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With bear encounters declining in the BWCAW, officials extend food storage order
U.S. Forest Service said run-ins have dropped “sharply” from an average of 58 per year.
January 15, 2026
New effort to open mining near BWCAW could undermine protections outside Minnesota
A novel use of the Congressional Review Act by Rep. Pete Stauber could remove a hurdle for Twin Metals while emboldening opponents of other similar bans.
January 15, 2026
![Rising above the treeline (Top of this photo), on the shore of Birch Lake, the Twin Metals Copper Nickel Mine Plant site and Tailings Management site is part of the proposed plan. ] In theory, the copper-nickel mine Twin Metals wants to build in the headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is a zero-discharge mine -- a closed loop that will endlessly recycle millions of gallons of water, including rainwater and the polluted process water it uses to extract ore and](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/YHBTRGPTHTAE2QDYTS6YZ24OS4.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Federal judge sides with Minnesota, lets SNAP benefits continue
Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office sued federal officials in December, alleging the federal government’s demands for Minnesota to verify residents’ SNAP eligibility were “impossible.”
January 15, 2026
With ICE surge spreading across state, rumors and anxiety grow in greater Minnesota
Reports of federal agents conducting arrests has some residents on edge in cities and rural communities.
January 14, 2026
Raucous Mankato meeting briefly halted by ICE protesters
The incident laid bare anxieties about ICE and federal operations in Minnesota’s cities.
January 13, 2026
Grayson, Ely’s beloved 9-year-old ‘ambassador’ wolf, has died
The stark white arctic wolf at the International Wolf Center was still in good health. The cause of death is unknown.
January 13, 2026
Officials identify toddler mauled to death by dog in enclosure outside Minnesota home
The Sheriff’s Office said the boy’s grandmother, Kristen Brown, was seriously injured trying to save him.
January 13, 2026
DNR seeks input on proposal to cut walleye limit to four
The agency says the change could take effect before the 2027 opener.
January 13, 2026
After allegedly shooting the wrong guy one night, man charged in fatal follow up in Duluth the next night
Branden Russell King faces second-degree murder charges in the death of Chazz Toney.
January 13, 2026
Hundreds clash with ICE outside Somali mall in St. Cloud
People blocked federal agents’ vehicles in the parking lot outside several Somali-owned businesses.
January 12, 2026
In Minnesota’s most conservative county, GOP governor hopefuls weigh in on ICE shooting, criticize Walz
Ten Republican candidates set the table for this year’s election with a focus on fraud.
January 11, 2026
Two die in Rochester house fire
Both adult victims were found dead at the scene.
January 11, 2026
