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Fish species make noted return to Minnesota River

SACRED HEART -- A cell phone call informed us we had some time to kill before the group we were to lead on the river arrived. Tom Kalahar was prepared...

outdoors / state Sat, Jun 27, 2009 - 12:00am

Video: The state of health care in greater Minnesota

University of Minnesota medical students describe the state of health care in greater Minnesota on April 22. http://media03.i29.net/willmar/streams/_definst_/22_042209-medicalresear...

news Mon, May 04, 2009 - 12:00am

Third-year medical students in the University of Minnesota's Rural Physician Associate Program share the results of a community health project in Willmar. From right are Amanda Carlson, Dustin Sperr, Mikal Nelson and Sancia Ferguson, who put together a medical career education module for high school students in Willmar and New London-Spicer. Tribune photo by Anne Polta

Medical students share results of local community health projects

WILLMAR -- Working alongside doctors in Willmar and New London, third-year medical students Amanda Carlson, Sancia Ferguson, Mikal Nelson and Dustin Sperr could see the impact of the rural physician...

news / local Mon, May 04, 2009 - 12:00am

University of Minnesota president: Problems exist but UMM campus sound

MORRIS - The University of Minnesota, Morris is suffering severe economic problems, as are the U of M system, the state, country and the world. But that doesn't portend the...

news / region Sun, Apr 05, 2009 - 9:21am

Tribune photo by Gary Miller
Robert Jones, senior vice president at the University of Minnesota, discusses the university's goals for serving the region during a meeting Tuesday at the MinnWest Technology Campus in Willmar.

More info needed before research center can proceed

WILLMAR -- There was a shaky start Tuesday to the process of getting community feedback on what kind of equipment and services the University of Minnesota should provide for a...

news / local / region / news Wed, Mar 25, 2009 - 12:00am

University of Minnesota students rallied at the Capitol Wednesday, urging lawmakers and Gov. Tim Pawlenty to keep funding flowing to their schools. Duluth campus students are on the left, with Morris student at right. (Tribune photo by Don Davis)

Students fear more costly higher education

news / state / education Thu, Feb 26, 2009 - 12:00am

Minnesota has more than 27,000 miles of open ditches, and from the earliest days, as depicted in this old newspaper clipping, they were designed on what might be a flawed premise. The channels were designed only for peak flow events, and not the low water flows that occur through much of the season. That has led to never ending and costly maintenance due to sediment build up. Submitted photo

Can 'self-sustaining ditches' clean up waters?

WILLMAR -- There are 27,000 miles of open ditches in Minnesota, and quite possibly, every mile has been built based on a flawed design. Engineers have always designed ditches to...

news / local / news Tue, Feb 17, 2009 - 12:00am

David Swenson of Iowa State University discusses recent troubles in the ethanol industry Monday at the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association convention in Fargo. David Samson / The Forum

Speaker questions value of ethanol

FARGO, N.D. - The U.S.

news / nation / state Tue, Jan 20, 2009 - 7:00am

UM-Morris closes at 2 p.m due to weather conditions

MORRIS - The University of Minnesota-Morris closed at 2 p.m. today due to the worsening weather conditions. It is anticipated that UMM will re-open tomorrow morning as scheduled.

news / region Mon, Jan 12, 2009 - 2:00pm

Small earthquakes reported in Yellowstone National Park

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- The University of Utah Seismograph Stations report a swarm of small earthquakes in Yellowstone National Park. The university says the quakes of magnitude 3.5 and...

news / nation Sun, Dec 28, 2008 - 5:00am

New health education grant is 'mixed blessing' for regional center

WILLMAR -- Minnesota's network of Area Health Education Centers has received a $3.4 million federal grant to continue its work of developing and training health care professionals in the state's...

local / region / education / education Mon, Dec 22, 2008 - 12:00am

New diabetes research will be presented at meeting in Benson site

BENSON -- Research on using pancreatic cells from pigs to cure type 1 diabetes will be presented at a meeting Monday at The Bowler in Benson. The informational meeting is...

Fri, Oct 31, 2008 - 12:00am

This building on the MinnWest Technology Campus in Willmar will house the new biotechnology research and business development center.

Biosciences center slated for Willmar's Minnwest campus

WILLMAR - A $2.5 million bioscience research laboratory and business development center is being launched on the MinnWest Technology Campus, providing a major step for the future of the campus,...

state / local / state / state Tue, Oct 21, 2008 - 12:00am

This building on the MinnWest Technology Campus in Willmar will house the new biotechnology research and business development center.

$1.25 million grant launches U of M research center at Minnwest Tech in Willmar

WILLMAR - A $1.25 million state grant will launch development of a $2.5 million biotechnology research and business development center at the MinnWest Technology Campus in Willmar. The Mid-Central Biosciences...

news / state / local / state Mon, Oct 20, 2008 - 10:00am

Willmar MUC and Kandiyohi Power sign off on landmark agreement

SPICER -- Officials of Kandiyohi Power Cooperative and Willmar Municipal Utilities have signed landmark agreements that enable Kandiyohi Power and Willmar -- and possibly other municipal utilities and co-ops in...

region Thu, Oct 16, 2008 - 12:00am

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