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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative & political notebook: News story clouds university budget
By Don Davis The University of Minnesota prepares to ask legislators to approve a $1.8 billion budget as some lawmakers question a Wall Street Journal story that showed the school has an excessive ...
Posted on 1/11/13 at 6:49 PM
OUTDOORS WITH SAM COOK Apparent rock shortage in canoe country
Thomas Wahlstrom, a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer at Tofte focused his enforcement action in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this past week, along with other...
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:36 PM
Burned wilderness area reopens in northern Minnesota 
Much of the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness burned in a wildfire last year will reopen Wednesday. The 93,000-acre area was closed last year because of concerns over standing dead trees.
By Associated Press , May 02, 2012
BWCA wildfire aftermath includes campsite closures
With just a few weeks before the spring camping season opens in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, the U.S. Forest Service expects as many as 76 campsites on 23 lakes to be unavailable in a hangover from last year's big Pagami Creek fire.
By Steve Karnowski , March 11, 2012
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Search for fisherman postponed in Boundary Waters
Cook County sheriff's officials say they expect to resume the search for the 23-year-old Janesville man on Thursday when the weather could be better.
By Associated Press , June 15, 2011
Law enforcement using sonar in search for missing Wisconsin man in Boundary Waters
Cook County, Minn., Sheriff Mark Falk said sonar has detected a body in the water near where the 23-year-old man went missing.
By Associated Press , June 14, 2011
Seaplane rescues Boundary Waters camper injured by hatchet
The U.S. Forest Service sent a seaplane into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to rescue a camper who accidentally struck himself in the leg with a hatchet.
By Associated Press , October 17, 2010
Group: Runoff from old Minnesota copper mine is toxic
Toxic runoff from an old test mine in northeastern Minnesota may threaten nearby lakes and streams, an environmental group warned.
By Associated Press , October 06, 2010
Old Boundary Waters resort gets new life
A fishing lodge that closed in 1978 when the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness expanded reopened Sunday as Minnesota’s newest — and most remote — history museum and nature center.
By Duluth News Tribune , July 05, 2010
Minnesota canoe businesses see a steady drop in visits
Cathi Williams can see the change in use of the Boundary Waters over the years.
“Definitely, there’s a downturn,” said Williams who has owned Bear Track Outfitting Co. in Grand Marais with her husband, Dave Williams, for 38 years.
By Sam Cook , July 04, 2010
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AT&T to hold off on 450-foot tower in Boundary Waters
An environmental group says AT&T Mobility has agreed to halt construction on 450-foot cell phone tower on a ridge just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
June 30, 2010
AROUND MINNESOTA: Pine City pair killed ... Bovine TB fee ends ... Minnesotans on Makeover ... more
A husband and wife from Pine City have been killed in a head-on crash in eastern Minnesota near the Wisconsin border. Minnesota State Patrol Capt. Matt Langer said a 44-year-old-man who had been drinking tried to pass a minivan on Highway 70 in Rock Creek in a no-passing zone about 5:45 p.m. Friday.
January 03, 2010
OUTDOORS ROUNDUP: Cougar sightings close park ... N.D. cougar season on ... Deer, pronghorn seasons ... more
With a cougar possibly on the prowl, Seattle’s largest park remained off-limits to holiday weekend revelers as state wildlife agents tried to trap the elusive animal. On Friday, wildlife agents set a second trap while most people, including runners, picnickers and other nature-lovers, obeyed orders to stay out of the popular tree-filled urban retreat known for its spectacular views of Puget Sound.
By Herald Wire Reports , September 05, 2009
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Suicide of man accused in BWCA Wilderness fire hits hard
UPDATED 5:48 A.M.Even some who lost property, business to fire felt charges against regular wilderness visitor were unfair
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was a place Posniak loved, his attorney said, and he was devastated when authorities accused him of starting a May 2007 wildfire that burned nearly 120 square miles of pristine forest in Minnesota and Canada. Posniak died Tuesday after shooting himself in his Washington, D.C., home, attorney Mark Larsen said. "I can't help but draw a nexus between the two events - the charge on one hand and the suicide on the other," Larsen said Wednesday. "There definitely was a connection there."
By Amy Forliti , December 17, 2008
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