Hermantown

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Minneapolis-based Mortenson Development wrote in a letter that it wishes to host a public open house before proceeding.

In a lawsuit filed Nov. 5, 2025, the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy joined the grassroots Stop the Hermantown Data Center group to demand further environmental review on a proposed data center.

Twelve Northern Minnesota teams will race in the Twin Cities on Nov. 1, 2025, plus 37 individual qualifiers from across the Northland.

The Environmental Quality Board reviewed the petition and designated the Hermantown City Council as the responsible entity. It must either reject the petition or conduct further environmental review for the proposed data center.

A Duluth man rear-ended a Hermantown school bus Oct. 21, 2025, as the vehicles approached a red light.

The county's engineers will present alternative designs for the 2-mile segment of Midway Road with identified safety issues.

Public comment on Hermantown's environmental review for "light industrial development" is open through Sept. 30, 2025. The Star Tribune reports the project is a data center.

Funding can be used to purchase equipment, make physical improvements and support staff time needed to deliver urban agriculture programming in Minnesota.

The meetings in Coleraine, Floodwood, Hermantown and Cloquet will allow members of the public to comment and ask questions about the proposed route of the 63-mile line.