Little Foresters Experience New Cabin Classroom
DULUTH, Minn. - A group of Northland youngsters now have the chance to enjoy their unique new classroom. After months in the making, the doors are now open at the Secret Forest…
Mining & Environmental News
US West's Wildfires Spark Calls to Thin Tree-Choked Forests
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Wildfires that are blackening the American West in one of the nation's worst fire seasons have ignited calls, including from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, to thin forests…
New Campground Opens at Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground State Park
TOWER, Minn. - A new state park campground has opened on the Iron Range. Today the Lake Vermilion–Soudan Underground State Park officially opened for campers. The new campground used $7…
FEMA Insurance Chief: Harvey Losses Could Top $11 Billion
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the National Flood…
Imagine Canal Park Launch Party
DULUTH. Minn Imagine Duluth has been collaborating with residents and the Canal Park Business Association to consider the future of Canal Park. The hope for the Imagine Canal Park project is to…
Fall Colors Popping Up on the Range
TOWER, Minn. - Fall colors are starting to appear in the Northland. According to the Minnesota Fall Color Map, portions of the state are at 50 percent capacity for color.…
FEMA Estimates 25 Percent of Florida Keys Homes are Gone
LOWER MATECUMBE KEY, Fla. (AP) — Search-and-rescue teams made…
Wisconsin Woman Captures Elk Fighting in Clam Lake
HAYWARD, Wis. - A Wisconsin woman captured two elk fighting on Highway M in Clam Lake, Wisconsin. Ellyn Conhartoski shared the video on her Facebook page and stated the event happened around 12:10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 11. As it is…
Local Utility Crews Work to Restore Power in Florida
DULUTH, Minn. - Minnesota Power and Superior Water Light and Power (SWLP) crews are hitting the ground in Miami Monday. Sunday night, 31 utility workers were stationed waiting out the…
Harvest Festival celebrates 24 years
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth's Harvest Festival celebrated 24th years of connecting the community to local food growers as well as sustainable energy providers. Harvest Festival is hosted at Bayfront Festival Park by…
Letica Looks for More Donations, Leaves Sunday for Texas
DULUTH, Minn. - After Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, Duluth Entrepreneur Mike Letica organized a drive, gathered a group of volunteers and drove south with a truckload of 45,000 pounds of donations for…
Mesabi Metallics and Cliffs Involved in Lawsuit
DULUTH, Minn.-A lawsuit has developed on the Iron Range by two major players in the ore industry. Mesabi Metallics has filed a lawsuit against Cleveland Cliffs, according to the Wall Street Journal.…
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Irma Barrels Toward Florida, US Southeast
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Irma turned its deafening winds and punishing downpours toward Florida on Friday after…
Malware Incident at Tettegouche State Park
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports that state IT security specialists discovered malware on state computers at Tettegouche State Park in Silver Bay in late August. While the MnDNR has no evidence that…
Death Toll Rises to 60 in Powerful Mexico Earthquake
MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Mexico…
