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Statewide Blog

Around MN: redistricting, early life in Minn, Bachmann’s slide

Five judges on Tuesday begin hearing Minnesotans' opinions about fair congressional and legislative districts, a topic that surfaces every 10 years but is little understood by the public.
by Michael Olson

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Around MN: farming and pollution, budget woes save wolves

A lack of money will end a federal program that has quietly trapped and killed thousands of wolves in northern Minnesota in the past 33 years, officials said.
by Michael Olson

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Amazon expands in Grand Forks

Amazon started the Grand Forks operation 12 years ago. The latest expansion means 200 new full time jobs.
by Dan Gunderson

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Around MN: money for burned trees, coal project suspended, end of history

Around MN: money for burned trees, coal project suspended, end of history

It's not clear how the value of the trees could be figured, however, since they could never be harvested for commercial use because they lie within a federal wilderness, off-limits to logging. But the lawmakers said that's part of the problem.
by Michael Olson

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State officials to host meetings on ash borer

State officials to host meetings on ash borer

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the Department of Natural Resources will host three open houses to discuss the discovery of new emerald ash borer in southeastern Minnesota.
by Elizabeth Baier

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That solar wind named after a Roman goddess

The Fairibault Daily News combed through some of the images and observations Minnesotan's had last night when the auroras were peaking across the sky.
by Michael Olson

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Fergus Falls Center for the Arts has new leadership

Fergus Falls Center for the Arts has new leadership

A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls just hired Michael Burgraff as the organizations new executive director.
by Dan Gunderson

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Garbage-to-compost operation may end

Garbage-to-compost operation may end

Minnesota's largest garbage-to-compost plant may end the composting side of it's operation. The Fairmont Sentinel says a costly paddle wheel is driving the discussion.
by Mark Steil

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