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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
LeRoy "Sulo" Kangas
LeRoy "Sulo" Kangas Nov. 25, 1931 - June 16, 2017 WYOMING, Minn. - LeRoy "Sulo" Kangas, 85, Eveleth, Minn., died Friday, June 16, in Meadows on Fairview. An open house and luncheon will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at Cron-Sheehy Funeral Home in Eveleth. Arrangements...
 June 24, 2017 - 7:57pm
Annie Kangas
Annie Kangas June 23, 1934 - July 2, 2015 VIRGINIA, Minn. - Annie Kangas, 81, Eveleth, Minn., died Thursday, July 2, in Edgewood Vista. An open house and luncheon will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at Cron-Sheehy Funeral Home in Eveleth. Arrangements by Cron-Sheehy...
 June 24, 2017 - 7:57pm
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Former Hermantown High School standout and incoming Minnesota Duluth freshman defenseman Dylan Samberg was taken in the second round of the NHL Draft, No. 43, by the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday in Chicago. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
College men’s hockey: Four Bulldogs, led by Hermantown’s Samberg, go in NHL Draft
Hermantown native and incoming Minnesota Duluth freshman defenseman Dylan Samberg was selected in the second round of the NHL Draft on Saturday...
 sports/hockey June 24, 2017 - 3:20pm
Matters of record received June 24, 2017
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
Warrant mix-up may yield settlement by Duluth, St. Louis County
A 2-year-old dispute that arose from a case of mistaken identity appears to finally be moving toward a resolution. A proposed settlement agreement...
 News June 23, 2017 - 9:20pm
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
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
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
Who is Darren Patterson, the Fargo man charged with manslaughter in deadly punch?
FARGO — The man accused of throwing what turned out to be a deadly punch outside an upscale downtown bar here last month portrays himself...
 News June 23, 2017 - 8:18pm
Reader's view: East-Denfeld inequities in news, too
Two recent articles in the News Tribune left me troubled. They also reminded me why we sometimes hear talk of division in our great city. The day after the Duluth East High School graduation, there were two photos on the front page with captions from the East ceremony ("Greyhounds...
 opinion/readers views June 24, 2017 - 4:33pm
Peter and Jill Mehl, May 2016, Kiev. Special to The Forum
Faith Conversations: Wife moving forward after sudden death ministry partner
When Peter Mehl checked his blood pressure shortly after arriving in the Ukraine on May 11, something seemed off. "He had me take mine, because...
 opinion/columns June 24, 2017 - 9:47am
Food seized from Minnesota warehouse due to infestation of rodents, birds and insects
ST. PAUL—Federal officials seized food from a St. Paul warehouse alleging that rodents, live birds and insects had infested the facility....
 News June 22, 2017 - 7:08pm
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
Cloquet dogs euthanized as owners plead guilty
Two Cloquet residents agreed to euthanize the three dogs that were responsible for attacking and killing another dog earlier this month. Court records show that Stephen Woollett, 59, and Amber Woollett, 22, each pleaded guilty on June 16 to multiple misdemeanor charges in the June...
 News/crime June 23, 2017 - 7:01pm

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