Hearing in Leech Lake to look at alleged election fraudJune 24, 2010 7:37 AMBy Tom RobertsonA hearing on Thursday on the Leech Lake Reservation will determine whether there were irregularities in a tribal election earlier this month.
FEMA, state officials survey Wadena tornado damageJune 24, 2010 3:00 AMBy Ambar EspinozaFederal and state emergency management crews have spent the past two days meeting with city officials in seven counties to assess the damage left behind by at least 18 tornadoes in Minnesota last week.
Iron Range mine fined for violating air quality permitJune 23, 2010 4:18 PMBy Stephanie HemphillAir quality reports from Alcelor Mittal's Minorca mine near Virginia were incomplete, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Wadena mayor: Cleanup effort grinding to haltJune 23, 2010 1:51 PMBy Tim Nelson and Madeleine BaranWadena Mayor Wayne Wolden said the cleanup in his city is grinding to a halt, as Wadena runs out of volunteers and places to put the mess left behind by last week's tornados.
Officials counting up damage from last week's stormsJune 22, 2010 5:33 PMBy Mark SteilFederal, state and county officials are touring Minnesota towns and farms hit by last week's tornadoes, hoping to have a final damage tally of last week's tornadoes by the end of the week.
Gaertner endorses Entenza in Minn. governor's raceJune 22, 2010 11:51 AMFormer Democratic gubernatorial candidate Susan Gaertner is supporting Matt Entenza over two rivals in the race for Minnesota governor.
Wet conditions cause problems at some Minn. farmsJune 21, 2010 5:14 PMThe USDA says statewide average precipitation for the week ending Sunday was 1.1 inches, which left standing water in some fields, and only a few days were suitable for fieldwork.
Sirens were silent when tornado hit NW RochesterJune 21, 2010 5:10 PMTen emergency warning sirens failed to sound in northwest Rochester last week just before a tornado hit the area.
State officials expand probe of farm linked to E. coli outbreakJune 21, 2010 4:50 PMBy Mark SteilState investigators went back to the Michael Hartmann dairy farm in Gibbon a second time last Wednesday to collect more samples, confiscate financial records, and document what they allege are unsanitary conditions on the farm.
USDA announces tighter antitrust rules for meat industryJune 21, 2010 3:42 PMThe Obama administration has proposed new antitrust rules for meat companies that reflect a willingness by the USDA to shift the balance of power between farmers and processors, and to regulate an industry long dominated by a handful of corporate giants.