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Greater Minnesota

EPA says PolyMet mine report is 'inadequate'

EPA says PolyMet mine report is 'inadequate'

The Environmental Protection Agency says the proposed Polymet copper-nickel mine proposed for northeastern Minnesota should not go ahead as currently planned.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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Minn. prosecutor files charges in '97 killing

Authorities in Minnesota have charged a man in the 1997 killing of an Iowa teen over a drug debt.

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New program to train students to green up their lives

New program to train students to green up their lives

Winona State University is offering a new program this spring to train a network of people how to green up their lives by teaching composting and other energy-efficient techniques.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Man dead in snowmobile crash in Carver County

Carver County deputies are investigating after a 28-year-old man was found dead near to a snowmobile in Hollywood Township.

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Feds outline plan to nurse Great Lakes to health

The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes, a sprawling ecosystem plagued by toxic contamination, shrinking wildlife habitat and invasive species.

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Future of Mankato State flight school in doubt

Future of Mankato State flight school in doubt

Students and faculty are trying to save the aviation program at MSU Makato, a program that faces elimination due to the state's projected $1.2 billion budget shortfall.

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Administration readies Great Lakes cleanup plan

The Obama administration is expected to release on Sunday a 5-year blueprint for fighting invasive species and otherwise improving the Great Lakes environment.

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Lake County acts to prevent another phone outage

Lake County officials are making plans to avoid the widespread communications outage that hit two weeks ago when a fiber optic line in Duluth was severed.
by Bob Kelleher

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Spring floods could hit Red River Valley, elsewhere in Minn.

Spring floods could hit Red River Valley, elsewhere in Minn.

Officials on Friday warned residents in the Red River Valley and elsewhere in Minnesota to prepare for widespread flooding this spring.
by Dan Gunderson

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2 killed in Moorhead apartment fire

Fire officials say two people have died in an apartment fire in Moorhead.

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