Oh, the irony: Chisholm mining museum will move for ore
The Minnesota Discovery Center sits on land atop ore, with rights owned by some of the state’s most storied families.
December 28, 2025
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Wisconsin town rallies around pelican that mysteriously didn’t migrate
When the big white bird didn’t head south with its fellow pelicans, the town of Ashland wondered why. Now the bird is getting the help it needed.
December 27, 2025
Feds claim U.S. Steel mistreated pregnant employee at Iron Range mine
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing the Pittsburgh-based company over allegedly forcing the worker to take a pay cut and lesser role at the Minntac Mine.
December 23, 2025
Team USA ‘hungry’ following back-to-back gold medals at World Juniors
The American team set up at Amsoil Arena in Duluth for more than a week of pre-tournament games, practices and team bonding.
December 22, 2025
Minnesota to launch ambitious moose recovery plan after 15-year decline
Wildlife managers will try to reshape up to 150,000 acres of forest to help moose survive in Minnesota.
December 20, 2025
Northern Minnesota utility drops plan to use energy from controversial Wisconsin gas plant
Minnesota Power said the Nemadji Trail Energy Center in Superior, Wis., has been delayed too long by litigation and permitting.
December 19, 2025
Anderson: A trigger once pulled can never be unpulled — a lesson some hunters learn the hard way
Some hunters drink or otherwise cause their own problems. Others are unprepared for dizzying effects of “buck fever.”
AuthoredDennis Anderson
AuthoredDennis AndersonDecember 13, 2025
Duluth explores emptying boat-shaped downtown library in favor of space on town’s outskirts
The city would lease a smaller space for a downtown library.
December 12, 2025
Duluth police officer, acquitted of on-duty shooting, now under different internal investigation
Tyler Leibfried, the department’s only officer to stand trial for an on-duty shooting, has been on paid administrative leave for a year for a separate inquiry.
December 11, 2025
Police: Superior, Wis., officer shot before suspect crashes van into middle school
The suspect, who allegedly holed up in a room at Superior Middle School for several hours, is expected to be charged with attempted murder.
December 7, 2025
What we know about the Lutsen Resort arson case and the owner charged with setting the fire
Bryce Campbell, of Canada, bought the resort in 2018. It burned to the ground in 2024.
December 5, 2025
Lutsen Resort owner charged with arson, insurance fraud in North Shore resort fire
The 2024 blaze destroyed the historic lodge in the middle of a February night, when no guests were booked.
December 4, 2025
