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24 Jun 2025 · 3 min read

U.S. Navy bringing Navy Week back to Duluth

A mayoral proclamation is scheduled for 10 a.m. on July 1 at the USS Duluth Anchor on the Lakewalk. Mayor Roger Reinert is expected to honor the Navy’s contributions to Duluth and the region.

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24 Jun 2025 · 3 min read

MNA Prez Chris Rubesch: Negotiation dynamics favor Essentia, Aspirus

“In over two decades of nursing, I’ve never witnessed a crisis like this. Patients are arriving sicker than ever, but instead of increasing support, hospital leaders have gutted the frontlines. It’s dangerous.” -- Larissa Hubbartt, an RN at Aspirus St. Luke’s

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Sports

23 Jun 2025 · 5 min read

Bulldogs banking on sophomore core, emerging players next season

Incoming forward Daniel Shlaine arrives with elite credentials after excelling at Shattuck-St. Mary's Prep and the USHL's Lincoln Stars. The 6-foot, 185-pound lefty from Russia is an elite playmaker with slick puck-handling skills and a quick release.

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Northeast Minnesota

23 Jun 2025 · 4 min read

More housing coming to northeast Minnesota

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Minnesota Power

20 Jun 2025 · 3 min read

Peregrine falcons hatched at Minnesota Power nest sites

“It has been amazing to see the success rate of the nesting and rearing of the peregrine chicks at both Boswell for over 30 years and Hibbard the last 17 years.” -- Josh Skelton, ALLETE vice president and Minnesota Power chief operating officer.

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Photography

19 Jun 2025 · 1 min read

Photos of the Day

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Health

19 Jun 2025 · 2 min read

Essentia Health advanced practice providers move toward ULP strike vote

“We’re not asking for luxury. We’re asking for the respect and autonomy to care for people properly and the basic right to speak up without risking our jobs.” -- Sara Feldbrugge, an APP at Essentia

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Health

18 Jun 2025 · 1 min read

Aspirus walks away from solutions, pushes concessions instead of care

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Sports

18 Jun 2025 · 3 min read

Howie Blog Exclusive: 5 Bulldogs men’s hockey players to watch next season

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18 Jun 2025 · 4 min read

Patty Salo Downs to retire as executive director of the Alworth Memorial Fund

“Patty worked with enthusiasm and encouragement of the students and alumni. She was proud of them, calling them Alworth Scholars. Patty also felt a kinship with the benefactors. She pored over instructions they had left behind and reconciled their wishes with the changing world of education.”

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DECC

18 Jun 2025 · 1 min read

Michelina's All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner prep underway at the DECC

It’s that magical time of year when the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center kitchen revs up to serve hungry marathon runners at the annual Michelina's All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner.

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Duluth

17 Jun 2025 · 12 min read

Arrowhead Regional Arts Council Board approves grants

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Lake Superior College

17 Jun 2025 · 1 min read

Lake Superior College earns re-accreditation for College in the Schools Program

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Minnesota

17 Jun 2025 · 2 min read

Hortman's children release statement on their parents' deaths

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City of Duluth

15 Jun 2025 · 7 min read

Quote Me, Howie: Eric Thompson, Yvonne Prettner Solon

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Quote Me, Howie

15 Jun 2025 · 5 min read

Local response to the political violence in the Twin Cities

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Quote Me, Howie

14 Jun 2025 · 2 min read

Quote Me, Howie: Chaquana McEntyre on the amazing family event in Lincoln Park on Saturday

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Minnesota

14 Jun 2025 · 3 min read

Minnesota House Democratic leader, husband dead after targeted shooting

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