AM.MN: A funny thing happened on the way to the airport …

I just flew in from San Diego and, boy, are my pilots tired! Seriously, folks, we here in Fly-Over Country don’t get no respect. They’re supposed to exceed expectations, not destinations! And, oh my neck — I didn’t know planes had a reverse gear. Speaking of reverse, did you hear Delta reversed its decision to cut off service to St. Cloud? Yeah, they said they’ll divert all planes that overshoot the Twin Cities to St. Cloud. Oh wait, sorry. To Big Lake.

Elsewhere in Minnesota news this morning …

ST. PAUL: Bong water illegal. And that report harshing on the state’s water quality came out before the Minnesota Supreme Court’s new ruling. [St. Paul Pioneer Press]

STATE CAPITOL: Pawlenty PACked ‘em in. The guv told 500 people in Washington, D.C. that he was a “dork from Minnesota.” [Politico]

ROCHESTER: More nukes! A judge would let Xcel Energy expand its Prairie Island plant. [Minnesota Public Radio]

NICOLLET AND CAMP RIPLEY: Fewer animals! A 12-year-old girl is the youngest ever to kill a moose in Minnesota, and a 29-year-old archer shot a buck with a record rack. [Associated Press]

STATEWIDE: Eleven pedestrians killed by trains this year. It’s the state’s highest toll in a decade — and another argument against ear buds. [Star Tribune]

THE INTERNETS: Tweet war. A gentleman’s joust on Twitter between DFLer Blois Olson and GOPer Luke Hellier, on behalf of Lord Mayor Rybak and Guv’ner Pawlenty. [City Pages]