Greater Minnesota

After a sluggish start to winter, parts of southwest Minnesota get walloped with snow
Southwest Minnesota could see nearly a foot of snow by Tuesday morning. The are is seeing winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories, plus school cancellations or virtual days.
Lawmaker: Raise fertilizer fees to help pay cost of nitrate pollution
DFL Rep. Rick Hansen says farmers should pay higher fees for nitrogen fertilizer, the source of the majority of nitrate contamination in southeast Minnesota. Farm groups oppose the idea.
New development planned for Grand Marais downtown on site of 3 businesses previously destroyed by fire
A large, mixed use development has been proposed for downtown Grand Marais that would include a restaurant, short term rentals and an event center and rooftop patio on the site of a 2020 fire that destroyed three businesses.
Forbidden catch, happy ending: Minnesota trapper uses CPR to save wayward marten
A northern Minnesota trapper recently took the unusual step of giving CPR to an animal caught in a trap. A Department of Natural Resources conservation officer helped release the revived and “very angry” pine marten.
Champion musher reacts to 2024 Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon cancellation
Musher Erin Aili and her husband Keith Aili have both won Beargrease along with their award-winning Alaskan Husky sled dogs, who have been diligently training for the race until this disappointing turn of events.
Amid ongoing lack of snow, Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon organizers cancel this winter's race
Organizers of northeast Minnesota’s annual John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon have canceled this winter’s race, amid an unseasonably warm winter and the ongoing lack of snow.
Roger Reinert inaugurated as next mayor of Duluth
Roger Reinert was inaugurated as the 40th mayor of Duluth in a ceremony at Duluth City Hall Tuesday afternoon, after the former state lawmaker easily defeated two-term incumbent Emily Larson, the city’s first woman to be elected mayor, in the November election.