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"The Cookies," officially dubbed the Salted Butter and Chocolate Chunk Shortbread, have become something of a viral phenomenon. (Amelia Rayno/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)
Meet the baker behind the cookie that became a viral sensation
Perhaps if you spend much time on Instagram or surfing the web, you've already heard of them. "The Cookies" — officially dubbed the Salted...
 lifestyle April 25, 2018 - 5:00am
Erik Sutton
Superior mayor announces cause of fire battalion chief's death
A Superior Fire Department battalion chief who retired just a few weeks ago died on April 18 after "a long and brave struggle" with mental illness,...
 News/fires April 24, 2018 - 9:34pm
Austin John Overfors
Austin John Overfors Austin John Overfors, 24, passed away unexpectedly on April 22, 2018. Lifelong Duluth resident, Austin was born on October...
 April 24, 2018 - 9:38pm
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An aerial view of the Pastoret Terrace in Duluth. Former owner Eric Ringsred has filed a civil suit against the city of Duluth and the Duluth Economic Development Authority, alleging the buildings are being neglected and are at risk of being destroyed while under DEDA's ownership. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
Kozy's former owner files suit, alleges building neglect
A recently filed lawsuit accuses the Duluth Economic Development Authority and the city of Duluth with willful neglect in the care of two historic...
 News April 24, 2018 - 8:07pm
Nicholas Aaron Lofquist-Sprangel Courtesy of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office
Man who stole from wealthy Minnesota philanthropist sent to prison
ST. PAUL—Nicholas Lofquist-Sprangel didn't have to go to great lengths to steal from John Nasseff while he worked as the late St. Paul...
 News/crime and courts April 24, 2018 - 9:44pm
The Hart family, formerly of Alexandria, Minn., were in a van that ran off a cliff along the California coast on Monday, March 26. Courtesy of Mendocino County Sheriff's Office
Records reveal years of child abuse in former Minnesota family driven over cliff in California
ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—Oregon child welfare officials knew in July 2013 that Jennifer Hart - who last month drove her wife and six adopted children...
 News/crime and courts April 24, 2018 - 4:14pm
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A man was going to jump off a Detroit overpass. Then 13 truckers showed up to save him.
DETROIT - Law enforcement knew they had to act quickly. A man, struggling with the decision to take his own life, was on the verge of jumping...
 News/nation April 24, 2018 - 3:49pm
Our View: Council again ignores business concerns
Presented with compelling evidence that many businesses in Duluth are struggling to stay afloat, the Duluth City Council Monday — pushed...
 opinion/editorials April 24, 2018 - 6:45pm
First lady Barbara Bush watches as President George H. W. Bush is congratulated by Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist after being sworn in as the 41st president of the United States, in Washington, Jan. 20, 1989. (Jose R. Lopez/Copyright The New York Times)
'I thought I was done': George H.W. Bush faced death at 20 during WWII
Just one day after his wife was buried, former President George H.W. Bush contracted an infection that spread to his blood and was hospitalized....
 News/government and politics April 25, 2018 - 4:45am
James Montano
Murder charges filed in Carlton County shooting
CARLTON — A Bayfield man was charged Tuesday with murder and assault, even as authorities said it remained unclear why he allegedly opened...
 News/crime and courts April 24, 2018 - 5:03pm
Human remains found near Minnesota River are ‘suspicious,’ sheriff says
BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- Human remains found this weekend along the Minnesota River in Burnsville are “suspicious” and will be autopsied later...
 News/crime and courts April 24, 2018 - 5:48pm
Robert S. Merrill
Robert S. Merrill Robert S. Merrill, 56 of Cloquet, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018 in his home. He was born on January 23, 1962 to Thomas...
 April 24, 2018 - 9:38pm
Matters of record received April 24, 2018
District Court St. Louis County April 19 Louis N. Anderson, 59, Duluth, possession of a controlled substance, fined $50 and 19 months in prison,...
 News/crime and courts April 24, 2018 - 10:56am
Central Minn. man dies after vehicle he was driving loses control, rolls
A 46-year-old Brainerd man was killed Tuesday morning when the Jeep pickup he was driving lost control on the Highway 371 exit ramp to Business...
 News/accidents April 24, 2018 - 8:26pm
Duluth News Tribune outdoors writer Sam Cook pauses on a 20-below-zero morning on Canada's Baffin Island while covering a dogsled expedition led by Ely's Will Steger in 2007.
Pressroom Podcast: Sam Cook prepares for retirement
It's his gain, but our loss. Beloved News Tribune outdoors reporter and columnist Sam Cook is retiring after 38 years at the DNT. Sam joins us...
 News April 25, 2018 - 2:00am

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