Hermantown

Environmental organization CURE is asking the Public Utilities Commission to investigate the Minnesota Power sale further, given new information about data centers in the region.

KAXE covered natural disasters, federal funding chaos, Eichorn's arrest and resignation, mining permits and wild rice, library budget cuts, sheriffs teaming with ICE and more.

Officials with the state's Environmental Quality Board heard more on how data center development could impact the state's water resources.

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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.