Minnesota

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul – Supporters of dedicated funding still were crossing their fingers Tuesday that a compromise deal would be reached to send a constitutional question to the voters. A 10-member

By Patrick Condon Associated Press St. Paul (AP) — The amount of mercury released into Minnesota’s environment by coal-fired power plants would decline by 1,200 pounds a year, under a plan Gov. Tim Pawlenty and

By Tim Spielman Associate Editor St. Paul — Escalating farm land values, higher cash rent payments, and a continued focus on alternative fuel like ethanol are just a few factors officials say may have led

By Joe Albert Staff Writer Bemidji, Minn. — Privacy has become a thing of the past for three mallards trapped last week in northern Minnesota. Steve Cordts, DNR waterfowl specialist in Bemidji, trapped the drake

By Joe Albert Staff Writer St. Paul — The passage of bills in both bodies of the Legislature to dedicate funding to natural resources was hailed by outdoors leaders as something with the potential to

By Tori J. McCormick Contributing Writer Madison, Wis. – Saying they hope to tap federal conservation programs to improve the long-term health of the region’s watersheds, the governors of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois, along