Greater Minnesota

Classes have already started for Minnesota students in a handful of public school districts, although most won't start until after Labor Day.
Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for a park-and-ride station to bus passengers from St. Cloud to the Northstar commuter rail line.
Emergency officials in Grand Forks and neighboring East Grand Forks, Minn., rescued a man who jumped off a Red River bridge in an apparent suicide attempt.
A state senator will host a public meeting today in response to concerns about a transmission line project coming to southeastern Minnesota.
Telephone scam artists may be trying to get personal information from St. Cloud residents by claiming to be from the city's water treatment department, police officials said today.
About 100 people attended a Social Security seminar designed for women and hosted by Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann's office.
Federal grant helps bring solar heat to Ojibwe
With help from a federal grant, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is putting some cutting-edge solar technology on the homes of low-income tribal members.
The federal government awarded about $1 million to three American Indian organizations in Minnesota today, as part of a $6.7 million stimulus grant to combat violence against women.