No, the lake didn't suddenly shrink, nor did the city beyond the horizon teleport closer. The illusion is called a "superior mirage" — a phenomenon where shifting temperatures over the water bends ...

Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail ...

WHITEFISH POINT, MICHIGAN — When it was launched in 1890 in a Cleveland, Ohio shipyard, the Western Reserve was considered ...

EERIE footage shows the moment explorers discovered the 132-year-old wreck of a cargo ship that took down 27 souls, including ...

Councilors in the even-numbered districts are up for reelection on April 1. Councilors Jack Sweeney in the 4th District, Mike Herrick in the 8th and Lindsey Graskey in the 10th are running unopposed.

Many have put away the ice gear for the rest of the season for the Gitch, but the few who will still get out will find fish ...

Jay Gabler, a Twin Cities native, told MPR News host Cathy Wurzer he “was really pleased to discover how eager Duluthians are ...

One provincial permit to go before north shore copper-palladium mine developer can move on $1-billion pit project ...

Dry and unfrozen soils along the Mississippi River and its tributaries in Iowa and Illinois have soaked up recent rain.

The city of Carver, once the last stop for steamboats traveling up the Minnesota River, wants to upgrade a levee that has ...