BABBITT — Shots were fired in a home invasion early Friday, authorities said.
Deputies were called to a residence near the city of Babbitt shortly before 1 a.m. after it was reported that multiple people forced entry to a home and began shooting, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office.
The victims were found unharmed and deputies recovered evidence of gunfire at the residence. The suspects had fled the scene and no arrests had been made as of Friday morning.
Authorities did not specify the number of suspects who are sought or whether any motive was known for the incident. Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff's office or call 911.
While the deal didn't include the 8th Congressional District representative's bill to streamline mining projects, it included some environmental review timeline changes outlined in his bill.
The agency urged the Legislature to consider whether tailings storage and processing methods are "compatible" in the same watershed as the wilderness area.
Despite a last-ditch effort by Mesabi, Gov. Tim Walz and other members of the Minnesota Executive Council unanimously approved granting the leases to Cliffs.
The judge said preventing Cliffs from getting the leases would likely harm Cliffs and may not benefit Mesabi, which may never get the leases back from the state.
The embattled Nashwauk mining project wants a federal bankruptcy judge to step in before Gov. Tim Walz and others vote on the future of the leases Thursday.
The oral health care center will serve children across Northeastern Minnesota when it opens next year.
The DNR has recommended all of the leases go to Cleveland-Cliffs to keep Hibbing Taconite running for decades.
The famed artifacts were taken from the Grand Rapids museum in 2005 and recovered in 2018.
The defendant is on probation for two prior offenses, including a riot at nearby business.
Members of the website Find A Grave document graves in the Northland.
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