Greater Minnesota

February 22, 2011 3:00 AM

Increase in natural gas production could slow interest in Minn. wind power

Minnesota is the nation's fourth largest producer of wind energy, but a potential game-changing development in natural gas production could erode interest in wind power.

by Mark Steil

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February 17, 2011 4:21 PM

Senate passes broad aviation bill

The U.S. Senate has turned back a proposal to eliminate a program that subsidizes air service to small airports, often in remote communities.

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February 17, 2011 2:34 PM

Minnesota Sounds: sole ocean port rumbles with cargo, air horns

Duluthians barely notice the deafening whistles and fog horn blasts that are part of area shipping, but the boats, and their sounds, remain a big draw for tourists.

by Marc Sanchez

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February 17, 2011 9:16 AM

Kick the tires on the National Broadband Map

The federal government has released its much-awaited National Broadband Map.

by Dave Peters

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February 14, 2011 12:30 PM

'Grandfather of snowmobiling' Edgar Hetteen dies

Edgar Hetteen, the "grandfather of snowmobiling" who helped to start Polaris and Arctic Cat, has died. He was 90 years old.

by Martin Moylan and Madeleine Baran

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February 14, 2011 6:26 AM

Men accused of racially-motivated beating to appear in court

Two men accused of beating a man in Brainerd earlier this month will appear in Crow Wing County court Tuesday.

by Brandt Williams

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February 12, 2011 12:28 PM

Minnesota pep band is all guitars and drums

With fewer than 50 students, just putting a basketball team on the court takes a significant portion of the student body, so, at first blush, putting a band in the stands might seem out of reach ... and, in a literal sense, it was. Members of the Hope High Pep Band play on the floor in a corner of the gym - all three of them.

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February 12, 2011 3:34 AM

Leaving Riverview Circle

The Johnsons have given up on fighting the Red River.

by Bob Collins

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February 11, 2011 3:00 AM

Hunters take deer to test for wasting disease

The fatal brain disease, known as chronic wasting disease, or CWD, was found in one deer last fall south of Pine Island. It can also affect elk and moose. Beginning Monday, state officials will order a deer-feeding ban Monday to reduce the spread from deer-to-deer.

by Elizabeth Baier