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Greater Minnesota

Gov't studies use of genetically modified crops in wildlife refuges

Gov't studies use of genetically modified crops in wildlife refuges

National wildlife refuges have long used farming as a management tool, and refuge managers say using Roundup Ready crops is often the best way to restore native prairie and grassland.
by Dan Gunderson

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Developers unveil vision for Duluth bayfront site

Developers unveil vision for Duluth bayfront site

A set of Duluth waterfront concrete storage elevators could become a modern hotel with condominiums and retail space, if a plan revealed this week becomes reality.
by Bob Kelleher

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Hibbing attorney wins Dem primary for House seat

A Hibbing attorney has won a Democratic primary for a Minnesota House seat last held by former state Rep. Tony Sertich.

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Crime in Rochester a problem of perception versus reality

Crime in Rochester a problem of perception versus reality

Crime has become a hot topic in Rochester, even though the city's crime rate has remained virtually static in the past decade. But city and police officials say the perception of crime in Rochester is actually getting worse.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Minnesota man raises award-winning pigeons

Minnesota man raises award-winning pigeons

Jerry Burgr has spent more and more time on a farm northwest of Stewartville where he keeps Modenas, Racing Homer and Birmingham Roller pigeons. His goal is to breed the perfect pigeon for shows.

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Duluth schools facing $7 million deficit

The Duluth school superintendent says the district's financial state is "not a pretty picture."

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Minn. couple helps secure habitat for rattlesnakes

Minn. couple helps secure habitat for rattlesnakes

Ken and Terry Visger recently agreed to an easement that will help conserve the bluff prairie habitat for rattlesnakes in the hills hat surround his farm near La Crescent in southeastern Minnesota.

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Bemidji State cuts budget to meet $5 million deficit

Bemidji State University and its partner Northwest Technical College released a budget plan Thursday that cuts four programs, reduces the size of 18 others and eliminates about 50 jobs, to address a $5 million deficit.
by Tim Post

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In a dark recession, green jobs grow strong in greater Minnesota

In a dark recession, green jobs grow strong in greater Minnesota

Manufacturing has been hit hard by the recession, But some Minnesota manufacturing companies are thriving and creating new jobs in the emerging "green economy."
by Tom Robertson

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150-year-old letters give voice to Dakota prisoners

150-year-old letters give voice to Dakota prisoners

For nearly 150 years, the voices of Dakota men imprisoned after the Dakota Conflict of 1862 went unheard. But the details of their imprisonment are starting to emerge, in dozens of letters written by those men and now being studied by historians in Fargo.
by Dan Gunderson

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