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Marble postmaster faces federal theft charges

A former postmaster of the Marble Post Office was indicted recently on federal charges for allegedly stealing money from the office.

By News Tribune staff , June 13, 2013

In earlier incident, Premo nearly hit police officers while driving

The man shot and killed by Duluth police this week was accused of nearly hitting an officer with his pickup in an incident five months earlier.

By Steve Kuchera , June 13, 2013

Grand Rapids man on probation pleads guilty to burglary

A convicted felon arrested in April after a two-hour standoff with police in Grand Rapids pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony burglary.

By News Tribune staff , June 12, 2013

Minnesota Senate legal costs in Brodkorb case: $226,000

The Minnesota Senate is paying a private firm to fight claims it mishandled the former chief GOP communications aide's termination.

By Associated Press report , June 12, 2013

Ariel Castro pleads not guilty in Ohio abduction case

UPDATE: Attorney Craig Weintraub addressed the death penalty issue after his client, 52-year-old Ariel Castro, pleaded not guilty to hundreds of charges including rape and kidnapping.

By Thomas J. Sheeran , June 12, 2013

Judge rules in favor of Wisconsin man displaying upside-down flag

Vito Congine was flying the flag upside down to protest the city of Crivitz's decision not to grant him a liquor license for his business.

By Associated Press report , June 12, 2013

Bygones for Wednesday, June 12, 2013

News Tribune, June 12, 1973

Point of Rocks in Duluth would become the site of privately constructed townhouse apartment units under a proposal submitted yesterday to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. The area, sometimes called Glen Place, lies below West First Street.

June 12, 2013

Former Duluth nurse who sold pain pills jailed, but treatment could be next

Jill Renee Karkoska, who illegally provided 11,807 pain pills to nine people, admitted Tuesday that she violated her probation.

By Mark Stodghill , June 12, 2013

Faces & Names: Brockovich faces charge for boating DUI

Environmental activist and movie namesake Erin Brockovich will face a misdemeanor charge of operating a boat while intoxicated at Lake Mead, the district attorney in Las Vegas decided Tuesday.

By Associated Press report , June 12, 2013

Drug-dealing Duluth nurse gets jail, second chance at treatment

A former Duluth nurse practitioner who illegally provided 11,807 pain pills to nine people admitted Tuesday that she violated her probation and was sentenced to a year in the St. Louis County Jail, but she could be released early for another chance at in-patient chemical dependency treatment.

By Mark Stodghill , June 11, 2013

Matters of record

The News Tribune publishes Matters of Record as part of its obligation to serve as a keeper of the local historical record. All items are public records submitted by the courthouse in Duluth, though minor infractions for which the potential punishment does not exceed $100 or include of local confinement may be excluded. Most defendants are also ordered to pay court and/or surcharge fees. Individual requests for items to be withheld will not be granted.

June 11, 2013

Superior business on 'Ax Men' can't cut it

An urban logging company featured on the History Channel’s “Ax Men” series has three months to find a buyer before its “forest,” the Globe grain elevator in Superior, goes to a sheriff’s sale.

By Maria Lockwood , June 11, 2013

Bygones for Tuesday, June 11, 2013

News Tribune, June 11, 1973

About 6,000 people attended the District 5M Lions Club convention that ended its three-day session yesterday at the Duluth Arena-Auditorium. At the convention banquet and dance Saturday night, the Arena-Auditorium handled its largest sit-down dinner ever — 2,600 diners.

June 11, 2013

Reader’s view: Duluth police, prosecutors came through for resident

I want Duluth residents to know about some great work by our police and prosecutors.

June 11, 2013

70-year-old Duluth man held in Hillside shooting released

Helge Rohm, who had been held in the St. Louis County Jail on a preliminary charge of attempted second-degree murder, has been released.

By Mark Stodghill , June 11, 2013