See how scrap copper wires are transformed into fine, usable copper wire! This step-by-step video covers everything from scrapping and melting the copper, to rolling, forming, and drawing it into ...

Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

Gov. Tim Walz went to St. Paul’s Como Lake on Wednesday to get a close-up view of the damage that copper wire thieves have caused to 100 light poles, darkening the path around the popular destination.