Duluth News Tribune

Shareholders of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. have voted onto the company’s board all six nominees put forward by dissident shareholder Casablanca Capital, Casablanca announced Tuesday, citing preliminary estimates. Cliffs Chief Executive Gary Halverson said at the company’s...

A pedestrian was struck by a car on Highway 2 in Itasca County early Tuesday and transported to a Deer River hospital. Tracy Peterson, 46, of Deer River was walking in the middle of the roadway at around 1 a.m., the Minnesota State Patrol reported, when she was struck by a car...

Are you organizing an event in the Northland for the annual National Night Out next Tuesday, Aug. 5? Let us know about it. Send the event information - location, time, activities and contact name and phone number / e-mail - to akrueger@duluthnews.com. Please put "National Night...

Less than 24 hours after he was found guilty on two counts of fourth-degree sexual misconduct stemming from his relationship with a 17-year-old girl, Cook County Attorney Tim Scannell apologized to the girl and her family Saturday in a prepared statement emailed to the news media. “I...

A Minnetonka Beach, Minn., man was charged Monday with being drunk when he ran over his wife last week, fatally injuring her. David Christopher Meder, 57, was charged with a single count of criminal vehicular homicide or operating a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of...

ST. PAUL -- A Minnesota woman says her husband has died as part of the unprecedented outbreak of Ebola virus that has killed more than 600 people in West Africa. Decontee Sawyer, 34, of Coon Rapids, said Monday that she learned on Friday from friends and family members that Patrick...

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- A high-speed pursuit through Bemidji on Monday ended in a fatality. A preliminary investigation showed, that after the suspect stopped, law enforcement officers shouted at the suspect to exit the vehicle and a gunshot was heard, according to a press release issued...

A Superior business owner is planning to work with neighboring North End homeowners to make his operation less of a nuisance. Fred Paine of D and N Construction at Catlin Avenue and Winter Street admitted sticking his head in the sand initially when residents raised concerns, but...

TODAY: Highs are in the mid-70s with northwest winds at 5-15 mph. The jet stream is in a large trough over the eastern states. The low-pressure system with this trough is just south of Hudson Bay. Small waves in the jet will travel over our region for the rest of the week, bringing...

Do you regularly attend concerts at Duluth’s bigger venues, like Clyde Iron Works, Bayfront Festival Park and Amsoil Arena? The News Tribune would like to talk to you about your ticket-buying habits. Contact A&E reporter Christa Lawler at (218) 279-5536.