On Monday, October 4, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) filed a Procedural Order in Ramsey County District Court outlining the process the department will use to review Minnesota’s siting rule for nonferrous mines. The Procedural Order describes how the DNR will seek public comment and make a decision on whether the state’s existing nonferrous mine siting rule (Minnesota […]

Recreational netting for cisco, also referred to as tullibee, and whitefish is open this fall on designated lakes. Whitefish and cisco sport netting is open to Minnesota residents only. About 700 Minnesotans participate each year. Netting schedules are based on expected water temperatures. As the water temperature cools, game fish head to deeper water while cisco and whitefish come to […]

A new innovation that holds promise to fight lung cancer is now in use at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center. Used to view the inside of the lungs and obtain a tissue sample for biopsy, the goal of Auris Health’s Monarch™ Platform is to enable earlier and more-accurate diagnosis of small and hard-to-reach nodules in the periphery of the lung. […]

On Thursday, September 30, the Department of the Interior announced it would begin Tribal consultations as the next step of the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive review of the troubled legacy of federal boarding school policies. In June, Secretary Deb Haaland announced the Federal Boarding School Initiative directing the Department, under the supervision of Assistant Secretary for Indian […]

A warm, dry summer erased seven years of high-water levels for Lake Superior, returning the lake to its yearly 602.17 feet average. Last year the lake was almost one foot higher in August than this past August, reports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Detroit. While the Lake Superior basin has experienced dryer than normal conditions starting late spring, […]

On average, Minnesota families will save $684 per year and will be able to access more health plan choices than previous years. More Minnesotans than ever before are eligible to receive tax credits to lower monthly premium costs through federal funding provided in the American Rescue Plan. Minnesotans who buy their own individual health insurance for 2022 will have access […]

North Shore Music Association Director Kate Fitzgerald announced that the October 16 music event had to be canceled. However, she noted, “Because the project is funded by an educational grant and we cannot now present the educational component in the schools, we had to postpone the Walsh & Woodsmith Quartet until spring ‘22. Although we did not send out a […]

Thinking about continuing your education? Wondering about choices after high school? In October, Cook County Higher Education (CCHE) partners with the state of Minnesota to promote the Minnesota Goes to College program. Every year the state of Minnesota works to provide graduating high school seniors with the preparation, opportunity, and support needed to apply and enroll in college. Each October, […]