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Low-emissions steelmaking could be big business for Minnesota’s Iron Range, experts say
Iron ore at one of U.S. Steel’s Minnesota mining operations, Minntac in Mountain Iron and Keetac in Keewatin. Courtesy photo: U.S. Steel.

Low-emissions steelmaking could be big business for Minnesota’s Iron Range, experts say

By Larissa Donovan, Minnesota Reformer The following story is the first in a series produced in a collaboration between Energy News Network and KAXE/KBXE. World leaders in Dubai recently concluded the latest United Nations conference on climate change, where experts and advocates repeated urgent pleas for governments to phase

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Quote Me, Howie: Fred Friedman, Mike Zagelmeyer, Scott Hanna, Joel Heller on the Vikes
The Duluth Northern Stars play Wayzata at 1:30 p.m. today at the Herb Brooks Holiday Classic (Gold) in Blaine. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Quote Me, Howie: Fred Friedman, Mike Zagelmeyer, Scott Hanna, Joel Heller on the Vikes

My lifetime buddy Fred Friedman on the woeful Vikings, moving forward – "They have to sign (Danielle) Hunter if they want to win. He is one of the best players in football. They should sign (Kirk) Cousins but they cannot win with or without him unless they improve the offensive

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DECC Events Guide

Dec. 31 – Glamour & Gold: A Great Gatsby New Year’s Eve, 6 p.m. Harbor Side Convention Center When Amber Brostrom was a little girl, she’d watch local live TV on New Year’s Eve. She tuned in to the fancy New Year’s Eve party sponsored by

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Hermantown Sports This Week
Hermantown boys basketball coach Andy Fenske. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Hermantown Sports This Week

Today Girls Basketball – vs. Bloomington Kennedy at Esko tournament, 2:45 p.m. Game Notes: The Hawks are 2-7, the Eagles 3-6. Hermantown players to watch are junior center Olivia Johnson, sophomore guard Bailey Hermanson, senior guard Bailey Zagelmeyer and junior guard Mikayla Sweeney. Wednesday Girls Basketball – TBD at Esko

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Howie: Prep Notebook, Friday

Cloquet junior guard Jack Battaglia exploded for 38 points as the Lumberjacks blitzed winless Hibbing 113-83 at Cloquet Middle School Gym on Thursday night. Shaze Henagin contributed 24 points and Seth Rothamel 20 for the Jacks (3-4), who visit Cromwell-Wright Dec. 27. Battaglia, a deft outside shooter and rising college

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Allete, Grid United sign development agreements

Allete and North Plains Connector, a subsidiary of Grid United, this week signed development agreements for the North Plains Connector project, a new, approximately 400-mile high-voltage direct-current transmission line from central North Dakota to Colstrip, Montana. The agreements outline each company’s roles and responsibilities as development of the North

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Today's Sports

Prep Boys Basketball Minneapolis North at Esko North Branch at Hermantown Hibbing at Cloquet Duluth East at Tartan Pine City at Moose Lake-Willow River Prep Girls Basketball Superior at Duluth East Two Harbors at McGregor Esko at Pine City Prep Boys Hockey Grand Rapids at Minnetonka Cloquet at St. Cloud

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Quote Me, Howie: Bruce Plante, legendary Hermantown hockey coach
Bruce Plante celebrated with Hawks fans following a Section 7A championship at the DECC. Howie / HowieHanson (archives)

Quote Me, Howie: Bruce Plante, legendary Hermantown hockey coach

Bruce Plante, in an interview between the second and third periods of Tuesday night's Hermantown-Duluth Denfeld varsity boys hockey game at Essentia Duluth Heritage Center, reflects on his many years of coaching high school hockey at Hermantown and some of his experiences in the sport. He coached boys

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Colorado Supreme Court blocks Trump from 2024 ballot in historic insurrection ruling
Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright, front, questions an attorney as Justice William W. Hood, III, looks on during a hearing before the court on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Denver. Oral arguments before the court were held after both sides appealed a ruling by a Denver district judge on whether to allow former President Donald Trump to be included on the state’s general election ballot. AP pool photo by David Zalubowski.

Colorado Supreme Court blocks Trump from 2024 ballot in historic insurrection ruling

By Chase Woodruff, Minnesota Reformer Read more from Colorado Newsline reporting on the Trump 14th Amendment case here. The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered former President Donald Trump to be barred from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot under a Civil War-era insurrection clause, in a historic ruling certain

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St. Louis County Board approves 2024 budget
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St. Louis County Board approves 2024 budget

The St. Louis County Board has unanimously approved its 2024 budget at $491,590,952. The budget supports key investments to ensure delivery of the county's broad range of services across departments while also factoring in significant inflationary impacts.  Among the notable points reflected in next year'

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Quote Me, Howie: Patrick Andrews, Andy Fenske, Shaye Moris

Hermantown High boys hockey coach Patrick Andrews on Hawks senior goaltender Dane Callaway, who will backstop his Class 1A/No. 1-ranked team against 2A Duluth Denfeld tonight – “Dane leads by example, and his hard work and intensity set the tone for our defense and our entire team. The boys know

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The Topline: Remembering the year in wildfire smoke
Climate-induced weather disasters include record wildfires in the West, record-setting heat waves and droughts, and aggressive hurricanes. Here, smoke plumes and hurricane clouds are visible at once. Photo courtesy of NASA Earth Observatory.

The Topline: Remembering the year in wildfire smoke

By Christopher Ingraham Welcome to The Topline, a weekly roundup of the big numbers driving the Minnesota news cycle, as well as the smaller ones that you might have missed. This week: the toll of 2023’s wildfire smoke; counties reconsider their forfeiture practices following Supreme Court decision; the municipal

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Howie: Prep Sports, One Roof Community Housing

Two-time defending Section 7AAA boys basketball champion Hermantown received a much-needed boost of confidence in a resounding 97-67 victory at nonconference Princeton last Tuesday night, when senior power forward Abe Soumis put his teammates on his shoulders and exploded for a game-high 41 points and 20 rebounds. Soumis, who continues

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Hermantown High Sports Calendar, Game Notes

Tuesday Nordic Ski – at Grand Rapids (MI), 11 a.m. Girls Hockey – at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, 7 p.m. Game Notes: The Mirage (6-5-1) defeated South St. Paul 3-1 on Saturday afternoon at Doug Woog Arena, with forwards Jane Eckstrom and Izy Fairchild each collecting a goal and an assist. Cloquet is

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Photo of the Day
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Photo of the Day

Welcome to the Duluth Heritage Sports Center in the Friendly West End.

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