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Top baby names of 2016 Emma and Noah were the most popular baby names in the country in 2016, the federal Social Security Administration reported Friday — the third year in the row they've claimed the top spots. The rest of the top 10 for girls, in order: Olivia, Ava, Sophia,...

The 2017 Duluth Airshow — featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, among other performers — is less than a month away, and organizers are looking for volunteers to help stage the event. Volunteers are needed primarily to assist with parking and concessions...

Mentor Duluth wanted to gain 31 new mentors during the month of March and recruited 35, exceeding its goal for the second year. The annual March campaign works to reduce a wait-list of more than 200 area kids. The new mentors move the number of mentor-mentee matches to more than 300....

Americorps is aiming to recruit 35 literacy tutors and seven math tutors for several Duluth schools as part of its Minnesota reading and math corps programs. Full and part-time tutors are needed for the Barnes Early Childhood Center at Lowell Elementary, and Congdon Park, Homecroft,...

Thursday marks the start of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Duluth fundraising season. Cancer survivors, caregivers, volunteers and community members will gather to honor survivors and show how money raised benefits the area. The event is from 6-7 p.m. at the Hampton...

A University of Minnesota Duluth expert tells you why some fish in lakes and streams have unsafe levels of mercury and others don’t in a Wednesday River Talk. Nate Johnson wraps up a season of talks given by the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Minnesota...

With most of the snow melted and grass starting to green up thanks to temperatures in the 50s, some golf courses in the Northland are starting to open for the season. Grand View Golf Links in Midway Township, Poplar Golf Course in Poplar, Pokegama Golf Course in Grand Rapids and Pine...

The Northland Horse Fair will be held Saturday at the Mariner Mall in Superior. The Duluth Area Horse Trail Alliance will be on hand selling homemade horse treats, water bottles and T-shirts to raise money for the group's first trail development project at Ely’s Peak. The event...

The Grand Portage National Monument Heritage Center will be closed temporarily beginning next Monday for the installation of new carpeting. The center — which houses the museum, classroom, and bookstore — will be closed for up to three weeks. The monument grounds and trails will...