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Although Triple-A Minnesota and other sources are blaming the recent spike in gas prices on planned refinery shutdowns, a Min...
Wet conditions have lowered the fire danger and prompted the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to lift burning restrictio...
The American Red Cross is working around the clock to help people in Oklahoma after Monday’s devastating tornadoes with...
A Youtube video that is growing in popularity consists of what many say isjust the latest outrageous statement from Republica...
It appears a planned anhydrous ammonia plant for Kandiyohi County might turn into a feed pellet plant. Originally the plan wa...
The Kandiyohi County Public Works Department office in Willmar announced today that, weatherpermitting, work will begin Tuesd...
Severe storms rumbled across eastern Minnesota andwestern Wisconsin last (Sun) night, and some areas could see continued roug...
This past week's skyrocketing gasoline prices again make looking at home made biofuels more attractive. Neighboring North...
-- The American Red Cross has deployed response teams to north-western Minnesota and western Wisconsin after wildfires broke ...
The Renville County Register says a company called Emerald H2 and Norfolk Wind Energy have signed an agreement to locate Emer...
Wildfires destroyed several dozen homes and burned more than32 square miles this week in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Th...
The U.S. Senate Ag Committee passed the 2013 Farm Bill on a15-5 vote Tuesday. Senator Amy Klobuchar says the bill includes ma...
Just twelve days after portions of Minnesota broke asnowfall record, temperatures across much of the state pushed into record...
(Sartell, MN) -- An angler bowfishing on the Mississippi River north ofSartell last week shot a 25-pound grass carp -- consid...
From bug spray to illegal drugs, a wide variety of chemicals from prescription medicines and personal care products are endin...
The fishing opener Saturday had some good news and some bad news. Assistant DNR Fisheries Supervisor Brad Carlson in Spicer s...
Motorists may encounter minor delays on Highway 7 from Highway 29 in Montevideo to Highway 40 near Milan as construction begi...
(Grand Forks, ND) -- Northern Plains Nitrogen leaders are moving ahead with construction of a one-point-five-billion dollar f...
The flu season, which peaked in January is going down inthe history books as one of the most severe in Minnesota. Three moref...
Green Lake Property Owners Board Chair Jamie Duininck of Spicer says the record for latest ice-out on Green lake has been bro...
The Meeker County Board of Commissioners heard some concerns yesterday morning from members of the Lake Koronis Improvement A...
The Minnesota D-N-R will have a new tool this summerto help stop the spread of aquatic invasive species -- three zebramussel-...
Some of the heavy snow that fell last week is now flowingdown the Saint Croix and Mississippi Rivers. That generated flood wa...
What may be causing the alarming decline in honey beepopulations? A new report has some answers. Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy(RAM'...
Burning restrictions go into effect today (Mon8am) for 13counties across central Minnesota. D-N-R fire information officer Je...
5-5-13 Minnesota is now the only Midwest state still considered mostly in drought or some form of extremely dry conditions, b...
(St.Paul, MN) -- President Obama has declared a major federal disaster for five southwestern Minnesota counties affected by a...
(Fargo, ND) -- After a long wait, the Red River in Fargo-Moorhead has crested well under earlier projections in a range of 38...
-- The May snowstorm that blanketed southeast Minnesota in a new layer of white has left about 11-thousand Xcel Energy custom...
(Rochester, MN) -- The overnight snowstorm that hit southeastern Minnesota has left the city of Rochester at a virtual stand ...
(Minnetonka, MN) -- The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office has officialy declared an "ice out" for 2013. The decl...
Motorists may encounter minor delays on Highway 7 from Highway 29 in Montevideo to Highway 40 near Milan as construction begi...
Last year, 90-percent of the state's corn crop wasplanted by the end of April. This year, cold temperatures and late-seas...
The National Weather Service says the Red River is expectedto crest in Fargo/Moorhead at 37 feet sometime early Wednesday mor...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton is asking President Obama for a major disaster declaration after the recent winter storm. Th...
The latest flood forecast from the National WeatherService shows a crest on the Red River at Fargo-Moorhead between38-and-40-...
An explosion at en energy plant in Shakopee rattledwindows, shook buildings, and prompted evacuations but nobody was hurt.Kod...
Forecasters have lowered the expected Red River crest atWahpeton (WOP'-uh-tin)-Breckenridge, but 2013 is still expected t...
A recently reopened ethanol plant in Buffalo Lake is closed again, and Purified Renewable Energy s top executives have been f...
(Undated) -- Today is the 43rd annual Earth Day, and Minnesota is among the top in the nation when it comes to wind energy. H...
-- The Minnesota Extension Service says even though March and April have been cold and wet, it hasn't been all bad news f...
The Highway 4 reconstruction project in Cosmos began Monday, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The det...
Minnesota doctors have been placed on alert, asked by the Minnesota Department of health to watch for a new strain of influen...
The Minnesota Extension Service says even though March and April have been cold and wet, it hasn't been all bad news for ...
Citizens and government officials weren't happy with new flood maps released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...
(Spicer, MN) Earth Day is Monday, but the local celebration takes place Saturday at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Cent...
The Benson City Council has decided not to build a dike to protect the Hawleywood Addition in northwest Benson from floodwate...
In its ongoing efforts to promote environmental compliance, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency concluded 51 enforcement c...
Several Minnesota landmarks and organizations are on higher alert after the explosions near the finish line of the Boston Mar...
Minnesotans have been pretty vocal about the late season snowstorm that has stretched across the state for the last several d...
People in Nobles County may spend the rest of thisweek in the dark cold; many have been without power for nearly six days,aft...
(Undated) -- Minnesotans have been pretty vocal about the late season snowstorm that has stretched across the state for the l...
(Worthington, MN) -- Progress is being made in Worthington today after severe weather caused citywide power outages earlier t...
Robbin's Island Park in Willmar is closed until further notice due to vandalism near the park's entrance on North Hig...
(Various) -- A late winter storm with freezing rain and ice is causing major problems in southwestern Minnesota, and that are...
The Mayor of Maynard has declared a state of emergency due to problems with the city's sewer lines and wastewater treatme...
(Undated) -- The weather may not feel quite right, but spring is here and Minnesota farmers can now sign up for the Conservat...
Benson City Manager Rob Wolfington says he's pretty confident flooding will not be a problem on the Chippewa River this s...
Benson City Manager Rob Wolfington says he's pretty confident flooding will not be a problem on the Chippewa River this s...
As the ice begins to melt on the lakes this spring some may find the past winter was none too kind to the fish. Jeff Miller w...
Local lawmakers seem to like a proposal for a public-private partnership to deal with zebra mussels. Representative Mary Sawa...
(Chanhassen, MN) -- Not quite yet. National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Kallenbenz says warmer temperatures this week ...
Former Vice-President Walter Mondale says the escalating threats coming form North Korea must be taken seriously. The U.S. re...
The spring planting survey shows farmers intend to plant over97-million acres of corn this year. USDA officials say this is t...
On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) told a group of more than 60 farmers, ranchers, and farm leaders in Mankato that ...
(St.Paul, MN) -- Sixty-seven percent of the land in Minnesota is experiencing extreme or severe drought and state lawmakers w...
If the forecast for the next week holds true, we may actually see much of the snow cover gone by this time next week. Many ho...
-- An updated flood forecast from the National Weather Service shows there's a 50-percent chance the Red River at Fargo-M...
A blizzard that will impact the morning commute for many in Minnesota has closed three major highways, and has officials in w...
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has been teaming up with Habitat for Humanity in recent years to help with building projects...
(St. Paul, MN) -- 3-13-13-- Anaheim's Luca Sbisa (LOO-ka S'BEE-za) scored thego-ahead goal with 3:04 to go in regulat...
(St. Paul, MN) -- 3-12-13-- The suddenly-hot Minnesota Wild host Anaheim tonight ina key NHL Western Conference showdown. Min...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The March 15th deadline for Minnesota farmers to finalize a crop insurance plan is fast approaching. State ...
The search for the body of a missing St. Paul woman continues. On Saturday, dozens of people gathered in Rosemount to help lo...
No one was injured but there was a sizable fuel leak after an elderly man backed his car into an armored car parked in front ...
Last Monday was the deadline to get permament ice fishing houses off area lakes, and now DNR officials are looking forward to...
Minnesota meat packing plants may be forced to shut down their production linesand inspectors may be forced to take furlough ...
(Various) -- As the state digs out from another winter storm, utility companies are urging Minnesotans to keep their natural ...
Anglers in the southern two-thirds of Minnesota need to get their permanent ice houses off the lakes tonight (Mon 11:59pm). T...
(Washington, DC) -- There are about 35 federally inspected meat packing plants in Minnesota, and they could be the first to f...
(Undated) -- Minnesota issued its first Amber Alert through the federal Wireless Emergency Alert system in a recent child abd...
(St. Paul, MN) -- 2-27-13-- Zach Parise scored a power-play goal 27 seconds into overtime to cap a late Minnesota rally that ...
High corn prices and a low return on ethanol has led tothe loss of 45 full-time jobs in Fairmont. Biofuel Energy Corp. stoppe...
(Fargo, ND) -- The chance of major Red River flooding at Fargo jumped from six percent last month to 79 percent in the latest...
Despite all the snow we've had throughout the state thiswinter, experts say a severe drought persists. State Climatologis...
A pickup broke through the ice on Long Lake, north of Willmar, Tuesday afternoon. Kandiyohi County Sheriff Dan Hartog says th...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol have opened all highways in West Central Minnesota ...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol are working to open highways in West Central Minnes...
Influenza continues to loosen it's grip on Minnesota, butseveral people still lost their lives to the illness last week. ...
Three men were in a pickup that went through the ice on Lake Koronis near Paynesville early this (tues) morning. The Stearns ...
Habitat for Humanity of West Central Minnesota has had a change of plans for this summer in Litchfield. They had planned to b...
