Clean Water Gala Supports St. Louis River Alliance
DULUTH, Minn. - This week the St. Louis River Alliance is celebrating 21 years of hard work with their Clean Water Gala. The event raises money for the St. Louis River…
Mining & Environmental News
Firefighters Battle More Than Blazes
SUPERIOR, Wis.- More Heating and electrical appliances can mean more fires in homes across the Northland. When firefighters battle blazes in the wintertime, they may be in an environment like a burning…
Meteor Over Lake Michigan Lights Up Sky in Several States
Videos from Lisle Police Department and Morton Grove Police GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP ) - A meteor over Lake Michigan lit up the sky Monday morning across several states in the Midwest. Dashcam video from police cruisers in Wisconsin…
Upstate New York Digging Out of 5 to 8 Feet of Lake-Effect Snow
OSCEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - State crews and local public works employees are working to remove five to eight feet of lake-effect snow that has fallen on parts of upstate New York since last week. The National Weather Service says its…
UW Study Finds DNR Under-reported Wolf Deaths
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A new study has found the state Department of Natural Resources has underreported wolf poaching. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers reviewed the deaths of 937 wolves from October 1979 to April 2012. The…
Community Forum Fights Poverty
DULUTH, Minn. - Community leaders held a round table discussion on the issues surrounding poverty in the Northland and throughout the world. The discussion was centered around the ways economic inequality…
PolyMet Forum Addresses Possible Environmental Impacts of Mining Project
DULUTH, Minn. - A panel discussion of the potential effects of the proposed PolyMet Mine was held in Duluth today. The forum allowed Northlanders to learn more about the possible environmental impacts…
One Dead in Cloquet House Fire
CLOQUET, Minn.- One person is dead after a fire destroyed a home and attached garage at about 8 p.m. last night near Cloquet. Multiple agencies responded to the fire at 3912 Highway…
Protesters Oppose Mining in National Forest
DULUTH, Minn. - A group of protesters gathered in front of U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan's downtown Duluth office Thursday. Earlier in the week, Rep. Nolan coming out in favor of reversing the…
Ice Orbs Are Gathering for Art Collaborative at Lake Superior Ice Fest
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- It’s getting colder and colder this week, which is wonderful news for those organizing the Lake Superior Ice Festival, taking place this weekend. Preschool children from Superior delivered dozens…
Soudan Underground Mine Hoping Bonding Bill Passes
According to the Minnesota DNR, a popular Northland tourist attaction is need of an upgrade so it can last for future generations. Minnesota's oldest mine, the Soudan Underground mine, is hoping to…
Soudan Mine in Need of Repairs
Soudan Mine Hoping to Get $3 Million
Minnesotans Encouraged to Swap Older Stoves
DULUTH, Minn. - You've likely heard of "Cash for Clunkers"; well, there's now a similar program for wood–burning stoves. Project Stove Swap gives Northern Minnesotans an incentive to replace their older, inefficient…
Committee to Finalize CWD Recommendations in Wisconsin
MADISON (AP) - An advisory committee is getting ready to finalize its recommendations for revisions to Wisconsin's long-term chronic wasting disease program. The Department of Natural Resources adopted a 15-year plan in 2010, which calls for a review following the…
Cow Moose Rescued After Fall into Idaho Basement
KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) - Authorities say a female moose is safe after she fell through an unlatched window into the basement of an Idaho home. The Idaho Mountain Express reports that the moose spent about three hours in the basement…
