STATE
Recent Stories in State
Fall Color Website Is Launched By Minnesota DNR
(Undated) -- The D-N-R is launching its informational fall color Website today. Spokeswoman Pat Arndt says all the information can be found at www.dnr.state.mn.us. It shows ... More
Two More Minnesota Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan Posted August 31, 2010
(Washington, DC) -- Two Minnesota communities are in mourning after the deaths of two soldiers last week in Afghanistan. Thirty-four-year old Daniel Fedder of Pine City, a master sergeant with the Marines, was killed in an explosion last Friday. Fedder was a 16-year military veteran. Also on Friday, 20-year old Adam ...More
Wildfire Threat Increases Posted August 31, 2010
(Grand Rapids, MN) -- Be careful with fire in northern Minnesota. Officials say much of the northland is low on rain and the wildfire potential is rising, especially in the northwestern and northeastern corners of the state. The DNR's Tom Fasteland says rain is forecast in the northwestern corner, but ...More
Dayton And Emmer Running Neck-And-Neck Posted August 31, 2010
(St. Paul, MN) -- The latest polling shows Mark Dayton and Tom Emmer running neck-and-neck in the race to replace Tim Pawlenty as Minnesota's governor. The Democrat and Republican both picked up 34-percent support from those surveyed in the Minnesota Public Radio-Humphrey Institute poll. Independent Tom Horner had 13-percent, but ...More
State Fair Success Is Weather Dependent Posted August 26, 2010
(Falcon Heights, MN) -- The State Fair is under way and hopes are high that fair weather will smile on the Great Minnesota Get-Together over its 12-day run. It hasn't always worked that way, as in 1977 when nine-and-a-half inches of rain swamped the fairgrounds -- four inches of that on ...More
New Duluth U-S Magistrate Judge Appointed Posted August 26, 2010
(Minneapolis, MN) -- For the first time, a Native American has been appointed to the federal bench in Minnesota. State Bar Association President Leo Brisbois was named a U-S magistrate judge and will be chambered in Duluth. In announcing the appointment, Chief U-S District Judge Michael Davis called Brisbois an experienced ...More
Klobuchar Renews Push For Food Safety Legislation Posted August 26, 2010
(Undated) -- Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is renewing her call for passage of food safety legislation in the wake of the recent salmonella egg contamination. More than 550-million eggs from two producers in Iowa have been recalled. Klobuchar is a lead sponsor of the F-D-A Modernization Act of 2009 which would ...More
Salmonella Egg Investigation Includes Minnesota Hatchery Posted August 24, 2010
(Undated) -- A Minnesota chicken hatchery is being investigated by federal officials to see if there is a possible connection to the recent Salmonella outbreak involving eggs. Two Iowa egg producers have recalled millions of eggs and both were supplied chicks from Minnesota. Dr. Chris Braden of the Centers for Disease ...More
