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New Warroad campus teaches robot maintenance as worker shortage continues

New Warroad campus teaches robot maintenance as worker shortage continues

Northwestern Minnesota manufacturing companies are struggling with worker shortages. One solution is to invest in more automation technology. To help train the skilled workers needed to run that technology, Minnesota’s newest college campus is now open in Warroad.
by Dan Gunderson

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North Dakota landowners at odds in carbon pipeline plans

North Dakota landowners at odds in carbon pipeline plans

The proposed $4.5 billion carbon pipeline project would capture carbon dioxide emissions across neighboring states and deposit the emissions deep underground in North Dakota.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota House passes bill requiring carbon-free electricity by 2040

Minnesota House passes bill requiring carbon-free electricity by 2040

The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a landmark bill Thursday night requiring the state’s electric utilities to get all of their electricity from carbon-free sources by 2040.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Migration could prevent a looming population crisis. But there are catches

Migration could prevent a looming population crisis. But there are catches

“Population decline” is a mild way to describe what could be a global demographic crisis, according to experts. But while migration may be the obvious solution, politics could get in the way.
by Kai McNamee

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Walz pitches $3.3 billion public works plan

Walz pitches $3.3 billion public works plan

The $3.3 billion bonding bill would shatter prior records but would require GOP support for Gov. Tim Walz to pull off.
by Brian Bakst

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Feds slap 20-year mining ban on land near Boundary Waters

Feds slap 20-year mining ban on land near Boundary Waters

The U.S. Department of the Interior issued a 20-year ban Thursday on new mining projects on 225,000 acres of federal land near the Boundary Waters, dealing a huge blow to the proposed Twin Metals mine near Ely, Minn.
by Dan Kraker

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Social media platforms face pressure to stop online drug dealers who target kids

Social media platforms face pressure to stop online drug dealers who target kids

During a House committee hearing Wednesday, parents, activists and law enforcement officials accused social media sites of enabling drug dealers to sell fentanyl to young Americans.
by Brian Mann

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America's eggs-istential crisis

America's eggs-istential crisis

Eggs have tripled in price in the last few years and in some places, it's hard to find them at all. Now a raft of competitors are hoping to lure Americans away from their beloved breakfast food.
by Stacey Vanek Smith

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