Skip to content

Latest

50 Yard Football: Monsters joining the big leagues of arena football
Jerry Kurz (left) officially welcomed the Minnesota Monsters and new owner Jake Lambert to the AF1. Submitted, Duluth Monsters.

50 Yard Football: Monsters joining the big leagues of arena football

Howie Hanson is editor & publisher of 50 Yard Football, which covers arena/indoor football leagues. The Minnesota Monsters enter 2026 not as a curiosity, but as one of the most intriguing franchises in arena football’s newest era. Just two seasons ago, this team was born in Duluth as

Members Public

Homicide suspect arrested after pursuit in Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. (HH) — A homicide suspect wanted in Ramsey County was arrested Saturday after a pursuit that began in the Lakeside neighborhood and ended north of the city. At about 8:30 a.m. Jan. 10, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office received information that a homicide suspect may

Members Public

Howie: Hawks boys eye strong basketball regular season finish

Howie's daily online column is powered by Lyric Kitchen · Bar  Hermantown’s boys basketball team is about to find out who it really is. Grand Rapids comes to Hermantown High School on Friday night, the start of a stretch that will define whether the Hawks can turn a

Members Public
Obit: Robert "Bob" Mlodozyniec

Obit: Robert "Bob" Mlodozyniec

Robert "Bob" Mlodozyniec, aka "Mr. Mudd" left this world on Wednesday, January 7,2026 after 95+ years. Bob’s parents Joseph & Josephine MLODOZYNIEC and his oldest sister, Sophie were born in Poland and came over thru Ellis Island in 1922. His parents had 14 children

Members Public
Dougherty Funeral Home Obit: Olive Musolf Kirkland

Dougherty Funeral Home Obit: Olive Musolf Kirkland

Olive Musolf Kirkland age 100 of Duluth, passed away surrounded by her family on January 6, 2026. She was born at her grandmother's home in Duluth on December 24, 1925 to parents, Michael and Stella (Mosiniak) Musolf. On February 5, 1955 she married the love of her life,

Members Public
At the DECC

At the DECC

Psychic medium Matt Fraser will bring his live show to DECC Symphony Hall on Friday, March 13, with an 8 p.m. performance in Duluth. Fraser, who bills himself as “America’s Top Psychic Medium,” is known for conducting live readings in which he says he communicates messages from deceased

Members Public
Howie: When civic habits wear thin

Howie: When civic habits wear thin

People didn’t wake up wanting authoritarianism. They woke up tired. Tired of chaos. Tired of humiliation. Tired of politics that felt like permanent trench warfare. They stopped believing the system deserved their patience. That part should feel familiar.

Members Public
Howie: Thursday Community News

Howie: Thursday Community News

Ten search warrants were executed. Twenty-four people were arrested. Cash, drugs and guns were taken off the streets: $28,609 in currency, more than 330 grams of methamphetamine, nearly 140 grams of fentanyl, close to 80 grams of cocaine, and an illegal firearm.

Members Public

Howie: Wednesday Community News

Howie's community news column is powered by Lyric Kitchen · Bar  THE CITY OF DULUTH WILL host a public open house Thursday, Jan. 15, to introduce a planned reconstruction project on Fourth Street between Mesaba Avenue and Sixth Avenue East and to gather early community feedback. The open house

Members Public

2026 Albany Firebirds Schedule / Results

Week 1: vs. Minnesota Monsters — Apr. 11 Week 2: BYE Week 3: vs Oregon Lightning — Apr. 25 Week 4: vs Washington Wolfpack — May 2 Week 5: at Kentucky Barrels — May 9 Week 6: BYE Week 7: BYE Week 8: at Oceanside Bombers — May 30 Week 9: vs Beaumont Renegades — June

Members Public

2026 Minnesota Monsters Schedule/ Results

Week 1: vs Albany Firebirds — Apr. 11 Week 2: BYE Week 3: vs Michigan Arsenal — TBD Week 4: vs Oceanside Bombers — May 3 Week 5: vs Michigan Arsenal — TBD Week 6: BYE Week 7: at Nashville Kats — May 22 Week 8: at Kentucky Barrels — May 30 Week 9: vs Oceanside

Members Public
AF1

2026 AF1 Weekly Schedule

✅ Week 1 * Saturday, April 11 * Minnesota Monsters vs. Albany Firebirds — 7 p.m. EDT * Sunday, April 12 * Michigan Arsenal vs. Kentucky Barrels — 5 p.m. EDT * Beaumont Renegades vs. Oceanside Bombers — TBD * Oregon Lightning vs. Washington Wolfpack — TBD ✅ Week 2 * Sunday, April 19 * Oceanside Bombers vs. Kentucky Barrels — 3 p.

Members Public