-- 2012 was a bad year for poachers in Minnesota. The DNR's Roger Tietz says calls to the Turn In Poachers (TIP) hotline ...
(Bemidji, MN) -- 2-5-13-- The Minnesota D-N-R is gathering public input across thestate this week on proposed changes to the ...
Authorities are urging caution on the state's lakes and ponds after two people died when their vehicle went through the i...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Two people were rescued Saturday after the car they were in went through the ice on Lake Minnetonka. The...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) concluded 64 enforcement cases in 39 counties throughout Minnesota during the f...
The buyers of the closed Verso Paper Mill in Sartell will likely have to have an environmental assessment done on the propert...
Willmar and Kandiyohi County Economic Development Commission Director Steve Renquist wants to "get in the zone." Re...
MnDot is warning drivers across much of Minnesota ofdifficult driving conditions for the morning commute because of an ice st...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has filed a lawsuit against a South Dakota developer accused of ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- 1-23-13-- The Minnesota Wild finished off a three game home stand to open the regular season by hosting the...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Emergency shelters around the state are at or near full capacity due to the extreme cold. The Salvation ...
(Washington, DC) -- The group Environment Minnesota is pleased with President Obama's pledge about global warming in his ...
Fire pretty much destroyed a house near Watkins last night. The Meeker County Sheriff's Department says around 6:30 p.m. ...
(Minnetrista, MN) -- An infant is still in critical condition today after the vehicle she was in fell through the ice on Lake...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota consumers are urged to use caution when buying a used vehicle. That's because flood-damaged v...
Minneapolis officials say water pressure is back tonormal for most residents and businesses after a broken water main flooded...
During the latest reporting week 226 people werehospitalized with the flu across Minnesota. Since the start of the season,nea...
Ice on Minnesota's lakes is firming up with the cold weatherwe've been having, but D-N-R officials urge Minnesotans t...
(St. Paul, MN) -- 12-27-12--D-N-R officials are reminding outdoor enthusiasts tocheck ice thickness before heading onto the s...
D-N-R officials are reminding outdoor enthusiasts tocheck ice thickness before heading onto the state's lakes and ponds. ...
A coalition of Minnesota business leaders, sportsmen,environmentalists and elected officials are urging Congress to extend wi...
Rising flood insurance rates could doom plans to build a dike to protect a Benson neighborhood vulnerable to flooding along t...
The owners of a New London business plan to purchase the old Tiger Marine building. According to the Lakes Area Reveiw, Stace...
Heating bills are likely to stay lower than thefive-year average this winter but don't expect to save as much as lastwint...
Arctic explorer Will Steger brought his multi-media presentation on global climate change to Willmar Tuesday night. Steger an...
(Wahpeton, ND) -- Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative had a very large crop this year harvesting more than three-million tons of sug...
Senator Amy Klobuchar says passage of a new Farm Bill goes hand-in-hand with debt reduction and avoiding the fiscal cliff. Kl...
Recent weather could be a danger for Minnesota'sstored crops that survived the drought. Big temperature fluctuations like...
The Willmar Police Department says public safety agencies will be conducting training at a vacant house at the intersection o...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Xcel Energy a permit to demolish the 107-year-old Minnesota Falls Dam on the Min...
Kandiyohi County Commissioner Harlan Madsen says the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency needs to change how they monitor coun...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesotans are urged to "Ban the Bug" this flu season. Officials say with more options for vacci...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Christmas trees farms are gearing up for a busy weekend. Paul Hugunin (HUE-guh-nin) is with the Minnesota D...
The State Fire Marshal's Office is stressing the importance of carbon monoxide alarms after a fatal C-O poisoning Monday ...
-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has denied a request to waive the Renewable Fuel Standard for ethanol. The reques...
Patrick Moore, the Executive Director of Montevideo-based "Clean Up the River Environment" or "CURE" anti...
Weather experts call it a "definate convergent damagepattern." That was the result of a third confirmed tornado las...
Weather experts call it a "definate convergent damagepattern." That was the result of a third confirmed tornado las...
Weather experts call it a "definate convergent damagepattern." That was the result of a third confirmed tornado las...
Patrick Moore, the Executive Director of Montevideo-base "Clean Up the River Environment" or "CURE" says ...
Despite pleas by activists to stop the wolf hunt,Minnesota hunters head into the final stretch this week in two areas of thes...
The state Pollution Control Agency says the MinnesotaRiver is in better shape than a decade ago and now has dissolved oxygenl...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Officials say efforts to reduce phosphorus in the Minnesota River have improved water quality faster than e...
Twisters in November? The National Weather Service hasconfirmed two tornadoes that swept through the Twin Cities area late Sa...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) will discuss the results of testing done in late summer on the Minnesota River....
Fibrominn in Benson has been fined for burning treated wood at it's power plant. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (...
(Owatonna, MN) -- Caterpillar Inc. announced today it will close its plant in Owatonna next spring and about 100 people will ...
The local harvest is essentially complete, and Dave Nicolai from the Minnesota Extension Service says things ended up better ...
AMERICAN RED CROSS: The humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundament...
Analysts do not expect a gas price increase in Minnesota dueto Superstorm Sandy's destruction on the East Coast. Triple-A...
Motorists travelling on Highway 12 will no longer encounter a detour between Ortonville and Big Stone City, S.D. The new High...
Weather experts are now calling Sandy a "post-tropicalcyclone." The National Weather Service predicts the storm wil...
Weather experts are now calling Sandy a "post-tropicalcyclone." The National Weather Service predicts the storm wil...
(Nisswa, MN) -- A Minnesota couple is breathing a sigh of relief after their son was rescued from a replica tall ship caught ...
Minnesota's overall drought situation remains about the samedespite recent rains across the state. The latest U-S Drought...
In its ongoing efforts to promote environmental compliance, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) concluded 78 enforc...
A gloomy appearance holds a much-needed allocation ofrain for much of dried-out Minnesota. Forecasters say up to an inch ofto...
The most severe and extensive drought in at least 25years is seriously affecting both livestock and crop farmers. As a result...
-- It just keeps getting drier and drier across Minnesota. Drought throughout the state has worsened in recent days and the p...
-- Most of the crop is in and the reviews are good -- very good in fact in southeastern Minnesota. U-of-M Extension Educator ...
(Undated) -- Wisconsin hunters have reported killing four grey wolves in the first 24 hours of the Badger State's inaugur...
10-13-12 Thousands of hunters will be hitting the farm fields today across Minnesota for the opening of the pheasant hunting ...
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has denied a motion to stop the state's first wolf hunting and trapping season. The three ...
The lakes won't be frozen for another month or two, but the ice fishing season is already ruined for one Bird Island resi...
When hunters head out into the fields Saturday for thestart of Minnesota's pheasant hunting season they should find more ...
"We have been blessed," says Pierz farmer Charlie Posterabout Minnesota's growing season, despite the early wet...
South Street in Spicer will be closed for the next several hours while Xcel Energy crews work to restore power poles and line...
Nearly the entire lower half of the state is under ared flag warning this afternoon (12-7pm). The National Weather Service sa...
10-7-12 Several counties in central and southern Minnesota go on the DNR's burning restrictions list starting today. That...
(Karlstad, MN) -- The Red Cross is assisting families who lost their homes in a wildfire near Karlstad. Fire officials say se...
There have been hundreds evacuated in northwestern Minnesota due to a large wildfire which officials say they're now gett...
Fire crews from Kandiyohi, Spicer, Atwater and Willmar spent a few hours yesterday battling a field fire northeast of Kandiyo...
(Grand Rapids, MN) -- Fire officials are calling wildfire danger in northwestern Minnesota "extreme plus", while th...
Motorists in Montevideo may encounter minor delays when the Highway 29 resurfacing project from Highway 212 to Chippewa Count...
Dry conditions have worsened and there's still no rain insight. The latest U-S Drought Monitor shows areas of extreme dro...
Aquatic invasive species (AIS) are normally confined to waterways, so conservation officers (COs) with the Minnesota Departme...
It appears the worst of the West Nile season is behindMinnesotans. State Health Department Epidemiologist Dave Neitzel says t...
A southern Minnesota ethanol plant has become a casualtyof weakened profits. Denver-based Biofuel Energy Corporation says it&...
9-23-12 Dry conditions have prompted the DNR to impose new burning restrictions in 22 Minnesota counties. The ban went into e...
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (MN-06) released the following statement today in response to the House adjourning without con...
State wildlife officials anticipate good hunting for the duckopener today, and throughout the season. Continental duck number...
Motorists may see one or two additional types of lights on traffic signals in ten communities across west central Minnesota.T...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Fire danger in northwestern Minnesota is once again up to "extreme." State officials also have th...
Kandiyohi County Commissioner Harlan Madsen says at this point in both the farming and the road construction season, dry weat...
The Renville County Food Shelf reopened it's doors in a new location yesterday, 10 days after an arson fire destroyed the...
(Undated) -- 9-18-12--Drought conditions around the state will likely have animpact on waterfowl hunters this season. The lac...
More Minnesotans are suffering from severe allergies this year. The dry weather is one of the reasons for the increase in sne...
Up to 100 people including the residents of a nursing home were evacuated from an Olivia neighborhood yesterday due to a natu...
(Battle River Twp, MN) -- The threat of wildfires remains high across much of the state as Minnesota has another hot and dry ...
Today (TUES) is the 11th anniversary of 9-11 and state officials are using the day to highlight National Preparedness Month. ...
With corn selling around 5 dollars a bushel and much of the country in the midst of a serious drought, some question whether ...
Minnesota's pheasant population is making a partial comebackafter a poor harvest in 2011. Area D-N-R Wildlife Manager Ler...
9-9-2012Officials say the wildfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota have been containe...
At 6:32 yesterday morning, the Meeker County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a semi-tractor trailer blocking tr...
The Highway 212 detour near Dawson will remain for an additional week, as crews add centerline rumble stripes to the road sur...
