Drinking water from most Minn. cities' systems is safeMay 3, 2011 5:23 PMBy Elizabeth DunbarMinnesota health officials say most drinking water from municipal systems had safe levels of contaminants in the department's most recent round of testing.
Tests show state's largest walleye lakes show very little PFCsMay 3, 2011 10:01 AMBy Tom RobertsonState health officials say fish tested from nine of Minnesota's 10 largest walleye lakes show those lakes have very little or no contamination from perfluorochemicals, or PFCs.
Prairie Island nuclear plant beginning routine refueling operationMay 2, 2011 4:15 PMBy Stephanie HemphillXcel Energy's Prairie Island nuclear plant is undergoing a routine refueling outage at one of its two reactors.
Forestry programs are the wrong place to swing the budget axMay 2, 2011 5:00 AMBy Pete BoelterTrees are an important part of Minnesota's heritage.
AT&T cellphone tower near Voyageurs park rejectedApril 29, 2011 2:53 PMBy Madeleine BaranAT&T has been denied in its request to build a 350-foot cell phone tower near Voyageurs National Park. The Koochiching County Board voted this week against the tower.
Play3min 06secThe sounds of spring at Carlos AveryApril 29, 2011 1:37 PMBy Marc SanchezThe semantics of love, according to frogs.
Small earthquake felt in west-central MinnesotaApril 29, 2011 11:45 AMBy Steve Karnowski, Associated PressA small earthquake shook parts of west-central Minnesota overnight, but there are no reports of injuries or damage.
Scientists to test water 'gun' in Asian carp fightApril 29, 2011 8:53 AMA "gun" that shoots powerful pulses of water might be used to keep Asian carp from slipping into Lake Michigan near a Chicago shipping lock if testing this summer determines it wouldn't damage the structure, an official from the U.S Geological Survey said Thursday.
Superfund site near Lake Superior closer to cleanupApril 29, 2011 8:24 AMA Superfund site on Lake Superior's shore is a step closer to getting cleaned up.
Play3min 29secA spring surprise? The heavy snow didn't mean more killed fishApril 29, 2011 5:00 AMBy Stephanie HemphillNo more than the usual number of fish died from lack of oxygen under the ice and snow. Now the DNR begins the restocking of ponds where fish did die over the winter to restore the fish supply and encourage families to take to the water.