Dan Olson
The Battle of Wood Lake was the final clash in the US – Dakota War of 1862.
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Harvesting the past
Dan Kraker
Former U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar endorsed Rick Nolan today in his bid to take on GOP incumbent Chip Cravaack in the 8th Congressional District, but the two politicians shared the moment with groundbreaking Iron Range newspaper publisher Veda Ponikvar, who turned 92.
David Cazares
Marge Hames, a 74-year-old retiree in New Ulm, is protesting the closing of her local Kmart.
Michael Olson
Mark Steil
State law requires newspapers that print official public notices to file a copy of each issue at the Minnesota Historical Society. With more than 400 “official” newspapers across the state, that’s means thousands of issues a year are sent to the historical society for permanent storage. That’s a lot of copies.
trobertson
The latest data from the County Health Rankings show that healthy living depends on a variety of factors. Share your stories about health care.
When disaster struck at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission recommended that American within 50 miles of the disaster evacuate. Most Minnesotan’s live within that radius of a nuclear plant. What would you do if disaster struck close to you?