Duluth News Tribune

A measure that would offer couples the option to divorce outside the authority of Minnesota courts has the backing of two legislators who say they want to start a conversation about how marriages end. But family law attorneys argue that the legislation is impractical -- and unconstitutional. The...

The Duluth East Greyhounds are going to be seeing Peter Tufto in their sleep the way this afternoon's quarterfinal at the Minnesota Class AA high school boys hockey tournament is going. Tufto has scored two goals and has a hand in all five for St. Thomas Academy, which leads East...

Duluth School Board member Art Johnston filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Duluth school district and five other board members in U.S. District Court. Johnston alleges that his First and 14th Amendment rights were violated in the board’s December decision to remove him. The...

Just days after Allegiant Air announced it was suspending its direct flights from Duluth to Las Vegas, officials have confirmed that the airline is exiting the Duluth market. The Duluth International Airport was notified Wednesday that the airline will end its flights on May 18,...

A number of Ely residents are hoping to tap into the community’s artisan vibe and its status as a tourist attraction to offer a new school that connects people to skills that have fallen by the wayside in today’s technology-saturated world. The Ely Folk School is expected to...

A bill that could open the door for the Lester Park Golf Course to serve alcohol will get a hearing in the Minnesota Legislature this year after all. District 7A Rep. Jennifer Schultz, DFL-Duluth, said Wednesday she would introduce a bill that could exempt the municipal golf course...

Despite having the same number of NCHC wins, losses and ties as Nebraska-Omaha going into the final weekend of the college men’s hockey regular season, fifth-place Minnesota Duluth finds itself three points back of the third-place Mavericks in the conference standings. The reason:...

Koochiching County’s former jail administrator is facing felony charges after allegedly embezzling from a county jail fund. Timothy Wade Milette, 38, resigned last month after a county audit revealed that a cash drawer in his office was missing more than $270, according to court...

DULUTH EAST (14-10-4) VS. ST. THOMAS ACADEMY (24-4) What: Class AA state tournament quarterfinal When: Approximately 1:30 p.m. Where: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Outlook: There is nothing unique about East competing in the state tournament. What is unique, though,...