Greater Minnesota

September 27, 2015 7:42 AM

Longtime Brainerd mayor, James Wallin, dies

Wallin had served as mayor since 1998, and was first elected to Brainerd's city council in 1977.

by Peter Cox

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September 11, 2015 7:01 AM

Mille Lacs ice fishing: Still uncertain, but Dayton says he'll insist on it

The ice fishing season is crucial for many resorts and businesses around the lake, especially after the open-water walleye season was cut short this year.

by Dan Kraker

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September 10, 2015 7:13 AM

Judge to hear Alberta Clipper oil pipeline expansion challenge

The pipeline carries oil from Canada's oil sands region across northern Minnesota to Enbridge's terminal in Superior, Wis.

by Dan Kraker

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September 9, 2015 1:00 PM

Climate change affects lakes, walleye in complex ways

A complicated web of relationships among the species in a lake makes simple explanations hard to come by.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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September 8, 2015 6:00 AM

Two things that changed walleye fishing in Minnesota

Take a drive north and you'll see $50,000 boats and whole communities built off the walleye fishing industry. It wasn't always that way.

by John Enger

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August 21, 2015 10:07 AM

Mine workers, supporters rally on Iron Range

A thousand-plus mine workers and supporters rallied on the Iron Range Thursday in Virginia, Minn. to show their support for new labor contracts for thousands of taconite mine workers who still have jobs after layoffs have racked the industry.

by Dan Kraker

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August 19, 2015 6:28 AM

White Earth tribe members voice pipeline concerns: 'Eventually something is going to go wrong'

Scores of White Earth tribe members spoke against pipeline replacement project at a hearing Tuesday night.

by John Enger

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August 12, 2015 7:50 AM

Where the Wilder things are: The Laura Ingalls Wilder road trip

Where to stop and what to see when retracing the steps of the pioneer family, from Pepin, Wis., to Mansfield, Mo.

by Tracy Mumford

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August 11, 2015 9:56 AM

Drivers warned to watch for hundreds of cyclists in north-central Minnesota

MnDOT is warning drivers to watch out for a group of 300 cyclists in a loop of Brainerd, Pine River, Crosby and Little Falls.

by John Enger

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August 4, 2015 12:34 PM

Mille Lacs walleye: Many questions, a few answers

When it comes to walleye fishing on Lake Mille Lacs, Minnesota's would-be anglers are left without answers to some important ecological questions.

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