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Study: Harmful algae blooms like it hot, but can occur in cold water

Study: Harmful algae blooms like it hot, but can occur in cold water

A new study finds that harmful algae blooms — typically associated with warm water temperatures — can also occur in cooler conditions, even under ice.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota Rep. Grossell cited for DWI

Minnesota Rep. Grossell cited for DWI

Republican Rep. Matt Grossell was cited for driving drunk last week. He tested at nearly twice the legal limit, and it wasn’t the first time he has been arrested. 
by Brian Bakst

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Slaughterhouse cleaner admits child labor at 3 Minnesota plants, fined $1.5M

Slaughterhouse cleaner admits child labor at 3 Minnesota plants, fined $1.5M

Federal authorities fined Packers Sanitation Services Inc. $1.5 million for using more than 100 children ages 13 to 17 to clean slaughterhouses in eight states. At JBS Foods in Worthington, PSSI had 22 underage workers on the overnight shift.
by Jon Collins

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These Minnesotans farm ice — and it’s drawing climbers from across the U.S.

These Minnesotans farm ice — and it’s drawing climbers from across the U.S.

Ice farming is the art and science of making climbing ice on cliffs. Minnesota has three city-owned parks with volunteer-run ice farming systems for climbing, more than any other state in the country.
by Dan Kraker

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MPCA says polluted runoff contributed to fish kill in Minnesota trout stream

MPCA says polluted runoff contributed to fish kill in Minnesota trout stream

State regulators say polluted runoff likely contributed to a fish kill in a southeast Minnesota trout stream last summer. About 2,500 dead fish were discovered in late July in Rush Creek, near Lewiston.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Hundreds rally at Capitol for clean energy plans centered on Indigenous rights

Hundreds rally at Capitol for clean energy plans centered on Indigenous rights

The rally was organized by more than 20 Indigenous, faith and environmental advocacy groups in response to the state’s new clean-energy law mandating Minnesota’s electricity utilities become 100 percent carbon-free by 2040.
by Nicole Ki

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'Very excited about the future': Round Lake-Brewster schools pass $30.48M referendum

'Very excited about the future': Round Lake-Brewster schools pass $30.48M referendum

This was the rural district’s second attempt at passing the referendum. Voters rejected a similar referendum in August by only seven votes. Since it passed, the referendum adds $384 annually to the property taxes on a $150,000 house.
by Hannah Yang

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