Sandhill crane shot and killed in central Minnesota. DNR seeking tipsMay 8, 2024 8:50 AMBy Matt MikusThe Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking tips and information on a shooting of a sandhill crane from a roadway northeast of Clarissa in Todd County.
Play4min 18secWhy wonky building codes could be key in reducing state’s climate impactMay 8, 2024 4:00 AMBy Dan KrakerBuilding codes set minimum safety requirements for how new homes should be designed and constructed. But they can also be an important behind-the-scenes tool to fight climate change.
Duluth electric utility owner Allete sold for $6.2 billionMay 6, 2024 12:30 PMBy Dan KrakerThe parent company of Duluth-based utility Minnesota Power will go private after a $6.2 billion sale, which the company said was needed to help fund its green energy transition.
A seafood bounty lures sea lions to S.F.'s Pier 39 in numbers not seen in 15 yearsMay 5, 2024 8:30 AMBy Emma Bowman It's a popular rest stop for sea lions, but the docks at the tourist hot spot these days are unusually packed out with the slippery residents. Conservationists are buoyed by the surge in visitors.
RD Offutt Farms sues White Earth Nation over water permitsMay 3, 2024 4:26 PMBy Dan GundersonIn a lawsuit filed Friday, RD Offutt farms asked a federal judge to issue a judgment that the White Earth Nation does not have the authority to regulate potato farmers’ groundwater use. RDO is challenging a White Earth ordinance requiring growers to get a tribal irrigation permit.
Play4min 04secHow will a warm winter affect spring fishing? What to know before the openerMay 3, 2024 12:00 PMBy Phil Picardi and Gracie StocktonThe Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener is next Saturday. Did our unseasonably warm winter negatively affect fish, lakes and rivers? The answer is complicated.
Play5min 08secReport shows Minnesota is leading the way in clean energy transitionMay 2, 2024 4:05 PMBy Paul Huttner and Ngoc BuiAmelia Cerling Hennes, managing director of public affairs for Clean Energy Economy MN, shared more about the state’s clean energy transition and what we’re doing well.
Play4min 13sec‘For the bees’: Retiring U of M entomologist Marla Spivak reflects on long career of bee science, advocacyMay 2, 2024 4:00 AMBy Dan GundersonA University of Minnesota professor who is a widely recognized researcher and advocate for bees is retiring after more than 30 years. Marla Spivak created the U of M Bee Squad and the Bee Lab, and was awarded a McArthur Genius grant.
Play3min 55secFor birds, siblinghood can be a matter of life or deathMay 1, 2024 4:00 AMBy Nell Greenfieldboyce Some birds kill their siblings soon after hatching. Other birds spend their whole lives with their siblings and will even risk their lives to help each other.
Play3min 53secAnglers hope better stocking can revive Minnesota’s muskie fishingMay 1, 2024 4:00 AMBy Kirsti MarohnSome anglers say Minnesota’s once-robust muskie fishery has declined in recent years, due to reduced stocking and increased pressure from anglers aided by the latest sonar technology.