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Greater Minnesota

Unlike Decker case, most officer killings solved quickly

Unlike Decker case, most officer killings solved quickly

When a law enforcement officer in Minnesota is shot and killed, it rarely takes more than a day for investigators to find the killer. Often it takes only a few hours, or the suspect is killed at the scene. The killing of Cold Spring Police Officer Thomas Decker is the first fatal shooting of a Minnesota law enforcement officer since 1970 that was not solved within a few days, an MPR News analysis has found.
by Madeleine Baran

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Opinions vary widely on how to control guns, if at all

Dozens of gun owners responded to an inquiry into what they thought should be the legislative reaction to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Some said a ban on "assault weapons" would be ineffective, while others said there should be a ban. Yet others said teachers should be allowed to carry weapons at school.
by Matt Sepic

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Minn. college coach cleared in porn case off leave

Minn. college coach cleared in porn case off leave

A Minnesota college football coach cleared by a judge of child porn charges stemming from cellphone video of his naked children is no longer on administrative leave, but hasn't yet been reinstated atop the program.

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Bentleyville Tour of Lights to continue despite legal battle

Bentleyville Tour of Lights to continue despite legal battle

A popular holiday lights festival that has been embroiled in legal battles over free speech will continue for at least three more years.
by Dan Kraker

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Gun sales and carry permit requests on the rise in Minn.

Some local gun sellers say last week's mass shooting in Connecticut has prompted customers to buy guns for personal safety as well as protection against possible future gun restrictions.
by Brandt Williams

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Verso Paper fined for fatal explosion

Verso Paper fined for fatal explosion

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Verso Paper Corp. for the explosion and fire that killed one employee and injured four others at its Sartell paper plant last May.
by Conrad Wilson

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Excelsior Energy to build natural gas-fired power plant

A company that spent more than $40 million in taxpayer money on a coal-gasification power plant that was never built, now says it has secured the land it needs to build a natural gas-fired facility.
by Dan Kraker

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Peterson: Farm bill this year unlikely

Congress appears unlikely to pass a farm bill by the end of the year, says Rep. Collin Peterson.
by Brett Neely

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Blizzard warning for south Minn.; metro on edge of storm

Blizzard warning for south Minn.; metro on edge of storm

The most serious storm in two years will dump over a foot of snow and bring blizzard conditions to much of the upper Midwest through Thursday night.

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SW Minn. residential wells run dry as drought drags on

SW Minn. residential wells run dry as drought drags on

As severe drought continues across most of the state, residential wells are going dry in parts of Minnesota. The southwest region of the state has been especially hard-hit, making residents and officials scramble to find new water sources as underground aquifers shrink.
by Mark Steil

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