Greater Minnesota

Supreme Court upholds conviction of Buffalo clinic shooter
Gregory Ulrich, 70, was convicted of shooting five people and detonating explosive devices at the Allina Health clinic in February 2021. 
U.S. Navy names ship in honor of Master Chief James D. Fairbanks, White Earth Nation citizen
The U.S. Navy is honoring the life and service of a White Earth Nation citizen, dedicating a ship in his name. Chief Master James D. Fairbanks (1952-2011) joins a small group of prominent Native American leaders for whom T-ATS Naval ships are named.
Xcel Energy sells land in Becker to Microsoft for data center
The tech giant bought about 295 acres in the city of Becker for about $17.7 million, according to public data from the Minnesota Department of Revenue.
Moose Lake votes 3-2 to end police department, cut costs
The Moose Lake City Council voted 3-2 on Wednesday to disband its police department and contract with the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services.
EPA will allow farmers to spray dicamba after court blocks use
After a judge blocked use of the herbicide dicamba, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it will allow farmers to use existing stocks of the chemical this year.
U of M and the Fond du Lac Band outline a return of homelands to the tribe
Progress has been made in discussions between the U of M and the Fond du Lac Band about returning land where the Cloquet Forestry Center sits back to the tribe. A listening session revealed what’s on people’s minds. 
One man died and three other people were airlifted to the Twin Cities for treatment after a house fire Wednesday morning in Alexandria. Two other residents of the home, and two first responders, also were injured.
Events, marches held across Minnesota to remember missing and murdered Indigenous loved ones
The annual event comes as the state’s new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office works to make reward money and other resources available to help find missing loved ones.
14 Grand Rapids residents came down with Legionnaires' disease. The source is the city's water supply
Legionnaires’ disease is a serious type of pneumonia caused by inhaling Legionella bacteria found in water. It is deadly, but so far no one in Grand Rapids has died.