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Marjorie Caldwell Hagen, seen in a photo from when she was in Arizona prisons from late 1992 to early 2004, serving time for arsons in Ajo, Ariz. Her attempts for earlier release on parole met with resistance and were denied. (Image via Arizona Department of Corrections)
After acquittal, Marjorie Caldwell faced years of additional legal trouble
Trouble continued to follow Marjorie Caldwell after her 1979 trial and acquittal for murder conspiracy in the slayings of her mother and her...
 News/crime June 24, 2017 - 8:30pm
One of the victims of the double killings at the Congdon mansion is removed while numerous officers continue to investigate the scene. 1977 file / News Tribune
Trail of clues, legal twists kept Glensheen murder case going for years
For authorities, the case that would become the notorious Glensheen murders began on a warm, muggy summer morning. It was just before 7 a.m....
 News/crime June 24, 2017 - 8:30pm
Glensheen, at 3300 London Road in Duluth, was the site of a notorious double murder on June 27, 1977, that became one of the most publicized homicides in Minnesota's history. Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com
After 40 years, Glensheen murders still intrigue
It was in 1968 that the Congdon family gave its Duluth estate — Glensheen — to the University of Minnesota Duluth so the Congdon legacy would...
 News/crime June 24, 2017 - 8:31pm
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District Court St. Louis County June 22 Kathleen A. Boyd, 19, Superior, disorderly conduct - brawling or fighting, dismissed.
News/crime June 24, 2017 - 9:56am
Cory Goldsworthy, Lake Superior Area fisheries supervisor for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, holds an adult lamprey that DNR fisheries biologists netted below the Knife River fish trap this spring. Lampreys use their "suction-cup" mouth apparatus to affix themselves to fish, which can eventually kill the fish. DNR photo
Field Reports: More sea lampreys found in lower Knife River
Sea lampreys are ascending lower reaches of the Knife River on Minnesota's North Shore, a phenomenon that has been occurring only in the past...
 outdoors/fishing June 25, 2017 - 7:35am
Hermantown senior Jordyn Thomas, who will play basketball and softball at Minnesota Duluth in the 2017-18 season, is the News Tribune's All-Area Player of the Year. Mike Krebs / mkrebs@duluthnews.com
Prep Softball Player of the Year: Hermantown’s Thomas went from backup catcher to school’s all-time home run leader
Hermantown softball coach Tom Bang still was searching for a No. 3 hitter midway through the spring of 2013 when he summoned his eighth-grade...
 sports/preps June 24, 2017 - 10:04pm
Storm clouds clear over a lake in Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park in mid-June as campers sit around a beach fire. From left are Larry Riley, Sarasota, Fla.; Susan Relf, Duluth; Wayne Bogen, Duluth; and Scott Neustel, Fredenberg Township. The group made a nine-day canoeing and fishing trip in the 1.2-million-acre wilderness. Sam Cook / scook@duluthnews.com
Walleyes and wilderness: Good fishing is just part of the package in Quetico adventure
ONTARIO'S QUETICO PROVINCIAL PARK — After dinner, we shuffle down the sand beach to the point, carrying our little camp chairs. It's time....
 outdoors/fishing June 25, 2017 - 6:37am
Former Duluth conservation officer dies in motorcycle crash
Dale Ebel, a retired Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer in the Duluth area, died June 17 while riding his motorcycle in northeastern Iowa. He was 65. Ebel served 22 years as a conservation officer, including 11 years in the Duluth area. After his retirement...
 outdoors June 25, 2017 - 12:58am
Ask a Conservation Officer: Rules for snorkels on ATVs
Q: I own an ATV with a factory-installed snorkel (Arctic Cat MudPro), but it states in the regulations you cannot install an aftermarket snorkel...
 outdoors June 25, 2017 - 5:56am
Vikings backing Floyd's alcohol-based tea defense
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings are covering Michael Floyd's flank in his kombucha tea defense as the wide receiver prepares to face an Arizona judge Monday to explain how he violated house arrest by accidentally ingesting alcohol. Vikings chief operating officer...
 sports June 24, 2017 - 8:04pm
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NE Minnesota deer permit area boundaries to change
The boundaries of several deer permit areas in Northeastern Minnesota will change this fall, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has...
 outdoors/hunting June 25, 2017 - 7:22am
Canadian sniper records 2.2-mile kill shot in Iraq
A Canadian sniper in Iraq killed an Islamic State fighter from a distance of 3,540 meters, or almost 2.2 miles. The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command released a statement confirming that a member of Joint Task Force 2 made the shot, but for security reasons did not identify...
 News June 24, 2017 - 4:19pm
2017 News Tribune All-Area Softball Team
KIANA BENDER Cloquet Freshman infielder • Precocious youngster batted .455 as the Lumberjacks' table-setting leadoff hitter, with 30 hits, 14 RBIs and 18 runs • Shortstop was named first-team All-Lake Superior Conference ALLY BODE Moose Lake-Willow River Senior outfielder •...
 sports/preps June 24, 2017 - 9:58pm
Reader's view: Follow rules for great time on Lakewalk
My husband and I walked the Lakewalk one evening over Memorial Day weekend when perfect weather drew us to the lakeshore. We were joined there not only by residents from Duluth but visitors from all over the world. All of us took in the pleasures of the Lakewalk together, each enjoying...
 opinion/readers views June 24, 2017 - 4:33pm
A 9-pound lake trout is suspended in a landing net during a day of fishing on Lake Superior. News Tribune file photo
Study: Warm waters increase lake trout hooking mortality
Many more lake trout released by Lake Superior anglers die when water temperatures are over 50 degrees than originally thought, according to...
 outdoors/fishing June 24, 2017 - 8:42pm

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