Mott Foundation gives $500K for anti-carp effortsAugust 27, 2010 7:03 AMThe Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is giving $500,000 to the Great Lakes Commission to help it find ways to prevent invasive Asian carp from entering the lakes.
Newscastle disease poses threat to Minnesota's poultry flocksAugust 26, 2010 3:50 PMBy Mark SteilA virulent strain of Newcastle disease, a virus killing hundreds of wild birds in Minnesota, poses a threat to Minnesota's poultry flocks, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Report: Big Stone's coal ash polluting groundwaterAugust 26, 2010 2:20 PMBy Stephanie HemphillA report from three environmental groups says coal ash stored at the Big Stone power plant in South Dakota, near the Minnesota border, is polluting groundwater.
Play53min 53secWorld hunger level highest in 40 yearsAugust 26, 2010 12:00 AMBy J. Brian AtwoodThe UN says there are now 1 billion people who don't have enough to eat around the world -- the highest level in 40 years. What's the moral obligation of countries like the U.S. and Europe to step in and are we providing aid effectively?
New Wis. recycling law affects Minnesota residentsAugust 25, 2010 8:29 AMA new Wisconsin law aimed at pulling recyclable and possibly toxic electronic waste out of landfills will also affect a lot of Minnesota residents.
Photos: An ancient North Shore icon worn awayAugust 24, 2010 9:56 AMA rock bridge known as a sea arch on the shoreline in Tettegouche State Park collapsed sometime Friday or Saturday, leaving behind a tree-covered stone pillar isolated in the lake.
Play3min 41secVisitors come to see what's left of Tettegouche archAugust 23, 2010 5:19 PMBy Bob KelleherAs a steady stream of visitors arrived to see what was left of the Tettegouche arch, park officials were trying to figure out just when it collapsed.
Attorney: Great Lakes waterways a 'carp highway'August 23, 2010 12:50 PMA federal judge has set Sept. 7 as the next hearing in a multistate lawsuit demanding tougher action to prevent Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lakes.
Play53min 54secDNR biologist talks birds and the Gulf oil spillAugust 23, 2010 8:54 AMPopular Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Carrol Henderson joins Midday to discuss the effects of the Gulf oil spill on migrating birds -- and take all other bird questions.
Play4min 45secSwanson: Swift action needed to keep carp out of Great LakesAugust 23, 2010 8:34 AMBy Elizabeth DunbarMinnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson said Monday that Asian carp pose a real threat to the Great Lakes, and she hopes a judge will order temporary measures to stop the fish from spreading.