News & Features Archive
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The Minnesota Department of Transportation asks for public feedback on a plan to add MNPASS lanes to Interstate 35E.
(02/09/2012)
The Detroit Pistons team is donating a DC-9 aircraft to the aviation program at a Minnesota college.
(02/09/2012)
Minnesota farmland is increasingly luring companies that want to explore the earth beneath the soil. But some residents want to preserve the land and its current agricultural use.
(02/09/2012)
An estimated 17,000 Minnesota homeowners who went through foreclosure between 2008 and the end of last year could be eligible for some financial relief under the terms of a long-awaited deal announced Thursday.
Federal statistics report that one in every three adolescent girls in the United States is a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner.
Federal education officials are granting waivers to 10 states, including Minnesota, from the current requirements of the No Child Left behind Law.
Everyone's a critic. The advent of the Internet is opening restaurateurs to the every day voice of blogs, social media and user-driven review sites.
The Hennepin County Sheriff says lake ice is too thin to support cars, SUVs and trucks.
Some lawmakers say the DNR's plan to slow the spread of invasive species like zebra mussels and Asian carp impinge on the rights of boat owners.
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton is predicting that Minnesota voters will defeat a proposed same-sex marriage ban that will appear on the statewide ballot in November.
Minnesota Power, the utility serving the Arrowhead region, is proposing a new transmission line from Winnipeg to the Iron Range to bring additional hydropower to northern Minnesota.
Wisconsin's state budget condition has
worsened to the point that Gov. Scott Walker and possibly the
Legislature will need to take emergency steps to avoid being out of
balance.
A man who brought a handgun into a western
North Dakota courtroom and unsuccessfully tried to fire it was
convicted Thursday on two counts of attempted murder.
The Duluth Vikings? That's the vision of
a Duluth state senator who says his city would be ideal for a new
Minnesota Vikings stadium.
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton says he doesn't yet know if he'll sign or veto a bill that would give Minnesotans more leeway in using deadly force to defend their property or dwelling.
The Minneapolis mayor says he remains confident about his city's stadium bid, despite a substantial funding shortfall outlined in a city analysis.
New research on a sculpture in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts has resulted in a shift of about 100 years and 45 degrees.
Join On Being's live video stream as Krista Tippett interviews great American humorist Kevin Kling about confronting and embracing physical challenges, thoughts on mortality and the importance of humor in a spiritual life, and the will to create rather than despair.
In a climate where it's tough to get a small business loan from a bank, microloan programs have stepped in to provide start-up capital.
It's been 134 years since we've seen a winter this warm!
A Minnesota Senate panel on Thursday approved a measure to halt executive branch rule-making for two years to try to ease the government regulatory burden on businesses.
The House of Representatives today will likely pass a bill to tighten ethics rules for members of Congress and federal employees, banning congressional insiders from trading stocks based on information they gleaned on the job.
President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states including Minnesota from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students
Award-winning authors and columnists Jonathan Alter and Hendrik Hertzberg analyze the Obama presidency as he enters his 2012 re-election campaign. They appeared at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston.
Scott Alarik talks about and reads excerpts from his new novel, "Revival" on Radio Heartland.
It's an encouraging sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months.
For the past decade women in the U.S. military have served, fought and died on the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan. On Thursday, Pentagon rules will catch up a bit with reality.
First lady Michelle Obama and Pentagon officials planned to announce the effort Thursday during a visit to Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas, where the military has been experimenting with the idea.
Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank and Ally Financial agreed to the settlement
A judge has made a route recommendation for a high-voltage power line in southeastern Minnesota.
A financial analysis of Minneapolis' plan to build a new Vikings stadium downtown obtained by MPR News shows the city is $55 million short of the pledge it hoped to make to the project.
Researchers are troubled by a contaminant that may flourish in wastewater treatment plants: antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Minnesota farmland is increasingly luring companies that want to explore the earth beneath the soil. But some residents want to preserve the land and its current agricultural use.
After Rick Santorum's startling breakthrough in the presidential race, his few aides decamped to distant states to start building campaign organizations from scratch. It was evidence of his challenge in converting sudden momentum into victories in the rush of contests ahead.
The Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra features a Young Artist Solo Competition. This years finalists were all wonderful high-school aged musicians from the area. Their performances from the final round of the competition, recorded at Concordia College in Moorhead on January 8, are in this week's Regional Spotlight.
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