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Greater Minnesota

US northern border checks scaled back

US northern border checks scaled back

The U.S. Border Patrol has quietly stopped its controversial practice of routinely searching buses, trains and airports for illegal immigrants at transportation hubs along the northern border and in the nation's interior.

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Survey suggests slow economic growth in Midwest, Plains

Survey suggests slow economic growth in Midwest, Plains

The rural economy in 10 Midwest and Great Plains states continues to grow but at "an anemic pace," according to the latest monthly survey of bankers in the region.

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Iron Range board cuts tax break for mining outfits

Minnesota's taconite plants will get a smaller tax rebate than they were expecting after the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board decided to spend the money on public works projects instead.

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A quarter of Minnesotans have no broadband at home

A new survey by Connect Minnesota shows that 28 percent of Minnesota households do not have high-speed Internet access at home. The biggest reason cited was lack of relevance.
by Dave Peters

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Duluth prepares for visit from Norwegian royals

Duluth prepares for visit from Norwegian royals

The King and Queen of Norway arrive in Duluth this afternoon on the last full day of their trip to the region.
by Dan Kraker

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Windy, cool weather helps and hinders BWCA firefighters

Windy, cool weather helps and hinders BWCA firefighters

Closures for areas adjacent to the Pagami Creek Fire remain in place this weekend despite the blaze is now being 90 percent contained.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Minn. foie gras producer challenges notion that process is cruel

Minn. foie gras producer challenges notion that process is cruel

There are only a handful of farms in the country that produce foie gras, and one is located in southeastern Minnesota. Fois gras -- or fattened duck liver -- is a delicacy. It's also the source of a long-running debate over whether the treatment of the ducks can be considered cruel.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Farmer charged with destroying pelican nests, chicks

Farmer charged with destroying pelican nests, chicks

A farmer in southwestern Minnesota faces charges that he destroyed more than 1,000 federally protected pelican nests last spring, on land he rents near the town of Minnesota Lake.
by Mark Steil

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A return to traditional foods helps some fight hunger on White Earth Reservation

A return to traditional foods helps some fight hunger on White Earth Reservation

A growing effort on the White Earth Reservation to return to traditional foods could help alleviate hunger and improve the health of people there while reconnecting them with a diet that served their ancestors.
by Julie Siple

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BWCA fire slowly being contained

BWCA fire slowly being contained

The Pagami Creek fire in northeastern Minnesota is now 35 percent contained. The fire is expected to burn quietly through the weekend, as the ground takes time to dry out from recent rain.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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