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Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes
MINNEAPOLIS — (AP) — The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota announced Wednesday that they plan to conduct a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient, which could lead to significant changes to the design.
Air Quality Alert Issued For Parts Of Minnesota
Portions of Minnesota have been put under an air quality alert for the day, all stemming from wildfire smoke from Canada. Smoke from Canadian wildfires is being pushed in by a wind from the north, with heavy ground-level smoke becoming trapped over Lake Superior through the day on Wednesday. According...
Governor Walz Appoints Ole Tvedten to Seventh Judicial District Seat, Succeeding Judge Sarah Hennesy
(KNSI) – Governor Tim Walz has appointed a Stearns County prosecutor to fill a vacant seat in the Seventh Judicial District. Ole Tvedten will be chambered in St. Cloud. He was head of the Criminal Division for the Stearns County Attorney’s Office, an assistant county attorney and an appellate attorney. Tvedten earned his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Minnesota.
Pete Johnson moving on to November in Minnesota House District 8A race
Unofficial results in Tuesday’s Minnesota primary election show voters choosing Pete Johnson between the two Democratic challengers wanting to fill the Minnesota District 8A’s post after four-term Representative Democrat Liz Olson announced she’d step down last month. Both Dr. Jordon Johnson and Firefighter Pete Johnson told WDIO...
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