Greater Minnesota

Apple among brands in pricing tension with retailers
Some products seem to be the same price no matter where you look or how much you shop. That's exactly what many manufacturers want to keep their profits from eroding. But it's getting harder for manufacturers to enforce those prices.
Funeral for Minn. teens killed in alleged break-in
Hundreds of mourners packed into a Minnesota church Saturday to remember two teenage cousins who were shot to death during an alleged home burglary on Thanksgiving.
A janitor at an elementary school in Hibbing is being praised for his quick thinking after he used the Heimlich maneuver this week to assist a first-grader who was choking.
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.