UMD MEN'S HOCKEY LIVE BLOG

Tonight: Bulldogs at Gophers

News Tribune reporter Kevin Pates provides live blog coverage from Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis as UMD (7-4-1 overall, 4-3-1 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) faces Minnesota (4-5-1, 3-4-1) in a WCHA series opener. Coverage begins about 7, with the faceoff set for 7:07. Check out Saturday night's game (7:07), too.

Duluth man charged in alleged Central assault

A Duluth man was arraigned this morning on attempted murder and assault charges after being accused of trying to run down a Central High School student and a school police resource officer with a sport utility vehicle on Wednesday.

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Poverty numbers show little change

Fewer people lived in poverty in the Twin Ports in 2008 compared to 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau reported this week, although St. Louis County’s rate remains above the national average.

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Duluth man will go to trial in infant’s death

A judge has ruled that there is sufficient evidence for a Duluth man to stand trial on charges that he killed an 11-month-old neighbor boy last year.

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Magazine team wins spelling bee

Siiri Branstrom entered Wednesday’s community spelling bee with what you might call modest aspirations.

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Short of cash, former Ironworld shuts down

The financially strapped Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm, which used to be called Ironworld, will close today with no reopening date in site.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

Saturday: Nebraska-Kearney at UMD

News Tribune reporter Jon Nowacki provides live blog coverage from Malosky Stadium as the Bulldogs (10-1), the No. 1 seed in Super Region 3, host the No. 4 Lopers (11-1) in an NCAA Division II second-round game at noon. Coverage begins about 11:45 a.m.

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Photo of the day

Sun and shade

The interplay of sun and shade on a patch of lawn creates a pattern of green grass and grass whitened by frost. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

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