
Uneven snowfall provides feast, famine
UPDATED: More than a foot of snow fell yesterday near parts of the North Shore. The same is expected today for the South Shore.

Minnesota moose traveling a troubling trail
Minnesota’s moose herd continues to decline, and some experts say the species might leave the state altogether.

Can Sean Duffy end Obey’s reign?
Ashland County District Attorney Sean Duffy is among the 10 conservatives to watch in 2010, a Web-based political source says, ranking him with the likes of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty.

Man adopts Bergson name
Former Duluth mayor Herb Bergson, also a former Superior police officer, has a new 34-year-old son and brand-new grandson.

Our view: One click a day will help Duluth kids play
Sunday’s Super Bowl commercials were great, weren’t they? The funniest batch of ads in eons. But did you notice one product missing, a soft drink that for 23 years has been a Super Bowl staple?
St. Paul police close books on Eveleth native's death
Police reports say Daniel Zamlen had been drinking before he went to a house party and brought alcohol with him. The St. Thomas freshman later drowned in the Mississippi River.
RELATED CONTENTHaitian twins 'rescue' Minnesota bridge collapse widow
Betsy Sathers, whose husband was killed when a Minneapolis freeway bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River in 2007, is realizing her dreams of being a mother with the adoption of Ross and Alyse from Haiti.
RELATED CONTENTHoliday lights and hockey helped slow tourism revenue freefall
2009 ended with an upswing in tourism revenue for Duluth, but the bright lights of Bentleyville may have obscured the big picture.
RELATED CONTENTAllete picks next CEO
Alan Hodnik, the man tapped last year to lead Allete’s efforts to comply with environmental standards and renewable energy mandates, will become the company’s chief executive officer May 1.
RELATED CONTENTU.S. commits $78.5 million to fight spread of Asian carp
WASHINGTON — Navigational locks and gates in Chicago-area waterways crucial for commercial shipping may be opened less frequently than usual in a stepped-up campaign to prevent Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lakes, federal officials said Monday.
RELATED CONTENTPhoto of the day
New Glory
Duluth city employee Robert Hurd helps raise a new American flag at Duluth's Civic Center Monday morning. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
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