If you work in Benton, Sherburne, or Stearns counties and enjoy riding your bike, then you might be interested in a competition that kicks off on Monday.
A German-operated cargo ship and crew have been stuck at anchor outside the Lake Superior port of Duluth for close to a month for unspecified environmental violations.
An oceangoing bulk freighter is being held outside Duluth while the U.S. Coast Guard investigates potential environmental law violations. The Cornelia is a 16,800-ton German "saltie" home-ported in Monrovia. The ship has been held there since Nov. 5 after loading a cargo of grain in Superior, Wisconsin.
Former U.S. Rep. James Oberstar is getting a rare honor - a Great Lakes ship named after him. Interlake Steamship Co. is renaming a ship the Hon. James L. Oberstar after the Minnesota Democrat.