There was a lot of activity and ideas flying around the Minnwest Technology Campus in Willmar Wednesday during the Animal Sci...
9-5-12 Minnesota's pheasant population is making a partialcomeback after a poor harvest in 2011. The D-N-R predicts pheas...
(Undated) -- 9-5-12-- Minnesota's pheasant population is on the rebound after a lowharvest in 2011, according to figures ...
(Undated) -- 9-5-12--Minnesota's pheasant population is on the rebound after a lowharvest in 2011, according to figures j...
9-4-12 -- Minnesota's pheasant population is on the rebound after a low harvest in 2011, according to figures just releas...
8-29-12 (Undated) -- The latest case of the H3N2 virus, or swine flu, has been confirmed in a man in his twenties from the Tw...
8-29-12 Minnesota's major farm crops continue to ripen ahead of schedule despite less rain than normal last week. The lat...
(St. Paul, MN) -- 8-29-12-- Minnesota's pheasant harvest was down 43 percent last year and the D-N-R blames a couple of m...
8-28-12 Construction of an annhydrous ammonia plant in Kandiyohi County using biomass products like cornstalks is still in th...
8-25-12 About a third of Minnesota is currently in a moderateand severe drought. State Climatologist Pete Boulay says rain is...
8-24-12 A 167-million-dollar flood relief package fornortheastern Minnesota and other hard-hit areas is on state lawmakers...
8-17-12 (Washington, DC) -- The U-S Small Business Administration has granted Governor Dayton's request for a disaster de...
8-17-12 A research project, using a natural product called Zequanox, is underway at Lake Carlos State Park in an effort to di...
8-15-12 As a precaution, officials will keep Lily Lake inStillwater closed for the rest of the season after tests confirmed a...
8-15-12 State health officials have confirmed 22 human cases of West Nile virus so far this season. The Minnesota Department ...
8-14-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota farmers have just about completed their small grains harvest this year--quite a bit ahead...
8-14-12 (Fargo, ND) -- Upstream opponents of the planned Red River Diversion gathered Monday night to discuss details of a la...
8-13-12 -- Sometimes staying the same isn't all bad -- given Minnesota's drought situation. The updated U-S Drought M...
8-11-12 The Federal Emergency Management Agency has deniedGovernor Dayton's appeal, after the agency said "no" ...
8-10-12 -- A well-known weather expert predicts August will be generally cooler and more rainy than our record hot July. And ...
8-9-12 Cases of West Nile virus are spreading out acrossMinnesota. The state Health Department reports seven people infected ...
8-8-12 (Redwood Falls, MN) -- The candidates for U-S Senate squared-off on agriculture issues today in a debate at Farmfest n...
8-7-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Dayton administration wants the legislature to approve nearly 190 million dollars for flood reli...
8-7-12 The Minneapolis Star Tribune says the number of zebra mussels on the floor of Lake Mille Lacs -- Minnesota's most ...
8-6-12 (Mankato, MN) -- Minnesota farm leaders are calling on Congress to pass the Farm Bill. Leaders of the Farm Bureau, Far...
8-6-12 (Minneapolis, MN) -- An engineering team from the University of Minnesota was instrumental in helping develop the para...
8-6-12 A bystander noticed smoke coming from two cattle barns near Watkins, then opened the doors and got all the cattle out ...
8-2-12 KLGR radio in Redwood Falls says they needed the rain but this morning the streets are paved with green leaves. Winds ...
8-1-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton paints a grim picture in a lengthy letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
8-1-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Supreme Court today (Wed) reversed an appeals court decision, ruling that pesticides w...
8-1-12 Minnesota has some of the most variable crop conditions in thecountry according to the latest report from the state. W...
7-29-12 Officials are investigating the cause of a house fire in south Minneapolis that left one person dead and four injured...
7-27-12 Another area lake has been declared infested with zebra mussels. Last week the presence of the aquatic invasive speci...
7-27-12 Despite some rain this week, Minnesota is getting drier by theday. The latest U-S Drought Monitor shows more counties...
7-25-12 - Environment Minnesota says a number of bills now moving through Congress threaten Minnesota's public lands -- p...
7-25-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture held a meeting with state agriculture l...
7-24-12 -- Weather forecasters say up to three-inches of rain could fall in some spots by the time the current storm system m...
7-23-12 -- Lake Country Power says about 950 customers remain without power on Minnesota's Iron Range after high winds to...
7-17-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- It seems the stress in many Minnesota farm fields is growing faster than the crops. The latest repo...
(Duluth, MN) -- Reports say FEMA representatives are giving northeastern Minnesota residents and business owners more time to...
7-15-12 The Minnesota Department of Transportation [[MnDOT ]] has hired six teams of engineers to go to northern Minnesota an...
7-12-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The D-N-R has finalized rules for Minnesota's first wolf hunting and trapping season with a tar...
7-12-12 The 2012 Farm Bill has passed the House Agriculture Committee. Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Ranking Member Co...
7-9-12 Area crops could use some rain. Dave Nicolai from the Minnesota Extension Service says the heat over last few weeks ma...
(Various) -- Recent rains in northern Minnesota have pushed up levels along the Mississippi River -- still flooding at Aitkin...
7-6-12 (Washington, DC) -- President Obama has declared 13 Minnesota counties a major disaster area following recent storms a...
7-6-12 Motorists in Redwood Falls will experience delays on Highway 71 at the intersection with Highway 19 as crews conduct a...
7-3-12 Weather experts are checking to see if tornadoes were a part of last night's weather fireworks across the state. T...
7-2-12 The Nature Conservancy says they've received a $1 million estate gift from a farmer in Willmar. The conservanc...
7-1-12 Starting today, aquatic invasive species laws change and fines will double. This weekend and throughout the summer, st...
6-30-12 Record-high water levels on Minnesota lakes and rivers have Department of Natural Resources officials cautioning boat...
6-30-12 Senate Transportation Committee Chair Joe Gimse of Willmar conducted a tour of Duluth and the Northland area Wednesda...
6-30-12 The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has penalized the Minnesota State Colleges and University System (MnSCU...
6-29-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton sent a letter to President Obama today (Fri) requesting a major federal disaster dec...
6-29-12 (McGregor, MN) -- Flooding continues in parts of Aitkin County in northeastern Minnesota. Flood information officer L...
6-29-12 Civil citation fines for violating aquatic invasive species (AIS) laws in Minnesota will double beginning Sunday . Fo...
6-28-12 River levels are dropping across Minnesota -- most notably in northern areas where massive flooding hit its peak a we...
6-28-12 The University of Minnesota, Morris is a national leader in sustainable energy and green living. As a leader, Morris ...
6-26-12 Many crops took it on the chin this past week as massiverains poured down on farm fields across Minnesota. There was ...
6-26-12 In northern Minnesota, the Mississippi River is stillon its way up at Aitkin and the National Weather Service says it...
6-26-12 An east to west drive across northern Minnesota offers a poignant look at weather extremes. The Arrowhead is recoveri...
6-25-12 -- The clean-up effort is ongoing in northeastern Minnesota after last week’s heavy rains and flooding. The Sa...
6-25-12 The Minnesota Department of Transportation will temporarily close I-35, just south of Duluth for emergency road repai...
6-25-12 Crews in Carlton County are assessing the damage from last week's storms. Officials say more than 750 homes have ...
(Carlton, MN) -- Relief efforts are underway in Carlton County to assist the more than 750 households affected by flooding in...
(Franklin, MN) -- Some Minnesota farmers lost a good deal of their crops this past week when hail fell over parts of the sout...
(Washington, DC) -- The 2012 Farm Bill passed by the U-S Senate includes a provision authored by Senator Al Franken. He re-wr...
(Wakefield Township, MN) -- Officials are investigating the death of a Buffalo Lake Woman. The Stearns County Sheriff's O...
6-23-12 Senators Klobuchar and Franken along with Congressman ChipCrevaack toured the flood damage in northeastern Minnesota ...
6-23-12 A slight change in the plans for the County Road 9 relocation project north of Willmar will prevent Kandiyohi County ...
6-22-12 Governor Dayton is not ruling out the possibility of a special session to deal with the state's flooding issues i...
6-22-12 Wind on Sunday and hail on Tuesday have made a dent in what up to this point in the growing season has been a very su...
6-21-12 (Moose Lake, MN) -- Some residents are leaving Moose Lake as floodwaters surround the northeastern Minnesota town. Ca...
6-21-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- Some of the animals that escaped their flooded exhibits at the Lake Superior Zoo are temporarily bei...
6-21-12 There are reports that power was restored in Grove City around 7:10 last night. They had been without electricity sin...
6-20-12 (Duluth, MN) -- The rainfall reports are still coming in but Two Harbors tops the list so far with nine-point-nine-th...
6-20-12 (Proctor, MN) -- St. Louis County Sheriff's officials say an eight-year-old boy was rescued this afternoon after ...
6-20-12 (Duluth, MN) -- Duluth Mayor Don Ness says he'll seek federal disaster aid to help the port city recover from wha...
6-20-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton has declared a state of emergency following severe flooding in the Duluth area. Day...
6-20-12 With electricity out in Grove City and some rural areas since Sunday, spoiling food in freezers and refridgerators is...
6-20-12 Rice Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce that Deb VanBuren has joined Rice Hospice as volunteer coordinator. Van...
6-20-12 Carlton County authorities are advising no travel in many areasdue to flash flooding. Sheriff Kelly Lake says the mos...
6-19-12 Meeker Cooperative line crews are still working hard to restore power to members in the Atwater and Paynesville areas...
6-19-12 Grove City City Clerk Janelle Johnson says they could be without power until Friday in a worst case scenario. Johnson...
6-19-12 More severe weather is working its way throughMinnesota's mid-section this morning. The National Weather Service ...
6-19-12 Atwater Mayor Mark Olson says Xcel Energy did a wonderful job and restored power to the town much earlier than expect...
6-18-12 (Chanhassen, MN) -- Some of last night's fiercest weather rumbled through southeastern Minnesota, leaving standin...
