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Greater Minnesota

Minnesota author takes readers on scenic journey of North Shore in new book

Minnesota author takes readers on scenic journey of North Shore in new book

Retired professor Arnold Alanen has researched and written an extensive history of the buildings along Highway 61 and the stories of the people who shaped the North Shore. He joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer to give a glimpse into his new book, “The Scenic Route.”
by Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton and Gretchen Brown

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Visit Cook County director talks North Shore tourism and international employees

Visit Cook County director talks North Shore tourism and international employees

Linda Jurek, the executive director of Visit Cook County and the Cook County Chamber, joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition at WTIP in Grand Marais Tuesday to delve deeper into regional attractions, cross-border tourism, the impact of international students and more.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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New U med school in St. Cloud hopes to train doctors who will live, practice in rural areas

New U med school in St. Cloud hopes to train doctors who will live, practice in rural areas

The regional campus is a unique partnership between the university and CentraCare, the region’s largest health care provider, which is facing an urgent need for more doctors in rural Minnesota.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota town ball traditions built on family ties, love of the game 

Minnesota town ball traditions built on family ties, love of the game 

Every summer in hundreds of cities and small towns across Minnesota, generations play town ball at the local baseball field. Players range in age from teenagers to men sliding into middle age. In Bluffton, the family ties run especially deep.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesota man on a mission to save honeybees, shrink pesticide use

Minnesota man on a mission to save honeybees, shrink pesticide use

Steve Ellis is a nationally recognized expert in the business of bees. From his Grant County farms he’s fought for decades to protect them from what he believes are deadly pesticides harming their health. For him, beekeeping has always been more than a business.
by Dan Gunderson

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Trump order gives Minnesota taconite plants more time to cut mercury pollution

Trump order gives Minnesota taconite plants more time to cut mercury pollution

After years of delay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved a rule last year requiring Minnesota’s taconite industry to cut its mercury emissions. Now the Trump administration is giving facilities at least two more years to comply.
by Dan Kraker

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