On scale not seen since 1950, Minnesota fishing opener is on ice
On Thursday morning, just two days before Minnesota's fishing opener, Mark Lease of Grand Rapids had a problem. It was the same problem thousands of other anglers were facing: Most northern Minnesota lakes were still sealed under a few feet of ice.
Minnesota Power: Rate hikes needed to repair flood damage
Damage from last year's historic flooding in the Northland will probably mean an increase in electric bills for Minnesota Power customers to cover $35 million to $44 million in repairs at its dam in Thomson.
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What a difference two weeks makes to our pocket books. Duluth prices are up 57 cents, or about 17 percent, in two weeks, including a 20-cent increase from Wednesday to Thursday at some stations.
City likely to rethink plans to widen 10th Avenue East in Duluth
The Duluth City Council is likely to scale back controversial plans for improvements to 10th Avenue East. At a council agenda session on Thursday evening, Chief Administrative Officer David Montgomery recommended a more modest, two-step approach to the project than originally proposed.
