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Moose Lake votes 3-2 to end police department, cut costs
The Moose Lake City Council voted 3-2 on Wednesday to disband its police department and contract with the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services.
EPA will allow farmers to spray dicamba after court blocks use
After a judge blocked use of the herbicide dicamba, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it will allow farmers to use existing stocks of the chemical this year.
Trial begins for North Dakota’s effort to recoup costs of policing Dakota Access pipeline protests
The state filed the lawsuit in 2019, seeking $38 million from the federal government for policing the protests. The bench trial before U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor is expected to last 12 to 13 days.
U of M and the Fond du Lac Band outline a return of homelands to the tribe
Progress has been made in discussions between the U of M and the Fond du Lac Band about returning land where the Cloquet Forestry Center sits back to the tribe. A listening session revealed what’s on people’s minds.