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Minnesota is the twelfth-largest state by area in the U.S., it is the 21st most populous, with just over five million residents as of 2006. The state is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," and those lakes and the other waters for which the state is named, together with state and national forests and parks, offer residents and tourists a vigorous outdoor lifestyle.

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'Green' concrete hinders water runoff

Aug 7, 2008 5:20 pm

WINONA -- Wayne Gunderson took a five-gallon bucket full of water last week and poured it on the concrete under his feet. In seconds, the water disappeared. It d

Being in Beijing: Rochester student among 75,000 volunteers

Aug 7, 2008 5:19 pm

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

Tight budget brings new focus on state trust land

Aug 7, 2008 4:20 pm

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 managem...

Man assaulted with hammer

Aug 7, 2008 4:19 pm

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 ...

Gasoline siphoned from boats

Aug 7, 2008 4:19 pm

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 st...

Man helps woman who jumped from bridge

Aug 7, 2008 4:19 pm

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 st...

Minnesota gets serious about alternative pavements

Aug 7, 2008 3:19 pm

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

Benefit will honor man who 'liked to support people'

Aug 7, 2008 2:19 pm

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 floo...

Prairie lovers share common interest, goal

Aug 7, 2008 2:19 pm

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

Advocate pushes for understanding, protection of prairies

Aug 7, 2008 2:19 pm

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.

Top Stories for Minneapolis, Minnesota from StarTribune.com

Jet Brett: Favre embarks on new era in New York following quarterback's trade from Green Bay

Aug 7, 2008 7:57 pm

"It's like a marriage that ends," Packers president Mark Murphy said of the Favre trade to New York.

Charges: Resident 'repeatedly stomped' another resident at vets home

Aug 7, 2008 7:40 pm

The victim is "unconscious and on life support" and a suspect is in custody after the attack at the state-operated home for military veterans in Hastings.

Police follow snack trail to nab suspects

Aug 7, 2008 7:18 pm

A trail of Cheetos led St. Paul cops to three teens.

Dunkin' Donuts coming back to Twin Cities

Aug 7, 2008 5:37 pm

The chain is returning to the area just months after Krispy Kreme left.

Local & Community News for Minnesota from TwinCities.com

Rescuers, driver pull 5 from burning bus in New Brighton

Aug 6, 2008 4:55 pm

Heroic efforts by a bus driver and several good Samaritans helped save the lives of five disabled adults Wednesday after their bus burst into flames.

A thud, and Nilla the kitten lay dying

Aug 6, 2008 4:52 pm

The pregnant girlfriend of a St. Paul man on trial for allegedly throwing a kitten against a wall testified Wednesday that she yelled at him afterward, saying, "Would you have done something to o...

Next summer, Minnesota Zoo will put Africa back in its spotlight

Aug 6, 2008 4:50 pm

An African savanna that drew thousands to the Minnesota Zoo in 2006 is returning.

St. Paul / 'This isn't tolerated in our town'

Aug 6, 2008 4:48 pm

Karin Munson screamed that she was pregnant as the teenager was robbing her, but it didn't stop the attack — two teens dragged her by her ankles from her SUV and assaulted her in a St. Paul ...

Tailor's little shop offers lessons in world's horrors

Aug 6, 2008 4:48 pm

Ray Ghassen pops the cassette in the VCR, much as he did seven years ago, and the barbaric images have not changed one bit, only the identities of those condemned to death.

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