Greater Minnesota

April 18, 2013 11:23 AM

Once-lost Minn. Indian portraits on display

Once-lost images have now gone on display at Bemidji State University, where they'll be part of the permanent collection at the American Indian Resource Center.

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April 18, 2013 6:14 AM

Reroute of Highway 53 riles Iron Rangers

Officials on the Iron Range are meeting with Minnesota Department of Transportation officials to discuss how to relocate a major highway in the region. Highway 53 between Eveleth and Virginia must be moved to make way for an open pit taconite mine expansion. But a newly proposed option would completely bypass both towns, and that's raised the ire of many local business owners.

by Dan Kraker

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April 18, 2013 4:00 AM

St. Cloud worried about shutdown of air traffic control tower

The Federal Aviation Administration has slated 149 air traffic control towers around the country to close later this year because of federal budget cuts know as sequestration. Two of the towers are in Minnesota.

by Conrad Wilson

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April 17, 2013 6:53 PM

FEMA to assess ice storm damage

State officials have asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess ice storm damage in southwest Minnesota, the first step towards a possible presidential disaster declaration for the region.

by Mark Steil

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April 17, 2013 4:04 PM

Fargo-Moorhead's flood risk bumped up

The National Weather Service is increasing the flood risk along the Red River because of the delayed spring melt, and nearly double the normal precipitation in the southern Red River Valley in recent weeks.

by Dan Gunderson

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April 17, 2013 2:56 PM

Dropped long-distance calls irk rural Minnesotans

Rural phone customers in Minnesota have complained about dropped or uncompleted long-distance calls for several years. The problem stems from third-party long distance carriers that are trying to save money, FCC officials say.

by Tom Robertson

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April 17, 2013 7:20 AM

Two Hopkins High School students charged after protest over alleged 'ghetto spirit day'

Two Hopkins high school students face misdemeanor charges stemming from a confrontation with school administrators that police say turned physical, after the students, who are African-American, were protesting the school's handling of an incident where they say several white students mocked African American culture.

by Tim Post

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April 16, 2013 10:39 PM

Dayton pitches budget on Iron Range

Gov. Mark Dayton continued his budget-selling swing across Minnesota with a town hall meeting Tuesday in the Iron Range town of Virginia, Minn.

by Dan Kraker

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April 16, 2013 3:53 PM

SE Minn. now on hook for more costs in Mayo plan

If the Mayo Clinic is to expand in Rochester, city and county residents must contribute a larger share of the $500 million needed for public transit and other improvements, state lawmakers said this week.

by Elizabeth Baier