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This Virginia Confederate battle flag was captured by Pvt. Marshall Sherman of the First Minnesota Regiment at the bloody and brutal Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Minnesota has a Confederate symbol -- and it's going to keep it
ST. PAUL — Minnesota has a Confederate symbol in its possession. It has long caused controversy. And Minnesota is not moving it. The Confederate...
 News August 20, 2017 - 5:02pm
The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain maneuvers alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard for a refueling-at-sea in the Philippine Sea June 14. Ten of the ship's sailors are missing after a collision Monday, Aug. 21. (Reuters)
Ten sailors missing from USS John S. McCain after collision
SINGAPORE — Ten sailors are missing after a U.S. warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore on Monday, Aug. 21, the U.S. Navy...
 News August 20, 2017 - 8:51pm
A Delta Airlines aircraft lines up for take off at BWI Thurgood Marshall International Airport near Baltimore, Maryland October 24, 2012. File Photo / Reuters
Family questions Delta's actions over missing luggage
A woman traveling to Duluth and her family are in the midst of a disagreement with Delta Air Lines over a bag that went missing and a $2,000...
 News August 19, 2017 - 10:00pm
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Minesweepers being built for the French Navy are seen at the Canadian Car and Foundry in Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder Bay) in November 1918. (City of Thunder Bay Archives Accession #1991-1-360-77)
99 years after two French minesweepers vanished in a Lake Superior storm, a new search aims to solve the mystery
The French sailors' spirits must have been running high as they headed out onto Lake Superior on that November day 99 years ago. After a long...
 News August 20, 2017 - 8:15pm
Bankruptcies for Aug. 10-17, 2017
This bankruptcy information is gathered from cases filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Duluth Aug. 10-17. DEBTOR: Joe M. Juutilainen JOINT DEBTOR: Cheryl R. Juutilainen ADDRESS: 1685 County Road 4, Carlton CHAPTER 7 DATE FILED: Aug. 10 ASSETS: $180,652 LIABILITIES: $191,839.77 DEBTOR:...
 Business August 20, 2017 - 2:32pm
Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com Defending champion Tommy Mueller reacts to a putt on the third hole on the Lake Nine during the Lakeview Medal golf tournament Sunday at Lester Park Golf Course. Mueller finished in second place behind Alex Kolquist.
Golf: Kolquist wins first Lakeview Medal
Duluth's Alex Kolquist finished 45 holes with a 2-over-par 182 total to win his first Lakeview Medal tournament title Sunday at Lester Park Golf...
 sports/golf August 20, 2017 - 9:13pm
Canoeists outfitted by Sawbill Canoe Outfitters head for the landing to begin their trip on Thursday morning. In the foreground is Paul Portenlanger of Minneapolis. Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com
Passing it on: Third generation of Hansen family outfitting canoeists at Sawbill
NORTH OF TOFTE — It was a damp and drippy August morning at Sawbill Canoe Outfitters nestled among the pines at the tip of the Sawbill Trail...
 outdoors August 19, 2017 - 8:02pm
Property Transactions for Aug. 9-16, 2017
Duluth Property Transactions Aug. 9-16 917 N. 10th Ave. E., Wildshimota Enterprises LLC purchased from Melissa Kaneski for $147,500, residential, 7/17. 2322 W. 10th St., Sophia Parr purchased from Coty Jacques for $111,000, residential, 7/17. 2235 W. 11th St., Aaron Rossiter purchased...
 Business August 20, 2017 - 4:00pm
Ask a Conservation Officer: How can you tell where the border is while fishing?
Q: I have a Wisconsin fishing license. When I am fishing border waters, such as the St. Louis River, how can I tell what state I am in? What...
 outdoors/fishing August 20, 2017 - 6:32am
Matters of record received Aug. 19, 2017
District Court St. Louis County Aug. 18 Michael C. Bebber, 43, Duluth, driving after revocation, fined $200. Betty A. Bellanger, 66, Duluth,...
 News/crime August 19, 2017 - 7:26am
A motorist drives past potholes in Minnesota Avenue near Park Point Marina Inn. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
Despite hospitality industry concerns, Visit Duluth offers support for sales tax increase
By proposing to fund street improvements with a sales tax instead of property taxes, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson said she hopes to spread the financial...
 News August 20, 2017 - 8:45pm
A car passes the clear plexiglass panels along a noise-barrier wall on Country Drive in Little Canada, Minn., next to Interstate 35E, on Friday. The wall was paid for by the owner of a local body shop, who wanted passing interstate traffic to be able to see his business. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has installed clear noise-barrier walls in two locations along freeways in the Twin Cities. (Bob Shaw / St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Clear-plastic noise-barrier walls brighten neighborhoods along Twin Cities-area interstates
LITTLE CANADA, Minn.—Talk about transparency in government. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has installed clear noise-barrier...
 News August 20, 2017 - 3:10pm
Glensheen head gardener Emily Ford in one of the estate’s gardens. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
Emily Ford combines history, science and design in her role as Glensheen Mansion’s head gardener
Emily Ford walks between several of the Glensheen Historic Estate's 46 garden beds. As her boots drag along the grass, wet from the morning rain,...
 features/pursuits August 20, 2017 - 2:07pm
Man dies in Koochiching County crash
A 58-year-old International Falls man died Friday in a single-vehicle crash near Ray. The Minnesota State Patrol reported that Lonnie Ray Schmidt was driving a 2005 Dodge Ram on State Highway 217 at about 6:30 a.m. when it ran off the road and overturned in the ditch near County Road...
 News August 19, 2017 - 2:13am
Danielle Oxendine Molliver stands near Lake Superior in Duluth recently. She resigned from the Minnesota Department of Commerce on July 24. She was brought in as a tribal liaison in the spring, in advance of the 22 public meetings on Enbridge's proposed Line 3. She thought it was laudable when she was hired but in short order, she became disillusioned. Of her role: "It became clear it was to get them from point A to point B with as little resistance as possible." (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
Origin of an activist: Tribal liaison leaves pipeline review, controversy in her wake
The story of how Danielle Oxendine Molliver went from being a tribal liaison for the state of Minnesota to out of a job five months after she...
 News August 19, 2017 - 10:00pm

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