ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $10 million contract to Three Oaks Construction Inc., from North Sioux City, South Dakota, to construct a protective island upstream from the embankment at Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, Minnesota, Sept. 24. The goal of the Lock and Dam 2 protective island is to safeguard the existing embankment on the upstream, wind  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK, Minn. -- The National Park Service Ranger who died Sunday in the line of duty in Voyageurs National Park was a dedicated law enforcement officer, emergency services volunteer, member of the community, and beloved husband and friend. Park ranger Kevin Grossheim, 55, of Kabetogama, Minnesota, died on Sunday, October 6, on Namakan Lake. "  more