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Greater Minnesota

Minnesota researchers begin Lake Superior study

Minnesota researchers begin Lake Superior study

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth are launching a new phase of investigation into temperature changes on Lake Superior. In 2007, they published a report that found surface temperatures across Lake Superior had risen, on average, 4.5 degrees since 1979, and put them into the middle of the climate change debate.

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Hibbing nurses approve strike

Citing staffing and pay issues, the union representing 150 nurses at Range Regional Health Services in Hibbing have voted to strike. They can't actually walk off the job for 10 days.

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As Red River recedes, cleanup gets under way

As Red River recedes, cleanup gets under way

Residents of the Fargo-Moorhead area are preparing to clean up the mess created from their third flood fight in a row. Sandbag dikes and temporary earthen levees will start coming down next week.
by Dan Gunderson

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Kline: Obama has right idea, wrong approach

Kline: Obama has right idea, wrong approach

He would cut too much from defense, tax job creators too much, and was too vague on savings from domestic programs.

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Somali-Americans hail Owatonna school settlement

Parents and Muslim civil rights leaders say a settlement between federal officials and the Owatonna Public School District after a federal civil rights investigation of alleged harassment against Somali students is a victory for all minority students.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Outstate parks and trails want a bigger piece of the Legacy Amendment pie

In the first biennium after the new sales tax was established, the money was divided -- 42 percent for state parks, 42 percent for metro area parks and 15 percent for a grant fund, most of which went to greater Minnesota trails.
by Stephanie Hemphill

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