Mining & Environmental

Elements of Duluth Preparing for the Holiday Season

It's beginning to look, a little like Christmas across parts of the Northland.

Drop Off Your Unwanted Fishy Friends at Animal Allies

Things will be getting pretty fishy at Animal Allies in Duluth this Saturday, September 24.

Walker Declares State of Emergency for 13 Counties

Governor Scott Walker has declared a State of emergency for 13 western Wisconsin counties following torrential rains this week, Wednesday, causing side spread flooding and mudslides.

Local Family Farm Wants to Share Fall Festivities With the Community

After nearly a century of farming in Northern Minnesota, one tight-knit family is wanting to share the joy of fall harvest time with your family.

American Water Works Association of Minnesota Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Pipes were busting left and right at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center on Wednesday, but no need to worry.

Search Called off for Missing Boaters on Lake Superior

The United States Coast Guard has ended its active search Wednesday afternoon for two adults and one child who went missing in Lake Superior Saturday night.

MnDOT Starts Prepping for Snow

More than 120 snowplow operators from the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the city of Minneapolis are training the next two weeks at Camp Ripley near Little Falls to learn how to handle the winter ahead.

Search for Missing Boaters on Lake Superior

Authorities are searching Lake Superior for three boaters, including a 9-year-old boy and his father who did not return from a fishing trip in the vicinity of the Keweenaw Peninsula.

Engwall's Corn Maze Ready to Open

Hundreds of Northlanders will be trying to find their way out of a spooky situation this weekend.

Lightning Bolts in Oklahoma and France Deemed Longest on Record

Researchers have identified lightning bolts in Oklahoma and France as the longest on record and warn that their discovery could alter traditional thinking on when it's safe to go outside after a storm has passed.

Missing Barge Found on Lake Superior

Three shipwreck hunters' six-year search of Lake Superior for a 1800s schooner barge has ended successfully.

Minnesota Senators Help Pass Job-Creating Water Infrastructure Bill to Benefit Minnesota

U.S. Senators Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar said they worked to pass a major water infrastructure bill in the Senate on Thursday because it not only creates jobs, modernizes community water systems, and makes the nation's waterways more navigable, but it will also bolster investment in clean drinking water and in efforts to replace dangerous lead pipes.