Dan Kraker

Minnesota is heavily reliant on Canada for imports of natural gas, crude oil and electricity, all of which may be subject to a 10 percent tariff.

40th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon on track, despite warm temperatures

St. Louis County officials opened a time capsule that’s been sealed for more than 100 years. Workers found the small copper box in the cornerstone of an old building that was recently demolished.

Northern Minnesota Republican Congressman Pete Stauber has reintroduced legislation to overturn a 20-year mining ban near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. If passed, the bill would also return mineral leases to Twin Metals, the company vying to build an underground copper mine near Ely.

Backers and opponents of a proposed copper mine near Ely, Minn., are gearing up for anticipated action from the incoming Trump administration that could reopen a path for mining next to the Boundary Waters.

Construction is set to begin on a nearly $25 million development of townhomes and vacation rentals in Silver Bay, the first of several projects to reinvent the city originally built as a mining company town.