Greater Minnesota

State cash brings counties new muscle in invasive species fight
A scattershot approach has long been a weak link in the fight to stop the lake-to-lake movement of zebra mussels, Eurasian watermilfoil and other species damaging Minnesota waterways. More help, though, is on the way.
Minnesota farmers race to finish corn planting
Minnesota farmers are racing to finish corn planting ahead of a key deadline set by the federal crop insurance program.
Nicole McKay, 26, has pleaded guilty to child endangerment in the death of her 2-month-old daughter, Emma Dennis, who died Nov. 25, 2013.
Duluth airplane maintenance firm plans for growth
An airplane maintenance operation that opened in Duluth in 2012 celebrated a milestone Tuesday as it announced a new five-year contract and plans to grow.
Byron Smith found guilty in Little Falls murders, sentenced to life
Byron Smith has admitted shooting and wounding, then killing the intruders. His attorney had argued that Smith acted in self defense and out of fear for his life when he killed 17-year-old Nicholas Brady and 18-year-old Haile Kifer.