Greater Minnesota

Byron High School in southeastern Minnesota is celebrating winning a prestigious award for excellence from the U.S. Department of Education.
Mosaic Co., North America's second-largest fertilizer producer, reported fiscal second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as phosphate prices soared.
A Minnesota judge began the new year by arming himself with a pistol and confronting a man who had broken into his house.
Authorities have identified the mother and son whose bodies were found in a Winona home over the weekend.
The Minnesota Broadband Advisory Task Force has finished its first report tracking how well the state is keeping up in the realm of high-speed Internet access. The picture is mixed.
Interstate 94 is closed west of Fargo, N.D., after a crash reportedly involving dozens of vehicles.
A four-person ski lift at Duluth's Spirit Mountain had to be evacuated after breaking down.
Duluth's NorShor Theater gets planning grant
A Duluth arts group has obtained a $10,000 grant to develop a business plan for the historic NorShor theater.
Morton: Dakota 38 + 2
A horseback ride to commemorate 38 hanged Dakota warriors.
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is suing the state over a rule governing sulfate pollution in wild rice beds.