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Sports Notebook, Friday

River Freeman threw four scoreless and hitless innings, striking out seven, and belted a massive home run to lead Hermantown past Duluth Denfeld 8-1 in a Lake Superior Conference baseball game Thursday afternoon at Wade Stadium. Ethan McCubbin and Freeman had two hits each for the Hawks (3-0), who blitzed

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Prep Sports Notebook, Thursday

TODAY'S EVENTS Prep Baseball Hermantown 8, Duluth Denfeld 1. Hawks improve to 3-0. Prep Softball Cloquet at Hermantown Prep Boys Tennis Cloquet at North Branch Prep Boys Golf Cloquet at Pequot Lakes

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Duluth Junk Hunt begins Thursday

Duluth Junk Hunt begins Thursday

What started with a half-dozen antique vendors inside the Encounter building in 2012, the Duluth Junk Hunt has grown to 150-plus booths at Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. “We look forward to this event every spring and fall,” said Emily Broman, founder of the Duluth Junk Hunt. “We love watching shoppers

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Duluth Playhouse Underground presents the 2024 What She Said Festival

Duluth Playhouse Underground presents the 2024 What She Said Festival

Duluth Playhouse Underground today announced the playwrights, directors, and performers featured in its annual new play festival. Running May 9-12 at The Lab, the 2024 What She Said Festival promises an incredible evening of collaboration and exploration for theatre enthusiasts, showcasing the diverse perspectives and voices of women in the

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West Skyline Parkway bridge to close for replacement beginning Monday
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West Skyline Parkway bridge to close for replacement beginning Monday

The West Skyline Parkway bridge that serves as a route into Spirit Mountain recreation area will close beginning Monday, April 22. St. Louis County Public Works is replacing the bridge this summer. The project, and resulting closure, is expected to be completed in mid-November. The bridge spans Knowlton Creek and

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Duluth State of the City Address April 25
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Duluth State of the City Address April 25

Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert will deliver his first State of the City Address on Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m. at Denfeld High School Auditorium. Reinert blitzed two-term incumbent mayor Emily Larson, who raised the city's local property tax levy by over 100 percent in her eight

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Zeitgeist to host teen acting camp

Zeitgeist to host teen acting camp

Zeitgeist Theater today announced its first-ever summer acting camp. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Teen Acting Camp, which will held at Zeitgeist Teatro on August 5-9, will allow participants ages 12-18 to learn about the fundamentals of theater and gain experience with auditioning for and performing in a theater production.

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NHL Stanley Cup first round pairings set

EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders WESTERN CONFERENCE Dallas Stars vs. Las Vegas Golden Knights Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles

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Prep Sports Notebook, Wednesday

Regularly-scheduled Hermantown baseball and softball games on Tuesday, postponed due to rain, have been rescheduled. The Hawks baseball game at Hibbing will be played on May 10, and Hermantown’s Lake Superior Conference home softball game against Superior at Rose Field will be made up April 29. Meantime, both teams

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Print It! Roger Reinert on downtown Duluth housing
Roger Reinert Facebook page.

Print It! Roger Reinert on downtown Duluth housing

A Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert post on Facebook today – "Downtowns were once commercial, and then professional. Their future is residential. My goal is 1,000 people living in Downtown Duluth – an entire new neighborhood. Residents bring energy, investment, retail, and more eyes on things. Housing downtown isn't

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US Olympian, 2x Grandma's Marathon champion returning in 2024

By Zach Schneider By Dakotah Lindwurm will be at the starting line during this year’s Grandma’s Marathon weekend in June, just not as part of the race that’s helped make her a fan favorite in Duluth and one of the best female distance runners in America. Instead

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Williams-Gillard sentenced for role in Duluth homicide

The Hon. Eric L. Hylden today sentenced Brandon Capone Williams-Gillard, 25, to 480 months for his conviction of Aiding and Abetting Intentional Second-Degree Murder. Williams-Gillard received additional concurrent sentences of 71 months for his conviction of Aiding and Abetting Second Degree Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and 132 months for

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Allete recognized for gender diversity on board and among executive officers
From left to right, Allete's Amy Rutledge, Director of Corporate Communications; Laurel Udenberg, Manager of Energy Supply; Kathryn Koch; Manager of Human Resources at ALLETE Clean Energy; Lindsey Gillis, Chief Administrative Officer at New Energy Equity; Katie Frye, Manager of Customer Programs and Services; Bethany Owen, Chair, President and CEO; Donna Young, Rates and Regulatory Analyst Senior at Superior Water, Light and Power; and Katie Sieben, Chair of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Submitted

Allete recognized for gender diversity on board and among executive officers

“Creating and strengthening an equitable and inclusive culture is one way we’re putting sustainability into action at Allete.” -- Bethany Owen, Allete chair, president and CEO

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Prep Sports Today, Tuesday

Baseball Duluth Marshall at Duluth Denfeld Proctor at Moose Lake-Willow River Cherry at Greenway Rock Ridge at Deer River McGregor at Chisholm Barnum at Cook County Two Harbors at South Ridge Softball Moose Lake-Willow River at Silver Bay Two Harbors at South Ridge Ely at Mountain Iron-Buhl Chisago Lakes at

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Republican National Committee courts election conspiracy theorists to help watch polls
The director of the Republican National Committee’s department for “election integrity” spoke at an online meeting hosted by two Florida activists who are close allies of the pillow entrepreneur and leading election-conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell, pictured above. Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images.

Republican National Committee courts election conspiracy theorists to help watch polls

By Zachary Roth, Minnesota Reformer As the Republican National Committee ramps up plans to monitor the polls for illegal voting this fall, the national party is increasingly working with a loose network of anti-fraud extremists who have been found to routinely spread election lies. The extremists also have close ties

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