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Scenic railway in western Duluth nearly back on track

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Track repairs
Bridge 3

A year after floods put an early end to the Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad’s 2012 season, the scenic railroad is preparing to resume operations.

Sunday mini-storm hit parts of Kenwood hard

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Cutting down a tree
Blown over

A micro-thunderstorm that hit parts of Duluth’s Kenwood neighborhood Sunday afternoon will have some lasting effects — most notably fewer standing trees left behind.

Defending half marathon champion will return, but as a spectator

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Kara Goucher

Kara Goucher, the defending women’s champion in the USA Half Marathon Championships, will be in Duluth on Saturday, but only as a spectator. A year ago, in her first major road race in her hometown, she set the women’s

June 2012 flood anniversary: Local, federal damage reports differ

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After the June 2012 flood, dozens in Superior sought, found help
Flood damage assessments

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

Mauer, Doumit lead Twins over White Sox

Ryan Doumit hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning, leading Minnesota over the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Tuesday night.

St. Louis County employee faces child porn charges

A St. Louis County Public Works employee was arrested at work Monday and is being held in the St. Louis County Jail, accused of knowingly possessing child pornography at work and at home.

Wednesday's weather for Duluth and the Northland: Mostly cloudy

We’ve got a weak cold front approaching from the northwest today, which will give us mostly cloudy skies.

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Doc who skipped plane trip mourns friend who died in Madeline Island crash

Jim Baumgaertner lost his best friend. He still can’t believe that fellow physician Rick Renwick and Renwick’s brother, Bruce, were killed Saturday night in a plane crash on Madeline Island.

Duluth School Board cuts principal of Unity High School

The Duluth School Board voted Tuesday night to not renew the contract of the principal of its alternative high school programs.

Copper mining economics questioned by Montana economist

University of Minnesota Duluth geologists call it the largest untapped copper-nickel deposit in the world, with millions of tons of valuable metals worth billions of dollars sitting in the Duluth complex of rock under Minnesota’s Arrowhead.

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Kids from the UMD Children's Place, led by pre-school teacher Lisa Krom (right), learn about the forest as they're reflected in the pond in the Bagley Nature Area Tuesday morning. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)

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Investors look for answers on economy from Fed

Worry and speculation have consumed investors since Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress last month about the Federal Reserve's drive to keep long-term interest ra...