The U.S. Forest Service says it's downgrading an environmental review of a proposal to withdraw certain national forest land in Minnesota from minerals exploration for up to 20 years.
Ely, MN (KROC-AM News) - The strong thunderstorms that hit areas of northern Minnesota early Thursday produced nearly 70 mile-per-hour winds that left tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power, and claimed the lives of a 13-year-old Boy Scout and an adult volunteer in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.