Duluth News Tribune

Over the past month, five men have been accused of attacking four fellow inmates at the Douglas County Jail. According to the criminal complaints, one attack broke a man’s jaw and another left an inmate with 13 stitches. Two of the attacks involved the use of a broom handle; three...

Speed limits on some Minnesota highways will be getting an increase, the Minnesota Department of Transportation reports.

A boy was injured after falling about 20 feet from a chairlift at Spirit Mountain Recreation Area in Duluth on Friday afternoon, authorities said.

Faced with an uncertain regulatory future and a global glut of iron ore, Gogebic Taconite officials on Friday said they are closing their Wisconsin office indefinitely. The fledgling company that had wanted to become Wisconsin's first taconite iron ore mining operation said their...

WASHINGTON - Leonard Nimoy, the actor famous for playing the logical Mr. Spock on the television show "Star Trek," died on Friday at age 83, according to the New York Times. The paper said the cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Nimoy, who also played the...

ST. PAUL - Minnesota's real budget debate began today when state finance officials announced a $1.9 billion surplus, an increase of $832 million from a report less than three months ago. The surplus will allow lawmakers and the governor to spend more money, use it to cut taxes...