Northeastern Minnesota's earth is full of in-demand minerals and metals. Taconite, copper, nickel, cobalt, gold, platinum group metals, and more.

The taconite mining and steelmaking company said there are signs of rare earth mineralization at two sites it controls.

An iron mining and steel production company said it is eyeing the potential for mining rare earth elements in northern ...

Cleveland-Cliffs, the largest player in mining on Minnesota’s Iron Range, is exploring whether the company should shift the ...

Doctors in Minnesota blasted Donald Trump's suggestion that pregnant women shouldn't take Tylenol, denouncing the president's claim that the over-the-counter drug leads to autism. Trump on Monday said ...

From the column: "Given the lack of regulation and experience in Minnesota on high sulfide mines, it makes sense to take a cautionary approach." A worker holds a core sample showing a polymetallic ...

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by three Minnesota girls high school softball players who have had to compete against a biological male transgender pitcher. The lawsuit was filed by three ...

Riley Moser is a digital producer who covers breaking news and feature stories for CBS Minnesota. Riley started her career at CBS Minnesota in June 2022 and earned an honorable mention for sports ...

FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services have determined that Minnesota education agencies have violated Title IX by allowing biological male trans ...

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom in 2011, where he focuses on general assignment reporting. The ...

MINNEAPOLIS − Rutgers football fell to Minnesota 31-28 on Saturday, Sept. 27 in its first road game of the season. The offense played pretty well overall, but the defense was a major issue once again.