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

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 focus of one of its mines in Minnesota from taconite to rare earth minerals.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Nick Vannett is being released by the Minnesota Vikings. Vannett signed with the team in August in the middle of training camp. A third-round pick out of Ohio ...

The Minnesota Golden Gophers enter as heavy underdogs as they head to Columbus for a Big Ten clash with the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes. Both teams have leaned on strong defensive play this season, ...

The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0), who have college football's first-ranked scoring defense, meet the Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-1) and their 25th-ranked scoring defense on Saturday, October 4, ...

Public records show that the state’s red flag gun law has helped law enforcement confiscate guns from people with violent plans. Some counties, though, have rarely or never used it, raising worry ...

The Cleveland Browns will play the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday in London, England, making the game a 9:30 a.m. ET start time. Minnesota will be without its starting quarterback, JJ McCarthy, coming ...

Caitlin Clark gave support to fellow WNBA star Napheesa Collier, who had referenced Clark when admonishing the league and commissioner Cathy Engelbert in fiery remarks earlier this week. On Tuesday, ...

Minnesota National Guard members showed up for work on Wednesday at the Bloomington National Guard Armory. They came despite most members being furloughed and not receiving paychecks while the federal ...

A 22-year-old man allegedly used a false identity and lied about his age to enroll in a Minnesota high school and join the football team, as students claimed the district “failed us.” Kelvin Luebke ...

When Minnesota’s statewide math and reading test scores were released at the end of August, the 2025 results were largely unchanged from the previous year. The same can’t be said for science scores.