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Forada on the mend, but it hasn't been easy

Forada on the mend, but it hasn't been easy

It's been just over three months since a tornado tore through Forada in west-central Minnesota. Since then, the town of about 160 residents has been on the mend, but it hasn’t been easy. 
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Climate law could shrink price of Sherco solar project

Climate law could shrink price of Sherco solar project

Xcel Energy says tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction Act could lower the cost of building the 460-megawatt project next to its retiring coal plant in Becker by 20 percent.
by Kirsti Marohn

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On Wisconsin’s French Island, residents live with lingering ‘forever chemicals’

On Wisconsin’s French Island, residents live with lingering ‘forever chemicals’

Wisconsin’s lawsuit comes more than four years after Minnesota settled its landmark case against 3M over PFAS contamination. Since then, scientists and regulators have learned much more about how broad and pervasive the PFAS problem is.
by Kirsti Marohn

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County attorney pushes to appeal Minnesota abortion ruling

County attorney pushes to appeal Minnesota abortion ruling

A judge in St. Paul heard arguments Friday over whether a western Minnesota county attorney may appeal a decision striking down longstanding state abortion restrictions after Attorney General Keith Ellison opted not to appeal the ruling.
by Matt Sepic

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What to know about the monkeypox outbreak in Minnesota

What to know about the monkeypox outbreak in Minnesota

Monkeypox is affecting more Minnesotans. Here’s what you need to know about symptoms and how people seem to be getting infected.
by Michelle Wiley

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Becker teachers union sues district over policy it calls a 'gag order'

Becker teachers union sues district over policy it calls a 'gag order'

The union representing teachers in Becker, Minn., has filed a lawsuit against the Becker school district over a policy it says violates free speech rights. Teachers and union officials have labeled the policy a “gag order.”
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Fond du Lac Band celebrates return of sacred sites

Fond du Lac Band celebrates return of sacred sites

The city of Superior, Wis. returned two small parcels of land Thursday to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, including a burial ground where nearly 200 people were dug up just over a century ago.
by Dan Kraker

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