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Greater Minnesota

The St. Croix River: Balancing nature with development

The St. Croix River: Balancing nature with development

The scenic character of the St. Croix River has made it a magnet for rapid development -- and the pollution that comes with it. The job of cleaning up the St. Croix largely falls to local officials, who are looking for more ways to balance development with conservation.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Cambria silo saga full of twists and turns

Cambria silo saga full of twists and turns

Changing face of a pop-can silo between Le Sueur and St. Peter, Minn., has been an ongoing saga for residents, MnDOT and the local county board of appeals.

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Rochester transplants find common culture in cricket

Rochester transplants find common culture in cricket

The Rochester Cricket Association, which is holding its first-ever tournament this month. Mayo Clinic and IBM have been recruiting workers from all over the world, including many cricket-playing nations.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Army Corps prepares to take on huge Red River diversion project

Army Corps prepares to take on huge Red River diversion project

A $1.4 billion project that would divert floodwaters from the Red River around the Fargo-Moorhead area is the largest, most complex project ever undertaken by the Army Corps of Engineers in this region. Some design elements of the 36-mile diversion channel have never been used before.
by Dan Gunderson

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Duluth zoo offers unlikely objects for its animals

Duluth zoo offers unlikely objects for its animals

Zoo professionals are using a wide variety of objects to stimulate their animals' senses. It's known as enrichment, and it's one of the things the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth must show it's doing to regain the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums accreditation it lost in 2006.

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