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How has the Root River Trail System affected hamlets along its path?
HOUSTON, Minnesota – The impacts of the Root River Trail System on the communities along it resemble the paved path itself: turns that veer one way, then another.“It hasn’t been the economic savior...
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Green Lake in Spicer designated infested after zebra mussel is found
CC/Flickr/Dave BakerThe zebra mussel has made its way to Green Lake.The state Department of Natural Resources found a single, adult zebra musselon a dock post on the southeast corner of Green Lake in...
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'Pork torque'! Hormel makes motorcycle that runs on bacon grease
Courtesy of HormelThis motorcycle has been retrofitted to run on bacon grease.The headlines – and the exhaust – are the best things about this. Hormel has created a motorcycle that runs on bacon...
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National group pulls quick about-face over Warroad logo
After an initial threat of legal action, The National Coalition against Racism in Sports and Media has dropped its opposition to Warroad Public School’s use of an American Indian logo. Brandi Jewett of...
View ArticleRochester top cop: Yes, we have military-grade equipment but we rarely use it
Rochester’s police chief has brought some Minnesota sensibility to the issue of police militarization. Sure, when the Pentagon was giving away 600 armored vehicles last year, Rochester and Olmsted...
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50 years ago, wild lands in Northern Minnesota became the BWCA wilderness
CC/Flickr/Clint McMahonIn 1964 the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) was officially made a wilderness.Although hundreds of thousands of acres of land in Northeast Minnesota had been set aside in the...
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Albert Lea is a potential target for sex trafficking, federal report says
CC/Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVMAlbert Lea's location at the junction of I-35 and I-90 make it a prime spot for sex trafficking.Albert Lea, which sits at the junction of Interstates 35 and 90, is a prime...
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Concordia-Moorhead sees enrollment drop; 1 in 88 Minnesotans will hit a deer...
Concordia College in Moorhead had an enrollment average of between 2,700 and 3,000 for the past 20 years, but the enrollment has dropped from 2,626 in 2011 to 2,398 this year. Grace Lyden of the Fargo...
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Body found in Moorhead thought to be missing NDSU student from Sartell
CC/Flickr/Fargo-Moorhead CVBBearson's disappearance set off a search in the Fargo-Moorhead area.Searchers in Moorhead found a body Tuesday morning believed to be that of Tommy Bearson, a nursing...
View ArticleMourners in Sartell remember slain NDSU student; Duluth to restore its city hall
Well more than 1,000 mourners gathered in Sartell Monday to remember Thomas Bearson, the 18-year-old North Dakota State student whose body was found Sept. 23 in Moorhead. The report in the St. Cloud...
View ArticleGas falls below $3 a gallon in Duluth; city sees high number of songbird deaths
The price of unleaded gas has dropped below $3 a gallon at several stations in Duluth,the News Tribune reports. “If everything goes smoothly, buying gas for less than $3 per gallon should be...
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Harvest unveils storm damage in Southwest Minnesota
Creative Commons/Andy MeltonAs farmers in Southwest Minnesota continue the harvest, they are uncovering soil damage from the heavy June downpours that had been hidden by the crop canopy. Julie Buntjer...
View ArticleWillmar Jennie-O plant gets the once-over from OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is visiting Willmar’s Jennie-O Turkey Store processing plant this week after 24 workers began coughing and vomiting last Friday, reports Nicole...
View ArticleGreat week for harvest, but corn yields are low
The Department of Agriculture said on Monday that the state’s corn harvest is 41 percent complete compared with 16 percent a week earlier, reports the Associated Press via the Albert Lea Tribune....
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Meteor shower has people in Bemidji sharing sighting stories
CC/Flickr/Clint McMahonSeveral Bemidji-area residents reported seeing the late-afternoon meteor shower.Space rocks – likely from the Taurid shower – fell across the Bemidji area between 4 and 4:55 p.m....
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Outstate veterans recall their days in service
CC/Flickr/Jake BellucciAmerican veterans are notoriously close-lipped about their service, especially if they saw heavy fighting. Veterans Day provides the media with the opportunity to allow a veteran...
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Still no answers in Oct. 17 Jennie-O plant illnesses
CC/Flickr/Doug WallickThe Willmar City Council is quite naturally interested in finding out what sent 24 Jennie-O Turkey Store employees to the hospital on Oct. 17. They may not receive an answer,...
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Hormel hits record $9.3 billion in sales
CC/Flickr/Philip Chapman-BellHormel's sales increases were “fueled by… branded, value-added product portfolios.”Hormel Foods Corp. announced a record $9.3 billion in sales in fiscal 2014, up 6 percent...
View ArticleDuluth seed-sharers and state look for common ground
By itself this story is only mildly interesting, but it illustrates why Minnesota is a unique, wonderful place to live. Last summer, gardeners In Duluth wanted to share their heirloom seeds, so they...
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New Ulm Medical Center takes steps to improve chronic-disease care
CC/Flickr/Doug KerrThe New Ulm Medical Center has a plan for reducing emergency-room visits in the city.The New Ulm Medical Center hopes to cut down on emergency-room visits by hiring two registered...
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