Northern Metal Recycling plans to relocate to Becker, between Saint Cloud and the Twin Cities, after shutting down its shredding operation in north Minneapolis last night under an agreement with the state Pollution Control Agency. M-P-C-A Air Permit Section Manager Don Smith says, unlike in Minneapolis, everything in Northern Metal’s Becker facility will be indoors. […]

Former Governor Arne Carlson joined activists on the steps of Duluth City Hall on Monday, decrying what he termed lack of transparency in the permitting process for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in Hoyt Lakes. The Star Tribune reports Carlson blasted both political parties for “not a single public hearing in the state legislature.” He […]

The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis has announced funeral arrangements for former Archbishop Harry Flynn, who died Sunday night at the age of 86. Visitation and vigil will be next Sunday evening (9/29) until early Monday morning at Saint Mary’s Chapel at the Saint Paul Seminary. Visitation continues next Monday morning (9/30) at the […]

A jury in Dallas, Texas has awarded 600 thousand dollars to former Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek, injured in 2017 during an altercation with an ex-FBI agent who warns that Muslims are a danger in American society — reports the Star Tribune. Stanek alleged in his lawsuit that he offered to meet with John Guandolo […]

Duluth police continue their homicide investigation after a man was fatally shot in the abdomen early Sunday morning on the city’s west side. The victim is identified as 33-year-old Timothy Jon Nelson of Duluth. Police say to protect their investigation, no other information is being released at this time.

Senate Republicans take public input this morning (10am) at the Capitol on their plan to help Minnesotans struggling with the high cost of insulin. It would require pharmaceutical manufacturers provide free insulin to qualifying patients — a very different approach from Democrats’ plan that would charge drug makers a fee to fund an assistance program […]

The Salvation Army is asking Twin Cities residents to donate new or gently-used “Coats for Kids” for its annual drive now under way. Spokesman Craig Dirkes says the campaign will “go pretty much throughout October. There’s no real end to it. I mean, we can use coats at any time of the year, but we […]

“Save our Earth” is the message from estimated two-thousand-plus students and others at the State Capitol as part of the international Youth Climate Strike. Ashley Carmichael’s sign reads, “You’ll Die from Old Age – We’ll Die from Climate Change”. Carmichael says, “The politicians are a little older. They’re not thinking of the younger people. It’s […]

The Republican leader of the Minnesota Senate says he’s “very, very disappointed” that the state Court of Appeals put on hold two permits for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine until a hearing next month. Nisswa Senator Paul Gazelka points to “somewhere around 15 years of permitting. Eventually there has to be a point where you […]

Saint Luke’s Hospital in Duluth goes back into contract negotiations with its nurses today after the union set a tentative one-day strike for October 3rd. Pete Boyechko with the Minnesota Nurses Association says St. Luke’s “needs to offer competitive wages and benefits to recruit and retain enough nurses for safe patient care.” Boyechko says, “The […]