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As three large wildfires burn in St. Louis County, Leanne Langeberg of the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center provides insight into the work firefighters have been doing.

With Minnesota banning imports of live minnows and commercial minnow raising operations few, live bait for the $4 billion fishing industry largely relies on wild harvest.

The USDA allowed emergency actions on millions of acres of national forest land, including the Superior and Chippewa, pointing to fire risk, forest health and timber needs.

The Northern Waters Land Trust and Minnesota Land Trust say nearly 500 acres will be protected from development in perpetuity at 3M's 680-acre Camp Wonewok in Hubbard County.

While positive results continue for Pulsar Helium near Babbitt, the state Legislature works to adopt temporary regulations for gas production in Minnesota.

Climate projections say in the Midwest, droughts will be more frequent and intense. It's one of the climate change impacts explored in a research bulletin on Christmas trees published earlier this year.

The Grand Rapids City Council approved the plan — which includes rain gardens, solar power, transportation and waste — at its Oct. 14 meeting.

Minnesota’s wild rice season closes Sept. 30. Despite spotty conditions throughout the Northland, White Earth saw record yields thanks to "intentional" water management.

An upcoming "Starry Trek" event enlists citizen scientists to search for the invasive macroalgae, which creates dense mats and is confirmed in 30 Minnesota water bodies.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency stated tests show an increase of sulfate and boron in the Blackwater Creek at Minnesota Power in Cohasset.