Statewide Blog

After truck protest, candidates voice support for loggers
When more than 60 loggers drove their loaded rigs through downtown Duluth to protest weight limits on interstate highways, several candidates for Congress reacted.
Ojibwe culture and staying humble
Ojibwe women use song to reconnect with their culture.
Tough apple harvest could mean less for the hungry
A poor apple harvest that resulted from bad weather and the drought will likely be a tough blow to hunger relief organizations that rely on orchards for donations.
Earliest snowfall in 17 years coats the Duluth area overnight
A deadly ending and beginning
The Battle of Wood Lake was the final clash in the US - Dakota War of 1862.
Harvesting the past
There's still lots of hand work involved in harvesting native prairie plant seeds.
Fargo businessman gets honorary Kazakh post
Farm equipment exports continue to grow and next week Dahl will be appointed Honorary Consul of the Upper Midwest to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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Truth telling 150 years later
Wolfchild's message is the Dakota people didn't cause the war.
Potato farmers do their part to fight hunger
Many potato farmers in the Clear Lake area donate to hunger-relief groups, helping them capture the millions of pounds of produce from Minnesota fields that would otherwise go to waste.