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Leif Birnbaum of Duluth passed up a nine-point buck on Sunday evening in Duluth's city bowhunt and took this 10-pointer that field-dressed at 260 pounds about 20 minutes later. Leif Birnbaum photo
Duluth bowhunter takes 260-pound buck in city hunt
When a nine-point buck came walking toward Leif Birnbaum's deer stand last Sunday, the Duluth bowhunter took a good look at him. "He was a nice...
 outdoors/hunting October 21, 2017 - 8:05pm
Duluth fire victim works as advocate for families
Police have identified a Duluth woman who was found severely burned in the city’s Fond du Lac neighborhood on Thursday.
 News/crime October 21, 2017 - 8:31am
Pedestrian killed in Cloquet crash
A 66-year-old Cloquet woman died Sunday after she was hit by a vehicle. Cloquet authorities responded to a report of a crash at the intersection...
 News October 22, 2017 - 7:05pm
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Lincoln Park's Elephant Rock gets a temporary makeoverplay buttonLincoln Park's Elephant Rock gets a temporary makeover
Cache of bombs discovered near Minnesota hunting cabin
OKLEE, Minn. — A landowner's tip led to the discovery of several pipe bombs at an apparent explosives stash near a northwest Minnesota hunting...
 News October 23, 2017 - 11:21am
Oct. 2017 photo of the house at 1051 Ramsdell Drive in Apple Valley, Minn., where in 2014 David Crowley killed his wife and daughter before committing suicide. The home is for sale for $279,900. Nick Ferraro / St. Paul Pioneer Press
Suburban Twin Cities home for sale has dark history
APPLE VALLEY, Minn.—The remodeled rambler at 1051 Ramsdell Drive in Apple Valley is on the market for $279,900 and includes a new roof,...
 News October 21, 2017 - 5:35pm
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Woman who stole from drowning victim's GoFundMe sentenced for bad checks
BAUDETTE, Minn.—A northern Minnesota woman who was convicted of stealing money from a fundraising account for three men killed in a 2015...
 News October 22, 2017 - 4:29pm
In a photo provided by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in an ambush in Niger in 2017. Johnson’s widow, Myeshia Johnson, received a call from President Donald Trump about his death that Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) is reported to have witnessed. Wilson offered a harsh critique of the president’s words about the soldier’s death, which she said were not comforting. (U.S. Army Special Operations Command via The New York Times. Copyright 2017 The New York Times.)
'It made me cry': Gold Star widow Myeshia Johnson breaks silence over Trump's condolence call
Nineteen days after her husband's death and two days after his wrenching burial, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson said she has "nothing to...
 News October 23, 2017 - 10:27am
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 17, 2017. In the twilight of a long and storied career, as he fights a virulent form of brain cancer, the 81-year-old senator has found a new voice against President Donald Trump’s leadership. (The New York Times. Copyright 2017 The New York Times.)
McCain seems to swipe at Trump with comment on Vietnam 'bone spur' deferments
After a week in which President Donald Trump endured not-so-veiled criticisms from his two predecessors as president and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.,...
 News October 23, 2017 - 6:30am
File photo: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during the White House Summit on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Washington, Sept. 18, 2017. Tom Brenner/The New York Times, Copyright 2017 The New York Times.
DeVos rescinds 72 guidance documents outlining rights for disabled students
WASHINGTON - The Education Department has rescinded 72 policy documents that outline the rights of students with disabilities as part of the...
 News October 23, 2017 - 7:03am
Jill Lofald and incumbent Art Johnston
Lofald, Johnston diverge on issues in District 4 School Board race
School board elections are nonpartisan affairs which can hinge on personality and require discriminating voters to delve into the issues. In...
 News October 22, 2017 - 9:45pm
No clues why driver went wrong way on I-35
Video shows Dennis Edlund driving his car out of the parking lot at Gateway Towers in downtown Duluth and onto Michigan Street at 5:13 p.m....
 News October 21, 2017 - 5:00pm
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On Finance: What you need to know about Equifax hack
The Equifax data breach has been making headlines since it was first announced on Sept. 7, and with good reason. The breach may have exposed...
 Business October 22, 2017 - 8:00pm
Electrician Russ Eaton of Duluth installs the brain box for a load monitoring system on a crane at the IPS Crane shop in Duluth last week. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
Building booms: IPS Cranes poised for growth in Duluth
Among the tracks and docks and age-old warehouses, cranes flock to this quiet stretch of the St. Louis River to be reborn. From all corners of...
 Business October 22, 2017 - 5:00pm
The barge Great Lakes Trader and tug Joyce L. VanEnkevort docked at the CN ore dock in Duluth earlier this month. The Great Lakes Trader, built in 2000, is 740 feet long, 78 feet wide and displaces 40,922 tons at design waterline, according to its owner, VanEnkevort Tug & Barge, Inc., of Escanaba, Mich. The 135-foot long, 10,200 horsepower, twin screw Joyce L. VanEnkevort was built in 1997. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
Advent of the tug-barge: Lake freighter yields to barge traffic domestically
Far out on the lake, a tug-barge can look like any of the other monster freight vessels that loll along the horizon. But as it closes in, finer...
 News October 21, 2017 - 6:00pm
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Field Reports: Check your Minnesota deer-hunt knowledge
If you want some deer data to kick around at deer camp this fall, check out these facts from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources about...
 outdoors October 22, 2017 - 7:00am

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