Greater Minnesota

A St. Cloud-based unit of the U.S. Army Reserve will be deploying to southwest Asia next month. The 367th Engineer Battalion will leave in mid-January and be gone for at least a year.
Part of historic NDSU building collapses
Part of the historic Minard Hall on the North Dakota State campus has collapsed amid an ongoing expansion project.
Global recession means terrible year for taconite
Northeastern Minnesota's taconite mines have mirrored the economic downturn in 2009 hitting the national steel industry, with a massive hit to state and local revenues, several experts say.