Minnesota DNR Issues Permits For PolyMet Mining
State regulators are giving the go-ahead to a controversial mining project near Minnesota's Iron Range. PolyMet Mining now has permission to move forward with a $1-billion copper-nickel mine.
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State regulators are giving the go-ahead to a controversial mining project near Minnesota's Iron Range. PolyMet Mining now has permission to move forward with a $1-billion copper-nickel mine.
The city released its estimate Friday from the Oct. 10 storm, which packed winds of more than 60 mph that sent huge waves crashing ashore.
After Wednesday's storm, the Kellner family's 16-foot canoe reappeared outside their waterfront home.
Crews and homeowners are mopping up from a destructive October storm along the North Shore. Enormous waves from Lake Superior came roaring ashore Wednesday, damaging the lakewalk and flooding streets in Duluth.
Lake Superior is raging Wednesday as a storm system whips up waves up to 20-feet-tall, leading to street flooding on Duluth's waterfront.
A man and his three children died after their kayak capsized on Lake Superior Thursday.
With the wolves of Isle Royale National Park on the verge of dying out, federal officials Thursday announced a plan to relocate 20-30 of the elusive predators from the mainland to the Lake Superior archipelago over the next several years, starting as early as this fall.
The Coast Guard says two teenagers are safe after their float went adrift on Lake Superior off Duluth's Park Point.
Authorities are warning people the ice on Lake Superior near Duluth is not safe.
Officials are issuing a warning after two people fell through the ice on Lake Superior Saturday.
The St. Louis County Board has approved a disaster declaration from last month's windstorm that caused high waves and extensive damage along the Lake Superior shoreline.
Duluth is asking residents to conserve water until 6 p.m. Saturday.
Broceanographers, take note! The North Shore is churning out some nice nugs Friday!
High water is damaging docks and causing water to seep into nearby homes.
Please enjoy this autumnal sonnet from WCCO Meteorologist, and resident Poet Laureate, Chris Shaffer.
A diver has died while exploring a shipwreck in Lake Superior off the shores of northeastern Minnesota.
An island off the northeast tip of Minnesota is back with an American Indian tribe.
Officials from Great Lakes states are making a renewed push to win approval of a long stalled proposal for adding a new lock to the Soo Locks complex, a critical chokepoint that connects Lake Superior to the lower Great Lakes.
The Boat Club in Duluth makes it fitting that there's now a lakefront restaurant focusing on fresh fish.
A teenage girl died Sunday after falling off a cliff along Lake Superior.
The father and daughter who lost their lives in Lake Superior Thursday have been identified.
A father and daughter were pulled from Lake Superior Thursday after going missing off of Park Point Beach in Duluth.
A member of Congress is sponsoring a bill to prohibit fish farming in waters of the Great Lakes within the United States. Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan says poorly operated aquaculture facilities can increase pollution, destroy fish habitat, spread disease and introduce non-native species.
Scientists are concerned about the warmer temperatures of Lake Superior, but the fishing and shipping industries say it helps them.
Local adventurers who like the feel of their wheels spinning over rugged terrain are in luck. We've scoped out some of the top spots for mountain biking statewide so you don't have to.
