Greater Minnesota

October 24, 2009 3:00 PM

Blind youth in Minn. hopes to play prep football

At 5-foot-2 and about 110 pounds, Riley Schmitz was not among the bigger boys on the Southland eighth-grade football team this season.

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October 24, 2009 8:00 AM

Wet fall could slow good harvest in central Minn.

If they can just get into the fields, central Minnesota farmers still anticipate strong corn and soybean yields for the year.

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October 23, 2009 8:53 PM

Girl, 12, is youngest Minnesotan to kill moose

A Minnesota wildlife official confirms that a 12-year-old girl is the youngest Minnesotan to kill a moose in the modern era.

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October 23, 2009 4:20 PM

Delta to discontinue service to St. Cloud

Delta Air Lines says it will discontinue flights between St. Cloud and Minneapolis by the end of this year due to weak customer demand.

by Ambar Espinoza

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October 23, 2009 2:59 PM

Grand jury indicts man for allegedly robbing North Branch bank

A federal grand jury indicted a Cambridge man Friday for allegedly robbing a bank in North Branch.

by Madeleine Baran

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October 23, 2009 2:05 PM

Hastings mom says H1N1 flu led to son's death

A Hastings woman said her 11-year-old son died after a swine flu infection led to a fatal case of pneumonia, which if confirmed would make him the 11th person in Minnesota to die from the outbreak.

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October 23, 2009 1:42 PM

Coverage prompts more tips on Wetterling case

Stearns County authorities have received about 30 more tips in the Jacob Wetterling case in the past week or so as his family marked the 20th anniversary of his abduction.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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October 23, 2009 3:00 AM

PolyMet takes next steps for controversial mine

Plans are moving ahead for a copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, a type of mining new to the state, but in other parts of the world similar mines are polluting rivers and lakes.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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October 22, 2009 6:03 PM

Duluth police asking for help in search for missing man

The Duluth Police Department has asked for the public's help in locating a 72-year-old man who has been missing since Sunday.

by Madeleine Baran

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October 22, 2009 9:59 AM

SBA disaster loans available in Minnesota

The Small Business Administration says disaster loans are available in some eastern Minnesota counties because of the drought that began earlier this year.

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