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STAFF BLOG OIL PATCH DISPATCH Caution urged during North Dakota’s largest road construction season ever
WATFORD CITY, N.D. -- I seriously considered phoning this assignment in. I feared that driving from Williston to Watford City in heavy rain Thursday on a deadly stretch of Oil Patch highway to a press...
Posted on 5/31/13 at 12:05 AM
STAFF BLOG EH? PLUS All-access bus pass
The Duluth Transit Authority is offering teenage riders a pass that allows for unlimited travel anywhere on DTA buses and the Port Town Trolley and discounted perks for June through August. The pass ...
Posted on 5/21/13 at 12:00 AM
STAFF BLOG NEWS TRIBUNE ATTIC Interstate Bridge, 1961
As with the previous post on the bear in the boat, this one features a reader-submitted photo from years back that was left in the News Tribune files. The photo, credited to C.F. Sager of Duluth and ...
Posted on 5/9/13 at 7:11 AM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative notebook: Higher ed OK'd
By Danielle Killey Minnesota representatives approved increasing by $150 million spending on state colleges and universities. Higher education, perhaps more than any other area, has been neglected f...
Posted on 4/25/13 at 7:38 PM
STAFF BLOG TWIN PORTS BUSINESS Harley spinoff shop to close
Unfortunately, I have another store closing to report. The Harley-Davidson Apparel & Gifts store in Canal Park will be closing within two weeks. The store, at 345 Lake Ave. S. -- between Adventur...
Posted on 2/5/13 at 3:38 PM
Part of Arnold Road closed 
A 1½-mile stretch of Arnold Road north of Duluth is closed until further notice due to the failure of a culvert at Amity Creek.
By News Tribune staff , May 23, 2013
Portion of Arnold Road north of Duluth closed
A 1½-mile stretch of the road is closed until further notices due to the failure of a culvert at Amity Creek.
By News Tribune staff , May 22, 2013
Franken: Federal budget cuts to blame for gas price hikes
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.
By News Tribune staff , May 22, 2013
Spring road weight rules expiring in northern Minnesota
Spring load restrictions across all of northern Minnesota, which have been in place since March 29, will be lifted at 1:01 a.m. Friday, St. Louis County highway officials said.
By News Tribune staff , May 21, 2013
Eh? All-access bus pass
The Duluth Transit Authority is offering teenage riders a pass that allows for unlimited travel anywhere on DTA buses and the Port Town Trolley and discounted perks for June through August.
By News Tribune staff , May 21, 2013
Minnesota iron ore will supply new North Dakota iron plant
A North Dakota company plans to build a $60 million iron-producing plant near Jamestown using iron ore concentrate from Minnesota.
By John Myers , May 21, 2013
Duluth gas prices nearly 70 cents above national average
Gas prices in Duluth were close to 70 cents above the national average on Sunday.
By News Tribune staff , May 20, 2013
Cirrus Aircraft shipments bounce back in first quarter
After several years of low shipments, Cirrus Aircraft is bouncing back.
By Candace Renalls , May 20, 2013
Spike in gas price sparks economics lesson
Robin Washington: If you participate in a 401(k) plan that even remotely touches the stock market, be sure to tell the administrator where you want your pork bellies delivered.
By Robin Washington , May 19, 2013
Duluth police search for missing Lincoln Park student
Duluth police on Saturday asked for the public’s help in finding a 12-year-old boy who has been missing since Thursday.
By News Tribune staff , May 19, 2013
Official: It's 'amazing' no one died in Connecticut train crash
Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries.
By Associated Press report , May 18, 2013
Eh? Crossing a new bridge
Ryan Beamer’s job has had a lot of ups and downs in the past 15 years.
Beamer worked his last day on Friday as supervisor of Duluth’s Aerial Lift Bridge, Zenith City Online reports.
By News Tribune staff , May 18, 2013
Highway 23 down to one lane through Fond du Lac
About two weeks of lane restrictions begin Monday on Minnesota Highway 23 through the Fond du Lac neighborhood of Duluth while improvements are made to drainage structures, pavement and sidewalks.
By News Tribune staff , May 18, 2013
Officials eye Duluth's U.S. Steel site for intermodal shipping center
With the release of Minnesota’s annual export report, officials gathered in Duluth on Friday to point out that the city's port is a big part of the state’s record-high exports. But Adolph Ojard of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority says there’s a market to tap that would boost those numbers even more.
By Candace Renalls , May 18, 2013
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