New Warroad campus teaches robot maintenance as worker shortage continuesJanuary 30, 2023 4:00 AMBy Dan GundersonNorthwestern 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.
Play4min 28sec 'It's magical': On Duluth's backyard rinks, ice time means family timeJanuary 14, 2020 4:00 AMBy Dan Kraker and Derek MontgomeryFor many Minnesotans, winter presents a welcome break from yard work. But for some in Duluth, when the ground freezes, the work begins: on a backyard hockey rink.
Winter Play: Cruising snow-covered trails on a fat tire bike near BrainerdJanuary 30, 2023 4:00 AMBy Kirsti MarohnThe sport of winter fat tire biking is booming in popularity. It’s an accessible, low-cost and fun way to get outside in nature during the colder months — and we tried it.
Nearly 60 mushers — and hundreds of dogs — ready to run the Duluth BeargreaseJanuary 27, 2023 6:56 AMBy Dan KrakerThe teams will take off Sunday morning, up the North Shore of Lake Superior, for the annual running of the Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, the longest sled dog race in the lower 48 states.
Play4min 30secFeds slap 20-year mining ban on land near Boundary WatersJanuary 26, 2023 1:00 PMBy Dan KrakerThe 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.
Xcel Energy to add iron-air battery system to store electricity in BeckerJanuary 26, 2023 11:17 AMBy Kirsti MarohnThe iron-air battery systems are able to store energy for 100 hours, longer than a typical lithium battery, and would add more renewable energy to the power system.
Play4min 34secWarroad High hockey phenom shreds record, sets sights on NHLJanuary 25, 2023 6:00 AMBy Dan GundersonJayson Shaugabay recently became the all-time points leader for Warroad High School boys hockey, breaking the record of T.J. Oshie, now a National Hockey League star. As he charts his own path to the pros, Shaugabay’s still learning to feel comfortable in the spotlight.
Passerby alerts residents of burning Duluth home, shovels snow to douse flamesJanuary 23, 2023 12:42 PMBy MPR News StaffThe Duluth Fire Department says a passerby who spotted a fire on the outside of a home Monday morning helped the building's residents escape — and then mostly extinguished the blaze by shoveling snow onto it.
Play4min 27secInside the world of cornhole playing with Minnesota's first professional playerJanuary 20, 2023 4:00 AMBy Alex CipolleLexi Hugeback is Minnesota's first professional cornhole player, and according to her, cornhole isn't just a game where you throw a beanbag into a hole in a board — it's a game of the mind.
Play10min 46secWhat a hoot! Houston, Minn., is a national hot spot for studying owlsJanuary 18, 2023 3:22 PMBy Cathy Wurzer, Britt Aamodt, and Nicole JohnsonHost Cathy Wurzer talked with Karla Bloem, executive director of the International Owl Center in Houston, Minn., where staff members teach visitors how to identify owls during small-group “owl prowls.”