Greater Minnesota

New life for lumber mills brings jobs, environmental concerns
Three buyers of former Ainsworth lumber mills all have similar plans to turn materials from the forest into biofuels, but environmentalists worry the increased demand will hurt the forests.
Four Wisconsin anglers face a total of $3,600 in fines for allegedly keeping 40 walleyes over the limit while fishing on Minnesota's Upper Red Lake.
Mayo's unique carillon rings over Rochester
The Rochester carillon is one of the largest in the country and one of only three in Minnesota. The musical instrument consists of 56 bronze bells housed in a tower.
A St. Cloud-based unit of the U.S. Army Reserve will be deploying to southwest Asia next month. The 367th Engineer Battalion will leave in mid-January and be gone for at least a year.