Report: Most Americans live in unclean air, ND has cleanestApril 28, 2010 4:02 PMSix in 10 Americans -- about 175 million people -- are living in places where air pollution often reaches dangerous levels, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The cities with the cleanest air included Fargo and Wahpeton, N.D.
MPCA closer to shutting down Thief River Falls dairyApril 27, 2010 5:13 PMBy Stephanie HemphillThe Minnesota Pollution Control Agency moved one step closer Tuesday to shutting down a large dairy near Thief River Falls.
Passenger in fatal crash was on probation for DUIApril 26, 2010 1:01 PMBy Tim Nelson and Elizabeth DunbarThe teen driver had received her license just three weeks before and was subject to Minnesota's Graduated License rules, meaning she shouldn't have been driving at that time of night. The teens who died apparently weren't wearing seat belts.
Play3min 49secFuture of cellulosic ethanol remains uncertainApril 26, 2010 12:00 AMBy Mark SteilThe idea of a biofuel made from something other than food was one of the stars of both the Bush and Obama administration's energy programs, but the future of cellulosic ethanol is in doubt.
One of Minn's 'worst performing' schools likely to closeApril 23, 2010 3:43 PMBy Tom WeberMinnesota's list of the 34 worst-performing schools now includes one that will likely close this summer.
Probation for southern Minn. man who starved dogsApril 23, 2010 11:56 AMA Mower County judge has sentenced a man to community service and probation for letting two dogs die of starvation and exposure to the cold.
Play4min 20secProgram helps reduce conflict as St. Cloud struggles with race issuesApril 22, 2010 8:11 PMBy Ambar EspinozaA program at St. Cloud State University is teaching high school and college students how to better communicate with people from different backgrounds.
Activities in northern forests restricted due to high fire dangerApril 22, 2010 4:11 PMBy Madeleine BaranThe National Forest Service will close the Kekekabic Trail in the Superior National Forest on Friday, in response to an elevated risk of fire in northern Minnesota.
NY Sen. Schumer wants U.S.-Canadian border drug planApril 21, 2010 4:49 PMNew York Sen. Charles Schumer says he'll work to drum up support from colleagues in other northern border states for a comprehensive plan to combat drug smuggling along the U.S.-Canadian border.
Play4min 11secOutdoor groups unhappy with tribes' claim for fishing, hunting rightsApril 21, 2010 4:08 PMBy Tom RobertsonSome Minnesota outdoor groups are expressing frustration with two Ojibwe Indian bands in northern Minnesota that plan to reassert hunting and fishing rights they believe are protected by federal treaties from the 1800s.