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Sunday Sports Notebook

Sunday Sports Notebook

Superior City FC defeated the Minnesota Twinstars FC 2-1 in a UPSL Midwest-West Division amateur men's soccer game Saturday night in Superior. Emad Fatah, Mally Lumsden and Cameron Ross scored for Superior City FC. . . . The surging Hermantown boys track team won another invitational meet on Saturday, on a

Wittenberg announces candidacy for ISD 709 Duluth School Board – District 1

Frances Wittenberg has officially announced her candidacy for the ISD 709 Duluth School Board, representing District 1, which includes Duluth City Precincts 1–5 and 7, the City of Rice Lake, and the Townships of Gnesen, Lakewood, Normanna, and North Star. After launching a write-in campaign in 2023, Wittenberg is

Expanded coverage of student-athlete recruiting coming to Minnesota

Expanded coverage of student-athlete recruiting coming to Minnesota

The Minnesota Star Tribune and Prep Network, a national leader in high school recruiting rankings and coverage based in Plymouth, Minn., are teaming up to co-produce expanded coverage of recruiting topics, rankings and news in Minnesota. As the Midwest’s largest news organization, the Minnesota Star Tribune is extending its

Good Reads & Listens

Good Reads & Listens

Today at The Minnesota Star Tribune: 4 things to watch as Minnesota Legislature races to pass budget before deadlineA short special session may be necessary, lawmakers have acknowledged.Allison Kite‘Ready, set, go’ for residents as crews battle fires in northeastern MinnesotaThe Camp House and Jenkins Creek fire have not

Dumping costs on to local property taxpayers is a shifty way to balance the state budget

Dumping costs on to local property taxpayers is a shifty way to balance the state budget

We’ve been down this road before: When the state faced deficits in the first decade of this century, the state started many of these cost shifts and reduced aid to counties and cities. As a result, property taxes increased by record high percentages that have not been matched since.

Vikings sign Donovan Jackson and 2025 NFL draft class

Vikings sign Donovan Jackson and 2025 NFL draft class

Sign up for North Report By Craig Peters EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings on Thursday announced they have signed first-round pick Donovan Jackson. The offensive lineman from Ohio State was selected with the 24th overall selection of 2025. He has joined the rest of Minnesota's five-player draft class in

William A. Irvin open for summer tours

William A. Irvin open for summer tours

Visitors can explore the massive engine room, elegant guest quarters, pilot house, and cargo holds that once carried the raw materials that built America.