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Statewide Blog

Trifecta of the arts coming to Lake Pepin area

Trifecta of the arts coming to Lake Pepin area

Fall festivals are in full swing in southeastern Minnesota, including three in the Lake Pepin area. They start this weekend with the Fresh Art Fall Tour and the Red Wing Festival of the Arts. Later in the month, the towns of Pepin and Stockholm, Wisconsin will host the Flyway Film Festival.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Around MN: slow permitting good for Polymet, wildfire burns 24,000 acres, Occupy MN begins

Permitting delays could become boon to Polymet. Much of the world's easy-access copper already mined, prices are likely going to rise higher, even though economic concerns currently weigh on it. The permitting delays could end up working to Polymet's benefit.
by Michael Olson

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Extension service closes offices

The University of Minnesota's extension service continues to shrink. Citing budget cuts, the service plans to close regional offices in Fergus Falls and Hutchinson at the end of the year.
by Mark Steil

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Cravaack making the rounds in Duluth

After taking heat for not holding a town hall in his district's largest city, the freshman congressman has been spending a lot of time in Duluth lately. He says it's just business as usual.
by Dan Kraker

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White Earth food shelf serves high-poverty area

White Earth food shelf serves high-poverty area

Yvonne Estey, manager of the tiny food shelf on the White Earth Reservation, knows what it's like to struggle to make ends meet. Estey, who tries not to worry about how little the food shelf has, said she might qualify for food stamps.
by Julie Siple

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Around MN: Great Lakes collapse, unsustainable cities, Rochester button primary

A group of scientists warned in 2005 that Great Lakes ecosystems were on the verge of collapse because of a dangerous set of problems, including species invasions and degraded water quality. The wildlife federation report said the scientists' predictions are coming true.
by Michael Olson

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