6-18-12 Atwater Mayor Mark Olson says he's been told by Xcel Energy, power might not be restored in the city for 3 days. ...
6-18-12 Last night Meeker Cooperative had severe thunderstorms and flat line winds tear through the distribution system and a...
6-18-12 Meeker County Sheriff Jeff Norlin says at 9 last night a severe thunderstorm with heavy rain and extremely strong win...
Meeker County Sheriff Jeff Norlin says at 9 last night a severe thunderstorm with heavy rain and extremely strong winds enter...
6-18-12 Atwater Fire Chief Gerald Schwartz says the town will be without power for at least the next 24 hours while crews wor...
6-18-12 A powerful thunderstorm rocked mid-Minnesota last evening. Power remains out in several communities this morning.The ...
6-18-12 Diane Maurice of Kandiyohi Power Cooperative says there are still hundreds of customers without power after last nigh...
6-17-12 Searchers continue looking for a missing pilot in northeastern Minnesota. Mike Bratlie of Lakeville departed from Sou...
6-16-12 Officials are reminding Minnesotans to be alert for potential natural gas leaks caused by severe weather. In particul...
6-16-12 Officials in Cannon Falls are hoping the worst is over after strong storms hit the area Thursday. Nearly a foot of ra...
6-12-15 (Cannon Falls, MN) -- Law enforcement is urging "gawkers" to stay out of the area as Cannon Falls and vicin...
6-15-12 Sartell city leaders are anxious to know what will happento the Verso Paper Mill. It's been shut down since an ex...
6-14-12 The U-S Department of Defense is reporting the death of a Minnesota Marine in Afghanistan. Twenty-one-year-old Corpor...
6-14-12 The Watson City Council last night approved Montevideo's offer to provide them with fire protection while the cit...
6-12-12 -- Normally, summertime gas prices go up -- but this year, we're actually paying about 20-cents less per gallon t...
6-11-12 -- Boaters in Minnesota are not catching on to aquatic invasive species regulations as quickly as state enforcement o...
6-9-12 Even though the Watson Fire Department asked them not to, the City of Montevideo has offered to provide fire protectio...
6-7-12 Senator Al Franken thinks the 2012 U.S. Farm Bill has a good chance of passing off the Senate Floor. Franken says agri...
6-5-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota farmers continue to see generally good crop development around the state, but there some p...
6-1-12 On the Minnesota flood watch, the Crow River west ofthe Twin Cities is cresting in Delano, and is now on the decline a...
5-31-12 While the weather has consipired to result in people buying less heat and electricity from Willmar Municipal Utilitie...
5-30-12 River levels remain high over much of Minnesota, with portions of the Mississippi, St. Louis, Crow and Cottonwood riv...
5-29-12 All the recent rain has resulted in both good and badconditions around the state. It's a promising sign for river...
5-29-12 Motorists on Highway 29 between Starbuck and Benson will experience delays when a road resurfacing project and detour...
(Various) -- Several storm-related fires were reported in the metro area Saturday. Officials say lightning strikes sparked fi...
5-23-12 A talk in Appleton today discusses financing for clean energy projects for schools, local governments and cities. It ...
5-20-12 Severe storms and hail left thousands in the Twin Cities metro area without power Saturday evening. Xcel Energy repor...
5-17-12 The relocation of employees continues as an ironicsituation unfolds in southeastern Minnesota. Complaints of headache...
5-16-12 The danger of wildfires has become more combustable inrecent hours over much of northern and eastern Minnesota. The D...
5-14-12 A helicopter will be spraying for tent caterpillars around Green Lake starting at 6 p.m., weather permitting. If ther...
(Houston, TX) -- Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber discussed the possibility of expansion in his league to the Minn...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Travelers face a challenge this spring and summer as they drive up I-35 toward Duluth. Highway crews are wo...
5-11-12 -- April brought several rounds of frost to Minnesota - and growers have been worried about crop damage. But climato...
5-11-12 April showers - and lots in May - have enabled most of Minnesota to break free of the long and damaging drought. U of...
5-10-12 Congressman Keith Ellison is introducing a bill today (Thurs) that would eliminate all oil, coal and natural gas prod...
5-10-12 The Minnesota River continues to swell after recentrains and is now at flood stage around New Ulm. Forecasters expect...
5-9-12 At approximately 2:45 am, a fault was detected on the transmission line that feeds Kandiyohi Power Coop substations no...
5-7-12 By this time tomorrow morning, forecasters say there will be flooding insouthwestern Minnesota. The National Weather S...
5-7-12 The month of April brought temperatures slightly above average and more precipitation than March gave us. And now May ...
5-5-12 Governor Dayton has signed into law a game-and-fish billthat increases the cost of hunting and fishing licenses in Min...
5-5-12 Governor Dayton has signed into law a game-and-fish billthat increases the cost of hunting and fishing licenses in Min...
5-5-12 The Renville County Sheriff's Department says the burning of two mobile homes near Bird Island last week is suspic...
5-3-12 Some areas of southeastern Minnesota received aroundthree inches of rain from last (Wed) night's heavy downpours. ...
5-2-12 The EPA says the University of Minnesota Morris is one of the largest users and generators of green power. The federal...
5-2-12 The DNR is going to move forward on removing the low-head dam on the Chippewa River in Montevideo's Lagoon Park. M...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The state Health Department is out with a reminder that some fish taken from Minnesota waters have contamin...
4-26-12 The Kandiyohi County Board last week got an update on the plume of contaminants underneath the landfill. County Commi...
4-24-12 Drenching rains kept farmers from putting more than threedays of work in their fields last week. However, the latest ...
(St.Paul, MN) -- 04-24-2012-- The state Health Department is out with a reminder thatsome fish taken from Minnesota waters h...
4-23-12 Motorists on Highway 104 south of Glenwood will experience delays when a road resurfacing project and detour begins t...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota is slowing, if not stopping, the spread of the green beetle that kills ash trees. State Agricultu...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Today is Earth Day. The Minnesota Department of Commerce says there are several ways we can save energy and...
(Undated) -- Landowners who wish to burn this weekend are encouraged to check restrictions in their area. Daria (DARR-ee-ah) ...
4-20-12 The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says Bushmills Ethanol of Atwater has paid an $800,000 civil penalty for w...
4-18-12 It's been another busy week for farmers across Minnesota.The U-S-D-A reports five full days of suitable weather f...
4-17-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- People are seeing or hearing loons on Minnesota lakes about three weeks early this season. The D-N-...
4-17-12 The Minnesota River advocacy group "CURE" based in Montevideo opposes the mining of rock along the river ne...
4-16-12 Snow to the north -- twisters to the south. That's the weather story across Minnesota as tornado season touched d...
4-16-12 Lake Avenue North from Minnie Street to 185th Street in Paynesville will be closed for approximately one month beginn...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Mild weather brought Minnesota's black bear population out of hibernation early this year. And that mea...
4-13-12 Willmar Fire Chief Marv Calvin is hoping for rain to lessen the fire danger. Calvin says the recently-acquired UTVs h...
4-12-12 (St.Paul, MN) -- There appears to be no end in sight for the flu season in Minnesota. There were two influenza-relate...
4-12-12 According to the latest Beige Book survey, the upperMidwest grew at a "solid pace" during late winter and e...
4-9-12 (Nimrod, MN) -- Crews appear to be getting the upper hand on a wind-driven wildfire near Nimrod in north central Minne...
(St. Paul, MN) --04-09-2012-- The Minnesota Wild closed out the regular season with a4-1 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes. The ...
4-8-12 Crews are launching another ambitious season of road construction across Minnesota. Some projects are carry-overs from...
4-6-12 The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is funding projects to clean up some local rivers. Reducing phosphorus in lakes...
4-5-12 What's this? Wildlife biologists say Minnesota's mosttop-of-mind invasive species, the zebra mussel, is retrea...
4-3-12 U-S Senator Al Franken has been meeting with energyofficials in southwestern Minnesota. In Luverne, Franken toured the...
4-2-12 Investigators in St. Cloud suspect a warehouse fire that caused more than one-point-six-million dollars damage was int...
(St. Paul, MN) -- D-N-R officials say Minnesota will have a limited, bulls-only moose hunting season this fall. The agency sa...
(St.Paul, MN) --03-27-2012-- The Wild and Rangers face off at the Xcel Energy Centertonight for the only time this season. ...
3-25-12 What's that smell in central Minnesota? It's probably the Camp Ripley Fire Department -- conducting spring ra...
3-22-12 Paynesville City officials continue to be frustrated with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and their legislativ...
3-21-12 Minnesota's fire danger rating has dropped after recentrains. While burning permits are still required in most co...
3-21-12 The National Weather Service has confirmed the state's second-earliest tornado ever -- a twister which tore throu...
3-20-12 Wednesday'slaunch of a project to build an anhydrous ammonia plant in Kandiyohi County has been postponed. The WI...
3-20-12 Strong storms caused a fair amount of damage across southern Minnesota. The LeSueur County Sheriff's Office repor...
3-20-12 It's officially spring in Minnesota -- as if we couldn't already tell from the weather. The spring equinox, w...
3-19-12 The ice is out on Green Lake, breaking the previous record for earliest ice-out by 3 days. Terry Frazee of the Green ...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- It's a strange and welcome sight along Minnesota rivers this spring. Water levels are well within th...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The struggling Minnesota Wild host Carolina for a Saturday matinee on the ice today at the Xcel Energy Cent...
3-16-12 A new report by Environment Minnesota warns that climatechange could lead to more extreme weather events in the futur...
3-16-12 New London and Spicer fire crewsbattled a grassfire along Highway 23, about two miles west of Spicer. The call came i...
3-14-12 -- If you're one of the more than one-million Minnesota residents who use a private well for drinking water, offi...
3-12-12 Randy Czarnetzki and Susie Dunlop of Willmar were married in a "curling style" ceremony in the ice at the W...
