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Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe sues 3M, other companies over 'forever chemicals' contamination

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe sues 3M, other companies over 'forever chemicals' contamination

The lawsuit says the band's testing found "alarming" levels of PFAS in lake water, fish and deer on the Leech Lake Reservation. Tribal members depend on hunting, fishing and cultivating wild rice for food, and for cultural and religious practices.
by Kirsti Marohn

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U of M researchers studying how CWD lingers and travels in environment

U of M researchers studying how CWD lingers and travels in environment

Four years ago, deer infected by chronic wasting disease were illegally dumped on public land in Beltrami County. Since then, a team from the University of Minnesota Center for Prion Research and Outreach has been studying CWD’s effects on the environment. MNPRO’s study site is in rural Beltrami County, near Hines.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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North Shore wildfire prompts closure of part of the Superior Hiking Trail

North Shore wildfire prompts closure of part of the Superior Hiking Trail

The Crosby Fire, burning in George H. Crosby Manitou State Park, has prompted the closure of a section of the Superior Hiking Trail along the North Shore. The fire is 210 acres in size and officials said it’s 35 percent contained.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Andrew Krueger

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Sunday's marathon is part of a path he started running in prison

Sunday's marathon is part of a path he started running in prison

A Duluth native, Andre Anderson’s first marathon was Grandma’s in 2009. His second will be this year’s Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, for which he began training in 2021 while serving time in prison with help from nonprofit Mile in My Shoes.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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As Minnesota's duck hunting opens, waterfowl populations are steady, but concerns remain

As Minnesota's duck hunting opens, waterfowl populations are steady, but concerns remain

Minnesota duck hunters may see slightly more birds than last year, but the waterfowl populations are threatened as last year’s drought dried up wetlands across the state, reducing habitat that the birds need for nesting and breeding.
by Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval

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