The two-day Twin Ports Summer Jam high school boy's basketball tournament is wrapping up today at Lincoln Park Middle School in West Duluth. Cherry, Hermantown and Duluth Denfeld are elite teams in the 16-team field. Top prospects taking part: . Cherry point guard Isaac Asuma, a Gophers commit and
The Bulldogs women's soccer team today named seniors Lauren Hansen, Sarah Stange and Jackie Jares captains for the 2023 season. Hansen and Stange are returning captains. The Bulldogs open August 31 at Northern Michigan.
By Madison McVan, Minnesota Reformer Good news: Minnesota’s average income is in the top ten of U.S. states. Bad news: The average yearly income — $72,062 in 2022, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data — obscures big gaps between the rich and everyone else. Half of Minnesotans make
The Western Lake Superior Sanitary District board of directors held a public hearing regarding a new Northeast MN Regional Solid Waste Management Plan before its monthly meeting Monday afternoon. Later, the District's nine-member citizen board voted 8-0, with one abstention, to approve the new management plan, which the
The City of Duluth is seeking residents to serve as election judges for the upcoming primary and general election. Election judges are trained to handle all aspects of voting at the polling place. Serving as an election judge is a chance to learn about elections, and is a great service
The Marshall H. and Nellie Alworth Memorial Fund, founded in 1949, has awarded its latest round of scholarships to 76 northern Minnesota high school seniors pursuing bachelor’s degrees related to science, mathematics, engineering and medical fields of study. Recipients from 30 high schools across 10 counties will each receive
EAGAN, Minn. — Quarterbacks, rookies and select veterans reported Sunday to Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center for 2023 Vikings Training Camp presented by Omni Viking Lakes Hotel. In addition to quarterbacks Kirk Cousins, Jaren Hall and Nick Mullens, the following players also reported (listed alphabetically by last name): Jordan Addison, Junior
Duluth Marshall girls basketball phenom Chloe Johnson has been invited to the prestigious Blue Star All-America Camp on Aug. 11-13 in Westfield, IN. The Hilltoppers' eighth-grader-to-be is one of the nation's top prospects in the Class of 2028.
The Duluth East High School graduate has also been the Communications Director for three NCAA Division I Women's Hockey Frozen Fours in 2008, 2012 and 2023 and two Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) postseason events in 2008 and 2012.
The Arena League, a new indoor football circuit scheduled to debut in Summer 2024, has announced its four inaugural teams. Teams will operate in: . Duluth . Kansas City, Missouri . Springfield, Missouri . Waterloo, Iowa The still-to-be-nicknamed Duluth team will play its home games at the DECC's Duluth Arena beginning in
Emergency responders on Friday morning were dispatched to the area of the Pike Lake Public Access in Canosia Township for a report of a male who had gone under water. Responders learned that the male had been scuba diving with another person near the dock area and was observed going
St. Mary’s is a five-star hospital as rated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. It features the area’s only Level I Trauma Center. Patient care will move from the legacy hospital to the replacement St. Mary’s on Sunday, July 30.
NFL clubs today unanimously approved the sale of the Washington Commanders to Josh Harris and his limited partners at a special league meeting in Minneapolis. Statement from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell: “Congratulations to Josh Harris and his impressive group of partners. Josh will be a great addition to the NFL.
A Duluth jury found Dakota Daniel Thorstenson, 29, guilty of Kidnapping, Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First-Degree, and Third-Degree Assault today for the August 11, 2022, kidnapping, assault, and sexual assault of an adult woman, St. Louis County Attorney Kim Maki said. The case was prosecuted by Assistant St. Louis
The City of Duluth Finance Department has been awarded two awards for financial reporting excellence by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada: the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the City’s annual comprehensive financial report for the 2021 fiscal year, and
Today the Conservation Minnesota Voter Center announced their endorsement of Mayor Emily Larson's re-election campaign highlighting her leadership in prioritizing lead remediation and climate resilience in Duluth. Conservation Minnesota advocates for common sense solutions to the state's most pressing conservation issues, such as protecting the quality
