Jimmy Lovrien

BABBITT — The mayor of Babbitt will run for a Minnesota Senate seat as a Republican. Andrea Zupancich has announced her candidacy for the Minnesota State Senate District 3 seat, which covers a wide swath of Northeastern Minnesota. She is the first GOP can... See more

Enbridge Energy will pony up $2.8 million after it breached an Aitkin County aquifer during construction of its Line 3 oil pipeline. In a news release Monday, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said it reached a settlement with Enbridge requiri... See more

TAMARACK — The company behind a proposed underground nickel mine in Aitkin County will buy a nickel mine and processing facility in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Talon Metals said it signed a purchase agreement with Lundin Mining Corporation to buy its Eagl... See more

DULUTH — Two years after a company confirmed the presence of helium beneath the surface of Northeastern Minnesota, other companies are poking around the area for confirmation of a lightweight gas from the other end of the periodic table of elements: hydro... See more

DULUTH — The state has purchased five thousands of acres of land in northern St. Louis County along with more than 10,000 acres elsewhere in northern Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said it recently completed the acquisition of 5,... See more