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Statewide Blog

Tornado-torn Wadena begins tree replanting

Tornado-torn Wadena begins tree replanting

Cities across the state are taking advantage of the warmer weather to begin a new round of tree planting and planning to maintain a healthy canopy in their community. Today, Arbor Day, marks the starting point for folks in Wadena to replant the thousands of trees a tornado ripped from the earth last June.
by Michael Olson

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Labor dispute clouds Duluth redevelopment project

Labor dispute clouds Duluth redevelopment project

A developer that's using funds from the City of Duluth to redevelop the Old City Hall is encountering resistance from trade unions for not signing an agreement to use unionized construction workers and pay the prevailing wage.
by Michael Olson

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Statewide food drive reports success

Statewide food drive reports success

Mustafa Sundiata runs the NorthPoint Community Food Shelf, which relies on the Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign. The Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign met its goal. The 29th annual campaign collected nearly 4.3 million pounds of food and raised more than $7.8 million, organizers said. That’s an all-time high for monetary donations. The statewide food drive comes…
by Julie Siple

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Dayton and Republican leaders stick to talking points

Dayton and Republican leaders stick to talking points

Lawmakers are back in St. Paul today for the final month of the legislative session. The parties have yet to agree on a budget plan and are only beginning the redistricting process that will shape the political dynamic of the state for the next decade.
by Michael Olson

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A moderately severe winter

A moderately severe winter

This winter could have been worse, the DNR has classified this Minnesota winter as "moderately severe" based upon the Winter Severity Index. The index adds a point to locations based for every day the temperature is below zero and another point for each day where the snow depth exceeds 15 inches.
by Michael Olson

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Spring planting headaches

Numbers are very important for farmers this time of year. They're ready to plant the new crop, but except for some very scattered fieldwork over the last week, nothing's moving.
by Mark Steil

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Hope emerges as Arrowhead breaks ground on broadband project

Hope emerges as Arrowhead breaks ground on broadband project

Hundreds of miles of fiber optic cables will bring faster internet access to the Arrowhead region of Minnesota by the end of this summer. Ground for a broadband network stretching 915 miles was broken yesterday. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and other politicians were on hand to tout the long-term economic significance of this federally funded project.
by Michael Olson

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