North Dakota Pipeline Protests
A federal judge is set to deliver a key ruling on the four-state Dakota Access Pipeline that has drawn thousands of protesters to a construction site in North Dakota, some coming form as far as New York and Alaska.
Mining & Environmental News
Elite Field Announced for Minnesota Mile
A premier class of one-mile runners is assembled for Sunday's Minnesota Mile in downtown Duluth.
Warmer Lake Superior Surface Temperatures Could Affect Shipping and Fishing
A warmer Lake Superior could improve the chances of catching salmon and other species as well as provide benefits for the Great Lakes shipping industry.
Community Gathers to Support Standing Rock Protesters
A group of community members gathered at the Minnesota Power Plaza Thursday afternoon to show support for the Standing Rock protesters in North Dakota.
Final Weeks of Boating Season
Fishermen and women have a few more weeks to cast their lines in the water, but the summer boating season is quickly coming to an end.
UMD's NRRI Receives 2.5 Million Dollar Grant
The University of Minnesota Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute has received a grant to continue research on the great lakes food web.
Major Storm Damage Delays Minnesota Power's Solar Power Plant
The completion of Minnesota Power's first solar power plant has been delayed after Wednesday night's severe storm caused substantial damage to the nearly completed solar array at the National Guard's Camp Ripley near Little Falls, Minn.
MnDNR Creates Trip Planner for Finding Best Fall Colors
It happens around the same time every year, Chlorophyll production in tree leaves slows down and stops, causing the leaves to lose their green color and gain gorgeous red, gold, and orange hues. The annual result is many Minnesotans flocking outside to behold this magnificent event.
NRRI to Expand Research on Sensitive Great Lakes Food Web
Biological changes in microscopic organisms on the bottom of the Great Lakes food chain send up a big red flag to scientists of possible changes to come.
Tuesday Storms Brought More Damage to Wisconsin
Flood Watches and Warnings continues across much of Wisconsin after 4 to 6 inches of rain fell late Tuesday into Wednesday morning triggering flash flooding of roads, rivers and low lying areas. Another 1 to 3 inches or more of rain is expected later this evening and into Thursday morning. Here is a county by county review of the situation.
Missing U.S. Climbers Presumed Dead
American mountain climbers Kyle Dempster and Scott Adamson earned reputations as two of the world's best by setting out to conquer icy, steep routes others couldn't scale.
Wisconsin Legislative Committee Studying Burial Site Preservation
A legislative committee is studying changes to Wisconsin law protecting burial sites after a Republican bill that would have allowed quarry owners to excavate American Indian mounds died last session.
Engwall's Annual Corn Maze Opening September 17
You could say it all starts with seeds full of hope, eventually winding through a maze of weed control.
Parks Prepare For Leaves to Change
With fall approaching crowds will flock to see the colors.
Three Duluth City Councilors Seek Polymet Evidentiary Hearings
Duluth City Councilors Anderson, Sipress, and Westerlund seek evidentiary hearings on a possible Polymet permit to mine application. The hearing would bring the application before a judge who would hear both sides of the issue.
