Statewide Blog

Upgrades slow at Minn. nuclear plants, anti-mining musher heads for St. Paul, remembering Kubly
State's 2 nuclear plants will get post-Fukushima upgrades; Anti-mining crusade mushes through Duluth; Locked in struggle for wrestling supremacy; Ron Paul to be in Fargo on Super Tuesday; Gov. Dayton's crucial days may lie just ahead;
Michelle Obama to visit Minn.; Apple Valley Zamboni driver charged with DWI had blood-alcohol level of 0.32; Video of waves, surfers on Lake Superior during Wednesday's blizzard; Trail conditions in best shape yet this winter; House passes bridge bill after an earmark debate; Voter ID bill advances amid questions
A Leap Day winter storm dumped a blanket of ice and heavy, wet snow across northern Minnesota and Wisconsin causing car accidents, power outages and closing public gatherings. Further south, in Illinois, tornadoes broke out leaving 6 dead and over 100 injured.
Understanding age, partly cloudy budget forecast, NCAA benches “Fighting Sioux”
Mayo's living lab learns real life lessons about aging; Romney to stump in Fargo; Fairmont officials look for efficiencies; With budget surplus in hand, Dayton wants session to focus on jobs; Job challenge: Grow more entrepreneurs; Minnesota House passes bills beefing up prosecutor protection; Mining program could come back to U; Minnesota ranks No. 3 in national well-being survey