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Greater Minnesota

U of M and the Fond du Lac Band outline a return of homelands to the tribe

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. 
by Melissa Olson

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One dead, seven injured in Alexandria house fire

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.
by MPR News Staff

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Events, marches held across Minnesota to remember missing and murdered Indigenous loved ones

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.
by MPR News Staff, Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Dan Gunderson and Mathew Holding Eagle III

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14 Grand Rapids residents came down with Legionnaires' disease. The source is the city's water supply

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.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Wreck of ship that sank in 1940 found in Lake Superior

Wreck of ship that sank in 1940 found in Lake Superior

Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking its captain with it, during a storm off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
by The Associated Press

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Two dead from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Mille Lacs County

Mille Lacs County Sheriff Kyle Burton said from the early investigation, it appears the occupants were using propane heaters and space heaters run by a gas-powered generator to heat the home.
by MPR News Staff

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Authorities identify man shot by Willmar police officer

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said 33-year-old Jerry Jones of Willmar was shot multiple times. He’s currently in the hospital in stable condition.
by MPR News Staff

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