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Greater Minnesota

Feds hold hearing tonight on wolf delisting

Feds hold hearing tonight on wolf delisting

The federal government will hold a public information meeting Tuesday evening in Grand Rapids on its plan to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Reliving a childhood adventure for a serious cause

Reliving a childhood adventure for a serious cause

Years after a canoe trip from St. Cloud to Hudson Bay, Todd Foster and Scott Miller reunite for a shorter jaunt -- an eight-day journey from Lake Osakis to St. Cloud to promote the Sauk River.

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Recovery project aims to bring traditional crops back to White Earth

Recovery project aims to bring traditional crops back to White Earth

The White Earth Land Recovery Project is collecting seeds -- some hundreds of years old -- to expand stock so reservation residents can grow their own food.
by Dan Gunderson

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Ely nurses back to bargaining

Nurses at Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital had voted to strike, though no date was set. A federal mediator has set a bargaining session for June.

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The outlook for Minnesota crops is finally sunny

The outlook for Minnesota crops is finally sunny

A turn in the weather has allowed Minnesota farmers to plant 95 percent of their corn crops and 75 percent of their soybeans. The outlook for the fall harvest is good.
by Mark Steil

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Freight train derails in Paynesville, no one hurt

A freight train derailment in central Minnesota has sent some rail cars into the Crow River.

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Economic caution, confidence battle in bellwether hospitality industry

Economic caution, confidence battle in bellwether hospitality industry

Since June 2010, hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues in the state have added more than 5,000 jobs, about a third of the positions lost in the hospitality industry, often used as a bellweather since the start of the recession.
by Annie Baxter

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Dog sniffs out bugs for Duluth pest-control firm

Dog sniffs out bugs for Duluth pest-control firm

Meet Shelby, a certified bedbug scent detection dog who recently joined the staff of Guardian Pest Solutions based in Duluth, to help in their war against bedbugs. Dogs are the latest tool for pest control specialists dealing with a growing bedbug problem.

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Rocori holds community meeting on school safety

The Rocori school district is holding a community meeting to discuss school safety - after two students brought weapons to school in April.

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