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Thomas Higgins Thomas William Higgins, born on February 15, 1984 to Jan and Bill Higgins, passed away on December 11, 2018, at age 34, at home...
 December 15, 2018 - 9:38pm
House Democrats elected Rep. Melissa Hortman to the position of Minnesota House Speaker Thursday, Nov. 8, in St. Paul. Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service
Minnesota legislative leaders strike early deal, set up a clash on key issues
ST. PAUL --Minnesota legislative leaders this week huddled with lawmakers in their political parties to decide their top goals for the 2019 legislative...
 News/government and politics December 15, 2018 - 7:53am
Dry December threatens bare Christmas in Duluth
Duluth is expected to have an inch of snow on the ground come Dec. 25 — but that's about it. That's technically enough to consider it a...
 News December 15, 2018 - 1:54pm
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Photographer Bob King retires from the News Tribuneplay buttonPhotographer Bob King retires from the News Tribune
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‘Let’s make it happen,’ Garth Brooks replies to Mark Dayton’s call for another MN show
Garth Brooks had to know one concert would not be enough for his huge Minnesota fan base. So when tickets to his May 4 concert sold out Friday...
 entertainment/music December 15, 2018 - 12:31pm
Prep summaries
BOYS BASKETBALL Cristo Rey Jesuit 21-33—54 Hibbing 30-45—75 Cristo Rey Jesuit — Derek Burgess 8, Erick Burgess 19, Ja'Mauri Funches 1, John Williams, Jr. 4, James Sommer 20, Nkechukwa Akpati 2. Totals 19 11-21 54. 3-point goals — D. Burgess 2, E. Burgess...
 sports/other December 15, 2018 - 9:13pm
Reader's View: Newspaper insults neighborhood
I have been a resident of Gary-New Duluth for 34 years. After being disturbed enough about the shooting that happened on Dec. 10 two blocks from...
 opinion/letters December 15, 2018 - 4:20pm
Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald speaks to the community at a tree lighting ceremony outside of Riverview Middle School in Barron, Wisc. on Wednesday. Evan Frost / MPR News
Sheriff: No fingerprints, no shoe prints, no DNA in Closs case
For years, residents here have adorned their Christmas trees with twinkling red and white lights. On Wednesday, they huddled together in hope,...
 News/crime and courts December 15, 2018 - 2:43pm
Matt Sipola of Virginia holds up a couple crappies he caught on Fish Lake near Duluth last week. John Myers / jmyers@duluthnews.com
Northland ice firmed up for ATVs, snowmobiles — and fish are occasionally cooperating
ON FISH LAKE — Fernando Durand had patiently fished most of the afternoon without any strikes when, just after sunset, a couple of nice...
 sports/outdoors December 15, 2018 - 7:23pm
Dave Harwig / For the News Tribune Cloquet's Phoebe Bieri draws a foul on Superior's Emily Hunter while making a layup during Saturday's Lake Superior Conference game at Hermantown High School. The Lumberjacks rallied to win 45-39.
Prep report: Proctor wins by rail-thin margin
Sam Pogatchnik scored 22 points and Proctor needed double overtime to edge Hermantown 73-72 in high school girls basketball Saturday to conclude...
 sports/other December 15, 2018 - 10:24pm
Matters of record received Dec. 15, 2018
District Court St. Louis County Dec. 12 Richard A. Tahtinen, 48, Duluth, driving while impaired - operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited...
 News/crime and courts December 15, 2018 - 8:12am
The 656-foot long Federal Rhine enters the ship canal Saturday evening as it departs Duluth. The Federal Rhine is the final saltie to leave the Twin Ports this year. --- Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com play button
Last saltie of 2018 departs from Duluth
The last saltie of the 2018 shipping season departed Saturday evening from the Twin Ports. The Federal Rhine, whose home port is Bridgetown,...
 News/traffic and construction December 15, 2018 - 6:46pm
Enbridge to remove existing Line 3 from tribal lands if new pipeline is built
LEECH LAKE, Minn. — An aging oil pipeline is set to be removed from tribal lands east of Bemidji. Enbridge Inc. agreed with Leech Lake...
 News December 15, 2018 - 5:00am
The US Brig Niagara passes through the ship canal in full sail before a crowd of thousands at the start of the Tall Ships Festival in August 2016. (News Tribune File)
Tall Ships Festival returns to Duluth under new name
Tall ships will once again visit Duluth in August 2019 as the festival returns under a new name. The Festival of Sail is slated for Aug. 11-13...
 community/events December 13, 2018 - 8:39pm
Undated courtesy photo of Jodi Huisentruit. The 27-year-old Long Prairie, Minn., native was working as a morning TV news anchor in Mason City, Iowa, when she disappeared in 1995. During the early-morning hours of June 27, 1995, someone attacked Huisentruit as she was unlocking her red Mazda Miata in the parking lot of her apartment complex and dragged her into an unknown vehicle. She hasn't been seen since. Photo courtesy of FindJodi.com.
‘48 Hours’ to feature 1995 disappearance of TV anchor, Minnesota native
The TV show “48 Hours” on Saturday, Dec. 15, will feature the 1995 disappearance of Mason City, Iowa, television news anchor Jodi Huisentruit....
 News/crime and courts December 14, 2018 - 4:03pm
The United States Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay is moored near the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center on Friday morning. The 140-foot icebreaking tug is based out of Cleveland. Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com
Coast Guard says Cleveland cutter in Duluth as ‘precautionary’ measure
Observers of the local port might have noticed the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Neah Bay moored in Superior Bay off Harbor Drive over the course of...
 News December 14, 2018 - 6:00pm

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