Greater Minnesota

Minnesota pep band is all guitars and drums
With fewer than 50 students, just putting a basketball team on the court takes a significant portion of the student body, so, at first blush, putting a band in the stands might seem out of reach ... and, in a literal sense, it was. Members of the Hope High Pep Band play on the floor in a corner of the gym - all three of them.
Hunters take deer to test for wasting disease
The fatal brain disease, known as chronic wasting disease, or CWD, was found in one deer last fall south of Pine Island. It can also affect elk and moose. Beginning Monday, state officials will order a deer-feeding ban Monday to reduce the spread from deer-to-deer.
Lake County commissioners voted Tuesday to break ties with National Public Broadband, the a St. Paul company that's worked for two years helping the county secure $66 million in federal funding.
Duluth's new arena will host some big name entertainment. Elton John has added the venue to his "Greatest Hits Live" concert tour.