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Greater Minnesota

Idled lumber plants may get second life in bioenergy business

Idled lumber plants may get second life in bioenergy business

Canadian-owned Ainsworth Lumber Company permanently shuttered its plants in Bemidji, Grand Rapids and Cook earlier this year, and now those communities are wondering what's next for the huge, idle plants.
by Tom Robertson

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Republican Cummins to challenge Minn.'s Oberstar

A Republican construction executive says he will challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar for a second time in northeastern Minnesota's 8th Congressional District.

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Dispute over tomato garden divides town

Dispute over tomato garden divides town

A spat over city zoning ordinances involving a man's vegetable garden has grown into a feud that has driven deep divisions through the tiny town of Watson.
by Mark Steil

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Researchers' efforts helping revive prairie chicken population

Researchers' efforts helping revive prairie chicken population

Prairie Chickens nearly disappeared from the Minnesota landscape as prairie habitat became farmland, but the birds are making a comeback on the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge near Crookston.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minn. DNR officer pleads guilty to drug charges

A former conservation officer with the Department of Natural Resources has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to five years of supervised probation for felony drug possession.

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Courts use different approach with drug, alcohol offenders

Courts use different approach with drug, alcohol offenders

Two Minnesota counties and the city of Fargo are trying a new alternative sentencing program for drug and alcohol offenders. The program is run by retired police officers, and the focus is on consequences and second chances.
by Dan Gunderson

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