Wind power highlights news in southeastern Minnesota

Some residents in Goodhue County have been fighting for years to prevent the construction of wind turbines near them. Meanwhile, the Red Wing city council recently approved a project that might turn the city into a training hub for people who work on turbines.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Minnesota Public Radio news reporter Elizabeth Baier who spoke about those stories and other news in southwestern Minnesota from our Rochester bureau.

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