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Hermantown boys basketball
Hermantown's boys basketball team is 7-17, and there is no hiding from that number. But inside the Hawks’ locker room, the conversation has shifted from record to playoff readiness. With two regular-season games remaining, Hermantown is leaning into a late-season gauntlet designed less for optics and more for
Bulldogs' Hunter Anderson wins NCHC rookie award
Anderson is the first UMD player to earn Rookie of the Week honors this season and the ninth Bulldogs player to receive a weekly conference award in 2025-26.
Tim Meyer: Is there hope for the redevelopment of West Duluth?
Tim Meyer is a Duluth architect and community builder writing about Downtown Duluth, politics, business, sports and economic development. Reach him at tim.meyer@meyergroupduluth.com West Duluth doesn't need another glossy plan. It needs a pulse. If we’re going to talk about downtown redevelopment — and we
Howie: Essentia Health is northern Minnesota’s economic engine
Howie Hanson is Minnesota’s Columnist, writing about power, money, sports and civic life across the state. His daily column is sponsored by Lyric Kitchen . Bar of Duluth. Healthcare systems now hold more economic sway in parts of Minnesota than mining companies once did. In northern Minnesota, Essentia Health sits