Greater Minnesota

Mississippi River: An urban wilderness
The newest of Minnesota's five national park sites, the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, sits right in the middle of the state's biggest population center.
Geocaching a hit at Minnesota state parks
To attract a new generation of park goers, the state park system is tapping into a high-tech scavenger hunt called geocaching, a sport that combines GPS navigation with the lure and adventure of a treasure hunt.
Investigators in Princeton still don't know what was in those three suspicious packages found there Wednesday, but they're treating them as bombs until proven otherwise.
Congress announces $350 million dairy aid package
Amid a crisis of low milk prices and mounting losses in dairy country, lawmakers in Congress have agreed to a $350 million emergency aid package aimed at helping struggling milk farmers.
One Hutchinson police officer is fired and another is suspended without pay after separate incidents that happened earlier this year while the officers were off-duty.