DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources commissioner has removed his top two forestry officials, saying he wants to see timber from state lands harvested more quickly to help the struggling forest products industry.

ST. PAUL (AP) - A pool of about a dozen applicants has been whittled down to four finalists to head one of the largest divisions of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

ST. PAUL (AP) - An Alaska wildlife official and Minnesota native has been asked to direct one of the largest divisions of the state Department of Natural Resources, an agency spokesman said Thursday.

VIRGINIA, Minn. (AP) - If everything were to go right with the eight companies now exploring Iron Range ore deposits or mulling steel projects in the region, another 2,520 jobs could be created.

SEATTLE (AP) - A resident pathologist who was about to lose his job fatally shot his supervisor and himself at the University of Washington Medical Center, police say.

Most cardiologists fighting heart disease aim to take down the so-called bad cholesterol.

...issue, and a volatile issue. That is why we are approaching it carefully," the Rev. Joseph Wagner, executive director of the Division for Ministry, said Thursday. The Lutherans' policy bars homosexual clergy unless they are willing to practice...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The University of Minnesota's search for an athletic director faces some serious challenges.

CHICAGO (AP) - Many children are not being adequately treated for weight problems because pediatricians and other health workers often lack expertise in helping them slim down, a survey suggests.

Gene Merriam, 58, was appointed commissioner of the DNR on Jan. 17 by Gov. Tim Pawlenty.