(MNN)-- The Hennepin County Sheriff's office is urging people to use caution on all bodies of water due to thin ice and o...
3-8-12 -- Forecasters say a strong solar storm will impact Minnesota and the rest of the Earth for the rest of this week. Tha...
3-6-12 (West Liberty, KY) -- The heart-rending stories of loss and survival continue to pour in from tornado-stricken states ...
3-5-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Officials at Xcel Energy insist their nuclear power plants at Prairie Island and Monticello are safe...
3-2-12 Officials believe a fatal blast and fire at a cabin near Lake Lillian was caused by an LP gas leak. Kandiyohi County S...
3-2-12 Officials believe a fatal blast and fire at a cabin near Lake Lillian was caused by an LP gas leak. Kandiyohi County S...
2-29-12 Today is leap day and the Minnesota DNR is hoping you will jump into action and volunteer to participate in an ongoin...
2-27-12 The City of Willmar's motor pool is going to get a lot smaller. City Administrator Charlene Stevens says they are...
2-26-12 Authorities in St. Cloud are investigating after finding a car in the Mississippi River early Saturday morning. Fire ...
2-25-12 The Willmar Fire Department was called to the Holiday Gas Station on West Highway 12 yesterday afternoon to clean up ...
2-25-12 The City of Willmar's motor pool is going to get a lot smaller. City Administrator Charlene Stevens says they are...
2-24-12 The Willmar Fire Department was called to the Holiday Gas Station on West Highway 12 this afternoon to clean up a fue...
2-24-12 Officials who want to build a plant in Kandiyohi County to make anhydrous ammonia out of locally-grown plant matter g...
2-23-12Italian authorities have now recovered eight bodiesfrom the capsized Costa Concordia. No identities have been released...
2-23-12 Two vehicles and a trailer have broken throught the ice on Lake Solomon, north of Willmar. Kandiyohi County Sheriff D...
2-20-12 We're one month away from the official launch of a project to build an anhydrous ammonia plant in Kandiyohi Count...
2-20-12 About 200 people toured an exhibit at the State Capitol Building last week showing off bio-energy projects from aroun...
2-19-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Family farms have been a hallmark of Minnesota agriculture since the state was founded back in 1858...
2-18-12 (Undated) -- It's Take-A-Kid Ice Fishing weekend in Minnesota through Monday. The DNR's Roland Sigurdson caut...
2-16-12 (Moorhead, MN) -- More good news from the National Weather Service about the potential for flooding in the Red River ...
2-16-12 A new proposal for a Vikings stadium is unveiled thismorning before Minnesota lawmakers. White Earth tribal chief Erm...
2-14-12 We haven't paid this much for gas since late October. Minnesota-Gas-Prices-dot-Com reports regular unleaded now u...
2-14-12 Kandiyohi County will be blowing it's own horn when it comes to renewable energy during a Renewable Energy Showca...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Wild are back on the ice this evening asthey continue a four-game homestand against the Ana...
2-13-12 (Big Lake, MN) -- Efforts are under way to remove an S-U-V from the bottom of Big Lake in Sherburne County. The sheri...
2-13-12 No one was hurt but Highway 212 in Bird Island was blocked for several hours this morning due to a semi rollover. The...
St. Paul, MN) -- Devin Setoguchi scored the lone goal for Minnesota, as the Wild fall to Columbus 3-1. The Blue Jackets' ...
2-12-12 Will farmers get the moisture they so desperately need before spring planting? That's the big question as much of...
2-10-12 A family offive is homeless after a house fire in Bird Island Friday. The fire at the Jason and Sandy Zuhlsdorf home,...
2-10-12 The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency concluded 27 enforcement cases addressing air, water, hazardous waste, and sol...
2-8-12 Farmers have reason to worry as their soil goes without significant moisture this winter. The relative lack of snow is...
2-6-12 (Wheaton, MN) -- A man from Wheaton in western Minnesota is the latest victim of a fatal ice fishing accident. The bod...
2-6-12 After a dry summer, fall and now winter, farmers are going have to make the most of whatever soil moisture they'll...
2-2-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- A new study shows one in ten babies along Minnesota's North Shore is born with unhealthy levels ...
2-2-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Flu activity remains low around the state. During the latest reporting week, only six people were ho...
2-1-12 Nicholas Brown has been hired as the primary contact for aquatic invasive species (AIS) in a 13-county area of south-c...
1-31-12 (Giglio, IT) -- Emergency officials have called off the search for 16 people missing at the site of a capsized cruise...
1-30-12 The Kandiyohi County Sheriffs Office has re-opened the public access on the east-side of Diamond Lake off of Co Rd 13...
1-30-12 The Stearns County Sheriff's Department identifies the man who died after driving his ATV into open water on Rice...
1-28-12 Kandiyohi County Sheriff Dan Hartog says he can't remember a winter where they were dealing with thin ice so late...
1-28-12 The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says the body of a missing ATV rider was found in Rice Lake , east of Pay...
1-27-12 (Brainerd, MN) -- A popular ice fishing tournament is back on. Authorities granted organizers of the Brainerd Jaycee&...
1-25-12 No one was hurt when apickup went through the ice on Rice Lake in Stearns County yesterday. The sheriff's office ...
1-24-12 (Chanhassen, MN) -- The strongest solar flare in nearly seven years is having its effect on Minnesota. Warning coordi...
1-23-12 Local ag officials are optimistic they'll be getting a half-million dollar grant from the Minnesota Department of...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Fewer ice houses on south-central Minnesota lakes does not mean there are fewer ice anglers out there. A D-...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The state Department of Commerce is encouraging eligible households to continue applying for the Minnesota E...
1-20-12 Hunters in Minnesota harvested about 15-thousand fewer animals in 2011 than in the year before. The D-N-R's Lou Corni...
1-20-12 The state is getting another 29-million dollars from thefederal government to help low-income families heat their hom...
1-20-12 The prayers continue for a White Bear Lake couple stillmissing nearly a week after the wreck of the cruise ship Costa...
1-19-12 The vigil continues at a church in the Twin Citiessuburb of White Bear Lake for Jerry and Barbara Heil (HYLE) -- stil...
1-18-12 -- The next 24 hours of bone-chilling cold could be ugly for those plants wintering in your yard. Master gardener Ter...
1-17-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota farmers are getting a program that's "first" in the nation. U.S Secretary of Ag...
1-16-12 There's a big difference this winter when it comes to thenumber of fish houses out on Minnesota lakes. The D-N-R says...
1-16-12 West of the Twin Cities, authorities haveidentified the bodies of the two snowmobilers who died when their sleds sank...
1-16-12 A couple from White Bear Lake is among those still missing inthe cruise disaster in Italy as of last night. Gerald an...
1-15-12 (Moorhead, MN) -- Speeders beware. A new state-of-the-art radar is about to hit the streets in Clay County. The Minne...
1-14-12 Representative Bruce Vogel of Willmar will be in Detroit Lakes Saturday, attending a conference on aquatic invasive s...
Even though it's the dead of winter,Kandiyohi County Commissioner Harlan Madsen says the County Road 9 relocation project is ...
1-13-12 Traffic fatalities were down across Minnesota last year and a further look at one area of the state, Rice County, ill...
1-12-12 Prices at the pump are dropping again.Minnesota-Gas-Prices-dot-Com reports regular unleaded averaging just over3-23 a...
1-8-12 -- A new report from Triple-A Minnesota illustrates the steady rise in gas prices over the last dozen years. And it ma...
1-6-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- The D-N-R plans a stepped up enforcement and public education campaign to prevent the spread of inva...
1-6-12 (St. Paul, MN) -- D-N-R officials are releasing some specifics about a limited wolf hunting season - possibly next fal...
1-6-12 More than half of Minnesota is now officially in a drought. The latest U-S Drought Monitor shows most of the lower hal...
1-5-12 An alert has been declared near Red Wing at the Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant. MNN's Tasha Redel saysthe alert wa...
(MNN) -- The Minnesota Wild rang in the new year with a loss toPhoenix last night at the X in St. Paul. The Coyotes topped th...
12-31-11 A lack of precipitation following 2011's wet springhas made Minnesota the most drought-stricken state in the norther...
12-29-11 At 2:53 Thursday afternoon it was reported to the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office that a three-wheeler had gone th...
12-29-11 An ATV and it's driver went through the ice on Green Lake Wednesday night. Kandiyohi County Chief Deputy Randy Kveen...
12-29-11 The lack of snow cover is good news for some - but trouble for others. Residents with septic systems - especially in...
12-29-11 Seems like everywhere you turn, there's someone fallingthrough the ice in Minnesota. The latest report is from the R...
12-27-11 It has been an interesting late morning here at our studios. Right outside our windows that face Foot Lake and Robin...
12-26-11 (Aitkin, MN) -- "No ice should be considered safe." That from Aitkin County Sheriff Scott Turner, whose de...
(Green Bay, WI) -- It's the Packers versus the Bears on Sunday night football. The Bears have lost four straight and need two...
12-23-11 Minnesota is getting more federal money for low-incomeheating assistance. The state's LIHEAP (LIE'-heep) program was...
12-23-11 Power plants in Minnesota and across the U-S will have to slash air pollution by 90 percent over the next four years...
12-23-11 In its latest reporting week, the Minnesota Health Department says there were three school outbreaks due to seasonal...
12-22-11 Sierra Club officials say pending federal action to take the gray wolf off the endangered species list is a success ...
12-22 11 Ten people are safe and sound this morning after aharrowing experience last night on Lake Mille Lacs. The Aitkin Cou...
12-20-11 Minnesotans are finding some places selling gas for underthree bucks a gallon this morning. Minnesota-Gas-Prices-dot...
12-19-11 The head of the Willmar and Kandiyohi County Economic Development Commission says the turmoil taking place among the...
12-15-11 (Washington, D-C) -- Seven Minnesota counties are eligible for low-interest rate loans from the U-S-D-A -- due to ad...
