Methadone: ’60s treatment for drug addiction comes with deadly risks today

DNT investigation: Methadone, a drug available since the 1960s and deemed by the National Institute of Health and the Centers for Disease Control as “the most effective treatment for opiate addiction,” is in essence a risk-versus-reward system.

Northland man rescued after being lost in woods for four days

A Two Harbors man was found safe but dehydrated and hypothermic last week after being lost for four days without food or water in thick woods in Lake County.

City of Duluth seeks new plan to pay for street work

Faced with the harsh reality that Duluth’s long-term source of funding for street improvements may be gone forever, city leaders are searching for a cure. And their medicine could be tough for residents to swallow.

Crash of Cirrus plane in Missouri kills 5

A Cirrus SR-22 private plane crashed early Saturday in southwestern Missouri, killing the pilot, his three children and a businesswoman, authorities said.

Cycling group working with Duluth officials to make city a major trails destination

Mayor Don Ness wants to make Duluth a leading trails destination in the country, and he believes the city is well on the way to that goal.

NorthShore Inline Marathon titles decided by less than a second (with video)

Winning a third straight NorthShore Inline Marathon was a challenge for Briana Kramer on Saturday morning. It had been five months since her last race, since doctors found a spine fracture in her lower back.

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