Legislature restores Green Acres programApril 2, 2009 10:51 AMBy Sea StachuraThe new rules say farmers will only be allowed to have half of their land in conservation, and they will have to develop a conservation plan. The rules take effect in 2013.
Minneapolis charter school to get EPA monitoringApril 1, 2009 9:31 AMBy Tom WeberA charter school in north Minneapolis is one of 62 across the nation that will get extra testing for air quality.
Play53min 54sec3M CEO George Buckley on doing business in MinnesotaMarch 30, 2009 2:46 PM3M is the only Minnesota company among the Dow 30 industrials, and is one of the state's largest corporate employers. The company's CEO George Buckley discusses the economy, the Minnesota business climate and trends in manufacturing and business.
DNR seeks volunteers for frog, toad surveyMarch 28, 2009 11:27 AMThe Nongame Wildlife Program and the state Department of Natural Resources are recruiting volunteers to help with a statewide frog- and toad-calling survey.
Midmorning WeekendMarch 27, 2009 2:43 PMMidmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.
Dolphin calf born dead at MN ZooMarch 26, 2009 9:57 AMThe Minnesota Zoo says a female dolphin calf was born dead.
Play3min 43secScientists track golden eagle as it soarsMarch 25, 2009 10:12 AMBy Cathy WurzerThe weather might not be perfect today, but it won't matter much to one large golden eagle. The eagle will get to be in the wild again, after spending weeks in the Twin Cities, recovering from an injury.
Play53min 58secAnother view on the economic crisis and the fate of citiesMarch 24, 2009 3:35 PMPeople who study the fate of cities and suburbs debate what the economic crisis will do to them. Joel Kotkin says some big cities are in real trouble as centers of unaffordable living.
Slideshow: The rising Red RiverMarch 24, 2009 12:53 PMA slideshow documenting the rise of the Red River in Fargo, N.D. and Moorhead, Minn.
DNR considers early deer hunt in BWCAMarch 23, 2009 8:07 AMBy Stephanie HemphillThe DNR is asking for public comment on a plan to allow hunting for nine days in an area north and west of Tower, about two weeks before the regular deer season begins.