6+ hour, 33+ min ago   (568+ words) BEULAH, N.D. — Talon Metals Corp. has decided against building a $365 million plant at the site of a retired coal mine in central North Dakota's Mercer County to process nickel mined in Minnesota. Gov. Kelly Armstrong, along with North Dakota's congressional delegation…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (784+ words) 'Best of the Best' Nominations Now Open North Dakota’s abundant supply of lignite coal has been touted as a domestic source for critical minerals needed in magnets and electronics. But research at the University of North Dakota shows the potential…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (544+ words) The lakes and waters of Minnesota are related, linked by underground currents, and a delicate and lush ecosystem which exists nowhere else on the continent. That water and these wetlands, from the Boundary Waters to Sandy Lake, are in danger…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (733+ words) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted Thursday, April 16, to end a ban on mining within the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The measure reverses a 20-year moratorium on mining and mining activities on more than 225,000 acres of…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (563+ words) The conflict in Iran is posing alarming questions about America’s munitions stockpile and its ability to replenish it. The challenge America faces is not just how quickly we can manufacture interceptor missiles, but whether we have reliable access to the…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago   (835+ words) ST. PAUL — The Trump administration and U.S. Congress are launching a plan this week to overturn former President Joe Biden’s mining ban in northern Minnesota and prevent future administrations from taking similar steps, according to officials and documents reviewed by…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1015+ words) Forum Communications kicks off a yearlong celebration of America’s 250th birthday with this historic look back. FARGO — The Lakota Sioux were pushing west, expanding their territory and power at the expense of rival tribes, when they discovered a prize: The pine-covered…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1071+ words) DULUTH — Two years after a company confirmed the presence of helium beneath the surface of Northeastern Minnesota, other companies are poking around the area for confirmation of a lightweight gas from the other end of the periodic table of elements:…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1066+ words) Can’t you just picture it? It’s December 1975. You’re steering your boat-sized Buick down 13th Avenue toward West Acres (WAAAAAAY out west). You’re singing along to the No. 1 song, “Fly, Robin, Fly,” when a familiar Christmas worry creeps in. What am I…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1279+ words) BISMARCK, ND — With war and glory on his mind, Dennis Hannafin — the “squatter governor” — spurred his friends faster. They were in a race to stake land ahead of the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1873. His pioneer friends — John Warn, Jack Hale…...