12-13-11 A Raymond man was killed in a one-vehicle rollover north of Raymond just before 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. The Kandiyoh...
12-9-11 -- Five Minnesotans have died in two separate structure fires this week. Authorities have identified the father and s...
12-7-11 Minnesota's Native American tribes are at the center ofthe debate over how to pay for a new Vikings stadium. As leade...
12-7-11 The closing of the Ford plant in Saint Paul is just days away. United Auto Workers Local 879 President Paul Shropa (S...
(Lake Forest, IL) -- If the Chicago Bears are interested, Brett Favrewould reportedly listen. ESPNChicago.com cites a sour...
MNN -- The Wild are at Anaheim for a game against the Duckstonight(7:00). Minnesota has recalled goaltender Matt Hackett and ...
MNN -- A beetle that threatens Minnesota's ash tree population is spreading its range. The emerald ash borer was confirmed in...
MNN-- Some people think the mild temperatures of the past three months point to a moderate winter. Greg Spoden at the Minneso...
12-2-11 If you look hard enough, you might see a rare raptor-likebird spending early winter in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Hundr...
12-2-11 Municipal Utilities is considering building a solar farm to generate electricity for the city. Wllmar Municipal Utili...
12-1-11 Officials from several state agencies will be touring three area livestock feedlots today. The tour isorganized by Mi...
11-30-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- Federal low-income heating assistance worth 152-million dollars during last year's brutal winter h...
11-28-11 Can a single, biofuel production system reduce water and nutrient runoff from farm fields, cut down on soil erosion ...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Wild will remember the late Derek Boogaard tonight during their game against the Flames at the Xcel Ene...
(Undated) -- Looking for a low cost way to enjoy the outdoors while celebrating the holidays with your family? How about a vi...
11-23-11 The Farm Bureau is reminding Thanksgiving day cooks not to rinse off the turkey before putting it in the oven. Offic...
11-19-11 Minnesota's soil is the most parched it's been all year. The latest U-S Drought Monitor shows severe drought across ...
11-19-11 The head of the Minnesota Farmers' Union is not happy with the latest trade agreement signed by President Obama. MFU...
11-17-11 The firearms deer harvest is down a little this year and officials says it's likely because of high winds opening we...
11-17-11 Kandiyohi CountyCommissioner Harlan Madsen saysit was not easy putting in the line connecting Diamond Lake residents...
(Undated) -- The firearms deer harvest is down a little this year and officials says it's likely because of high winds on ope...
11-16-11 Minnesota has crossed an unwanted threshold with more than 300 persons killed in road crashes so far this year.The u...
11-16-11 Kandiyohi County Enviromental Services Director Jeff Bredberg says new monitoring and testing at the county landfill...
11-14-11 The National Weather Service is warning of high firedanger across southwestern Minnesota this afternoon. Forecasters...
11-14-11 Goodbye wind chill warning. Hello extreme cold alert. Forecasters in Minnesota and North Dakota are scrapping the tr...
11-11-11 Fast-acting rescuers and a buckled seat belt are credited with saving a motorist who wound up in a lake near Alexand...
11-10-11 Paynesville city officials are losing their patience with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency over the agency's f...
The Department of Public Safety’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) is conducting a very sh...
11-6-11 Deer hunters are out this weekend, and the vast majority will obey hunting regulations. But for those who do not, law...
11-5-11 Highway 212 is now open to traffic west of Brownton. Traffic had been detoured for the final stage of a resurfacing p...
11-4-11 The waterfowl hunting season continues in Minnesota until November 27th, and more hunters will be in the field starti...
11-4-11 The U-S-D-A has designated 11 Minnesota counties as disaster areas because of a growing season that included excessiv...
11-3-11 Fire crews from Willmar and other agencies fought a fire at the Highway 12 Motel in Willmar this morning. The fire wa...
11-1-11 The Minnesota Department of Transportation says Highway 23 near Paynesville will open to traffic today. The road has ...
11-1-11 Around 500-thousand hunters are expected to take part in this year's firearms deer seasonstarting Saturday. Lou Corni...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Wild shutout the Red Wings 1-0 last night at the X. Josh Harding, making his second start of the season...
(Undated) -- Environment Minnesota is highlighting what it calls "frightening facts" about the state's lakes and ri...
10-28-11 The D-N-R is thanking the Minnesota Twins for adding thousandsof new trees to Minnesota's state parks and trails. Tw...
The Minnesota Wild are back on the ice tonight against the Anaheim Ducks at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild have dropped thr...
10-26-11 (Washington, DC) -- The U-S-D-A has designated 11 Minnesota counties as disaster areas because of a growing season t...
10-22-11 Proponents of building a plant to create anhydrous ammonia out of locally produced biomass materials are hoping to g...
10-21-11 D-N-A testing shows the presence of Asian carp in theMississippi River between the Twin Cities. The D-N-R is hiring ...
10-20-11 Senator Al Franken is pleased that the Environmental Protection Agency has decided not to impose federal dust regula...
10-20-11 Some local farmers are seeing big variations in their crop and soybean yields as they harvest this year's crop.Harla...
10-19-11 Highway 23 from Clara City to Highway 212 near Granite Falls is scheduled to open to traffic Oct. 20 in the late aft...
10-19-11 Minnesota farmers are seeing the results from a growing season of extremes. Doug Albin, who farms in the southwester...
10-18-11 -- Health officials have discovered additional cases of a rare form of lung cancer involving people who once lived o...
10-18-11 The ground remains hard and dry but harvesting is moving quickly throughout Minnesota. The U-S-D-A says the average ...
10-17-11 This past summer has been one of extemes when it comes to precipitation and lake levels. Ethan Jenzen of the DNR off...
(Grand Rapids, MN) -- There will likely be a lingering reminder of the BWCA wildfire long after the last flames are out. Minn...
(St.Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Wild host the Detroit Red Wings tonight at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild improved to two-on...
10-14-11 The long dry spell has kept a lid on campfires and other open burning. But now - with rain and cooler weather - the ...
10-13-11 (St. Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting the first case of influenza for the 2011-2012 seas...
Recent widespread precipitation and cooler temperatures have eased the critical fire danger across the state, so the Minnesot...
10-13-11 State officials are trying to keep a batch of gasoline with too much ethanol in it from getting into any more gas ta...
10-13-11 The First Annual Governor’s Pheasant Opener will be heldin Montevideo Friday and Saturday. The eventis being c...
10-13-11 The growth of wind generated power in Minnesota could. be seriously stifled. due to a lack of transmission lines, ac...
10-12-11(Barnesville, MN) -- Authorities are investigating whether suspected arson fires at the Barnesville farm of a well-kn...
10-6-11 (Ely, MN) -- Still 71 percent contained - and holding. That's the report from northeastern Minnesota where strong win...
10-7-11 Minnesota's "Indian Summer" is predicted to end soon.Forecasters expect the stretch of warm temperatures to...
10-7-11 Willmar's wind turbines have done a lot better in year two of their operation than they did in year one. Willmar Muni...
10-6-11 Willmar Muncipal Utilities General Manager Bruce Gomm says Willmar's plans to burn corn cobs and other ag waste at th...
10-5-11 Dried out soil and grass have sparked much higher firedanger ratings throughout Minnesota. The D-N-R says the highest...
10-5-11 Fire crews from Lake Lillian and Atwater put out a combine fire yesterday morning. At 10 a.m. the combine near a corn...
9-30-11 The winds should die down and crews can get back to work today on the B-W-C-A forest fire in northeastern Minnesota. ...
9-30-11 Thursday's gusty winds caused lots of problems forfarmers in southern Minnesota. About a half-dozen field fires were ...
9-28-11 (Isabella, MN) -- B-W-C-A fire crews are bracing for a big challenge from the weather tomorrow (Thurs). Strong winds ...
9-27-11 (Minneapolis, MN) -- People might see lots of lights, helicopters and emergency vehicles tonight (Tues 5:30-9pm) alon...
9-27-11 Union workers are now less than three months away from the end of the line at the Ford assembly plant in St. Paul. Th...
9-26-11 (Isabella, MN) -- Crews are making steady progress in containing the forest fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. S...
9-26-11 A spokesperson for CenterPoint Energy in Minneapolis says there are still "a few hundred" customers in west...
9-26-11 Governor Dayton is scheduled to speak today at the Midwest U.S.-Japan Conference in Tokyo (Mon). He's in Asia this we...
9-26-11 The Kandiyohi County Public Works Department says on Monday work will begin on Kandiyohi County Road 7, one-and-a-hal...
Duluth is taking a big step toward making its airport more environmentally-friendly -- cost-efficient. The airport will use a...
9-22-11 A week of soaking rain has helped crews make significant progress in containing the big forest fire in northeastern M...
9-22-11 Highway 212 will open to traffic between Highway 4 and Highway 15 beginning Thursday, Sept. 22. However, motorists wi...
9-19-2011 -- Rainy weather is giving crews their first big break in the fight against the massive forest fire in northeastern...
9-19-11 The fall harvest is ramping up in Minnesota and this is also Farm Safety and Health Week. Allen Sommerfeld with the s...
9-19-11 The Kandiyohi County Public Works Department says beginning Monday, work will beginon Kandiyohi County Road 55, just ...
(Franklin, MN) -- This week's early frost sent Minnesota farmers out into their fields, getting a first-hand look at how badl...
9-16-11 Wednesdaynight's early frost was just the latest problemMinnesota farmers have to deal with this season. Brian Greens...
9-15-11 (Redwood Falls, MN) -- Last night's early frost was just the latest problem Minnesota farmers have to deal with this ...
.A FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...
9-14-11 Lingering smoke from the wildfire in northeastern Minnesota forced the Brewers to close the retractable roof at Mille...
9-13-11 Motorists will continue using a detour for Highway 23 from Clara City to Highway 212 near Granite Falls through mid-O...
9-12-11 -- The D-N-R has imposed burning restrictions in most of northern Minnesota. It's in response to high wildfire danger...
