Duluth News Tribune

Race rookie Jorden Wakeley of Michigan won the title at the 2015 Arrowhead 135 endurance race from International Falls to Tower, crossing the finish line at 10 p.m. Monday just a second ahead of Tim Berntsen of Alaska.

BEMIDJI -- Bemidji firefighters responded to a report of an explosion heard for miles Monday night at a residence southwest of Bemidji. Multiple calls were made to Beltrami County dispatch reporting the sound of the explosion. According to a Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office news...

A Nashwauk businessman has pleaded guilty to bilking his now-deceased uncle out of more than $1 million and using the funds to gamble, buy a new car and pay off debts. Patrick Vincent Pecchia, 55, pleaded to a charge of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult, a felony, on...

The Duluth City Council voted 8-1 on Monday to authorize a loan of up to $300,000 to Sherman & Associates, as the firm works to renovate the downtown NorShor Theatre building. The Duluth Economic Development Authority unanimously voted to grant the loan in September, but any such...

Some Minnesota and Michigan taconite plants will get five years to develop new pollution control equipment to reduce haze-causing emissions under an agreement announced Monday. The agreement between Minnesota's mining companies and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will...

A Washburn County man has pleaded guilty to a double-fatal crash that allegedly occurred while he was driving under the influence of alcohol and at speeds in excess of 120 mph. Edward T. Depies, 27, of Springbrook, Wis., was charged in April 2014 with four felonies in the July...

A 13-year-old Eagan, Minn., boy who died Saturday morning was accidentally shot in his chest by his older brother with their father’s handgun during a game of "cops and robbers," police said Monday. The victim’s 15-year-old brother initially told emergency dispatchers about...

A Mahtomedi, Minn., bar owner was killed early Saturday morning when a single gunshot from a high-powered rifle hit him as he drove his pickup, according to criminal charges filed Monday. Bailey Jordan Garcia, 19, of Pine Springs was charged in Washington County District Court...