U.S. Steel won't get exception to pollution rules that protect wild rice, MPCA says
The company had asked the state to raise limits for sulfate in Hay Lake, downstream of its Keetac taconite plant.
Minnesota to close state park on Iron Range, turn it back into a mine
A reclamation company wants to find usable iron in the waste pilings at Hill Annex Mine State Park in Calumet, Minn.
Trail section at one of Minnesota's most beloved spots closing for rehab
The Superior Hiking Trail path high above Bean and Bear lakes is part of a rebuild that begins next month. Another popular section will close in September.
High winds flipped a FedEx truck traveling on Bong Bridge in Duluth
The driver said he had minor injuries.
Duluth's Warrior Brewing staves off closure with new owner
The owners of Eddie's Restaurant in Superior, Wis., will be at the helm.
Mahnomen hospital shutters inpatient beds to survive, a first in Minnesota
The northwest Minnesota hospital is converting to a rural emergency center that stabilizes patients but offers no inpatient beds for prolonged care.
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Who is Kathy Cargill, the wealthy Park Point buyer who clashed with Duluth?
She married into one of America's wealthiest families but has shop-floor roots from northwestern Wisconsin.
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Duluth man sentenced to 40 years for role in drive-by shooting that killed 19-year-old
Brandon Williams-Gillard was a passenger when Paris Allen was fatally shot last year.
Business
Legislators scramble to create tax, environmental plan for Minnesota's first helium operation
State and local officials fear Canadian-based Pulsar could move ahead with its northeastern Minnesota project and use gas from under state land without paying royalties.
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