Gulf's wetlands surviving despite oilJune 29, 2010 11:57 AMFrom a seaplane 1,000 feet above Louisiana's coastal wetlands, the places hit hardest by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are easy to spot - dark slashes marring a vast expanse of marshes and bayous.
Mississippi River drawdown near Winona beginsJune 29, 2010 11:15 AMThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hoping to reduce water levels in the Mississippi River near Winona.
Ag officials: Don't spread emerald ash borerJune 29, 2010 6:13 AMAs many Minnesota residents clean up tree limbs and branches that fell during recent storms, the Department of Agriculture is urging residents to be careful not to spread emerald ash borer.
Minn. ruffed grouse count downJune 28, 2010 4:52 PMThe state Department of Natural Resources says Minnesota's ruffed grouse spring drumming counts are down from last year.
BP spends $2.65B on oil spill; denies CEO quittingJune 28, 2010 12:39 PMBP's mounting costs for capping and cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico spill have reached $2.65 billion, it said Monday, but the oil giant denied reports out of Russia that CEO Tony Hayward is resigning.
Klobuchar: BP needs to pay for Minn. wildlife threatened by oilJune 25, 2010 12:11 PMBy Mark ZdechlikU.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar met Friday with Twin Cities wildlife experts to talk about ways to try to protect migratory waterfowl from the gulf oil spill.
Weeds clog Minnesota lakes earlier this yearJune 25, 2010 10:17 AMBy Elizabeth DunbarEurasian watermilfoil isn't new to Lake Calhoun, above, and other Minnesota lakes. But it peaked earlier than usual, getting in the way of swimming and boating.
More evidence of Gulf oil spill washes ashoreJune 25, 2010 6:37 AMMore dirty evidence of the massive oil spill washed ashore along the Gulf Coast for residents who don't need any more reminders of their frustration over failed efforts to stop the crude gushing from a blown-out undersea well.
State to ask 3M to pay for environmental damageJune 24, 2010 1:49 PMBy Stephanie HemphillThe state will ask 3M to pay for environmental damage due to contamination from the company's operations in the east metro.
Cap back after robot nudge stalls oil collectionJune 24, 2010 10:23 AMA cap was back in place on BP's broken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico after a deep-sea blunder forced crews to temporarily remove what has been the most effective method so far for containing some of the massive spill.