...quality of water in Minnesota continues to be "excellent." A few water systems exceeded standards for naturally occurring radium or radon, and a two systems are continuing to work on problems of nitrate contamination. The Health Department said a "diminishing...

...countertops and shower walls. Smoke outdoors. Test for radon, a colorless, odorless gas that comes from the radioactive decay of radium. Home testing kits can be purchased at home centers and hardware stores. Wash bedding and stuffed toys weekly in a water temperature...

...believable. A deputy sheriff using a Geiger counter found radioactive traces at the site. David Olson later said he had scraped radium off the dial of a Timex watch, mixed it with dirt and spread it around the circles. Bewildered, Curtis Olson told reporters...

...66, of Aitkin, died Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at Riverwood Health Care Center in Aitkin. He was born Dec. 15, 1938, in Radium, Minn., to Emil and Herren (Hunstad) Clausen. As a child he grew up in Grygla and graduated from Crookston Agriculture...