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Minnesota’s birding mecca expands reach with new tech
A device installed at Sax-Zim Bog delivers bird songs to followers in real time. Others to come will aid conservation efforts.
January 10, 2026
Minnesota woman dies after shark attack in U.S. Virgin Islands
Island officials identified the woman, who was from Detroit Lakes, and say she lost an arm in the attack.
January 9, 2026
More Iron Range steelworker layoffs looming as Cleveland Cliffs cuts production
Nearly 50 Hibbing Taconite workers received notice that they’ll be out of work Feb. 1, following the layoff of about 250 last March.
January 9, 2026
Tolkkinen: Was Stanley tired of the limelight?
A popular feline vanished last month, causing consternation in a small western Minnesota town. 
AuthoredKaren Tolkkinen
AuthoredKaren TolkkinenJanuary 8, 2026
Controversial new Beargrease sponsor bows out of North Shore race
The main sponsor of the annual sled dog race named for an Ojibwe mail carrier was going to be NewRange Copper Nickel.
January 8, 2026
Imprisoned for a quarter century for a murder he says he didn’t commit, Aitkin County man walks free
The Minnesota Board of Pardons commuted Brian Pippitt’s sentence last year after the state’s Conviction Review Unit recommended full exoneration.
January 8, 2026
Minnesota hunters took 9% more deer in recent harvest compared to 2024
A record number of chronic wasting disease cases also were detected during sampling.
January 7, 2026
Tolkkinen: Greater Minnesota never forgave Walz for pandemic measures
Walz’s support grew in the Twin Cities from 2018 to 2022 but shrank in rural areas.AuthoredKaren Tolkkinen
AuthoredKaren TolkkinenJanuary 7, 2026
Billionaire Glen Taylor transfers $100 million land gift to support rural areas
The gift to his Taylor Family Farms Foundation follows a $172 million transfer last year.
January 6, 2026
Arctic Cat buys assets of Canadian snowmobile maker as it continues to rebuild
The Thief River Falls, Minn., company bought the Widescape brand in a deal announced on Tuesday.
January 6, 2026
Little Falls truck manufacturer will close, lay off 56 workers
Indiana-based Wabash National plans to cease operations at the facility by this spring.
January 6, 2026
Walz got his start in Mankato. Here’s how his Minnesota hometown is reacting to his decision not to run
The governor first ran for office while teaching high school geography in Mankato.
January 5, 2026
