Stay Curious. Stay Connected.
MailNewsletters♡Donate Now

Greater Minnesota

Faint phone signal leads searchers to lost hunter

Searchers used a faint cell phone signal to track down a lost hunter who was found barefoot in northern Minnesota.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Explosion damages grain elevator in SE Minn.

An explosion at a grain elevator shook the southeastern Minnesota town of Pine Island on Wednesday.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Olmsted County hosting 'speed dating'-style DFL forum

The Olmsted County DFL will host a gubernatorial candidate forum in Rochester next week with a unique twist--the event will be structured like "speed dating," organizers say.
by Madeleine Baran

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
New Ulm 'bullying' its way to wind energy, landowners say

New Ulm 'bullying' its way to wind energy, landowners say

The city of New Ulm wants to put up five wind turbines as a power source, but proposal has angered a group of landowners who say eminent domain is being used to secure rights for a wind energy project.
by Mark Steil

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Court rules Duluth free to change city retiree benefits

A state court has sided with the City of Duluth in a long-standing dispute over the generous health benefits provided to hundreds of retired city workers.
by Bob Kelleher

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

3 sentenced in Wis. tribal lands drug ring

A Red Lake man received a 17 1/2-year sentence with no parole on Tuesday, in connection with a St. Croix tribal drug trafficking investigation.
by Madeleine Baran

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Two Harbors Marine remembered

Two Harbors Marine remembered

A Marine from Two Harbors, Minn., who was killed last week in Afghanistan, is being remembered as a warm and dedicated soldier and friend.
by Tim Nelson

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!

Minn., Wis. lawmakers meet to discuss tax reciprocity

Wisconsin and Minnesota state lawmakers will send a joint letter to Govs. Tim Pawlenty and Jim Doyle asking them to save a program that allows residents working in one state but living in the other to file one tax return.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Reenactors turn back the centuries in Minn.

Reenactors turn back the centuries in Minn.

At the Big Island Rendezvous & Festival, the participants know each other as fur traders, canoeman and beadworkers, but in their day-to-day lives they often work regular jobs.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!
Minnesota couple nurtures endangered farm animals

Minnesota couple nurtures endangered farm animals

Our quest to protect endangered animals can take us to some very wild places. In this case it leads to a place very tame: A small farm in Lac qui Parle County.

Go Deeper.

Create an account or log in to save stories.

Like this?

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories.

Show me!