Brooks Johnson
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Minnesota pork producers eye 40% greenhouse gas reduction by end of decade
The Minnesota Pork Board released a report Tuesday that outlines a range of actions to make pork production more sustainable by 2030. Cover crops, reduced tillage, manure management and grassland and wetland restoration can yield the biggest reductions in on-farm emissions. → Read More
MPCA investigating Enbridge Line 3 nontoxic spill in northeast Minnesota
The site in Aitkin County where the spill occurred is one of several along the 340-mile route where Enbridge is undertaking horizontal directional drilling to bury its $3 billion pipeline below waterways. → Read More
MPCA investigating Enbridge Line 3 nontoxic spill in northeast Minnesota
The site in Aitkin County where the spill occurred is one of several along the 340-mile route where Enbridge is undertaking horizontal directional drilling to bury its $3 billion pipeline below waterways. → Read More
Protesters climb trees to block Enbridge pipeline construction in northern Minnesota
Enbridge received the last of its permits this week after six years of review and legal battles. → Read More
Protesters climb trees to block Enbridge pipeline construction in northern Minnesota
Enbridge received the last of its permits this week after six years of review and legal battles. → Read More
Protesters climb trees to block Enbridge pipeline construction in northern Minnesota
Enbridge received the last of its permits this week after six years of review and legal battles. → Read More
Protesters climb trees to block Enbridge pipeline construction in northern Minnesota
Enbridge received the last of its permits this week after six years of review and legal battles. → Read More
The Memo: Final edition
We laughed, we learned. → Read More
10th Goodwill in the nation celebrates 100 years of good work in Duluth
news, sports, opinion, entertainment, business, lifestyle, milestones, obituaries and weather for Grand Forks, ND → Read More
10th Goodwill in the nation celebrates 100 years of good work in Duluth
news, sports, opinion, entertainment, business, lifestyle, milestones, obituaries and weather for Brainerd, MN → Read More
10th Goodwill in the nation celebrates 100 years of good work in Duluth
news, sports, opinion, entertainment, business, lifestyle, milestones, obituaries and weather for Fargo, ND → Read More
Duluth Goodwill: 100 years of good work
The 10th Goodwill in the nation — Duluth's — celebrates its centennial this year → Read More
'Taking the time to learn': Q&A with St. Luke's new CEO
Kevin Nokels started this week at the Duluth-based health care organization → Read More
Research drone lost in Duluth's Hartley Park
Duluth's Natural Resources Research Institute lost its drone in Hartley Park last week and is offering a $100 reward for its return. "It was mapping vegetation and was coming in to land on Soapbox Hill when it veered off to the southeast," an online have-you-seen-this-drone flyer says. A map shows it is believed to be somewhere between trails south of the Nature Center. The drone is black with… → Read More
Duluth council candidates narrowed after Tuesday’s primary
Voters selected their top candidates for Duluth City Council seats in Tuesday's primary election. → Read More
Emily Larson, David Nolle to face off for Duluth mayor in November
Larson had 66 percent of the vote to Nolle's 12 percent in Tuesday's primary → Read More
The Memo: Nonprofits, properties, taxes
That's how many nonprofits there are per 10,000 people in St. Louis, Carlton and Douglas counties, according to an analysis by Governing magazine. That ranks us 13th-most out of every metro area in the country, (Barnstable, on Cape Cod, is No. 1 with 24.2 nonprofits per 10,000) and that only accounts for "nonprofits aimed at serving communities and local areas," so 447 in our case. Adding in… → Read More
Court order halts PolyMet water permit — for now
news, sports, opinion, entertainment, business, lifestyle, milestones, obituaries and weather for Grand Forks, ND → Read More
Court order halts PolyMet water permit — for now
news, sports, opinion, entertainment, business, lifestyle, milestones, obituaries and weather for Fargo, ND → Read More
Fire destroys home on Briar Lake
A three-level house on Briar Lake is a total loss after an early morning fire Tuesday. No one was home and no injuries were reported; the cause remains unknown. A neighbor called 911 at about 2:30 a.m. and nearly a dozen agencies responded to the fire at 7795 Briar Lake Drive West, according to a St. Louis County Sheriff's Office news release. "The cause of the fire does not appear to be of a… → Read More