The creatures have covered virtually every shipwreck and downed plane in all of the lakes except Lake Superior, archaeologists say. The mussels burrow into wooden vessels, building upon themselves in layers so thick they will eventually crush walls and decks. They also produce acid that can corrode steel and iron ships. No one...
It’s now a topic of political debate in many places, but while some are questioning whether schools should have gender-neutral bathrooms, Johnson Senior High School has had them long enough to have answers on the impact they have on students.
People won’t be able to walk or bike across the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis for the next two summers, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation....
“Under the bill, a person would have to get a sign off from two health care providers verifying that they are terminally ill and have a prognosis of six months or less to live. They would also need to be found to be mentally capable of deciding they want to take the medication and not being coerced to take it.”
A U.S. District Court Judge in Washington, D.C. has dismissed a lawsuit that Twin Metals Minnesota filed last year to try to revive its stalled attempt to develop a proposed $1.7 billion copper-nickel mine on the doorstep of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
A manufacturing facility in Fridley, Minn., has been getting national attention from green energy advocates, including President Joe Biden, because of its production of electrolyzers, which are key to producing hydrogen using renewable energy.
Former Minnesota Republican Party operative and donor Anton “Tony” Lazzaro was sentenced in federal district court Wednesday to 21 years in prison for sex trafficking....
After a 10-day trial in March, a jury found Lazzaro, 32, guilty of bringing five teenage girls to his apartment in downtown Minneapolis and paying them for sex, in violation of federal sex trafficking laws.
Calling it one of the most significant changes to the Minneapolis Police Department in the modern era, Chief Brian O’Hara announced the appointees who will shepherd through his planned reorganization of the department.
Around 2,000 people are expected at Finn Fest in Duluth, a five-day festival celebrating Finnish culture that features music, film, art and shopping, along with talks on Finland’s recent acceptance into NATO, and even public saunas.
Tribal Secretary Sam Strong said in an interview with MPR News that it’s an opportunity to regulate business at a time when fentanyl is being found more often in cannabis products....