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Bulldogs picked third in NCHC preseason media poll

Minnesota Duluth will enter the 2026-27 season carrying some of the highest expectations in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Bulldogs were picked to finish third in the NCHC

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Hermantown’s power running game faces resurgent Cloquet in homecoming test

Hermantown’s power running game faces resurgent Cloquet in homecoming test

HERMANTOWN — Hermantown has spent the first three weeks of the high school football season turning games into track meets. Cloquet, after a disastrous opener, has spent the past two proving it can recover quickly. Those two trajectories meet at 7 p.m. Friday, when the unbeaten Hawks host the Lumberjacks

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Sleen scores six touchdowns as Hermantown blitzes Duluth East, 48-27

Sleen scores six touchdowns as Hermantown blitzes Duluth East, 48-27

HERMANTOWN — Martin Sleen rushed for 212 yards and five touchdowns and returned a kickoff for another score Friday night, accounting for six touchdowns in Hermantown’s 48-27 Northeast Red victory over Duluth East. Sleen averaged 14.1 yards on 15 carries, broke loose for a 45-yard gain and

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Grandma’s to close Virginia restaurant after 35 years

VIRGINIA, Minn. — Grandma’s Restaurant Company will permanently close its Virginia restaurant Sept. 27, ending a 35-year run on the Iron Range after deciding not to renew its lease for 2027. The company announced the closure Friday, saying it opted against operating under a short-term lease that it

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City of Duluth issues boil water notice for some residents in the upper Woodland and Kenwood neighborhoods
Affected defined geographical area map for boil water notice on September 18.

City of Duluth issues boil water notice for some residents in the upper Woodland and Kenwood neighborhoods

Due to a power outage this morning, water pressure in the upper Woodland and Kenwood neighborhoods dropped to low levels; as a result, the City of Duluth is issuing a boil water notice to residents in the upper Woodland and Kenwood neighborhoods. Residents in the defined geographical area affected by

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Ecolibrium3 to offer free technology classes for older adults

DULUTH — Ecolibrium3 will offer a series of free technology classes for older adults this fall after receiving a 2026 AARP Community Challenge grant aimed at expanding digital literacy and connectivity. The Duluth nonprofit will use the funding to expand programming at its newly renovated Lincoln Park Community Hub, with classes

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TDS Transportation opens Elite League season unbeaten

NEW HOPE, Minn. — TDS Transportation wasted little time establishing itself as one of the Upper Midwest High School Elite League’s most explosive offensive teams. TDS, with a roster stocked heavily with northeastern Minnesota high school players, opened its fall season with a 14-3 victory and back-to-back

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Bulldogs picked third in NCHC preseason media poll

Bulldogs picked third in NCHC preseason media poll

Minnesota Duluth will enter the 2026-27 season carrying some of the highest expectations in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Bulldogs were picked to finish third in the NCHC preseason media poll released Wednesday, receiving seven first-place votes and 273 points from a 33-member voting panel. Defending

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Three Bulldogs named to preseason All-NCHC team

Three Bulldogs named to preseason All-NCHC team

Minnesota Duluth placed three juniors on the National Collegiate Hockey Conference preseason all-conference team announced Tuesday, giving the Bulldogs half of the six-player lineup selected by media members. Forwards Max Plante and Zam Plante and defenseman Ty Hanson were selected less than three weeks before UMD opens the

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Worker injured in explosion, fire at Duluth fuel facility

Worker injured in explosion, fire at Duluth fuel facility

DULUTH — An explosion involving a 17,000-gallon fuel tank injured a worker and triggered a fire Monday afternoon at a fuel transfer facility in Duluth’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, prompting firefighters to cool two nearby tanks as crews worked to prevent the incident from spreading. The Duluth Fire Department

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Man jailed after downtown Duluth stabbing

Man jailed after downtown Duluth stabbing

DULUTH — A 25-year-old man was jailed early Sunday after a stabbing in downtown Duluth left a 37-year-old man injured, police said. Officers responded at about 12:10 a.m. Sunday to a report of a stabbing in the 100 block of West First Street. They found

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