Adam Johnson, the 29-year-old hockey player who died nine days ago when his neck was cut by a skate blade, is being remembered Monday at a celebration of life in Hibbing, Minn. Johnson's death has sparked debate over whether neck laceration protectors should be required equipment, especially for young players.
It’s been 25 years since St. John’s Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minn., commissioned the first handwritten, hand-illuminated Bible since the invention of the printing press. Now, rare copies of the Bible will be presented to three institutions in the Church of England.
A private company recently installed a weather radar system in western Minnesota and has plans to add at least a half dozen more sites. Emergency managers hope the radar will fill gaps in the existing weather radar system.
Constructed of western red cedar, the mural is monumental in size — 17 feet high and 95 feet wide. The mural was installed on the south face of the Minneapolis American Indian Center almost 50 years ago. The center has been under construction since last winter.
An invasive crayfish new to Minnesota was found this fall in a lake near Alexandria. There’s no evidence the signal crayfish is reproducing in the lake, but it could pose a risk to lake ecosystems if a population is established.
If you use a wheelchair it can be a challenge to get out into the woods. But that is changing. The Minnesota DNR introduced five all-terrain trackchairs in some state parks last summer. Now 13 state parks offer the caterpillar-tracked chairs, allowing guests to range much further.
More than 400,000 hunters are expected to participate in the Minnesota deer hunting season this year. Hunters can expect expanded testing for chronic wasting disease and restrictions on the movement of killed deer, all aimed at limiting the spread of the disease that is always fatal in deer.
Duluth-based Minnesota Power is asking state regulators to approve a 12 percent increase in the electric rates it charges customers. Meanwhile, CenterPoint Energy and Xcel Energy also filed requests for rate increases for their natural gas customers in Minnesota.
Concordia College will provide full tuition coverage for newly admitted U.S. students from families earning under $90,000 a year. The private school in Moorhead expects the program to bring more diversity to its student body.