January 18, 2002 - A Grand Rapids company thinks it has an answer to a predicted power shortage in Minnesota and nearby states. Rapids Energy is planning a new electrical generating plant that would burn wood waste and coal in a relatively efficient, low emission process. Cost efficiencies would come from sharing heat and electrical power with Grand Rapid's Blandin Paper plant. But it's not without concerns, coming from both area residents and regional environmental groups. Mainstreet Radio's Bob Kelleher reports:
January 9, 2002 - Rainy Lake is a favorite for swimming and fishing, but it is no longer safe for ice fishing and snowmobiling. The January ice is looking like March ice this year. It lost two inches of ices within eight hours.
December 27, 2001 - A year ago, Minnesota Iron Mining employed nearly 45-hundred workers. By the year's end the number has dropped a third. Northeast Minnesota is reeling from a double punch: the national recession, and a steel industry in crisis. The fallout is spreading well beyond the 14-hundred households of displaced iron workers. It's hitting some of the region's most vulnerable residents. Mainstreet Radio's Bob Kelleher reports: For background on Minnesota's iron mining industry, and how it has changed, visit our website, www dot Minnesota Public Radio, dot org.
December 12, 2001 - The Iron Range power plant would be the biggest in Minnesota and it would in one of Minnesota's most econimically-struggling areas.
December 10, 2001 - Joseph Giannetti painted a mural in the Soudan Underground Iron Mine near Tower, Minnesota. It was in collaboration with the University of Minnesota.
December 6, 2001 - Last week Duluth schools closed because of heavy snow. This week there's not enough white stuff left to run a snowmobile. But they'll be racing snowmobiles at Duluth's Spirit Mountain, thanks to the last piles of snow left scoured from area parking lots. Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Kelleher reports.
November 27, 2001 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports that while the snowfall in Duluth from storm is not immense, the wind hitting Lake Superior is, creating damage…and spectacle.
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November 15, 2001 - The summit was formed to encourage regional businesses to establish themselves in Duluth. The number of empty business spaces is growing and it needs to be stopped.
October 31, 2001 -