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House passes housing budget, must hash out differences with Senate
The Minnesota State Capitol Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)

House passes housing budget, must hash out differences with Senate

By Madison McVan The Minnesota House passed a housing budget bill Tuesday, featuring funding boosts for homelessness prevention and affordable housing development, plus $100 million in bonds for financing housing developments statewide.  But the Senate’s housing budget, which passed the chamber last week, is about $62 million smaller than

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Wednesday Prep Sports Schedule
Proctor blitzed Duluth Denfeld 14-3 on Wednesday afternoon at Dick Swanson Fields in West Duluth. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Wednesday Prep Sports Schedule

Softball Proctor at Duluth Denfeld (Dick Swanson Fields outside Wade Stadium) Duluth East at Grand Rapids Baseball Duluth East at Elk River Boys Tennis Rock Ridge at Duluth East Grand Rapids at Brainerd Boys Golf Grand Rapids, Cloquet at Brainerd Mesabi East at Greenway Duluth East at Hudson

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Hermantown High Sports Notebook, Wednesday

Hermantown High Sports Notebook, Wednesday

Hermantown wasted major offensive performances from Jimmy Bartsch (4-for-5) and Drew Sonneson (5 RBIs) and surrendered a five-run lead en route to a 12-10 nine-inning baseball loss against Duluth East on Tuesday afternoon at Fichtner Fields in Hermantown. The Hawks also fell 9-2 to

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Q&A with new president of Education Minnesota, the state’s largest union
Monica Byron, president of Education Minnesota, poses for a portrait outside of the Education Minnesota headquarters Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)

Q&A with new president of Education Minnesota, the state’s largest union

"Education Minnesota has been publicly defending against the attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion and the other attacks from Washington, D.C." -- Monica Byron, president of Education Minnesota

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Home, I’m Darling opens at Duluth Playhouse this May

Home, I’m Darling opens at Duluth Playhouse this May

Duluth Playhouse is thrilled to present the Minnesota premiere of Home, I’m Darling, running May 23 - June 1, 2025 at the NorShor Theatre. This razor-sharp, Olivier Award-winning comedy by Laura Wade pulls back the gingham curtains on one couple’s seemingly perfect life.  The house is immaculate,

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Halestorm, Stirling to perform at Amsoil

Halestorm, Stirling to perform at Amsoil

Grammy-winning hard rocker Halestorm will team with electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling in concert at Amsoil Arena on Saturday, September 27. This pairing brings together Halestorm's raw, guitar-driven power with Stirling's mesmerizing violin artistry and choreography, promising fans an electrifying night of genre-blending performances.

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Dave Goldberg: A tribute to Dale Race
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Dave Goldberg: A tribute to Dale Race

My trip with Dale and Don Meyer, the nationally-known coach at David Liscomb, was particularly memorable with the two of them diagramming plays as they were catching walleyes and trout.

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Sports Notebook, Sunday

Sports Notebook, Sunday

Wisconsin-Superior men's soccer coach Joe Mooney on Duluth FC hiring Thomas Pazo as new head coach: “I am extremely excited to hear the news about Thomas. I have enjoyed working with him again as a player and colleague. He is a top-level coach with incredible knowledge

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Hermantown Sports This Week

Hermantown Sports This Week

Monday Boys and Girls Track & Field – at Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin, 4 p.m. Boys Tennis – host Duluth Denfeld, 4:15 p.m. Baseball – host Duluth East, 4:30 p.m. Softball – host Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin, 4:30 p.m. Boys Lacrosse – at Superior, 7 p.m. Tuesday Boys Golf

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Saturday Sports Notebook

Saturday Sports Notebook

FRIDAY RESULTS Prep Softball Hermantown 10, Esko 9 (8 innings) Superior 7, Cloquet 3 Cloquet 8, Carlton-Esko 2 Duluth East 7, Coon Rapids 5 Moose Lake-Willow River 12, South Ridge 1 Prep Baseball Hermantown 8, Rock Ridge 0 Duluth Marshall 10, Roseau 1 Duluth Marshall 8, Warroad 3

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Dale Race passes away
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Dale Race passes away

Former Minnesota Duluth men's basketball coach Dale Race died today following a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 78. Race amassed more victories and has the best winning percentage (.709) of any coach in the history of Bulldogs men's basketball, with an overall record of

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Today at The Minnesota Star Tribune
People cross 1st Avenue along Superior Street on April 11 in downtown Duluth. (Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Today at The Minnesota Star Tribune

If Duluth crime is down, why are residents afraid? Eric Faust opened his coffee roastery during the height of downtown Duluth’s synthetic drug crisis, fueled by a notorious scofflaw head shop. It was “a super low point,” for the neighborhood, he said of the time more than a dozen

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