Howie: Minnesota’s top online and print journalists, ranked
From Patrick Reusse’s grizzled columns at the Star Tribune to the young lions at the Reformer, here’s who’s shaping the state’s online and print news voice in 2025.
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Howie: Shame on the DTA for leaving taxpayers left holding the bag
The 2025 DTA operating budget is climbing to $25.8 million — up more than 10 percent in a single year. And with the federal gravy train off the tracks, the DTA is turning to City Hall with its hand out. The levy request? Up nearly seven percent.
Howie: Minnesota’s Top-10 of the last 50 years — and the young lions on their trail
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Howie: Nearly all Grandma’s Marathon events fill within 90 minutes of registration opening
Organizers reported nearly 9,000 people waiting online when registration opened at 7 p.m. Central time. Ninety minutes later, more than 17,500 participants had secured entries across the weekend’s events.
Prep Sports Notebook
Proctor edged Hermantown 2-1 on Tuesday night in a Lake Superior Conference girls soccer match that turned on the foot of one player.
FOX 21, Townsquare Media announce broadcast partnership
“Our top goals are being local, and that’s a mutual goal. We’re bringing you the information you need from International Falls to Grand Portage, from the North Shore and South Shore, from the Twin Ports to the U.P.” -- FOX 21 News Director Matt McConico
Howie: City of Duluth levy up 52% in eight years
In 2025, for instance, they raised the levy by 1.85 percent but declared it a “0 percent” year for current taxpayers because new development supposedly absorbed the increase. But that’s a shell game. The levy still grew by nearly $800,000.