Greater Minnesota

Twin Cities Presbyterians could clear the way for gay clergy
If Twin Cities church leaders vote to remove a requirement that ministers and lay leaders be faithfully married heterosexuals or celibate singles, it would be the final vote needed to ratify the change nationally.
A proposed high-speed rail line between Minneapolis and Duluth is getting $5 million from the federal government.
AT&T official says merger would help rural Minn., N.D.
An AT&T official says the company's proposed merger with T-Mobile USA would improve technology in rural areas of the upper Midwest, but some residents and lawmakers remain skeptical.
A family in West Duluth has put together a camp for families of children with autism.
Another armada of tall ships will sail into the Duluth harbor this summer.
Franken, Klobuchar propose end to ethanol subsidies
Minnesota's two U.S. senators, along with lawmakers from other corn-growing states, have introduced a bill that would gradually end tax subsidies for ethanol producers.
Two generations, but shared uncertainty of deployment
Wes Moechnig and Ole Olson will leave their lives and families behind to serve their nation in Kuwait.
Minnesota health officials say most drinking water from municipal systems had safe levels of contaminants in the department's most recent round of testing.