Lawless Northland legend Wild Bill Cooper lives on in film
Wild Bill Cooper is believed to be dead, the victim of a drug deal gone wrong. He also is believed to be alive and living in Canada, and he's said to be buried in Mexico. The mysterious adventure seeker from the Northland is the subject of a feature-length documentary.
More rain, more often: Can Northland infrastructure keep up with increased rainfall?
Climate scientists say we are seeing more storm events like the Northland's flood of 2012, and they say it's not just by chance. While there's been much discussion about a warming climate making heat waves and droughts more intense, there's been less public talk about how warmer air also holds more water vapor and is more unstable.
After 80 years, Duluth Central grads still have class
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ROBIN WASHINGTON COLUMN: They probably won't need a ballroom at the DECC for the Central High School class reunion on Friday. The Northland Country Club should be able to handle it just fine. In one of its 12-person meeting rooms. With half the space to spare.
USA Hockey honors educator, Duluth native McDonald
Earlier this year Duluth native Harry McDonald was posthumously presented USA Hockey's Walter Yaciuk Award, given annually by the organization's Coaching Education Program to an individual making an outstanding contribution as a volunteer.
Exhibit to feature photos of veterans killed in Vietnam
Organizers of the Education Center at the Wall in Washington, D.C., which is slated to open Veterans Day 2014, are seeking the public's help so a photo of every U.S. soldier killed in Vietnam can be featured in an exhibit.
