17 miles of Minneapolis streetlights are out from copper theft. The city is scrambling to fix them. Officials plan to spend up to $1 million this year to replace with aluminum wire, which is cheaper ...

In St. Paul, public works crews have spent more than 1,000 hours fixing 550 streetlights and Minneapolis repair teams have ...

Thieves are increasingly targeting the copper wires that keep America’s power grids and phone networks running.

Minneapolis is working to replace 20 miles of street lights damaged by copper thieves, and the city said it is using aluminum instead of copper this time around. Minneapolis City Council member Linea ...

Copper has emerged as an ally in the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Copper sulfate liquids, for example, have been used since the 1700s to control fungal infections in vineyards, ...