Greater Minnesota

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's proposed plan to balance the state's budget cuts $250 million in aid to cities and counties around the state, and city leaders are already working out details to determine what kind of things they'll need to do without.
New report ranks health of Minnesotans by county
Residents in southwestern Minnesota's Jackson County are the healthiest in the state, according to a new report that ranks the overall health of residents in each county using a standard formula.
Authorities in La Crosse say a body pulled from the Mississippi River is that of a college student who went missing over the weekend.
Red Bulls: From war to work
Jeff Anderson was with mechanized infantry unit deployment in 2006 and 2007. The unit had a tough deployment; they were on regular combat patrols, two members died and several were wounded. Their tour in Iraq was extended from a year to 16 months.
Some moose that had been recently collared had to be recaptured on the Grand Portage Indian Reservation in northeastern Minnesota because their satellite collars had malfunctioned.
Police ID victims of New Ulm house fire
The fire was discovered Sunday evening. The two people were found inside the home, and they died later at a hospital.