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    May 8, 2017
    Farhio Khalif testifies to a Minnesota House committee Wednesday, May 3, 2017, about a procedure she underwent as a child known as female genital mutilation, also called female circumcision. With her is Rep. Mary Franson of Alexandria, sponsor of a bill making the procedure a felony; parents could be prosecuted under the bill. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Minnesota lawmakers seeking increased female mutilation penalties
    ST. PAUL — Minnesota legislation to battle female genital mutilation now includes penalties requiring up to 20 years in prison and fines...
    newsMay 8, 2017 - 3:20pm
    May 4, 2017
    Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Julie Siems uses K-9 officer Brady, a golden retriever mix, to detect zebra mussels in a boat at the Pike Lake boat landing north of Duluth Thursday morning. Clint Austin / Forum News Serviceplay button
    DNR adds more dogs to sniff out zebra mussels as efforts ramp up
    DULUTH, MINN.—"Brady" looks like any other law enforcement officer of his rank — an eager, aggressive disposition, a long snout...
    newsMay 4, 2017 - 8:21pm
    April 28, 2017
    Livestock feedlots of all sizes could have increased pollution reporting requirements because of a U.S. Appeals Court decision on April 11 in Washington, D.C. Photo taken February 2010 near Edgeley, N.D. Mikkel Pates / Forum News Service
    Livestock advocates worry about appeals court ruling on feedlot operators
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Livestock advocates in the Upper Great Plains say it's too soon to know how a District of Columbia ruling that sided...
    newsApril 28, 2017 - 8:05pm
    Swans paddle near the Mackinac Bridge, spanning the Straits of Mackinac which connect two of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, in Mackinaw, Michigan in June 2006. Tim Burke/Michigan Department of Transportation/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
    Next battleground: An aging Great Lakes pipeline stirs new protest
    CALGARY, Alberta - The growing protest movement against U.S. oil and gas pipelines has so far focused on stopping or delaying new construction,...
    newsApril 28, 2017 - 10:27am
    Endangered piping plovers, like this one on Long Island in Chequamegon Bay, may return to Twin Ports beaches in coming days. People and their dogs are asked to stay away if signs are posted that plovers are present. File photo
    Park Point plover plight perplexing for Great Lakes region
    DULUTH, Minn. --The federal government, state wildlife managers, university researchers and nonprofit conservation groups have been trying to...
    newsApril 28, 2017 - 8:00am
    April 26, 2017
    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A leader or a partisan pawn?
    Rep. Matt Bliss, R-Pennington, votes against area concerns, local business, and public input!
    opinion/lettersApril 26, 2017 - 6:15am
    April 18, 2017
    Study: Minnesota mining industry jobs worth more than tourism
    DULUTH, Minn.—With claims by some mining critics that tourism is a more sustainable option than copper mining for northern Minnesota, and with the federal government mulling a moratorium on new mining near the Boundary Waters, industry officials fired back Tuesday with a new...
    newsApril 18, 2017 - 6:58pm
    April 16, 2017
    Kevin Bovee of the Lake Superior Steelhead Association describes how a stream improvement on the upper Knife River has narrowed the river's channel. Bob King / Forum News Service
    Shoring up a stream: Angling group spearheads project to benefit Knife River steelhead
    DULUTH — On a sunny March morning, the Knife River comes hustling around a shaded bend and emerges into full sunlight. It is far above...
    sportsApril 16, 2017 - 4:29pm
    April 12, 2017
    The vehicle barrier on the U.S.- Mexico border weaves around Saguaro cactus in the Sonoran desert on the Tohono O'odham reservation in Chukut Kuk, Arizona April 6, 2017. Picture taken April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
    Climate change upsets lives guided by nature, Native Americans say
    CHUKUT KUK, Arizona - The impacts of climate change stretch from the loss of polar bear habitat to African crop failures to threatening a seasonal...
    newsApril 12, 2017 - 12:44pm
    April 11, 2017
    Fish and Wildlife Service officer Heidi Kueller dodges flying carp during the Asian Carp assessment on the Illinois River in this Fish and Wildlife Service photo.
    Klobuchar, Franken among senators asking Trump to release Asian carp project
    A dozen Great Lakes states senators have sent a letter to Trump administration officials urging them to move ahead with a plan to stop Asian...
    newsApril 11, 2017 - 4:45pm
    April 2, 2017
    A steelhead attempts to leap a set of falls during the 2016 spring runoff on the Knife River. A new genetics study indicates that steelhead rainbow trout and Kamloops rainbow trout are interbreeding in North Shore streams. Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com
    Study: Steelhead, Kamloops rainbows interbreeding on North Shore
    DULUTH — First-year results from a steelhead genetics study on Minnesota's North Shore streams confirm that hybridization between steelhead...
    sportsApril 2, 2017 - 11:14am
    March 31, 2017
    Minnesota state Rep. Paul Torkelson of Hanska explains a transportation fundingi bill he sponsors on March 31, 2017. With him is Rep. Linda Runbeck of Circle Pines. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Transportation bills pass, starting the real Minnesota talks
    ST. PAUL — Maybe the third time is a charm. That is the hope of Minnesotans who are tired of dodging potholes and daily fighting other...
    newsMarch 31, 2017 - 4:50pm
    March 30, 2017
    Letter: MN anti-environment bills put politics ahead of science
    Some of the best clichés are short, sweet and accurate. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," is just such a truism. Right now in the Minnesota...
    opinionMarch 30, 2017 - 2:51pm
    March 29, 2017
    Minnesota state Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer of Big Lake says on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, a bill from her committee helps fund new election equipment. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Republicans want to delay, change vegetative buffers around Minnesota waters; Dayton says no way
    ST. PAUL—Environmental legislation going through the Minnesota Legislature could face trouble if it reaches Gov. Mark Dayton. The Democratic...
    newsMarch 29, 2017 - 9:07pm
    March 28, 2017
    Fourth lawsuit filed against PolyMet land exchange
    DULUTH — Yet another lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Forest Service decision to approve the land exchange that enables PolyMet Mining Inc. to acquire the property where it wants to build Minnesota's first copper mine. The groups Save Our Sky Blue Waters, Save Lake Superior...
    newsMarch 28, 2017 - 1:12pm
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