Bee Gee’s Robin Gibb dies at 62

Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era as part of the Bee Gees. The 62-year-old singer died Sunday “following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery,” his family announced.

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No injuries, but some decry Allegiant customer service in wake of Duluth flight

One hundred sixteen passengers and four crew members were aboard Allegiant Air flight 449 — an MD-83 twin-engine jet, built in 1987 — when it departed from Duluth and had to return due to engine problems on Friday evening.

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Film investigates family connection to Wisconsin gangsters

Filmmaker Genevieve Davis researched her paternal grandmother, an unwed mother during the 1920s who settled in Northeastern Wisconsin. The result — “Secret Life, Secret Death” — a docu­drama that tells the story of a good girl who fell into a life among criminals.

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Book charts golf’s birth in Minnesota

If Rick Shefchik’s first-of-a-kind Minnesota golf book is never expanded, it certainly can stand on its merit as a marvelous historical record and photo narrative.

• “From Fields to Fairways: Classic Golf Clubs of Minnesota”
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Minnesota Republicans leave convention with problems, optimism

Their party faces a $1.3 million debt, ideological differences and lingering questions about a sex scandal, and Republicans leaving their state convention Saturday both acknowledged the problems and kept their chins up.

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Lawmaker's view: Minnesota Legislature failed to plan a sustainable state budget

You wouldn’t have had to follow the Legislature closely this year to know the issue dominating the Capitol’s halls and the state’s airwaves was a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.

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Your safety announcements may be used as a comedy device

ROBIN WASHINGTON: The safety instructions on a recent Delta flight from Minneapolis to Duluth made for a late-night comedy routine, leaving most passengers in stitches, myself included.

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Duluth spring day

Hardy fans needed umbrellas, blankets, raingear and warm clothes to watch a lacrosse game at Duluth’s Public Schools Stadium on Sunday afternoon. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)