Boys and Girls Club Hosts Feast Of Thanks
DULUTH, Minn-Staff members of the Boys and Girls Club will have served over two hundred meals. Every year during the week leading up to Thanksgiving, the Boys and Girls…
Mining & Environmental News
Hunter Take Nearly 12 Percent Fewer Deer on Opening Weekend
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Hunters killed nearly 14,000 fewer deer during opening weekend of Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer season this year than last. That's according to preliminary data the state Department of Natural Resources released Tuesday. Hunters regsitered 102,903 deer…
Wisconsin GOP: Relaxing Pollutant Regs Would Help Business
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The authors of a Republican bill that would dramatically relax Wisconsin's air pollution rules say the regulations are placing an undue burden on business. Rep. Jesse Kremer and Sen. Duey Stroebel told the Assembly's Committee on…
Kindergartner Bags Buck Under New Hunting Age Law
Six-year-old Lexi sat many hours yesterday without success but today her persistence paid off. Her father, Tyler Harris, had tears of joy when his little hunting partner got her first buck & poses for Warden Randy Dunkel. Congratulations, Lexi!…
Minnesota Fish Houses and Wheelhouses Require License Purchase This Season
MINNESOTA - Beginning this ice fishing season, anglers using a wheelhouse type of ice or dark house shelter are required to purchase a license to place the shelter on the ice, even when occupying it, according to the Minnesota Department…
Bag of NASA Moon Dust Sells for $1.8M at Auction
(FOX NEWS) - A bag of moon dust from…
Two Hunters Die During Opening Deer Firearm Season
MONTELLO, Wis. (AP) - Two hunters have been found dead in Marquette County during opening day of the gun-deer season. Authorities say a 57-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound in his ground blind in the Town of Newton…
Wisconsin Biologists Catch Old Trout During Assessment
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - State biologists say…
Governor's Christmas Tree Harvested near Willow River
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Christmas tree that will adorn the Minnesota governor's residence this year has officially been harvested. The state Department of Natural Resources says the 30 foot tall white spruce was cut down Friday in the…
Keystone Pipeline Leaks 210,000 Gallons of Oil in South Dakota
AMHERST, S.D. (AP) – TransCanada Corp. says its Keystone pipeline has leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota. The company said that crews shut down the pipeline Thursday morning after a drop in pressure was detected resulting from…
More Deer, Younger Hunters Expected for Wisconsin Gun Season
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer season could look a lot different this year. The season begins Saturday and runs through Nov. 26. The biggest potential wrinkle could be a bill Gov. Scott Walker signed eliminating the minimum…
Wisconsin DNR Names 240 New Waters as Impaired
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has named 240 new waterways as impaired, which means they need plans for reducing pollution. The DNR said Wednesday that of those, 183 of them are lakes or river stretches…
Minnesota Deer Harvest Up 10 Percent from 2016
Minnesota firearms hunters registered over 145,000 deer through the second weekend of deer season, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Preliminary results through the weekend show that 145,054 deer were registered, which is up 10 percent from 2016. Of…
Minnesota Corn, Soybean Farmers See Slight Production Dip
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Profits are expected to remain steady for Minnesota corn and soybean farmers despite a slight production dip in 2017. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that the state's corn production will be 1.45 billion bushels, a 6…
Feds Head to Court to Seek Dismissal of Twin Metals Lawsuit
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Government lawyers go to federal court Tuesday to seek dismissal of a lawsuit by developers of the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine who are seeking to regain their mineral rights leases. The Obama administration last…
