Greater Minnesota

Groups sponsor rally against Minn. wolf hunt
Opponents of wolf hunting planned to hold a rally on the Iron Range on Saturday to protest the state's first ongoing managed wolf hunt.
Gaps in Duluth flood recovery, Mayor Ness says
Duluth and its surrounding areas are continuing to recover from the record June flooding that washed out roads and destroyed hundreds of homes.
Funeral services Saturday for Little Falls teens
A funeral for the two teenagers who were shot and killed on Thanksgiving Day will take place in the central Minnesota town of Little Falls Saturday morning.
Transportation task force calls for gas tax and tab fee increases
A task force appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton is calling for increases in the gas tax and tab fees to help the state pay for transportation.
Duluth gets $285K to help idled workers
The city of Duluth has received a state grant of $285,000 to help former employees of the Georgia Pacific hardboard plant that closed this year.
Fiscal cliff divides Minnesota lawmakers
None of Minnesota's delegation sits at the negotiating table over the "fiscal cliff." But they will have to vote on whatever agreement is made, if a deal happens.
Drought threatens to close Mississippi to barges
After months of drought, companies that ship grain and other goods down the Mississippi River are being haunted by a potential nightmare: If water levels fall too low, the nation's main inland waterway could become impassable to barges just as the harvest heads to market.
Fargo-Moorhead churches open doors to homeless
Fargo-Moorhead churches are taking the initiative to help shelter a growing number of homeless people in the community.
The Duluth beer-beef cycle
Duluth brewers and restaurateurs Tim Nelson and Rod Raymond are recycling the spent grain from beer-making and using it to feed cattle they hope to serve patrons next spring.
About 400 union members at a paper mill in Cloquet have voted to authorize a strike.