Thank You. Going Green - a clean-up your city and recycling day was sponsored by The City of Willmar, West Central Sanitation...
Minnesota's pheasant hunting season is a little more than a month away, and there's word the bird population is far smaller t...
9-10-11 After a very wet winter and spring, the latest U-S DroughtMonitor shows the effects of a total reversal in weather tr...
9-10-11 The Kandiyohi County Public Works Department office says, weather permitting, the bridge on 75th Avenue SE, approxima...
9-9-11(Grand Rapids, MN) -- The northern third of Minnesota is starved for rain - and wildfire danger is now rated as high. A...
9-9-11 Minnesota's dry weather is likely to continue if La Nina hasits way. Forecasters say the climate pattern which is form...
9-9-11The Honor and Remember Flag will be at the City Park in Bird Island today as the Gold Star Families will present a Trib...
9-8-11Kandiyohi County will hold a 2nd information meeting regarding a road project on Highway 9 near Eagle Lake tonight. At ...
9-8-11 The state of Minnesota is drying out quickly in the late summertime. The U-S Drought Monitor shows much of the Arrowhe...
9-8-11 The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for a proposed expansi...
9-7-11 Attention pheasant hunters: there will be far fewer birds to bag in Minnesota this fall. The D-N-R's Kurt Haroldson sa...
9-5-11 Motorists will encounter a detour on Highway 9 in New London from Highway 23 to First Avenue North beginning this comi...
9-1-11 Another hot, muggy day is in store for much of Minnesota - a lot like those sweltering days in July. But that has not ...
8-31-11 August is moving into the weather records as a kinder and gentler month than the earlier parts of summer in Minnesota...
8-30-11 Governor Mark Daytonsays the First Annual Governor’s Pheasant Opener will be held October 14-15 in Montevideo. ...
8-29-11 -- National Democrats are blasting Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann for comments she made during a Fl...
8-29-11 Spring and summer flooding in Montevideo has caused a loss of approximately $360,000 dollars. Montevideo City Man...
8-29-11 The price of gas is back up to where it was a month ago --averaging nearly 3-78 a gallon for regular unleaded this mo...
8-29-11 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists have confirmed a reportzebra mussels are now in Brophy and...
8-27-11 Minnesota 7th District Representative Collin Peterson says President Obama's plans to convert military vehicles to bi...
8-26-11 Habitat for Humanity of West Central Minnesota is planning on reopening it's "Re-Store" next Spring in Will...
8-23-11 Local officials believe building a plant to produce all the anhydrous ammonia needed in the local area is feasible. W...
8-22-11 Motorists will encounter a detour on Highway 23 near Paynesville beginning tomorrow as crews build the east connectio...
(Undated) -- Local, county and state law enforcement agencies have launched an end-of-summer crackdown on drunken drivers. Th...
(Forest Lake, MN) -- A weekend gathering is underway in Forest Lake to give special recognition and treatment to survivors of...
8-19-11 (Bemidji, MN) -- Clean-up operations are continuing in parts of northwestern Minnesota that were hit by severe weathe...
8-19-11 -- Local, county and state law enforcement agencies have launched an end-of-summer crackdown on drunken drivers. The ...
8-19-11 The Minnesota Department of Transportation says the historic bridge that once carried Highway 24 over the North Fork ...
8-16-11 -- It may sound like a Fourth of July fireworks show around Interstate 94 starting today. Tim Carlsgaard with Xcel En...
8-16-11 Another sunny week boosted crops across the state. TheU-S-D-A reports quick ripening of corn, soybeans and wheat -- t...
MNN-- The Lynx host the Tulsa Shock this evening at Target Center. The Lynx are atop the Western Conference with a 17-and-5 r...
MNN-- The DNR is reporting good results in its new effort to stop the spread of zebra mussels and other invasive species in s...
MNN--Conservation officials are mapping plans to halt the spread of silver carp in the St. Croix River. The DNR has found evi...
8-13-11 The body of a missing dam worker was found in the Minnesota River yesterday. 50-year-old Thomas Stich of Harris fell ...
8-11-11 Officials are searching for a person who fell into the Minnesota River near Granite Falls. The Chippewa County Sherif...
8-10-11 The Renville County Sheriff's Department this week found 100 sticks of dynamite in a rural Hector shed. On Monday the...
8-5-11 (Eagle Lake, MN) -- Canadian Pacific crews have finished pumping ethanol out of three train cars after a derailment We...
8-5-11 Authorities are cleaning up a train wreck in the south-central Minnesota town of Eagle Lake. Some of the derailed cars...
8-5-11 In a court settlement with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Suzlon Rotor Corporation has agreed to resolve air ...
8-4-11 Ongoing rains have caused the Army Corps of Engineers toshut off the water at a dam on Lake Traverse in far western Mi...
8-4-11 The Minnesota Department of Transportation says Highway 55 east of Lowry will remain closed through at least Friday to...
8-4-11 Congressman Collin C. Peterson says the City of Hector has been selected to receive a $75,000 loan and a $34,0...
8-3-11 The Minnesota Department of Transportation says Highway 55 east of Lowry will remain closed through at least Friday to...
8-3-11 Congressman Collin C. Peterson says the City of Hector has been selected to receive a $75,000 loan and a $34,0...
8-2-11 1:15PM Pope County Officials have given us telephone numbers for those who wish to volunteer to assist in clean up eff...
8-2-11 Crops continued playing catch-up across Minnesota in thepast week -- according to the latest U-S-D-A Crop report. Corn...
8-2-11 Pope County Sheriff Tim Riley says at this point it appears it was straight-line winds, not a tornado, that heavily da...
8-1-11 Pope County Sheriff Tim Riley says at this point it appears it was straight-line winds, not a tornado, that heavily da...
8-1-11 -- Trees and powerlines are down in parts of west-central Minnesota after severe storms roared through this morning (M...
8-1-11 Flags are flying at half-staff today across Minnesotain rememberance of the 35-W bridge collapse on this day four year...
8-1-11 Electrical power co-ops and towns affected by the July 1st wind storm and tornadoes will get reimbursed for their loss...
7-29-11 President Obama at Governor Dayton's request has declared 14 Minnesota counties a disaster area following severe stor...
7-27-11 Wildlife officials on the East Coast have confirmed thata cougar killed on a Connecticut highway last month was the s...
7-26-11 Livestock and poultry suffered during the past week'sintense heat but Minnesota crops flourished -- according to the ...
7-26-11 Forecasters say more severe weather is on the way over much ofthe state starting this afternoon and running through t...
7-26-11 Upper Sioux Agency State Park near Granite Falls is one of 4 Minnesota state parks that remain closed even though the...
7-25-11 The Minnesota Department of Transportation says local road projects are resuming after the government shutdown. Const...
The Minnesota Department of Transportation says local road projects are resuming after the government shutdown:– Constr...
7-22-11 -- Campers are heading to newly reopened state parks this weekend, but a few parks will remain closed for camping. Fo...
7-22-11 Getting road projects back on track - and reopening roadside rest areas. Those are two big goals of state highway off...
7-21-11 A change is in the air. Minnesota's extreme heat andhumidity has been replaced by much more normal summer conditions ...
(Philadelphia, PA) -- When Tiger Woods makes his return to the PGA Tour,he'll have a different caddie by his side. The for...
7-20-11 -- Minnesotans are piling up some bigger than normal utility bills this month as air conditioners are running overtim...
7-19-11 -- At last check, nearly two-thousand Xcel Energy customers are without power today because of the extreme heat. As t...
(Undated) -- Yesterday's steamy weather tied a modern day record for humidity in Minnesota's most populous area. The dew poin...
(MNN)-- Gypsy moths are in the cross-hairs this month as state crews try to kill-off the tree-killing insects. They are focus...
(MNN)-- Clean-up continues after yesterday's train derailment in Fridley. Burlington Northern says an engineer and a conducto...
(MNN)-- Clean-up continues after yesterday's train derailment in Fridley. Burlington Northern says an engineer and a conducto...
7-15-11 The U-S Defense Department says a U-S Marine from theTwin Cities area was killed in combat in Afghanistan on Tuesday....
7-14-11 FEMA and the state today begin assessing damage to publicinfrastructure caused by storms throughout Minnesota between...
(Chanhassen, MN) -- A big stretch of central and southern Minnesota is in a flood watch late tonight into tomorrow afternoon....
7-12-11 A bridge over the Minnesota River in Renville County has reopened. The Renville County Road 21 Bridge, also known as ...
7-12-11 The Renville County Board wants President Obama to declare the county a major disaster area after the July 1st windst...
7-12-11 Central Minnesota continues picking up the piecesafter Sunday's violent weather. The city of Sauk Centre got the wors...
7-12-11 It was an impressive week in the fields for Minnesota'scorn and soybeans. The Latest U-S-D-A Crop Report shows corn s...
7-11-11 High winds and heavy thunderstorms swept across thelower half of Minnesota last night. The National Weather Service s...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton has declared a State of Emergency forareas hit by the storms that rolled across parts of th...
(Apple Valley, MN) -- The Minnesota Zoo's new African penguin exhibitopens today featuring 19 of the birds. Zoo spokesman Jim...
7-8-11 Kandiyohi Area Transit officials hope the Minnesota government shutdown ends soon. KAT Director Tiffany Collins says 8...
(Washington, DC) -- The U-S Small Business Administration has grantedGovernor Dayton's request for a disaster declaration for...
(St. Paul, MN) -- The Wild re-signed forward Colton Gillies to a two-yeardeal on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Gillies had on...
7-6-11 Fire damaged the Litzau Taxidermy Building in Cosmos Monday night. Cosmos Fire Chief John Freutel (FROODLE) says aroun...
7-6-11 The national weather service confirms there were tornadoes during the strong storms that roared thru southwest Minneso...
(Undated) -- A program that supplies large amounts of food to Minnesota foodshelves will continue during state government shu...
