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ORTONVILLE -- Residents in the area of a proposed hard rock mining quarry had their say before the Big Stone County Board of Commissioners at a public hearing on Tuesday...

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TWO HARBORS, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Historical Society is seeking family vacation pictures from one of the North Shore of Lake Superior's most popular landmarks, Split Rock Lighthouse. As...

The state of Minnesota has declared a weather emergency and closed state offices in four southwest Minnesota counties. Tom Hanson, Management and Budget commissioner, announced at noon today that state...

OLIVIA -- An effort to protect some of Minnesota's rarest landscapes is finding support from landowners in the Upper Minnesota River Valley. The interest has proven strong enough that the...

WILLMAR -- Brice Bakker has started Bakker Mechanical of Prinsburg, specializing in geothermal, in addition to complete heating and cooling for residential and commercial systems. The business is located at...

OLIVIA -- Landowners interested in protecting rock outcrops in the Upper Minnesota River Valley may have a unique opportunity to do so in the next two years. Legislation is moving...

OLIVIA -- The Renville County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit for hard rock mining. The commissioners approved on a unanimous vote a conditional use permit...

OLIVIA -- The Renville County board of commissioners approved a conditional use permit for hard rock mining at their meeting on Tuesday. The commissioners approved on a unanimous vote a...

OLIVIA -- A rock outcrop in the Minnesota River Valley being eyed for inclusion in a protective easement program is likely to be mined instead. The Renville County Board of...