2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (369+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (800+ words) DULUTH " Minnesota state officials have announced plans to conduct further analysis of the impacts of sulfate pollution on wild rice in Minnesota lakes and rivers. The announcement comes amid concerns that Minnesota's standard that limits how much of the pollutant…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (504+ words) WASHINGTON, D. C. " The U. S. House Committee on Natural Resources has launched an investigation into three environmental groups and is seeking evidence of "collusion" between the groups and the Biden administration to reintroduce a ban on mining within the same watershed as the…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (505+ words) Giiwewag. They are coming home. Manoominikwewag, or harvesting wild rice, is a deep connection back to water and land. Wild rice represents the foundation of a sustainable economy. The Anishinaabe have harvested wild rice for a thousand years on the…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1176+ words) VIRGINIA, Minn. " Staff removed the ballroom's divider and brought in more chairs, but there were still not enough seats for the dozens of attendees who stood throughout the two-and-a-half-hour meeting. Miners say the rule " on the books since 1973 but not…...