NEWS
Moorhead student jumps into river to save drowning man
An 18-year-old college student with average swimming skills and no water-rescue training jumped into the cold Red River Friday afternoon to save a man from drowning.By Tammy Swift , November 20, 2009
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November 20, 2009
Woodland student breaks leg running into car
A 10-year-old girl broke her leg early this afternoon after running into a moving vehicle outside Woodland Middle School, according to Brad Wick, Duluth police public information officer.November 20, 2009
Police say Hermantown student suspended for bomb threat
A 17-year-old Hermantown High School student was suspended this week for making bomb threats on the school, Hermantown police said.November 20, 2009
Duluth man charged in alleged Central assault
A Duluth man was arraigned this morning on attempted murder and assault charges after being accused of trying to run down a Central High School student and a school police resource officer with a sport utility vehicle on Wednesday.
By Mark Stodghill , November 20, 2009
Superior school officials red-faced over typo
An extra two letters cost the Superior Middle School administration a little embarrassment when report cards were mailed out last week.By Maria Lockwood , November 20, 2009
Eveleth man injured in rollover
A 56-year-old Eveleth man was injured Thursday when he rolled his pickup on an icy stretch of U.S. Highway 53 south of Eveleth.November 20, 2009
REVIEW: Haley Bonar glows with new authority
Thursday night it Haley Bonar's show at Sacred Heart Music Center, and Bonar was able to spread her wings, take her time and dig into a pile of new songs that she clearly enjoyed playing much more than the old ones.By John Ziegler , November 20, 2009
Accused killer from Two Harbors seeks dismissal of charges
The attorney for a Two Harbors man accused of stabbing to death a 20-year-old Cook woman is asking the court to dismiss a first-degree murder indictment against his client on several grounds, including alleging a history of sloppy science by a DNA expert for the prosecution.By News Tribune , November 20, 2009
He gives bicycles built by many
Bob Rogers remembers what Christmases were like when he was a kid, growing up in Superior.By Sam Cook , November 20, 2009
Wisconsin releases ballast rules
Wisconsin regulators on Thursday released their final rules for ballast water treatment for ships in the Great Lakes, including changes giving ship owners an extra two years before the regulations take hold.By John Myers , November 20, 2009
Gauthier wins council recount
Kerry Gauthier’s victory in Duluth’s 4th District City Council race has been accepted by runner-up Gordon Grant after a recount Thursday, the city said in a news release.November 20, 2009
Central Hillside will get its market back
When his home-cooked dinner didn’t taste just right, Central Hillside resident Scott Yeazle would hustle to the nearby 4th Street Market and Deli to buy that missing spice. Other times, he’d pop in to buy a hot taco for his wife.By Andy Greder , November 20, 2009
The planner
Country Crossroads Craft Sale, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Saturday, Lakeview Christian Academy, 155 W. Central Entrance. Call (218) 723-8844. Go toNovember 20, 2009
Shipping news: Light day
It will be a light day in the Twin Ports today with only two expected arrivals and one departure, of the Walter J. McCarthy Jr., shown here last December leaving Duluth in blizzard conditions.
November 20, 2009
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OUR VOICES Ninth place not so bad for Second Harvest
Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank didn’t earn the $5,000 bonus prize Tuesday on Give to the Max Day, but they did something even better: They quadrupled their fundraising goal. The Duluth food bank raked in more than $39,000, after setting a goal of $10,000. A campaign around town aim
Posted by: jdelage on Nov 19, 2009 at 12:43 AM | Eh? Online?OUR VOICES The old grenade-in-the-prison-cell trick
Officials at Wisconsin’s maximum-security Boscobel Prison southeast of LaCrosse were having trouble getting inmate Raynard Jackson out of his cell. Their solution? Toss in a non-lethal stinger grenade. It did the trick, but not without repercussions. Jackson said he suffered hearing loss in t
Posted by: jdelage on Nov 18, 2009 at 12:49 AM | Eh? Online?OUR VOICES Second Harvest in the running for big bonus
If you haven't been to giveMN.org yet to make a donation to your favorite local cause, make sure you get there before 8 a.m. Wednesday. That's the deadline for Give to the Max Day donations to count toward the statewide matching funds and to be in the running for bonuses that will be given to the
Posted by: jdelage on Nov 17, 2009 at 3:27 PM | Eh? Online?OUR VOICES Mayors face off in spelling bee border battle
This one’s going to be big, folks: Duluth Mayor Don Ness and Superior Mayor Dave Ross will face off Thursday in the Newspapers in Education spelling bee at the Central High School auditorium. All right, some other people will be there, too (including a team from the News Tribune, we’
Posted by: jdelage on Nov 14, 2009 at 12:18 AM | Eh? Online?OUR VOICES She’s not a fat lady but she sings
You loved her in the Duluth Playhouse and the Lake Superior Youth Chorus, and now she’s hit the big time.
Sarah Killough of Duluth has landed a
OUR VOICES The DWI chair rolls again
Yep, the famous DWI mower-recliner is crawling back up that hill again after being pushed back down by eBay and La-Z-Boy. The motorized chair that Proctor police confiscated after its owner drove it drunk into a parked car was yanked from the eBay auction Web site Monday after attracting bids of $4
Posted by: jdelage on Nov 3, 2009 at 4:03 PM | Eh? Online?OUR VOICES You choose: Motorized La-Z-Boy or new fishing boat
We can all agree it would be crazy to pay $37,000 for a La-Z-Boy mounted on top of an old lawnmower chassis, right? No matter how nicely mounted it is? All of us except whoever bid that much on eBay for the La-Z-Boy surrendered to Proctor police after its driver got a DWI on it. Couldn’t you
Posted by: jdelage on Oct 31, 2009 at 12:30 AM | Eh? Online?OUR VOICES Eh? Tuesday? Beer bear caught on tape
The black bear that sauntered into a Hayward grocery store last week and then lay down for a nap in the beer cooler has been released back into the wild. The bear spent the night at the local Department of Natural Resources and then was released unharmed the next morning. "He looked healthy a
Posted by: jdelage on Oct 20, 2009 at 12:29 AM | Eh? Online?
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