Author: Rusty Mehlberg

Enbridge
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Federal Judge Rules For Bad River Band, Orders Enbridge to Vacate Line 5 Pipeline in Reservation

Rusty Mehlberg,

NORTHWEST WISCONSIN — A federal judge has ordered Enbridge to end operating the section of Line 5 in the Bad River Reservation within the next three years. Judge William Conley ruled the energy company has trespassed on the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ Reservation after easements for this section of pipeline expired in 2013. The…

Fdltcc Prez Finalists
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FDLTCC Narrows President Search to Two Finalists

Rusty Mehlberg,

FDLTCC President FinalistsAnita Hanson (left) and Kim Spoor (right) are the two finalists to be Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College President.CLOQUET, Minn. – The number of candidates that could be the next president of Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is down to two. A search advisory committee selected Anita Hanson and Kimberly Spoor as finalists. Anita Hanson…

Lincoln Park Hit And Run
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Woman Injured Due to Possible Hit and Run Near Lincoln Park

Rusty Mehlberg,

DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Police are investigating a possible hit and run accident that injured one person near Lincoln Park. It happened around 5:15 Saturday morning, May 27, 2023, near the intersection of West 21st Avenue and 5th Street. Police say the 21-year-old woman was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. They have not provided details regarding who or…

Duluth Geothermal Design
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Duluth Receives Grant to Design Geothermal Heating District in Lincoln Park Neighborhood

Rusty Mehlberg,

DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth is one of 11 communities across the country receiving a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to help design a geothermal heating district. “This extremely exciting opportunity to analyze and design a district geothermal and heat recovery possibility—one that hasn’t been designed in the US before—comes to us with a ton of potential to further reduce…

Superior Wastewater Treatment
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Superior 5th Graders Taking Part in Annual Wastewater Treatment Plan Tours

Rusty Mehlberg,

SUPERIOR, Wis. – It wouldn’t be fifth grade in the Superior School District without a visit to the city’s wastewater treatment plant. Over 300 students are getting the chance to see the facilities and learn the seven steps of the water treatment process, plus the two steps for solid treatment, and where it goes afterwards. “5th graders are at that age…

Two Harbors Rock Through Windshield
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Cook County Woman Killed After Rock Crashes Through Windshield, Strikes Her in Two Harbors

Rusty Mehlberg,

TWO HARBORS, Minn. –  An isolated and an unfortunate event.  That’s how Two Harbor’s Police Chief Richard Hogenson describes how a rock the size of a softball came through the windshield of an extended cab pickup Last Friday, leading to the death of a Cook County woman. Hogenson says 46-year-old Kay Spielman was driving south on Highway 61 near the Burlington…

Kinseth Hotel Review
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Duluth Council Rejects Environmental Assessment Worksheet for Kinseth Hotel Project

Rusty Mehlberg,

DULUTH, Minn. – The proposed Kinseth Hotel in Duluth will not be delayed for an environmental review that some local residents had petitioned the State of Minnesota for. By a unanimous vote Monday evening, the Duluth City Council reversed a decision made by the Planning Commission back in April to order an environmental assessment worksheet for the hotel that will be…

St. Louis River Estuary Grant
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New Grant To Increase Water Quality Monitoring in St. Louis River Estuary

Rusty Mehlberg,

TWIN PORTS – A lot of action has taken place to clean up the St. Louis River of nutrients and sediment dumped in the past.  A new grant hopes to keep improving that water quality in the future. Scientists with the UW-Madison Extension Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve and UMD’s Natural Resources Research Institute will use the $400,000 to increase…

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