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December 12, 2016 1:46 PM

Law officers ask Obama for help policing pipeline protests

A dozen law enforcement officials in North Dakota are imploring President Barack Obama in a letter to send federal officers to help local police during protests against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline, citing costs, fatigue and a growing fear of vigilante justice.

by Associated Press

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December 12, 2016 12:16 PM

DNR bans deer-feeding in 5 Minnesota counties in CWD fight

The agency announced a 370-square-mile disease management zone Monday. The deer feeding ban goes into effect later this month in Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and Winona counties.

by Associated Press

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December 12, 2016 12:01 PM

Company: Equipment didn't detect North Dakota oil leak

State environmental scientist Bill Suess says a landowner discovered the crude oil spill on Dec. 5 near Belfield. Suess says the oil has migrated more than 5 miles from the spill site along Ash Coulee Creek.

by Associated Press

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December 12, 2016 11:25 AM

In their own words: The 'water protectors' of Standing Rock

As winter settles in, the leader of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe has asked many of the pipeline protesters to head home. Here are the stories and portraits of some of those who joined the protests.

by Ariel Zambelich and Cassi Alexandra

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December 9, 2016 12:55 PM

Some Dakota Access protesters beginning to leave

Harsh winter weather is forcing some protesters against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline to leave a vast camp in North Dakota.

by Associated Press

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December 9, 2016 11:05 AM

Tribes suing over Dakota Access pipeline willing to put claims on hold

Two Sioux tribes suing over the Dakota Access pipeline say they're willing to put their claims on hold while the Army considers whether to allow the pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota.

by Associated Press

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December 9, 2016 8:34 AM

Giraffe now listed as 'vulnerable' to extinction as population plummets

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature says the giraffe population has declined by as much as 40 percent in the past 30 years and could face extinction if the trend is not reversed.

by Rebecca Hersher

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December 9, 2016 4:00 AM

DFL copper mining feud spills into public view

DFL Party leaders on Saturday are set to debate language that would put the party officially against a proposed copper-nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes. Could it be a swing issue in the next governor's race?

by Tim Pugmire