Reg Chapman joined WCCO-TV in May of 2009. He came to WCCO from WNBC-TV in New York City where he covered an array of stories for the station including the Coney Island plane crash, the crane collapse ...

Xcel Energy says it needs to store far more nuclear waste at its Prairie Island facility to extend the plant’s life by 20 years, as it has proposed in its long-range plan. Keeping the plant’s two ...

RED WING, Minn. (AP) — The Prairie Island nuclear power plant near Red Wing is getting extra inspections from the federal government, after a delay in repairing a radiation detector. A radiation ...

GLYNDON, Minn. — A plot of land near the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton middle and high schools will be transformed in the coming years from a field of green grass to a vibrant prairie filled with the pink ...

Experience a fascinating range of plant life from different ecosystems. Experience a fascinating range of plant life from different ecosystems such as Diverse Deserts, Mediterranean Scrubland, the ...

Xcel Energy has promised state officials its Prairie Island nuclear power plant is almost back to full power despite the outage dragging on for nearly two months longer than expected. The Minnesota ...

Volunteers gathered Saturday to plant 1,000 prairie violets as part of an ambitious prairie restoration project at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center in rural Spicer, Minnesota. Eva Martens, ...

GLYNDON, Minn. — The first signs of spring are emerging on the Bluestem Prairie. Close to the ground, white, yellow and pink flowers are starting to bloom. Some insects float from flower to flower, ...