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St. Louis County has installed blue indicator lights at 14 road intersections to help law enforcement officers determine when motorists run red lights. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
St. Louis County using new blue lights to target red-light runners
The county's top traffic expert calls running red lights "the most pressing traffic safety issue" within Duluth, Hermantown and Proctor. To curb...
 News/st louis county August 19, 2017 - 2:21am
White nationalist Chris Cantwell has had quite the week after being featured prominently in an HBO news program on the march in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend. Must credit: Photo by Evelyn Hockstein for The Washington Post
The rise and humiliating fall of Chris Cantwell, Charlottesville's starring 'fascist'
The white supremacists, nationalists and far-right trolls who starred in last weekend's violent Charlottesville, Virginia, rallies have suffered...
 News August 18, 2017 - 9:32pm
A Life Link III helicopter takes off from Sky Harbor Airport in Duluth in 2012. (News Tribune file photo)
Does the Iron Range need two air ambulance bases?
More isn’t necessarily better when it comes to air ambulance service. “Having a helicopter is good for a rural community,” said Tom Judge,...
 News/health August 18, 2017 - 9:21pm
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Matters of record received Aug. 19, 2017
District Court St. Louis County Aug. 18 Michael C. Bebber, 43, Duluth, driving after revocation, fined $200. Betty A. Bellanger, 66, Duluth,...
 News/crime August 19, 2017 - 7:26am
Man dies in Koochiching County crash
A 58-year-old International Falls man died Friday in a single-vehicle crash near Ray. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that Lonnie Ray Schmidt was driving a 2005 Dodge Ram on State Highway 217 at about 6:30 a.m. when it ran off the road and overturned in the ditch near County Road...
 News August 19, 2017 - 2:13am
Joe-Pye Weed is a hardy perennial that isn't a weed at all; it's a wildflower native to much of the United States and blooms from midsummer until fall. Special to Forum News Service
A great perennial with a bad name
Q: I purchased this Joe-Pye Weed from Cashman Nursery in Bismarck in the fall of 2014 and I love it. It grows nearly six feet high each year...
 News August 19, 2017 - 5:52am
A truck moves along I-95 outside of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Bloomberg photo by Victor J. Blue.
'Smokey and the Bandit' charm fades as truck driver hiring lags
It's been 30 years since Burt Reynolds starred in "Smokey and the Bandit" and made driving a rig on the open highway seem like a cool way to...
 News August 19, 2017 - 8:38am
Wallace "Wally" Kolquist
Wallace "Wally" Kolquist Wallace "Wally" Kolquist, 93, of Duluth Passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Solvay Hospice House with family...
 August 19, 2017 - 10:44am
Ask a Trooper: Can you drive in a bike lane?
Q: Can you drive in a bike lane? For instance, use it for a right turn lane?
community August 18, 2017 - 11:17am
Duluth police are looking for information about someone who shot paintballs at people from a white sedan in different locations on Wednesday and Thursday, including the Aerial Lift Bridge. (Submitted photo)
Paintball shooter sought by Duluth police
Duluth police are looking for information about someone who shot paintballs at people in different locations on Wednesday and Thursday. Deputy...
 News/crime August 18, 2017 - 10:54am
The good old fashioned bar sink has basically evolved into a staging area for food and beverages rather than an actual work station.(Kohler)
Plumber: Time to rethink the standard bar sink
Q: I'm planning an extensive kitchen remodel. I want a kitchen island with a bar sink and plan to include this feature with our new kitchen....
 features/home August 19, 2017 - 7:51am
Police respond to a Verizon cellphone store robbery on Thursday. St. Paul Pioneer Press photo
Alleged robber shot at Minnesota cellphone store identified
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. -- Inver Grove Heights police on Friday identified the man shot by a clerk at a Verizon Wireless store during a...
 News August 18, 2017 - 9:19pm
Three girls under 10 found slain in Maryland home
WASHINGTON - Three girls under 10 years of age were found slain on Friday in a Maryland home and police have launched an investigation into the...
 News August 18, 2017 - 3:25pm
Japanese knotweed spreads aggressively and can grow to 10 feet tall. Photo by Catherine Winter
Ask a Master Gardener: How to tackle Japanese knotweed - it's worth it
Q: How can I get rid of that Japanese bamboo? A: We've gotten quite a few questions this year that start with "How can I get rid of...?" Some...
 features/home August 19, 2017 - 3:48am
Grill Wars raises more than $13,000
The annual Grill Wars, held Thursday evening at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth, raised more than $13,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland, organizers announced Friday. Adolph Store took the $1,000 first prize for best burger with a cowgirl patty topped with provolone...
 News August 19, 2017 - 2:15am

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