Tornado watch issued for parts of the Northland

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for parts of the Northland - including Pine County and much of Northwestern Wisconsin - until 1 a.m. Monday.

• Northland flash flood watch expanded, extended
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Minnesota lawmakers take budget debate down to wire

Afternoon update: The final pieces of Minnesota's next two-year budget were falling into place Sunday amid a time crunch for lawmakers to get it all approved.

• Minnesota Capitol

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.

• Robin Washington
• Can you guess the pump price?

Sunday's weather for Duluth and the Northland: Soaked

Today will be mostly cloudy with a 90 percent chance of rain and storms, the first of many wet days this week. High: 72. Low: 50.

• Dave Anderson

Our view: Costs of health-care reform will be borne by counties and states

If federal health reform doesn’t work fiscally, federal, state and local leaders need to be ready to adjust quickly.

• Other view: Stop seeking industry donations for Affordable Care Act
• Abnormal growth

University of Minnesota Duluth benefactor Mary Ann Weber dies

Mary Ann Weber, who with her husband, entrepreneur Ron Weber, was instrumental in funding the Weber Music Hall at the University of Minnesota Duluth, has died.

• Mary Ann Weber
• Obituary: MARY ANN WEBER

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A perfect day

Chris Delp wind surfs on Lake Superior off of Park Point Sunday afternoon. “I’ve been having so much fun, it’s one of those perfect days,” he said when he finally returned to shore. The winds were reaching nearly 30 mph at the Lift Bridge at the time. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

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