Greater Minnesota

Webcam expected to show black bear giving birth in Ely
Today, just outside Ely, a camera was installed in den where a black bear named Lily is hibernating. The hope is that Lily will give birth to a set of cubs in about a week or so. and the world will be able to watch it happen online, in real time.
A federal judge has sentenced a Faribault woman to 4 1/2 years in prison for threatening to bomb post offices in southern Minnesota.
Minnesota conservation officers issued 129 citations and seized 140 firearms for baiting during the state's 2009 deer hunting seasons.