7-5-11 Weather permitting, the Kandiyohi County Public Works Department says they will begin the Kandiyohi County Road 26 Pro...
7-4-11The Fourth of July weekend was far from relaxing for many residents and business owners in Renville, Redwood, Meeker, M...
(Duluth, MN) -- All of the campgrounds and trails are open this weekend on the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minne...
(St. Cloud, MN) -- The storm system that ripped through central Minnesota last night left behind downed trees, some damaged b...
7-2-11 Meeker Public Transit is funded partially with State funds, so with the State shut-down, the State funds are NOT avail...
7-2-11 The 32 million dollar Highway 23 Paynesville Bypass Project has been mothballed for the duration of the state governme...
The area will be a-buzz with the sound of chainsaws today as people clean-up damage from yesterday afternoon's storms. Thousa...
7-2-11 Power is still out in the Renville, Danube and rural areas after yesterday afternoon's storms. Renville County Emergen...
7-1-11 July is under way with a good portion of riversideland still under water. Levels are rising on the Red River in northw...
7-1-11 The MnDot District 8 office in Willmar is down to a skeleton crew during the government shutdown. Assistant District E...
6-28-11 The Renville County Highway Department says they anticipate the County Road 21 Bridge, also known as the Gold Mine Br...
(Undated) -- Our weather has been especially difficult for Minnesota farmers. Many were forced to plant late - and now they m...
6-23-11 This week's rains have taken a toll on Minnesota roads. For instance, drivers using U-S Highway-12 near Ortonville ar...
6-23-11 It's hard to tell where spring left off and summer began. Weather experts say we are locked in a cool and wet system ...
6-23-11 The Highway 23 project from Clara City to Granite Falls, scheduled to begin this week has been delayed due to contrac...
6-22-11 The days of "knee high by the Fourth of July" corn may be back in Minnesota. U-of-M Extension Crop Speciali...
6-22-11 The air over central and southern Minnesota was filledwith the sound of sirens late Tuesday as severe weather swept a...
(Various) -- Flood warnings continue for the Minnesota River at New Ulm, Jordan and Shakopee, the Cottonwood River at New Ulm...
6-21-11 Tornado warning sirens were sounded in Lake Lillian, Willmar and Pennock between 2 and 3 p.m. after weather radar and...
6-20-11 Motorists will encounter a detour on Highway 23 from Clara City to Highway 212 near Granite Falls today as crews begi...
(Chanhassen, MN) -- Flood watches remain in effect over much of southern and west-central Minnesota through tonight. Possible...
6-17-11 While the signs of a deadly tornado are still visible one year later, the Wadena community continues to move forward ...
(Chandler, MN) -- One day before the anniversary of the state's largest tornado outbreak ever, some Minnesota residents remem...
6-15-11 Efforts were stopped yesterday to abruptly end federal support for ethanol production. Senator Al Franken said it was...
(Undated) -- The weekly crop update from the state shows most planting is finished across Minnesota with a few fields of vari...
6-14-11 The plans by Willmar Municipal Utilities to burn corn cobs in their coal-fired power plant near downtown are on hold ...
6-13-11 Minneapolis city inspectors begin assessing damage to rental properties hit by last month's tornado on the city's nor...
6-13-11 There's a solemn ceremony in New Ulm today (Monday-10am) marking a dark day in Minnesota law enforcement history. The...
6-13-11 Starting today motorists will encounter minor traffic delays on the four-lane section of Highway 23 from the Highway ...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minnesota's tree population is growing nicely - thanks, in part, to broken bats at Twins games. A partne...
6-11-11 The Habitat for Humanity home being dedicated in Willmar Saturday is unique. It was built this past Fall, Winter and ...
6-9-11 The Department of Natural Resources is spreading the word about new laws cracking down on aquatic invasive species in ...
6-8-11 The federal government has issued a disasterdeclaration for Minnesota -- not because of sweltering heat -- but due tol...
6-8-11 A lot of planting got done in the most recent week ofreporting from Minnesota farm fields. The U-S-D-A Crop Report sho...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Regions Hospital in St. Paul reports only a handful of confirmed cases of heat exhaustion since the hot wea...
(Undated) -- Safety officials are cautioning motorists to be on the lookout for pavement failures triggered by the extreme he...
6-7-11 A lot of planting got done in the most recent week ofreporting from Minnesota farm fields. The U-S-D-A Crop Report sho...
6-7-11 Minnesota is putting some teeth into efforts to keep invasive species from fouling our lakes, rivers and streams. Unde...
6-7-11 The D-N-R is giving a good home to that mini-forest of spruce trees that graced centerfield at Target Field last seaso...
6-7-11 At 2:51 p.m. yesterday the Stearns County Sheriff's Department and Paynesville Police and Fire responded to a train de...
6-6-11 There's visible progress in the clean-up efforts innorth Minneapolis, thanks to around two-thousand people who turned ...
(Undated) -- It looks like Minnesota farmers will have to make the best of any warm sunny days that materialize during this s...
(Undated) -- The next few days may be critical for Minnesota farmerstrying to sow their final seeds. U-of-M climatologist Mar...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Clean-up continues in north Minneapolis -- hit hardby a tornado back on May 22nd. Volunteers from variou...
(Undated) -- There was plenty of storm damage in northwestern Minnesota late Monday. Upon further examination, the National W...
(Luverne, MN) -- Minnesota's ethanol industry gets a shot in the arm today with a groundbreaking at a plant in Luverne. Color...
(Chanhassen, MN) -- A deluge of rain has caused flash flood warnings in western Minnesota. Weather officials say streams in G...
(Moorhead, MN) -- Just about everywhere you look across the Fargo-Moorhead area this morning, there's damage of some sort fro...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Senator Al Franken believes Minnesota's federal disaster declaration request for Hennepin and Anoka coun...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- State officials are stepping up the war on gypsy moths. The tree pests can wipe out entire forests if no...
(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Dayton has requested a federal disaster declaration for Hennepin and Anoka counties following Sund...
5-27-11 The Salvation Army's Red Kettles will be stationed around Target Field tonight during the Twins game. Spokeswoman Ann...
5-27-11 A meeting takes place this evening in Lake Lillian to talk about erosion damage to the shore of Big Kandiyohi Lake. A...
5-26-11 A lack of electricity and looting are problems inNorth Minneapolis following Sunday's deadly tornado. Officials are h...
5-26-11 More than 100 people have been killed in traffic crashes on Minnesota roads so far in 2011. The preliminary count of ...
5-24-11 The deadly tornado that rumbled 14 miles from St. Louis Parkthrough North Minneapolis Sunday is being labeled a high-...
5-24-11 The damage toll of the tornado that hit NorthMinneapolis Sunday is at 166-million-dollars and rising. The tornado was...
Another tornado-releated death is reported in north Minneapolis. Rob MacIntyre and his wife survived after the twister hit th...
Governor Dayton says he may call a special session of the legislature to pass disaster relief. This morning, he toured tornad...
The Kandiyohi County Highway Department says County Road 4 is closed at the Lake Lillian Outlet, three quarters of a mile nor...
The Highway 212 project from Hector to Glencoe, slated to begin last week, begins today. The 28.3 mile project goes from Renv...
5-23-11 The City of Montevideo has given the DNR the go-ahead to begin studying the removal of the Chippewa River Dam in the ...
5-23-11 One person is dead and around 30 people were injured,two critically, after a tornado ripped through North Minneapolis...
Traveling through the Twin Cities on Interstate 94this weekend is going to be a challenge. MnDOT has shut down I-94 in bothdi...
Minnesota's late entrance into spring continues with morepicturesque weather today, prompting a steeper decline in flood leve...
The flu season continues to wind down, however five moredeaths have been reported by the Minnesota Health Department. Officia...
The Highway 212 project from Hector to Glencoe begins today. The 28.3 mile project goes from Renville County Road 16, west of...
The head of a Minnesota River advocacy group takes issue with a recent Star-Tribune article that concludes efforts to clean-u...
(Undated) -- Gas prices are now up to just under 3-99 a gallon on average this morning across Minnesota. Minnesotans spend ab...
(Pine Island, MN) -- It's been a frustrating planting season for farmers all over Minnesota. Some have had more success than ...
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Former Minnesota Wild hockey player Derek Boogaard was found dead in his Minneapolis Warehouse District ...
(Undated) -- With rain in the forecast this fishing opener weekend and more traffic on the roads, Becker County Sheriff Tim G...
Officials from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System will be in Willmar Friday for the open house of Habitat f...
Gas prices are now up to just under 3-99 a gallon on averagethis morning across Minnesota. Minnesotans spend aboutseven-point...
Its been a frustrating planting season for farmersall over Minnesota. Some have had more success than others getting theircro...
The situation is likely to be much better by the endof May but for now, driving is still sketchy where floodwaters are recedi...
The White House has signed a disaster declaration for 20counties in Minnesota after spring flooding. The declaration means FE...
Representative Bruce Vogel of Willmar says on Monday the Omnibus Environment Policy Bill passed the House, which he says addr...
The latest figures show a continuing decline in arson fires in Minnesota - but State Fire Marshal Jerry Rosendahl says the pr...
Motorists will encounter delays and a brief detour beginning today when crews begin a resurfacing project on Highway 12 in Wi...
Motorists my encounter daytime shoulder and lane closures in Bird Island and Olivia as crews install new accessible pedestria...
The latest figures show a continuing decline in arsonfires in Minnesota - but State Fire Marshal Jerry Rosendahl says the pro...
A unique gazebo-shower donated to the Kandiyohi County Historical Society was damaged in last Friday's wind storm. Historical...
April's weather was not ideal for spring planting across the state. Dan Martens is a U-of-M extension educator for Stearns an...
The levees and dikes along the Red River in northwestern Minnesota are getting a good test this spring. The waterway is dropp...
(Perham, MN) -- With the Red River slowly dropping and other Minnesota waterways dipping under flood stage, the biggest worry...