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Greater Minnesota

New court documents detail case against former Mayo doctor charged with murdering wife

New court documents suggest Connor Bowman, a former Mayo Clinic resident now charged with fatally poisoning his wife, was previously investigated for mistreatment of a patient.
by Catharine Richert

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EPA says 'further actions' needed to protect human health from nitrate in southeast Minnesota

EPA says 'further actions' needed to protect human health from nitrate in southeast Minnesota

Environmental groups petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying nitrate in the groundwater in southeast Minnesota’s karst region — largely from fertilizer and manure applied to crop land — poses an imminent danger to human health.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Authorities still seeking answers seven years after Minnesota hunter was fatally shot

Authorities still seeking answers seven years after Minnesota hunter was fatally shot

On Nov. 7, 2016, Terry Brisk was deer hunting on his parents’ property in Morrison County, east of Little Falls, Minn., when he was shot and killed. Investigators said they believe he was killed with his own rifle, which they found the following spring.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Rural Voice: How to educate and attract the next generation of rural workers

Rural Voice: How to educate and attract the next generation of rural workers

Can remote work reverse the rural brain drain? Maybe. But there’s still work to be done to educate and engage the next generation of workers for small towns in the Upper Midwest, as MPR News host Kerri Miller heard when she hosted a Rural Voice town hall in River Falls, Wis., last month.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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The battle over land use: Farm crops versus solar farms

The battle over land use: Farm crops versus solar farms

The U.S. Department of Energy estimates the U.S. will need 10 million acres of solar panels by 2050 to meet the nation’s net zero-carbon goals. That means acreage currently used for farmland will become solar farms.
by Hannah Yang

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Duluthians to choose in hotly contested mayoral race

Duluthians to choose in hotly contested mayoral race

Duluth voters are heading to the polls today to decide between incumbent Emily Larson, who is seeking a third term, and former city councilor and state legislator Roger Reinert, in the city’s most hotly contested mayoral election in 15 years.
by Dan Kraker

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