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Greater Minnesota

Jay Cooke State Park swinging bridge set to reopen

The swinging bridge will soon be back at Jay Cooke State Park near Duluth.

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Minn. Beargrease sled dog race back on for 2014

Minn. Beargrease sled dog race back on for 2014

The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is back on in northern Minnesota next year.

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Woman, 84, found after 48 hours in Minn. woods

An 84-year-old woman who spent 48 hours alone in a Chisholm forest after getting lost on a solo walk was found safe with just a few scratches and some mosquito bites.

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“My Town Is . . .” video gets legs. What’s your town?

“My Town Is . . .” video gets legs. What’s your town?

When you ask Minnesotans to finish the sentence “My town is . . .”, they do. The answers range from “cultural wasteland” to “searching for identity” to “filled with good people.”
by Dave Peters

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African farmers find inspiration, and maybe machinery, in Midwest

African farmers find inspiration, and maybe machinery, in Midwest

A dozen African farmers and business owners are meeting with farm equipment suppliers in Fargo, N.D., to study technology that would help them produce more soybeans and corn. The meetings could also prove helpful to farm machinery manufacturers in the United States who see an opportunity to tap a growing market.
by Dan Gunderson

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Human remains found in ashes of hunting shack

St. Louis County authorities say human remains have been found in the ashes of a hunting shack near Tower in northeastern Minnesota.

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Allegiant Air to offer service from St. Cloud to Orlando

Allegiant Air officials say they will announce details about where they will be expanding service -- to a "leisure destination" -- Tuesday morning.
by Conrad Wilson

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Bondholders set to take big loss on Monticello broadband project

Bondholders set to take big loss on Monticello broadband project

In June, the city made a formal offer to bond holders, paying back $5.75 million of the $26 million borrowed to finance the construction of the network in 2008, before aggressive competition from private companies put the publicly owned company in a financially precarious position.
by Conrad Wilson

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Fargo planning move to natural gas in city vehicles

Fargo planning move to natural gas in city vehicles

Fargo city officials are developing a plan to burn natural gas in city vehicles, primarily buses and garbage trucks. "It burns cleaner, it has more power and it's cheaper. So that's a good combination," Fargo City Commissioner Mike Williams said.
by Dan Gunderson

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Big Lake man dies in cabin construction accident

A Big Lake man has died in a construction accident at a cabin near Hibbing.

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