Elizabeth BaierUPDATE: Watch the Gage Towers implosion over at On Campus. The Gage Residence Community has been a fixture on the Minnesota State University – Mankato campus for nearly half a century, but on Saturday, it will come crumbling down in just a few seconds. The two, 12-story towers will be demolished at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, following Read more →
MPR News From our outstate correspondents
Archives for June 2013
Dan KrakerOne of the last remaining damaged bridges from last year’s devastating flooding in Duluth was reopened today – a year and a week after up to 10 inches of rain fell across the region, ripping up infrastructure and drowning hundreds of basements. Read more →
Mary ArmstrongThe water may be still. The town is anything but. A perennially popular tourist destination, Stillwater, tucked along the banks of the St. Croix River, has about 18,000 residents – which is also approximately the number of people waiting in line at Nelson’s Ice Cream. The city’s most famous feature, the Stillwater Lift Bridge, opened in Read more →
Tim NelsonNearly four dozen new foods are being added to this year’s Minnesota State Fair. The additions announced Wednesday include bacon-wrapped grilled shrimp on a stick, Cajun pork rinds, peanut butter and jelly malts, and pork belly sliders, made with thickly cut bacon. Selections also include chocolate chili ice cream, deep-fried bread pudding and deep-fried olives, Read more →
A hundred and fifty years after Minnesota troops helped turned the tide in a Civil War battle, the state still won’t be giving back the trophy its volunteers seized at Gettysburg. That’s what Gov. Mark Dayton said today, at the official send-off of a delegation of Minnesotans headed next week to Pennsylvania to mark the Read more →
Dan GundersonHeightened awareness of elder abuse leads police, prosecutors and even bank employees in Clay County to pay attention to potential cases of elder abuse. Read more →
Dan OlsonIn Morris, a movie theatre keeps first run movies showing and the neon marquee shining in the night. Read more →
Kate SmithNew research from the Mayo Clinic shows that nearly 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription medication. Read more →
The White Earth Nation takes its constitutional reform initiative on the road this week. The first in a series of informational meetings for tribal members will be held June 19 on the Iron Range in the community of Marble. A tribal spokesman says a large group of tribal members live on the Iron Read more →
Paul TostoThere used to be a healthy economic competition between Minnesota and Wisconsin. The states were neck-and-neck for years in employment growth and other key indicators. It became even more fun with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s “Wisconsin Open for Business” rhetoric. For awhile, it really sounded like Wisconsin was eating our lunch. Back in February, a Wisconsin Read more →