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June 2012 flood anniversary: Local, federal damage reports differ

Last June’s flood damaged plenty of homes, but if you want to know just how many … that depends on whose numbers you trust.

• After the June 2012 flood, dozens in Superior sought, found help

Group reports on what's at stake for Northland in federal farm bill

More is riding on the outlook for the federal farm bill than many Northland residents may realize.

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Advocacy group: Farm Bill helps fund Northland hospitals and more

As Congress continues to hash out the next five years of funding for the comprehensive program, Minnesota 2020 published a report on Monday and launched a statewide campaign in Cloquet to build awareness of what’s at stake.

• Rick Breuer, Community Memorial Hospital administrator and CEO

For residents with flood damage, ‘still a lot of work to do’

Last June’s flood took a heavy toll on homeowners in the Northland. The numbers speak for themselves.

• Status of flood-damaged homes
• A year after flood, part of Highway 210 in Carlton County may never reopen
• Weeks of rain set stage for historic June flood
• Where they are now: In Fond du Lac, flood brought a community together
• Flood commemoration events

Want to switch to natural gas in Duluth? Better luck next year

If you live in Duluth and you want to replace an aging furnace, be prepared to face a new complication.

• Gas services installed

Duluth City Council fails to support Kozy project; slim hope remains

The future of the former Kozy Bar property remains unclear after lengthy debate Monday night by the Duluth City Council.

Duluth City Council votes to license retailers of synthetic drugs

Councilors also vote to outlaw using products labeled not for human consumption.

• Duluth City Council fails to support Kozy project; slim hope remains
• Duluth City Council OKs height restrictions near residential areas

City sets height limits for new construction near Duluth residences

New restrictions will go into effect in an effort to protect residents’ views in areas bordering mixed use development in the city of Duluth.

• EARLIER: Duluth City Council to vote on building height restrictions

Kozy redevelopment fails to win Duluth council's backing

The council voted 6-3 against a resolution that would have thrown the city’s support behind plans to redevelop the fire-damaged building into a 40-unit apartment with the help of low-income housing credits from the state of Minnesota.

• Plans for Pastoret Terrace
• Duluth council passes ordinance regulating synthetic drug sales
• City sets height limits for new construction near Duluth residences

Duluth council passes ordinance regulating synthetic drug sales

In its ongoing efforts to combat the sale and use of synthetic drugs, the Duluth City Council passed ordinances Monday night that require retailers of the products to be licensed by the city and that make it illegal for anyone to smoke, ingest, inject or snort any product that’s labeled as being not for human consumption.

• Synthetic drug packets
• Kozy redevelopment fails to win Duluth council's backing
• City sets height limits for new construction near Duluth residences

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Cirrus vows money owed to DEDA will be repaid

Brent Wouters, president and CEO of Cirrus Aircraft, offered assurances Wednesday night that his company’s debts to the Duluth Economic Development Authority will be repaid.