One hundred years ago Friday, several forest fires in northeastern Minnesota merged into a giant "wall of flames" that remains the state's deadliest-ever natural disaster. The fire leveled entire towns, including Cloquet and parts of Duluth. But nowhere was the devastation felt more than the…
Clearwater County voters look like they might be a tough crowd to pick a jury from if you're trying to argue that you shouldn't go to jail for shutting down an oil pipeline to protest climate change. Oil pipelines snake through the area and provide jobs. President Trump, who has denounced cl…
The city of Duluth, along with University of Minnesota researchers, is testing out an innovative fix a notorious Minnesota problem: It's hoping to use a plentiful local waste product to patch the axle-busting potholes that pop up on local roads every spring.Â
Minnesota beer makers have bragged about the quality of the state's water for decades — who can forget the old Hamm's jingle, "From the land of sky blue waters"?
Minnesota's sole amateur radio store may be about to fall silent.
The most powerful wind turbines ever seen in the state could soon be built in southwest Minnesota. The state needs to approve the proposed wind farm. The industry is ramping up turbine size in the name of efficiency, but the skyscraper-sized machines are also attracting more public opposition.
