By Kelli Latuska On Tuesday, at their May 27 meeting, the Duluth City Council will read in for the first time a proposed ordinance that adds Article V to Chapter 29A of the Duluth City Code, and provides notice to tenants of resources available to them as well as their
"McGiffert brings a wealth of experience and community connections to the position, which will help as we create energy and enthusiasm around Marshall’s athletic programs and build the pipeline of incoming athletes.” -- Marshall Head of School Anthony Pisapia.
“I believe in downtown Duluth, and I believe it will thrive again. Not just as a destination, but as our newest residential neighborhood." -- Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert
The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has named Linda Kingston president of Lake Superior College (LSC). The appointment becomes effective July 1, 2025. “I am very impressed by Dr. Kingston’s leadership skills and her ability to innovate,” said Scott Olson chancellor of Minnesota State.
By Max Nesterak Ericka Helling is used to being attacked on the job. She’s been bitten, slapped, kicked. “And that’s just a part of the day,” said Helling, a 27-year veteran nurse in the intensive care unit at M Health Fairview’s Southdale Hospital. She considers herself lucky.
A Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert post on Facebook on Monday: "May 19, 1857, marks the official incorporation of Duluth as a town. The road wasn't easy - an economic downturn struck that same year and was followed by a scarlet fever epidemic just two years later. In
TODAY'S GAMES Baseball Hermantown at Grand Rapids Superior at Hibbing Thief River Falls at Esko Duluth Marshall at Thief River Falls Cloquet at Esko Two Harbors at McGregor Cherry at Ely Barnum at South Ridge Moose Lake/Willow River at Silver Bay Moose Lake/Willow River at Cook
By Michelle Griffith A narrowly divided Legislature adjourned Monday without completing a state budget for the next two years, ending the session just as it began: with rancorous finger pointing. The session started with the Minnesota Supreme Court settling a dispute between Republicans and Democrats over control of the House,
By Christopher Ingraham Welcome to The Topline, a weekly roundup of the big numbers driving the Minnesota news cycle, as well as the smaller ones that you might have missed. This week: health coverage losses due to congressional Republicans’ cuts; UnitedHealth in free fall; the young children dying to fentanyl;
St. Louis County Public Works engineers have finished gathering input and will announce recommendations for two intersections they've been studying near Lowell Elementary School. They will announce their final recommendations and discuss next steps at a public meeting on Thursday, June 5, at 6 p.m., in the
By Dana Kazel St. Louis County Board Chair Annie Harala has signed a Declaration of State of Local Emergency and State of Local Disaster for St. Louis County. The declaration comes eight days after the Camp House fire began, and one week after the Jenkins Creek, and Munger Shaw fires
Minneapolis, Minn. – The Minnesota Star Tribune has announced plans for its inaugural North Star Summit. Taking place on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 at the Walker Art Center, the event will bring a collection of top business, political, and cultural leaders together to discuss the issues, ideas and solutions that will
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
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
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
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
