A massive development proposal that Hermantown is describing only as a “communication services facility” was identified as a data center in a January letter sent to city officials. Story w/ @janahollingsworth.bsky.social : www.startribune.com/northern-min...

Across the Iron Range, taconite firms collect their waste in six huge tailings basins. All of them leak sulfate, according to data collected by the state of Minnesota and the EPA.

Brooklyn Park police waited more than 60 minutes to enter the Hortman home after seeing the assassin shoot Mark Hortman in a doorway.

Why is wild rice so critical? www.startribune.com/minnesotas-d...

Pure summer. #trampledbyturtles #duluth

A former Hormel Foods employee made off with top-secret sausage recipes and market intel before joining regional competitor Johnsonville, a new federal lawsuit allege

New photo leading Strib live blog. "Loved ones, who declined to give their names, of Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark embraced after hanging a sign with pictures of the couple and their dog Gilbert at a memorial outside the House Chambers" www.startribune.com/vance-boelte...

Effects of the Cleveland Cliffs layoffs on the Iron Range: www.startribune.com/we-dont-want...

Voyageurs National Park billboards in Duluth take aim at Trump admin for cuts. www.startribune.com/duluth-billb...

NEW: The Upper Sioux Community soon plans to turn on a new solar array to help power its casino. If they do, the local electric provider says it will cut off power. It's an unusual, bitter standoff that involves complex utility law and tribal sovereignty. www.startribune.com/a-minnesota-...

Scenes from Brimson today. www.startribune.com/minnesota-wi...

Camp House fire near Brimson has grown to 19 square miles. Gift link: www.startribune.com/mn-wildfires...

Helped on this dispatch from Duluth with @janahollingsworth.bsky.social www.startribune.com/klobuchar-sm...

Story here: www.startribune.com/nationwide-p...

Crowd of about 2,000 at Duluth's Hands Off rally.

An update w/ @janahollingsworth.bsky.social on the $6.2B deal to take Duluth's Allete private. The company says it will fund Minnesota Power's energy transition. Gov. Walz's admin & MP's largest customers asked utility regulators to reject the acquisition: www.startribune.com/allete-meets...

Oh, his dogs are the sweetest. Check out Alex Kormann's photos. He spent 3 years on this project! www.startribune.com/for-anishina...

An issue with a lot of gray areas. www.startribune.com/duluth-overd...

Duluth's famed Aerial Lift Bridge is finally set for a major restoration with $11.2 million in new funding headed its way.

Nice story from @janahollingsworth.bsky.social about a camp that has served kids living with or affected by HIV/AIDS for ~30 years. But the number of babies contracting the virus through their mothers has declined to the point where such a camp no longer needs to exist.

Hermantown trailer park owner pleads guilty to health and safety violations. www.startribune.com/owner-of-dep...

An Arizona agency will lead Duluth tourism efforts. www.startribune.com/in-controver...

Horrific story out of Hermantown. More to come, I'm sure. www.startribune.com/hermantown-m...

My first foray into Bluesky may as well be this little ditty about Mayor Roger Reinert's pick of an out-of-state tourism shop after prioritizing local, local, local in speeches. www.startribune.com/duluth-picks...