

Last updated Friday, June 29, 2012 - 9:49am

KASOTA, Minn. — For anyone who ever has been stuck in traffic, it’s a tempting fantasy: If only you were driving a tank and could roll over everything in your path.

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FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2011 file photo, Nate Smith and his dad Pat Smith, second from right, pose for a photo after the 11-year-old sank a trick shot during a charity hockey game in Faribault, Minn. Nate Smith hit the puck through a hole cut into a board from 89 feet away . But it was Nate's identical twin, Nick, whose raffle ticket won the chance to take the shot at a hole just slightly larger than the puck. The company that insured the event, Odds On Promotions of Reno, Nev., said Wednesday that due to "contractual breaches and legal implications" it was unable to pay the claim. Instead, the company said it would donate $20,000 to youth hockey in Minnesota in the boys' names. (AP Photo/Daily News, Brendan Burnett-Kurie, File)

No cash for Minnesota boy who made 'miracle' shot

Last updated Friday, September 2, 2011 - 12:04pm

MINNEAPOLS -- It was an amazing hockey shot, with the puck sliding into a tiny hole from center ice for a $50,000 prize. But a penalty was called on the Minnesota boy who made the shot during a charity event because his twin brother should have been wielding the stick.

The company that insured the event, Odds On Promotions of Reno, Nev., said Wednesday that due to "contractual breaches and legal implications" it was unable to pay the claim. Instead, the company said it would donate $20,000 to youth hockey in Minnesota in the boys' names.

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(The Associated Press) Betsy Sathers enjoys snack time with her new adopted twins Alyse and Ross Monday at their home in Blaine, Minn.

Minn. bridge collapse widow adopts Haitian twins

Jeff Baenen   The Associated Press
Last updated Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 8:30pm

BLAINE, Minn. -- Betsy Sathers wears the glow of a new mother as she perches on the couch in her family room, smiling and chatting with visitors while still managing to keep an eye on the 2-year-old twins burbling and cavorting at her feet.

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