News & Local Affairs

Less than a month after the Tofte Fire Department reported a break-in at its Fire and Rescue garage, another remote West End structure has had a theft. The Lutsen Trail Breakers Snowmobile Club today announced that someone had broken into its groomer storage building over the weekend.

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Minnesota regulators on Tuesday told the company behind the stalled copper-nickel mine project near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that it’s stopping work on the state’s environmental review.

The Department of Natural Resources will “redirect staff...

A wonderful winter hike turned disastrous for a Grand Marais woman last weekend. It could have been worse if not for her resiliency and for a cadre of friends who stepped up to get her to safety.

A group of 10 friends set out Feb. 12 to do something many Northlanders do in the...

A partnership announced last fall by the University of Minnesota will study climate change and the intersection of human activity and wildlife...

New data from researchers at the University of Minnesota takes a close look at how various motorized boats and the waves they make are impacting the environment.

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Although discussion of a possible land sale in the city of Grand Marais was not on the city council agenda on Wednesday, February 9, the subject did come up at the meeting during council reports. Councilor Tracy Benson brought up the topic, noting that she had heard from “a couple of...

Minnesota wolves, including those roaming Cook County and in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness region, regained some of their protection from humans this week.

A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. on Thursday, afte...