Greater Minnesota

The Duluth Seaway Port Authority says the season will commence just after midnight Saturday when the James R. Barker departs from Superior, Wis., with about 65,000 tons of coal for power plants in Michigan.
A Cannon Falls man accused of poaching a world-record eight-point buck has pleaded guilty to three charges and was sentenced to 245 days in jail.
Duluth city workers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a contract offer that averted a threatened strike.
Oakport turns to levees instead of a million sandbags
Oakport Township -- an area just north of Moorhead along the Red River -- was hard hit by floods last year. This year, instead of sandbag walls, the township is building a clay levee in some areas to protect more homes.