Greater Minnesota

A family deployment
With three members of the Howe family serving in the military, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are a constant part of their lives.
A Lakes Area police officer is accused of providing alcohol to an underage woman and having sex with her while he was on duty.
Emergency crews in Farmington have freed man who was trapped in a grain silo for more than eight hours Thursday.
Minnesota's conservation officers have been patrolling the state's frozen lakes for more than a month now, and they're seeing some patterns of violations by ice anglers.
Respect for the game
The girls of Wrenshall High School's basketball team lost a game to Moose Lake 65-0 in December. They have every right to be dispirited, but amazingly, they're not.
The body of a 44-year-old Twin Cities man with mental health issues has been found north of Duluth. Preliminary information indicates he died of exposure.