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Despite being bitten by something -- most likely a fish -- in Island Lake on Wednesday afternoon, 11-year-old Maren Kesselhon was doing well on Thursday. "She's not too shaken," said her father, Ryan Kesselhon of Duluth. Ryan Kesselhon photo
Bitten by a muskie? Duluth girl recovering from scary encounter on Island Lake
Ryan Kesselhon couldn't figure out what was happening to his 11-year-old daughter, Maren. One minute, Maren had been peacefully dangling from...
 outdoors/fishing July 20, 2017 - 6:53pm
Kyle Robillard suffered a spinal cord injury last July while riding his ATV on a gravel road in Beaver Bay. A year after the accident, Robillard continues to tackle every new obstacle head-on. He will start attending classes at Lake Superior College in August. (Mike Krebs / mkrebs@duluthnews.com)
Dogged determination: Duluth East grad adapting to life a year after suffering a spinal cord injury
Kyle Robillard recalls with striking clarity the ATV accident that changed his life last July. On July 8, about two months before his senior...
 sports July 22, 2017 - 5:46pm
A kitten is held by its rescuer, Josh Nelson, a security guard at Black Bear Casino Resort, after it was discovered tucked away in a car's frame last week. (Submitted photo)
Kitten takes a gamble, beats the odds: Tiny feline hitches ride to casino, finds new owner
A kitten used up one of its nine lives this week after apparently hitchhiking from the North Shore to Carlton beneath a car — but found a new...
 News July 22, 2017 - 6:30am
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Overdue angler found dead on Lake Superior
An overdue angler was found dead in his boat after the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office found his boat near a breakwall on Friday. The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office hasn’t identified the 62-year-old man pending notification of his family.
News July 22, 2017 - 6:20pm
This image from radar Thursday afternoon shows a plume of some kind extending from near the Iron Range toward Duluth. Lake Superior is at right. The photo is labeled "Possible Smoke Plume," but the National Weather Service says the radar blip may have been a large swarm of insects. (NWS image)
Odd phenomenon on weather radar near Duluth may have been bugs
Meteorologists at the National Weather Service office in Duluth noticed unusual blip on their radar screen Thursday afternoon — a plume...
 News July 21, 2017 - 11:06pm
Gene Palm uses a chain saw to cut fallen trees on Saturday in Fredenberg Township. "This is a really tight family here. They'll do anything for each other," Palm said. (Mike Krebs / mkrebs@duluthnews.com) play button
Families, neighbors start storm cleanup
FREDENBERG TOWNSHIP — Earl Edberg barely made it into his house before the large trees started crashing down in his yard as the storm hit...
 News July 22, 2017 - 5:52pm
A vehicle sits empty on Bear Island Road near Island Lake northwest of Duluth on Friday night after it was struck by a tree that was knocked down by severe thunderstorms. There was no immediate word on the condition of the occupants. Mike Krebs / mkrebs@duluthnews.com
Hundreds still without power in Northland after Friday night storms
Severe thunderstorms swept across the Northland on Friday evening, downing trees, knocking out power to several thousand customers and causing...
 News July 22, 2017 - 8:31am
Andrew Kerr practices lunges while walking the track at the Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center personal fitness center Friday morning. Kerr, who suffered a spinal cord injury after a dive that went bad at Island Lake last July, has made a great recovery. He spends a couple hours Monday through Friday working out at the center. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
Kerr defies odds in recovery: 2013 East graduate walking, driving a year after breaking his neck
Still in disbelief not long after one of his best friends, Andrew Kerr, broke a bone in his neck jumping into Island Lake last July, Alex Trapp...
 sports/hockey July 22, 2017 - 7:05pm
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Hamline student was raped after house party last year, charges say
ST. PAUL — When a Hamline University student prepared to leave a house party in May 2016, her sister's roommate offered to walk her back...
 News July 22, 2017 - 4:37pm
Ashley Mae Peterson
Ashley Mae Peterson May 10, 1990 - July 20, 2017 DULUTH, Minn. - Ashley Mae Peterson, 27, Duluth, died Thursday, July 20, in her home. The wake began at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 22, and will continue until the funeral at 11 a.m. today, July 23, at One Roof Community Housing...
 July 22, 2017 - 9:19pm
Mike Wise (left) and Bobby Fischer (right) use ground-penetrating radar under the supervision of Dave Maki on July 14 on West Third Street in Duluth. GPR is one of the non-intrusive archaeological methods being used to determine the boundaries of Indian burial grounds. Mike Krebs / mkrebs@duluthnews.com
Treading lightly: Non-intrusive methods used to chart Ojibwe burial grounds
For over a month, people wearing neon safety vests have repeatedly inched their way across broken ground in Duluth's Fond du Lac neighborhood,...
 News July 22, 2017 - 8:00pm
Bittersweet nightshade is sometimes called "deadly nightshade," but it is only mildly toxic. Photo by Catherine Winter
Ask a Master Gardener: Dealing with deadly nightshade
Q: My mom says a plant growing in my yard is called deadly nightshade. It's got small purple flowers with yellow centers, and it seems to be...
 features/home July 22, 2017 - 4:00am
Alexander Van Horn
Alexander Van Horn June 19, 1990 - July 19, 2017 ELLISON BAY, Wis. - Alexander Van Horn, 27, Ellison Bay, died Wednesday, July 19. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, in Lakeview Cemetery in Two Harbors, Minn. Arrangements by Cavallin Funeral Home in Two...
 July 22, 2017 - 7:59pm
Last case connected to 2014 Superior murder wraps up
Since the fatal shooting of their son Garth on Sept. 30, 2014, Paul and Debbie Velin have become quite familiar with the Douglas County Courthouse. They followed five murder cases from the beginning, watching one end with an acquittal and the other four defendants receive hefty prison...
 News July 21, 2017 - 5:43pm
Freshly made taconite pellets emerge from the 2,350-degree Furnace No. 5 at Northshore Mining in Silver Bay in this 2008 photo provided by Cliffs Natural Resources.
Lightning strike knocks Northshore Mining offline; repairs underway
A lightning strike at the power plant that serves Northshore Mining in Silver Bay knocked the taconite processing plant offline Friday night....
 Business/mining July 22, 2017 - 10:08am

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