Before the fireworks take to the sky, Minnesotans will celebrate Independence Day in a myriad of ways across the state. Statewide: Where to see fireworks in Minnesota MPR News’ Facebook page and the MN Today Twitter feed got a lot of suggestions from folks all over the state. We picked the best and invite you…
Koch Pipeline Company is proposing a new pipeline to move oil from western North Dakota to Illinois and on to eastern U.S. gulf coast refineries. The Dakota Express Pipeline would begin service in 2016 and be able to move 250,000 barrels (about 10 million gallons) of oil per day. The pipeline would provide a…
From the Bar-B-Q Days celebration in Belle Plaine to the parade in Grand Marais, Minnesotans will be enjoying a vast array of Fourth of July festivities this summer. It’s true that many people already have a favorite event, but there are plenty to choose from. Maybe this year it’s time to mix it up and…
UPDATE: Watch the Gage Towers implosion over at On Campus. The Gage Residence Community has been a fixture on the Minnesota State University – Mankato campus for nearly half a century, but on Saturday, it will come crumbling down in just a few seconds. The two, 12-story towers will be demolished at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, following…
One of the last remaining damaged bridges from last year's devastating flooding in Duluth was reopened today - a year and a week after up to 10 inches of rain fell across the region, ripping up infrastructure and drowning hundreds of basements.
The water may be still. The town is anything but. A perennially popular tourist destination, Stillwater, tucked along the banks of the St. Croix River, has about 18,000 residents – which is also approximately the number of people waiting in line at Nelson’s Ice Cream. The city’s most famous feature, the Stillwater Lift Bridge, opened in…
Nearly four dozen new foods are being added to this year’s Minnesota State Fair. The additions announced Wednesday include bacon-wrapped grilled shrimp on a stick, Cajun pork rinds, peanut butter and jelly malts, and pork belly sliders, made with thickly cut bacon. Selections also include chocolate chili ice cream, deep-fried bread pudding and deep-fried olives,…
A hundred and fifty years after Minnesota troops helped turned the tide in a Civil War battle, the state still won’t be giving back the trophy its volunteers seized at Gettysburg. That’s what Gov. Mark Dayton said today, at the official send-off of a delegation of Minnesotans headed next week to Pennsylvania to mark the…