Sept. 27, 2024: State sells peatland for pennies on tax dollars spent to restore them

Minnesota Power’s HVDC transmission line is one of only a handful of such lines in the country. These lines transmit electricity more efficiently over long distances than alternating current lines.

June flash flooding in northeastern Minnesota washed away stream sediment from around the piers of the continuous-span bridge over the Cloquet River.

The Red Lake Department of Natural Resources invited students from Blackduck, Kelliher, Ponemah and Red Lake for the Water Festival at Concordia Language Villages on Oct. 10, 2024.

The Red Lake DNR invited classrooms from Red Lake, Ponemah, Blackduck and Kelliher for the annual Water Festival at Concordia Language Villages on Oct. 10.

Plus: Area schools react to threats; the AG reaches a settlement with a Brainerd nonprofit; drought conditions worsen in Minnesota; and DNR to host a meeting on Solana State Forest trails.

The city's motion to approve on Oct. 7, 2024, included a condition for an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to leave the eastern part of the corridor alone.

Three fires burn in the Boundary Waters amid dry fall conditions. Elevated fire risk prompted burning restrictions in the Superior National Forest and much of the Arrowhead.

Eric Maturi earned the Trail Builders Award for his service in the Arrowhead Chapter, a Grand Rapids, MN, organization responsible for maintaining the trail in the area.

The public can attend the open house to discuss the future of motorized and non-motorized trails in the state forest in Aitkin County and share feedback on planning.

Plus: Government and energy leaders gathered in Hermantown to celebrate major electric grid upgrades at Minnesota Power's Arrowhead substation; the Salvation Army is looking for Kettle Campaign coordinators for Carlton and Itasca Counties; and the National Weather Service in Duluth is looking for new observers for its Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network.