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Trump signs resolution to lift mining restrictions in the Boundary Waters watershed

April 28, 2026

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has lifted a federal ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for a South American company eyeing the region’s precious metals to begin applying for permits. Environmentalists fear the move will create a precedent for wiping out other protections for public lands across the country. Twin Metals Minnesota…

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Releases First Photos

Dr. Sara Schultz, Planetarium Director at MSUM, has been to Chile to see the site in person.

June 23, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – MSUM Planetarium held a screening of a live reveal of never-before-seen pictures of space. The Vera C. Rubin observatory in Chile began recording the sky for the first time in October of 2024, and just released those images to the public. The telescope takes video of the sky in detail that was previously unthinkable, thanks to…