Search resumes in SE metro for small plane with 3 aboard

Washington County law enforcement continued the search for a small airplane that went down in the Mississippi River in the southeast metro near Grey C

Washington County law enforcement personnel search Monday for an airplane that went down in the Mississippi River in the southeast metro near Grey Cloud Island between Cottage Grove and St. Paul Park.

— Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune

The plane is believed to be in a water-filled quarry on an island in the Mississippi River, authorities said. The plane took off from South St. Paul Municipal Airport on Sunday.

Relocated Isle Royale wolves form groups, cull moose herd

This 2017 photo provided by biologist Rolf Peterson of Michigan Technological University shows the last two surviving wolves at Isle Royale National P

Gray wolves that were taken to Michigan's Isle Royale National Park to rebuild its nearly extinct population are forming social groups, staking out territory and apparently mating.

MPR reporter quits, says bosses covered for Current DJ accused of sexual misconduct

Marianne Combs Photo: Minnesota Public Radio

Marianne Combs, a veteran arts reporter, did not name the DJ.

A big chunk of Greenland's ice cap has broken off

FILE - This Monday, July 30, 2019 natural-color image made with the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite shows meltwater collectin

A big chunk of Greenland's ice cap, estimated to be some 110 square kilometers (42.3 square miles), has broken off in the far north east Arctic which scientists say is evidence of rapid climate change.

Western fires raise fight over climate change before Trump's visit

Cattle graze under smoke from wildfires in Clackamas County, Ore., Sept. 13, 2020.

With crews battling wildfires that have killed at least 35 people, destroyed neighborhoods and enveloped the West Coast in smoke, another fight has emerged: leaders in the Democratic-led states and President Donald Trump have clashed over the role of climate change ahead of his visit Monday to California.

COVID widens racial gap in Minnesota's health care system

Travis Smith received his first COVID-19 test administered by Hien Bui Hien Bui during a free testing event at New Salem Baptist Church in Minneapolis

As hospitals and clinics rebuild from the pandemic's financial hit, some doctors and health care officials say there's never been a better time to reach out to historically underserved communities and offer them the same levels of care as whites.

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