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Crowdsourced funding boosts Bemidji micro-brewery

Crowdsourced funding boosts Bemidji micro-brewery

The Bemidji Brewing Company plans to have its first public batch of brew on tap in a few local pubs by early summer. Kickstarter allowed the group to move forward at the nano-brewery level and created a buzz around the fledgling business.
by Tom Robertson

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White pride rally flops in Duluth

White pride rally flops in Duluth

Members of the press and counter protesters at Duluth's City Hall outnumbered white supremacists.
by Michael Olson

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N.D. man sentenced in Minn. zebra mussel case

N.D. man sentenced in Minn. zebra mussel case

A North Dakota man accused of introducing zebra mussels into a Minnesota lake last year has been fined $500 and ordered to pay $500 in restitution.

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Worthington builds on bioscience niche

Worthington builds on bioscience niche

In Worthington, economic development officials are trying to build on a small but growing biosciences niche. It's been a long haul.
by Mark Steil

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Chippewa land compensation deal near with U.S. government

It's taken 123 years, but the federal government is the closest it's ever been to compensating Minnesota's Chippewa bands for tribal land that the U.S. government sold unfairly.
by Conrad Wilson

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Photos: Blizzard in Duluth

Photos: Blizzard in Duluth

A major winter storm shut down the city of Duluth on Feb. 29, 2012, and grounded planes at the Duluth International Airport.

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Stillwater bridge plan faces hurdle in the House

Stillwater bridge plan faces hurdle in the House

The U.S. House is expected to debate today and vote Thursday on a bill to allow a new $700 million, freeway-style bridge across the St. Croix River. Lobbying to sway the final outcome are both the bill's sponsor and its biggest opponent.
by Brett Neely

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Mayo reports strong income and revenue growth in 2011

Mayo reports strong income and revenue growth in 2011

Clinic officials announced today they will use that financial boost to move forward with several construction projects across the health system.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Microloans and a hand to hold fill gap for startups

Microloans and a hand to hold fill gap for startups

JACKSON, Minn. Chant and Amy Singvongsa are a two-person entrepreneurial storm in the small city of Jackson, in southwestern Minnesota. They run a daycare, a landscaping company and a T-shirt design and printing service, usually doing business at the same bank.
by Jennifer Vogel

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