show moreDuluth police searching for missing 12-year-old
Duluth police are asking for the public's help in finding a 12-year-old boy who has been missing since Thursday.
RELATED CONTENTWisconsin DNR provides more details on origin of major wildfire
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Friday released more details about how the state’s largest wildfire in 33 years started at a logging site in Douglas County.
RELATED CONTENTBill would restrict access to juvenile records for lesser crimes
Few people would be comfortable being judged by decisions they made as teenagers.
Saturday's weather for Duluth and the Northland: Chance of thunderstorms
There's a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms across the region with a high of 63.
RELATED CONTENTWisconsin Marine, dog he handled in Afghanistan reunited in surprise ceremony
When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow Lab who was his constant companion that he'd look her up when he returned home.
RELATED CONTENTNorth Dakota billboards take a shot at Minnesota
North Dakota is promoting its business climate at Minnesota’s expense in a mocking billboard campaign spearheaded by a former official of the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce.
RELATED CONTENTAll eyes on favored Orb at Preakness
PREAKNESS: Everything’s a go for Orb. The Kentucky Derby winner was in a playful mood the day before the Preakness, making faces for photographers between nibbles of grass outside his stall at Pimlico Race Course.
RELATED CONTENTMinnesota Slip pedestrian lift bridge is broken again
The Minnesota Slip Bridge, the pedestrian lift bridge linking Canal Park to the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, is stuck in the open position, city officials announced late Friday.
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A gain of salt
The Algoma Navigator unloads salt at Duluth’s North American Salt Company Saturday. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
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ASTRO BOB1998 QE2 asteroid flyby an opportunity for pros and amateurs alike
An asteroid it would take an hour to walk across will speed past Earth on May 31 and provide radio astronomers a perfect opportunity to nab closeup views of its surface. 1998 QE2, discovered in 1998...
5/18/13 at 10:56 AM
OIL PATCH DISPATCHRadioactive waste on the N.D. monitor
WILLISTON, N.D. Landfill employees here discovered at least two hot loads this week, illustrating why a group of North Dakota citizens is worried about the proper disposal of radioactive waste that ...
5/18/13 at 12:03 AM
CAPITOL CHATTERBudget pieces slowly begin moving toward governor's office
By Don Davis Minnesota legislators have taken baby steps in passing a $38 billion, two-year budget that must be finished by midnight Monday. The biggest step so far was set to come late Friday or ear...
5/17/13 at 8:49 PM
THE WANNABE BIRDERDo the Minnesota Vikings hate birds?
Probably not. But Minnesota Public Radio reports that some bird watchers are concerned about all that glass in the plans for their new football station. Birds, as anyone who has windows knows, don't a...
5/17/13 at 5:16 PM
EH? PLUSAll-you-can-eat buffet
The Eagles Auxiliary will be hosting an all-you-can-eat soup, sandwich & salad buffet lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 1710 N. 12th St. in Superior. The event is open to the public. Here'...
5/16/13 at 4:15 PM
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EVERYDAY GOURMETZesty Tomato Quinoa
There is no doubt that quinoa is on trend right now in the food world. The united nations has even deemed 2013 as the "year or quinoa". Not just because it's popular though, but because it is consider...
5/18/13 at 9:19 AM
COURAGE IN THE KITCHENPan-Fried Asparagus
Chuck, Ive found a real good place for brook trout, said my father when he picked me up at the bus station in Hayward. The spring semester was over and I was home for a few days before heading back to...
5/18/13 at 8:15 AM
SLOWING THE RACING MINDIf He Can Forgive Her…
On Monday, I posted an entry about playing the roll of the woman at the well in a sketch at an evening worship service on Sunday night. I had a lot of positive feedback from readers, and I fully belie...
5/18/13 at 6:18 AM
FAR SIDE OF FIFTYDakota RIP
The grand girls dog died on Wednesday May 15th. Dakota was a Sheltie and they got her when they lived in Illinois. She must have been about twelve years old. She didnt do old age well, she suffere...
5/18/13 at 5:05 AM
HORSE SHOESOrb, Ruffian and the Triple Crown
I didnt bet on Orb, this years Kentucky Derby winner, but I should have. I should have noticed Orb was wearing the colors of one if not the greatest fillies of all time: Ruffian. Then, there would h...
5/17/13 at 10:46 PM
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