Greater Minnesota

September 11, 2012 4:00 AM

Community paramedic ranks begin to grow in Minn.

Minnesota paramedics have begun training for a new certification as "community paramedics," letting them handle a new set of non-emergency health care situations.

by Tom Robertson

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September 10, 2012 4:00 AM

Photos: A year after BWCA fire, a forest is reborn

What was once black and charred has now transformed into a lush green forest nearly a year after the Pagami Creek fire.

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September 6, 2012 2:26 PM

Leaves begin to change color in Minn.

The Department of Natural Resources has started updating its fall color reports and maps at noon every Thursday.

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September 2, 2012 11:55 AM

Fits and starts for Iron Range labor talks over holiday weekend

Labor negotiations affect nearly 3,000 mine workers at five facilities on the Iron Range that mine low-grade iron ore and process it into taconite pellets used to make steel.

by Dan Kraker

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August 31, 2012 12:43 PM

Clock ticking on mining contract negotiations

Time is running out on the United Steelworkers Union and five Iron Range taconite operations to hammer out a new contract.

by Dan Kraker

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August 29, 2012 5:41 PM

Fargo-Moorhead English tutoring program expands

A Fargo-Moorhead tutoring program that uses computer software to teach refugees how to speak and write English is expanding. Organizers say the program could become a national model.

by Dan Gunderson

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August 29, 2012 3:51 PM

For 5 Range mines, 3,000 workers, 2 days left for contract talks

Contracts between three giant mining companies on the Iron Range and the United Steelworkers of America will expire at midnight Friday, and an apparent stalemate threatens to set in motion a strike that could disrupt the nation's steel supply.

by Dan Kraker

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August 29, 2012 1:55 PM

Cheers, jeers for DNR invasive species fight in Detroit Lakes

After a summer of watching invasive species spread to more lakes, Minnesota lake property owners worry the Department of Natural Resources and local governments are not doing enough to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species.

by Dan Gunderson