Businesses want U-turn on J-turn in Cotton
A construction project on U.S. Highway 53 in Cotton is likely to cause headaches for travelers this summer, but some residents say the result could cause them nightmares for years to come.Duluth News Tribune, 05/20/2012
Aircraft ready for rescue helped save Northland town from wildfire
Mark Van Every has seen a lot of wildfire in his decade as the Kawishiwi District Ranger for the Superior National Forest, but he usually has to go out in the forest or up in an airplane to see it.Duluth News Tribune, 05/19/2012
Fire-fighting efforts continue Friday
The fire battle near Ely continued Friday with helicopters, fire engines, bulldozers and nearly 100 people on the ground battling the Highway 1 fire as crews worked to keep the fire in check.Duluth News Tribune, 05/19/2012
Quick response of aircraft may have saved Ely
Helicopters from the Ely airport and CL-215 water bombers from Hibbing and Bemidji were fighting Thursday's fire within minutes, slowing its march into town and keeping it away from buildings.Duluth News Tribune, 05/18/2012
Winds worry fire crews as they battle to contain blaze near Ely
Helicopters, airplanes, fire engines, bulldozers and nearly 100 people on the ground are battling the Highway 1 fire just outside of Ely today, trying to keep the blaze in check as strong winds develop again.Duluth News Tribune, 05/18/2012
Northland town escapes wildfire disaster (with video)
Fire crews and a wind switch combined to beat back a raging forest fire Thursday afternoon that burned to the edge of Ely.Duluth News Tribune, 05/18/2012
DNR signs Wisconsin's largest land conservation deal
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced Thursday plans for the largest land conservation deal in state history — an agreement to purchase conservation easements on 67,346 acres of forest in Douglas, Bayfield, Burnett and Washburn counties.Duluth News Tribune, 05/18/2012
Parts for Minnesota Power wind turbines blow through Twin Ports
The latest installment of a growing wind energy center on the plains of North Dakota is moving through the Duluth port this week as Minnesota Power ramps up its renewable energy efforts.Duluth News Tribune, 05/18/2012
64 lbs. of mercury for sale ... on Craigslist?
A tip from an alert online shopper who noticed an unusual posting on Craigslist allowed authorities to recover 64 pounds of dangerous elemental mercury from a Floodwood resident.Duluth News Tribune, 05/18/2012
Dakota wind project moves through Twin Ports
The generators delivered this week will be joined in North Dakota with blades made in Iowa and towers made in Fargo to form the backbone of Minnesota Power’s Bison II and III wind energy farms.Duluth News Tribune, 05/17/2012
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