14+ hour, 6+ min ago   (249+ words) NORTH SHORE — The motorcyclist killed in a multi-part crash on Minnesota Highway 61 north of Two Harbors on Saturday afternoon was identified as Alexander Wayne Otis, 31, of Bruno. Otis was riding with a large group of fellow members of the Thunderbird…...

15+ hour, 58+ min ago   (191+ words) DULUTH — Halloween is still over a month away, but pumpkins were on the minds of many during a three-day celebration of all things gourd along Waterfront Plaza behind the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. “We are all for fall here,” said…...

15+ hour, 59+ min ago   (159+ words) ST. LOUIS COUNTY — A 32-year-old Babbitt man and his passenger, a 22-year-old Babbitt woman, were hospitalized after suffering injuries from an ATV rollover. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office responded at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, to a report of a…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (274+ words) TWO HARBORS — One motorcyclist was killed and several others injured in a multi-part crash on Highway 61 north of Two Harbors on Saturday afternoon. The highway was shut down in both directions for most of the afternoon due to the crash,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (247+ words) DULUTH — With sunshine and temperatures in the 60s and 70s, hundreds enjoyed an edible and educational afternoon outdoors at the Lake Superior Harvest Festival at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth. The free, family-oriented event went from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. while celebrating its…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (487+ words) Last Christmas season, Zach More, a recent University of Minnesota Duluth graduate and brewer at Canal Park Brewing, was inspired by the Duluth Sister Cities’ holiday tree display at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Each year, dozens of volunteers decorate…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (148+ words) GRAND RAPIDS — A pair of Northland research stations will remain open after all, the U.S. Forest Service said, reversing an earlier decision to shutter them. Facilities in Grand Rapids and Ely are now among several dozen research stations that the…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (192+ words) The Duluth school district is asking hard-working Duluthians to pay more of their tax money for our local portion of an educational system that’s failing statewide, including failing test scores. In an Aug. 6 News Tribune story, district leaders said they…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (509+ words) HERMANTOWN — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said it was concerned over the city's environmental review of Google’s proposed data center. In an Aug. 25 letter from DNR Ecological and Water Resources Division Director Melissa Kuskie to Hermantown Community Development Director…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (604+ words) DULUTH – Having spent almost a decade in the school district, Jacob Laurent isn’t afraid to say that 2021-22 was a rough year for students. It marked the first time students were back in classrooms, following the COVID-19 lockdown. Schools across the…...