Grand Rapids NewsLocal news for Grand Rapids, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Storm does the - Hibbing split'- July 22, 2008 Storm cells spawned tornadoes that may have resulted in brief touchdowns Monday night, but the action took place on either end of the Iron Range.http://www.topix.net/city/grand-rapids-mn/2008/07/storm-does-the-hibbing-split?fromrss=1 Day Trip: Make (or just eat) pies like the loggers did- July 20, 2008 GRAND RAPIDS - Imagine if you were the cook at a logging camp. The list of ingredients needed for a pie might sound huge, and that would just be for the dessert.http://www.topix.net/city/grand-rapids-mn/2008/07/day-trip-make-or-just-eat-pies-like-the-... Iron Range lawmakers blast KSTP Channel 5- July 18, 2008 Iron Range lawmakers have blasted Twin Cities television station KSTP Channel 5 in a letter to the ABC affiliate's general manager, calling for an immediate retraction of what they called "out-right lies" and ...http://www.topix.net/city/grand-rapids-mn/2008/07/iron-range-lawmakers-blast-kstp-channel-... Minnesota Diversified Industries taps new CEO- July 16, 2008 Minnesota Diversified Industries named Peter McDermott as its president and CEO Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/city/grand-rapids-mn/2008/07/minnesota-diversified-industries-taps-ne... July 13: On Nashville and driver contracts- July 14, 2008 Question: I just want to say, concrete is not enough to keep my interest, I hope Nashville is not on the 2009 schedule.http://www.topix.net/city/grand-rapids-mn/2008/07/july-13-on-nashville-and-driver-contract... Iron mining goes green- July 12, 2008 From Buhl westward to Grand Rapids, there are millions of tons of iron that don't need to be blasted out of the ground.http://www.topix.net/city/grand-rapids-mn/2008/07/iron-mining-goes-green?fromrss=1 Wisconsin man accused of chaining up men in house to torture- July 10, 2008 Newly filed court documents say two young men who went missing in northern Wisconsin were abducted by another man, chained up at his rural house and sexually assaulted before one managed to escape and get help.http://www.topix.net/city/grand-rapids-mn/2008/07/wisconsin-man-accused-of-chaining-up-men... Minnesota DNR firefighters in California- July 9, 2008 Another 20-person crew of Minnesota firefighters is in California fighting the wildfires there.http://www.topix.net/city/grand-rapids-mn/2008/07/minnesota-dnr-firefighters-in-california... Minnesotans help battle wildfire in California- July 7, 2008 More Minnesotans are heading west to help battle wildfires in California. This is the third crew of Minnesotans sent to fight the fires this summer.http://www.topix.net/city/grand-rapids-mn/2008/07/minnesotans-help-battle-wildfire-in-cali... Range addresses housing- July 5, 2008 A housing study, released on June 24, concludes the Iron Range will need from 722 to 2,712 more housing units to meet demand as new permanent jobs are created with expected new industrial projects.http://www.topix.net/city/grand-rapids-mn/2008/07/range-addresses-housing?fromrss=1 |