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Greg Stanley

Reporter
Environment
Stanley is a native of Milwaukee and loves the outdoors. He graduated from St. Norbert College with a degree in English.

Latest from Greg Stanley

How one police sergeant's intuition set off 43-hour manhunt

Brooklyn Park police officer Sgt. Rielly Nordan suggested checking Rep. Melissa Hortman’s house after hearing a state senator had been shot nearby. Police arrived to find a suspect, who fled amid gunfire.
June 16, 2025

Minnesota looks to tighten regulations on feedlots to deal with persistent pollution from manure

The state will consider changes to regulations on 17,000 feedlots for first time in 25 years.
June 13, 2025
These black angus cattle at Jason Timmerman's feedlot in Holyoke, Colorado, stay in their pens for 5-6 months eating this mixture of corn, distillers grain, and alfalfa before heading to a beef plant for processing. ORG XMIT: MIN2013080119361988

When Ethel the 300-pound bear started limping, her keepers knew where to call

A dog and cat vet who specializes in hard cases opened her clinic to the wounded animal.
May 14, 2025

Trump’s DOGE AmeriCorps cuts trickle down to Minnesota, with thousands affected

Attorney General Keith Ellison challenges edict in lawsuit.
April 30, 2025

Want to help Minnesota wildlife? Plant an oak tree.

Research from the University of Delaware has identified the best flora to plant in every U.S. county to support the most life.
April 23, 2025
Like flames from an autumn fire, golden leaves from an oak tree are illuminated by evening sun.

In Midwest farm country, a tradition of duck hunting has healed the dried-out landscape

The love of birds, for sport, food or observation, has been the saving grace of swamps, marshes and shallow lakes along the Mississippi River.
April 14, 2025

Minnesota cancels invasive moth treatment after federal funds cut

The Trump administration has delayed funding annual spraying to fight off destructive spongy moth
April 9, 2025
A male gypsy moth, a pest that will feed on foliage of more than 300 trees and shrub species.

Want to help Minnesota wildlife? Plant an oak tree.

Research from the University of Delaware has identified the best flora to plant in every U.S. county to support the most life.
April 23, 2025
Like flames from an autumn fire, golden leaves from an oak tree are illuminated by evening sun.

In Midwest farm country, a tradition of duck hunting has healed the dried-out landscape

The love of birds, for sport, food or observation, has been the saving grace of swamps, marshes and shallow lakes along the Mississippi River.
April 14, 2025

Minnesota cancels invasive moth treatment after federal funds cut

The Trump administration has delayed funding annual spraying to fight off destructive spongy moth
April 9, 2025
A male gypsy moth, a pest that will feed on foliage of more than 300 trees and shrub species.
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