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Delegates should pick among the people who ran for president this year. I didnt. So there has been plenty of speculation because of fundraisers and videos put out by his office. Some say it resembled a campaign commercial. Great to have you back. Paul ryan making it official again and again he is not running for president. He doesnt want his name on a ballot. What do you make of it . I think that is as close to the full sherman. I will not run for president. That is about as close as you can get...

Minnesota Democrats say they will come to the aid of House Speaker Mike Johnson when the U.S. House considers an effort to oust him next week.

REGIONAL— The U.S. House, this week, gave a narrow vote of approval for legislation that would rescind the mineral withdrawal affecting a portion of the Superior National Forest and require the …

Our need for water is the most basic thing that humans have in common, so preserving it is of massive importance. To celebrate water and discuss its preservation, the Waldemar Ager Association in conjunction with the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library will be ...

Birch Lake near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has been added to the impaired waters list after a study found elevated levels of sulfate in the water. 

State officials are proposing to add 54 lakes and streams to the list of Minnesota waters considered impaired because of pollution. The list includes a large lake on the border of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that exceeds the state’s wild rice sulfate standard.

Franconia's now-approved proposal includes utilizing diamond drilling exploratory borings at six drill sites within their leased boundary -- half of which will be located within the drainage of Birch Lake and the other half along the shoreline of Birch Lake in the Rainy River-Headwaters watershed, according to the exploration plan.

With its plan to explore on non-federal land, Twin Metals has made an end run of a 20-year federal moratorium that dashed its efforts to mine in the Superior National Forest.

Federal action has derailed the copper-nickel mining company's original mine plan on federal mineral leases, but mining activity is still allowed on state leases near the Boundary Waters.

BABBITT, Minn. — Minnesota regulators on Monday approved a copper-nickel mining company’s exploratory drilling plan along the shore of Birch Lake and in proximity to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Franconia Minerals, the exploration subsidiary of Twin Metals, could drill at six sites on state leases along […]