Greater Minnesota

PolyMet mine hearing in Duluth draws large, passionate crowd
The first public hearing on what could be Minnesota's first copper-nickel mine drew some 1,300 people to Duluth on Thursday to rally for jobs, ask questions and poke holes in the 2,200-page environmental study that must pass muster before the project can go forward.
Photos: Blizzard hits Fargo-Moorhead
A blizzard whipped through western Minnesota today. Whiteout conditions were common in open country in the Red River Valley throughout the afternoon.
Residents in the Brainerd lakes area reported seeing flashes of light streaking across the sky and hearing a boom that rattled homes and buildings, and meteorologists say the reports are consistent with a meteor event.