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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
This silver carp was caught in the Illinois Waterway on June 22, 2017, below the T.J. O'Brien Lock and Dam -- but above electric barriers intended to stop the spread of the invasive species. (Photo courtesy of Illinois Department of Natural Resources)
Invasive carp found 9 miles from Lake Michigan
A commercial fisherman caught an Asian carp nine miles from Lake Michigan on Thursday — far beyond electric barriers in Illinois waterways...
 News June 23, 2017 - 6:05pm
Matters of record received June 22 and 23, 2017
District Court St. Louis County March 21 Gregory J. Cozzi Jr., 36, Duluth, driving after suspension, fined $200. June 16 Matthew J. Amiot,...
 News/crime June 23, 2017 - 11:23am
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Man who stopped traffic on I-94 in Minnesota dies while in custody
ST. CLOUD, Minn.—The 25-year-old man who brought traffic to a standstill on Interstate 94 while high on drugs in March recently died at...
 News June 22, 2017 - 5:05pm
Barricades surround buildings on West Third Street in Duluth earlier this month after part of the structure's roof collapsed. (file / News Tribune)
Duluth may crack down on vacant buildings
Referring to vacant buildings as "a threat to public safety," a resolution that's headed to the Duluth City Council proposes to jack up the cost...
 News June 22, 2017 - 9:30pm
North Shore Community School adopts new nepotism, other policies
Some of North Shore Community School's policies have been overhauled this spring in light of concerns about a relationship between the school's executive director and a teacher. The board approved a new nepotism policy in April and a new employee grievance process in May after parents...
 News June 23, 2017 - 5:17pm
Crosby Mayor Jim Hunter is pictured at an April meeting of the Crosby City Council. Zach Kayser / Forum News Service
Facing multiple felony charges, an embattled Minn. mayor was barred from a city council meeting
The saga of Crosby mayor Jim Hunter, who was arrested in March on multiple felony charges, took another turn Thursday when the city attorney...
 News June 23, 2017 - 9:00am
Myers-Wilkins Elementary School. (file / News Tribune)
Duluth school district integration money at risk
The Duluth school district could lose a longtime source of state money that pays for a dozen employees who work with the most at-risk kids....
 News June 22, 2017 - 9:30pm
Sarah Lawrence as Gilda meets John Cudia as "Gualtier Malde" in Lyric Opera of the North's production of "Rigoletto." Photo by Henry D. Roberts
Opera review: Engaging 'Rigoletto' another jewel in crown of Lyric Opera of the North
Throw together an angelic, flaxen-haired heroine, her hunchbacked jester father, a dastardly Duke, a sinister assassin and a reverberating curse,...
 features June 23, 2017 - 4:48pm
Minnesota residents warned of poison hemlock
LANESBORO, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has issued warning about the dangers of the Conium maculatum plant, commonly...
 News June 22, 2017 - 4:32pm
Three generations of the Nelson family, from left to right: Erica Sawatzke, Dana Nelson, Vernal Nelson, Marlene Nelson and Paul Nelson. The Nelson’s farm suffered extensive damage from the June 13 storms. Beth Leipholtz / Forum News Service
'Everything was a mess': A Minn. turkey farm is still picking up the pieces from a powerful storm
KENSINGTON, Minn. - Marlene Nelson pulled the family's golf cart to an abrupt stop and pointed out in the distance. "This is our shop," she said....
 News June 23, 2017 - 1:31pm
A deep winter greenhouse is planned for the site behind the Denfeld Victory Garden shown here in the foreground. Construction is expected to start later this summer. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
Deep-winter greenhouse coming to West Duluth this fall
Those kale cravings may get easier to satisfy this winter. Seeds of Success is building a deep-winter greenhouse not far from Denfeld High School,...
 News June 22, 2017 - 7:51pm
Brendan Dassey is pictured in this undated booking photo obtained by Reuters January 29, 2016. Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department/Handout via Reuters/File Photo
Appeals court overturns conviction of 'Making a Murderer' inmate
A federal appeals court on Thursday, June 22, affirmed a decision to overturn the murder conviction of Brendan Dassey, a Wisconsin man serving...
 News June 23, 2017 - 9:44am
Dan Hendrickson (left) and Jeff Janecek, employees at Minnesota Power's Boswell Energy Center on the Mississippi River in Cohasset, hold a loon they rescued last week from a bridge at the power plant. Loons can't walk on or take off from land. The loon was released into a nearby backwater of the river, where it dove underwater and quickly joined its mate. Submitted photo
Northland power plant crew rescues land-locked loon
Loons are Olympic-caliber swimmers, designed for speed and agility underwater that enables them to outswim the fish they catch and eat. They...
 News June 22, 2017 - 4:55pm
The Lobster Bloody Mary at the Boat Club in Duluth contains house made bloody mary mix, Absolut Vodka, petite lobster tail, sriracha maple bacon, blue cheese stuffed olives, pickle and celery. Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com
From kimchi to squeeze cheese: Take a mini tour of 5 bloody marys in the Twin Ports
There are two kinds of bloody mary drinkers in the world: the no-nonsense, keep-it-simple sippers who are fine to gnaw a beef stick but don't...
 features/taste June 21, 2017 - 5:00am

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