Man dies in industrial accident at Superior wood shingle plant
Emergency crews were called to a wood shingle manufacturer just after 7 p.m. at 2700 Winter St.
Duluth police officer pleads guilty in collision
A Duluth police officer accused of twice backing his personal car into another vehicle in a parking lot outside a Lincoln Park bar and leaving the scene while off duty admitted to his crime Tuesday in State District Court.
Duluth police nab property crimes wanted person
Duluth police turned a tip Tuesday into an arrest of a Property Crimes Wanted Person of the Week.
Moose Lake school bond issue defeated by wide margin
The ballots for the Moose Lake school referendum vote were still being counted at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, but Superintendent Bob Indihar said the writing was already on the wall.
Trial postponed in state theft case against Duluth man
A trial scheduled to start Tuesday for a Duluth businessman accused of stealing nearly $800,000 from the Minnesota Department of Revenue was postponed as a new attorney took over the case and the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office filed an amended complaint with another theft charge.
Bellisio Foods to buy California food manufacturer
Bellisio Foods, the nation’s third-largest manufacturer of frozen entrees, is about to get bigger with a deal to purchase Overhill Farms.
Duluth School Board delays decision on open lunch period for high schools
Duluth East and Denfeld high school students have to wait at least another month to hear whether they’ll be allowed to leave campus for lunch next school year.
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Sen. Al Franken is blaming the recent spike in Minnesota gas prices in part on the Department of Energy’s decision to stop publishing refinery maintenance reports two years ago.
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Fourteen hours after the Minnesota Legislature session ended, Republican leaders were in Duluth to express their disappointment over its results.
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The drought is drenched. Spring fire danger is snuffed. Trees are leafing out. And the grass is green and getting longer.
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s citizens board on Tuesday unanimously approved plans by Magnetation to build its fourth iron ore recovery plant on the Iron Range, this time near Coleraine in Itasca County.
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