The vice president turned environmental activist says severe storms linked to climate changes are causing wastewater plants to dump sewage in the lakes, which causes algae growth.
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The mail thieves stole from all over the metro, police say.
Jones was helped off the court and couldn't put weight on his left leg.
It'll cold really cold this Thursday-Sunday, but even colder late next week.
It showed an apparent pitch for a presidential campaign.
He was the member of a varsity rowing team at his college in Maine.
He arrived at the Justice Center in Barron County to pass on a note.
The assault happened Dec. 30 near a light rail stop in St. Paul.
The suspect also rammed a squad car in the overnight pursuit.
They allegedly used zapper software to avoid sales tax.
The mother and son from Big Lake were part of the show that aired Monday.
Don't hold your breath if you live in the Twin Cities. Not just yet anyway.
The online streaming platform will up the cost of all of its subscriptions.
The Minnesota weatherman says he's a staunch Republican, a conservative and a Christian -- with a message some of his Republican friends don't want to hear: "Climate change is real."
A meteorologist with the NOAA says the warmth was a "freak event" caused by warm air blowing north from the Gulf of Mexico. But some outside scientists say climate change is indeed behind weather extremes like the March heatwave and that we should expect more.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency signed off on a plan to dump more than 13 tons of taconite concentrate into Rush Lake. The lake association wants to reduce the level of phosphorus, which leads to growth of algae and invasive pondweed. It hopes the taconite experiment will do the trick. Audubon Minnesota had argued for an environmental review.
U.S. Representative Chip Cravaack argued the $10 million National Science Foundation program duplicates other government efforts. The National Wildlife Foundation charges Cravaack with trying to keep children in the dark when it comes to climate change.
Back in the day, I told people to look at the data trends – not out the window – for evidence of global warming. But that's changing. As an editorial in this month's New Scientist magazine suggests, "From killer heatwaves to destructive floods, the effects of global warming are becoming ever more obvious – and we ain't seen nothing yet."
Researchers from the University of Minnesota are studying a cold-hardy bug that serves as a filling meal for trout during the winter season. The insect has little tolerance for warmth, and scientists tell the Star Tribune that even a small fluctuation in temperature could cause changes in the ecosystem.
The president's budget plan includes money to help clean up pollution in the lakes and keep out the invasive Asian carp, among other environmental initiatives.