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Low prices mean farmers are likely to hold on to corn, soybeans
CC/Flickr/Martin LaBarWhile Southern Minnesota farmers have enjoyed near perfect growing weather for their corn and soybeans, early season forecasts of a poor market have held true and many growers...
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Willmar anglers weigh in on proposed northern pike zones
CC/Flickr/TravisSo you like walleye. Northern pike eat the walleye fingerlings used to seed state lakes each year. Just how much northern pike is the right amount of northern pike? That’s what the DNR...
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Willmar Guard unit prepares for deployment to Kuwait
CC/Flickr/The U.S. Army/Daniel EwerThe 682nd Engineering Battalion is being deployed later this month to Kuwait.Although the National Guard troop is based in Willmar, Lt. Col. Keith Ferdon of Motley...
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Bur oak blight moves into Stearns County
CC/Flickr/Justin MeissenBurr oak blight doesn't directly kill the tree; it insidiously weakens the host until it is susceptible to stressors.BOB has arrived in Stearns County. Bur oak blight is a...
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Red River beet harvest could be largest on record
CC/Flickr/bby_The just-finished sugar beet harvest in the Red River Valley will be one of the largest ever. Mikkel Pates of the Fargo Forum writes that American Crystal Sugar Co. in Moorhead reports...
View ArticleHormel, union wrestle with contract negotiations
Here’s a sentence that might freeze the blood of longtime Minnesotans: Hormel and its workers union are having trouble negotiating a contract. The Austin Daily Herald reports that the United Food and...
View ArticleBison at Minneopa State Park are adapting well — visitors not so much
Bison herd doing well in new surroundings: Tim Krohn of the Mankato Free Press reports the 11 bison brought to Minneopa State Park one month ago are adapting well to their new surroundings, although...
View ArticleScientists confirm rogue waves on Lake Superior
Time for a new verse, Mr. Lightfoot:John Myers at the Duluth News Tribune reports that “scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have confirmed the phenomenon of rogue waves on Lake Superior —...
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A bright 2014-15 is predicted for taconite
CC/Flickr/Ed KohlerA slight dip in taconite production looks to be brief.John Myers of the Duluth News Tribune writes that the future of taconite is bright for the next couple of years. A slight dip in...
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Filling job vacancies is difficult in Southwestern Minnesota
CC/Flickr/MichaelThere is huge demand for welding skills in Southwestern Minnesota.If it’s difficult finding a job, it’s also difficult finding employees with certain skills, writes Tom Cerveny of the...
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Bemidji spends cash to narrow achievement gap
CC/Flickr/Craig Myran PhotographyBemidji is being proactive in narrowing the achievement gap between white and minority students in Minnesota.When it comes to narrowing the achievement gap between...
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Duluth store’s MLK-themed ‘Black Sale’ causes an uproar
The sale was advertisted on Global Village's Facebook page.Rachel Mock, the proprietor of Global Village in downtown Duluth, is horrified about all the fuss over her MLK Day sale. For the last four...
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Municipal liquor stores making good money, keeping cities in the black
liquorhutch.comLiquor Hutch in Hutchinson, Minn.Municipal liquor stores are keeping local communities well-stocked with both cash and booze.John Myers of the Duluth News Tribune localizes the Minnesota...
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Sex-abuse victims, lawyers say St. John’s Abbey, St. Cloud Diocese aren’t...
CC/Flickr/Seth TisueSex-abuse victims and their lawyers said St. John’s Abbey and the Diocese of St. Cloud aren’t doing enough to protect victims.Mark Sommerhauser at the St. Cloud Daily Times attended...
View ArticleFarm Bill reaction: At least Congress finally did something
The Albert Lea Tribune asked several farmers about the new five-year farm bill signed into law on Friday. “ ‘Anything is better than nothing,’ said Jim O’Connor of Blooming Prairie.‘The fact they...
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All across the state, Minnesotans are pretty sick of winter
CC/Flickr/Michael from MinnesotaNewspapers across the state are noting a particularly harsh Minnesota winter.Stuck with making small talk on the street or in the café? Newspapers across the state are...
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Great Lakes ice cover is dropping; Superior only 77.5% covered
CC/Flickr/AnnLake Superior dropped from a high of an estimated 94 percent ice cover at mid-month to just 77.5 percent on Monday.Ice cover on the Great Lakes is dropping, reports John Myers of the...
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Cities offer billing breaks for use of running water to prevent frozen pipes
CC/Flickr/Laura NawrocikWinona residents who have kept water running so their pipes won’t freeze will get a $140 break in their water bill, the city council has decided. Tesla Rodriguez of the Winona...
View ArticleHermantown man nabs the pope’s chapeau
There’s something to be said for being in the right place at the right time. With the right hat. Mike Creger of the Duluth News Tribune chronicles the simple story of a man, a pope and a skullcap. Pete...
View ArticleDecade's trend shows Minnesota cities choked for funds
Although Minnesota cities had more money to spend in 2012 than they did in 2011, the 10-year trend shows that the cities have been choked for funds and forced to cut back on basic necessities. Deb Gau...
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