New Lock Proposed at Soo Straights
DULUTH, Minn. - The Soo Locks at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan connect the Duluth and Superior shipping industry with the rest of the world, but the aging locks haven't been updated in…
Mining & Environmental News
Voyageurs National Park Announces Fall Hours
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. - Voyageurs National Park visitor centers will begin fall operations beginning Sunday, Oct. 1, the park announced Monday. The Kabetogama Lake and Ash River Visitor Centers will be closed for the season starting Oct. 1 and will…
New Highway 53 Bridge Dedicated
VIRGINIA, Minn. - The new Highway 53 bridge is almost complete. It's the tallest bridge in Minnesota. Soon it will be open to traffic. Iron rangers and state officials dedicated the new…
Sky Harbor Airport Continues Work to Move Runway, Preserve Trees
DULUTH, Minn. -- Some big changes happening at Sky Harbor Airport at the end of Park Point, and it all started with environmental concerns. Crews began earlier this month on a…
UMD Working on Being More Environmental Friendly
DULUTH, Minn.-Environmental sustainability has been sweeping across the nation. Today, UMD and four other University of Minnesota campuses, began exploring how they can be more environmentally friendly at its Sustainability Education Summit.…
DNR Opens 30-Day Public Comment for Several PolyMet Draft Permits
(KQDS) – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has opened a 30-day public comment period on the draft PolyMet dam safety and public works permits. From Sept. 15 through Oct. 16, the public can submit comments on two draft dam…
Enbridge Protestors Arrested In Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis. Protestors hoping to keep Enbridge workers from getting into their construction site on the line 3 replacement project Thursday morning are now in trouble with the law. In a dramatic…
Hundreds Flock to Hawk Ridge for Annual Fall Migration
DULUTH, Minn. - Happening Saturday, September 16, hundreds will gather at Hawk Ridge Observatory in Duluth to see the fall migration of birds. Visitors from as far away as Sweden are…
UW-Superior's Lake Superior Research Institute Celebrates 50 Years
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin Superior's Lake Superior Research Institute will celebrate 50 years with a free conference featuring keynote speaker Alexandra Consteau. "This is [an] exciting time to celebrate 50 years of hard work by an environmental…
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…
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.…
