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As the world's best athletes finish their preparations to compete in the Olympics, one Rochester man is doing a different kind of training. Zhen-Feng Li

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota lawmakers want to know how to get more money out of the 2.5 million acres of land set aside 150 years ago to support public schools. Legislators are examining the state's management of the so-called trust land,

An Austin man was arrested Wednesday night after police say he hit a Rochester man with a hammer during a scuffle in the victim's apartment. Rochester Police Capt. Brian Winters said police responded to an apartment on th

Police arrested a 19-year-old Dodge Center man Wednesday night after he allegedly punched a 20-year-old Rochester man in the Rochester Recreation Center parking l

MANKATO, Minn. -- The one that got away isn't a fish at the Lone Pine Inn on Madison Lake near Mankato. It's a gasoline thief. Angler Curt Schueneman says the fuel from his boat and others has been stolen twice this summer, most rece

MASON CITY, Iowa -- Authorities say quick action by a man probably saved the life of a woman who apparently jumped off a bridge in Mason City. Police say Jason Thorson, of Mason City, saw the woman standing on the bridge over Willow

Even though green-minded concrete has been used in the southeastern U.S., it has been mentioned around Minnesota only in recent years. Water pollution from storm

Family and friends from across the nation will gather Saturday to celebrate the life of Dale Wangen, who died this summer when his car crashed into a washed out road during heavy rain that caused flooding in the region.

The talk over lunch among a dozen lovers of prairie Wednesday centered around fire, seed collecting and European influence on destroying prairie. But beneath it a

WINONA -- Pauline Drobney issued a call to arms Tuesday at the North American Prairie Conference to preserve prairie, as well as a call to feet, voices and hands.

People can apply for appointment to openings in the following state agencies. • Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy: one vacancy for a public member, one vacancy for a licensed professional counselor and two vacan

ST. PAUL -- Voices from across Minnesota will celebrate the state's 150th birthday in song. Choirs will perform new commissioned music at the Minnesota State Fair on August 23rd. The six choirs represent the Twin Cities and the south

The Mower County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold several upcoming blood donation opportunities around the area this month. All blood types are needed. Call 437-4589 to make an appointment. Time, dates and locatio

STEWARTVILLE -- Avis and Tony Erickson recently purchased an outdoor wood-burning stove to heat their home in Stewartville to cut down on their heating bills, but they're unsure whether or not they'll ever get to use it.

A: Medical Center hosts sisters Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center in Wabasha recently hosted nine Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother for a celebration of the congregation's 125th Anniversary. Festivities also commemorated the founding of the original S

ird-grade students had plenty of questions for their teacher about her newly pierced ears. "Does the hole go all the way through," one asked. "Yes," she answered. "Did it hurt?" asked another. "Just a little," she said. "Did they stick a needle th

MINNEAPOLIS -- New figures from the Census Bureau show some counties along Minnesota's western border are among the oldest in nation

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Gov. Chet Culver said Wednesday that Iowa's overall financial losses from flooding could push as high as $10 billion

Aaron J. Benike, Vice President of Alvin E. Benike Inc., has been named the new chairman of Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities and Colleges Board of Directors