Dan Kraker

In a 40-minute televised debate, incumbent GOP Congressman Pete Stauber attempted to tie his Democratic opponent, Jen Schultz, to what he called the “failed, far-left” politics of the Biden administration. Schultz criticized Stauber for not accomplishing more for the district in his six years in office.

Currently 40 percent of proceeds from the state lottery go into a fund aimed at protecting the state’s environment. Next week voters will decide whether to renew the fund for another 25 years. But a proposed addition is getting some pushback.

Chum, the largest shelter serving people experiencing homelessness in Duluth, has announced plans to add two stories to its downtown building, and double the number of beds it offers, from 80 to 160.

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The Kawishiwi River flows June 12, 2019 near Ely, Minn. Twin Metals is proposing to build an underground copper-nickel mine near Ely, Minn. and close to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Much of the mining would take place on the left side of this image in the forested land. Derek Montgomery for MPR News

It’s been like a high-stakes ping-pong match over the past several Presidential administrations when it comes to the prospect of mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

A tie vote in any election is rare. But two in a single election, in a single jurisdiction? That's what officials in Carlton County south of Duluth are navigating after two local races last week ended in dead heats.

(Dan Kraker - MPR) - A tie vote in any election is rare. But two in a single election, in a single jurisdictio...

A new project at a small landfill on Minnesota’s Iron Range is simultaneously helping to tackle two of society’s most vexing environmental problems — climate change and the treatment of so-called “forever chemicals.”

“Brad the Sheep” at Ryan Osvold’s farm in Carlton, Minn. on Wednesday. The sheep escaped in Two Harbors, Minn., and traveled at least 40 miles over three weeks, evading capture along the way, until Osvold finally brought him home. Courtesy of Ryan Osvold