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On the Iron Range, ore trucks as large as two-story houses set to transform the mining industry
Mesabi Metallics, an iron ore mine under construction in Nashwauk, has purchased the largest trucks ever used in Minnesota’s iron mines. The trucks haul 400 tons of rock in a single load and are designed to be operated autonomously. 
Youngest Feeding Our Future defendant gets 10-year sentence
U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel on Monday imposed a 10-year prison term on the latest defendant to be sentenced in the Feeding Our Future case.
What to know as temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota could end
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump called for the immediate end of temporary protected status for Somali people in Minnesota. Here’s a look at what the program is and what’s at stake if Somali people are removed.
A new housing program at soon-to-be-shuttered Stillwater prison is thriving
Stillwater prison is an 111-year-old facility with old-fashioned metal bars, no air conditioning in the cells and an estimated $180 million in deferred maintenance costs. But staff and men serving time there say the prison has been reborn.
Anglers on Mille Lacs can keep three walleye this winter
The DNR says the lake’s walleye are showing signs of recovery from 10-12 years ago, when a population decline caused the state to tighten fishing limits.