BP's ongoing oil containment effortsMay 14, 2010 2:10 PMPresident Obama is sending a bomb builder and Mars expert to help BP tackle the problem of stopping the oil flow into the Gulf of Mexico. Midmorning asks if the latest engineering efforts are good enough and which ideas are still left on the table.
Fargo Park Board approves deer huntMay 14, 2010 6:36 AMFargo police say bowhunters took 11 deer along the Red River corridor during the last deer management season. Eight of the 23 hunters who took part in the program got a deer.
Feds to require large facilities to reduce carbon emissionsMay 13, 2010 5:25 PMBy Stephanie HemphillThe new rules apply to some of the biggest greenhouse gas producers including power plants, refineries, taconite processing plants, and big factories beginning in January.
BP's next try to stem oil gusher: Smaller tubeMay 13, 2010 2:26 PMBP officials said Thursday they would thread a small tube into a jagged pipe on the seafloor to suck oil to the surface before it can spew into the Gulf and add to the disaster, which was apparently set in motion by a long list of equipment failures.
BP says its Gulf oil spill costs now $450 millionMay 13, 2010 7:18 AMThe cost of fighting a massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill is mounting rapidly for the global oil company that owns the well.
Threat of fish virus has Minn. experts on alertMay 13, 2010 6:59 AMBiologists at the University of Minnesota have been preparing for the fishing opener Saturday with hopes they won't find what they're looking for.
Great Lakes water levels dropping againMay 12, 2010 11:11 AMWater levels in the Great Lakes are headed downward because of dry weather during the winter and early spring.
Political patience wanes as Gulf oil spill growsMay 12, 2010 7:01 AMPolitical patience was washing away for BP executives who can't stop a broken underwater well from spewing oil into the Gulf, where crews were trying the latest solution - submerging a second containment box designed to funnel the gusher to a waiting tanker.
Minnesota launches 2010 gypsy moth trapping effortMay 12, 2010 6:58 AMThe Minnesota Department of Agriculture plans to set nearly 23,000 gypsy moth traps across eastern Minnesota this spring.
Only minor change needed in safe fish guidelinesMay 11, 2010 1:09 PMBy Stephanie HemphillA new study shows fish in most Minnesota lakes outside the metro area have low or undetectable levels of chemicals called PFOS.