Chelsey Perkins

Steelmakers find ways to reduce their carbon footprint — by using less energy in the first place.

Using overhead lines to push diesel-electric hybrid trucks through their steepest climbs can save millions of gallons of fuel and speed up operations.

BEMIDJI — A Beltrami County judge issued an injunction preventing Bemidji Area Schools from interfering with the union organizing activities of its educators.

BEMIDJI — A Beltrami County judge reversed an injunction on the Bemidji Area Schools district related to educator union activity after a Monday, Jan. 30, hearing.

Questions remain about the impact of such a decision, however, including staff and volunteer needs, the total cost to taxpayers and whether new equipment must be purchased.

Two of the tornadoes measured at EF-2, with winds reaching 120 mph. One traveled 13 miles on the ground, from north of Crosby to south of Aitkin. Crow Wing County declared a local emergency.

The changes to the state law — which require disclosure, no matter birth parent preference — come as more people are uncovering their ancestry through DNA testing kits.

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And: a former Bemidji State University basketball player was sentenced to probation for criminal sexual conduct with a 15-year-old; the MN Court of Appeals says the South Koochiching School District followed to law when it closed on of its two schools last year; candidates for Virginia City Council were invited to a forum at the Lyric Center for the Arts; and public hearings for a proposed carbon pipeline to transport carbon emissions from ethanol plants are scheduled this month.

Plus: MnDOT will host an open house at the Rock Ridge High School about planned construction on Highway 53 near Eveleth; MN DNR is seeking input on changes to its trail systems; and a Minnesota mom shares her experience expanding her family after the U.S. Senate fails to pass a bill that would safeguard access to in vitro fertilization.