The Minnesota Vikings have named Marcus Dixon the team's defensive line coach and added outside linebacker coach to Assistant Head Coach Mike Pettine's title. Pettine, who has served as the Vikings assistant head coach in each of the past two seasons (2022-23), also began coaching the
By Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly roundup of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week; the Minnesota Nurses Association goes after hospital executive pay at the state Capitol as it faces its own internal strife; Minneapolis considers various pay models for
The new MNA member nurses at Duluth Clinic 1st Street join thousands of fellow union nurses at other Essentia facilities, and at other healthcare systems in Duluth and the Northland, as part of the 22,000 MNA members in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Iowa.
By J. Patrick Coolican, Minnesota Reformer The Minneapolis City Council approved a settlement Thursday with journalists attacked by police during the aftermath of the George Floyd murder. The journalists, who were represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and pro bono attorneys, won nearly $1 million in the
By Zachary Roth, Minnesota Reformer With former President Donald Trump having all but wrapped up the GOP presidential nomination, one issue looks set to be at the center of the general election campaign: the threat to democracy. In a major campaign speech in Pennsylvania in January, President Joe Biden detailed
Duluth Playhouse will open the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal, running March 15-31 at the NorShor Theatre. Featuring an electrifying rock score, the show tells the story of a seemingly picture-perfect family that is grappling with loss and mental illness. It is an incredibly poignant and powerful piece of
"It's fun being recognized by our peers, but that's not why we do it. We love covering the news and making sure our readers know what's going on." -- Pine Knot News editor Jana Peterson
Daniel Fanning, vice president of the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce and executive director of the Duluth Area Chamber Foundation, on Downtown Duluth's Annual Meeting and Celebration at the DECC on Wednesday evening – "There’s positive momentum building in Duluth’s downtown, as was evident at last
Minnesota Community Measures issues its Health Care Quality Report annually in three separate findings. This report is the third of those three parts for care delivered in 2022.
Today's Events Prep Boys Basketball Cloquet at Denfeld Proctor at Hinckley-Finlayson Mt. Iron-Buhl at Rock Ridge International Falls at Mesabi East Barron at Northwestern Prep Girls Basketball Hermantown at Grand Rapids Cloquet at Coon Rapids Pequot Lakes at Esko Carlton-Wrenshall at Barnum Two Harbors at Moose Lake-Willow River
My longtime buddy and Duluth YMCA Noon Basketball Hall-of-Famer Fred Friedman on the Gophers men's basketball team, which edged Big Ten rival Michigan State 59-56 on Tuesday night at historic Williams Arena in Minneapolis – "I like (power forward Pharrel) Payne's game a lot and believed
Today – Downtown Duluth Annual Meeting & Celebration, 4:30 p.m. Harbor Side Ballroom. For more information, visit www.downtownduluth.com Thursday – Jesus Christ Superstar, 7:30 p.m. Symphony Hall Saturday – Red Lake Nation, 1 p.m. Pioneer Hall; Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, 2 p.m. and 7 p.
Popular Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert on the possibility of reopening Lester Park Golf Course this spring – "I am finally getting a chance to come up for air after a month in office, and move from leadership staff changes and a long list of items functionally on pause since the
By Dana Kazel When a house catches fire in a rural community, it's not uncommon for a Sheriff's deputy working patrol to arrive before firefighters. if there are people trapped inside, it's extremely dangerous for a deputy, who lacks fire safety equipment, to try
Tuesday Results Prep Girls Hockey Proctor/Hermantown 5, North Shore 1 (Section 7A quarterfinal) Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 4, Hibbing-Chisholm 2 (Section 7A quarterfinal) Moose Lake Area 1, Rock Ridge 0 (Section 7A quarterfinal) Prep Boys Basketball Cloquet 83, Grand Rapids 74 Esko 50, Pequot Lakes 40 Cromwell-Wright 71, Proctor 53 Carlton/Wrenshall
David Marc, PhD, CHDA, associate professor, chair of the Health Informatics and Information Management department at The College of St. Scholastica and healthcare data analytics expert, has been selected to participate in a national workgroup for the National Academy of Medicine to create an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Code of Conduct
