Local television stations aim to deliver ‘big-market’ quality newscasts At the center of that effort is news director Michael Baldwin, who Wentworth described as “likely the best news director that our building has ever seen.”
Who were the 10-best high school male athletes in Duluth area history? Shoot us a quick email reply when you have a minute. Would love to weave some community picks into the final piece. And if you have any great stories, even better — send them along.
Morgan Park’s ‘Goozie’ Hines punching his way from north woods to UFC spotlight Alvin “Goozie” Hines — a 265-pound blue-collar bruiser with a heart as big as his fists — is living the professional sports dream, chasing UFC glory while staying loyal to his Northland roots.
Harbor Monsters keep rolling, with Duluth daring to dream of a repeat By HOWIE HANSON DULUTH — Well, here we are again. A bunch of local toughs in shoulder pads are turning this iron-and-water town into a summer football hotbed, and wouldn’t you know it — your Harbor Monsters are sitting at 5-2, breathing heavy down the necks of the Iowa Woo and
Howie: An open letter to Zygi and Mark Wilf: cc: Kwesi Adofo-Mensah Extend Ham for two more years. Let him keep blocking, keep mentoring, keep representing everything you claim to value as an organization — hard work, humility, community.
Howie: So how’s ‘Risky Roger’ doing? It turns out, no risk. It's just good old-fashioned Duluth leadership His opponent tried to tag Mayor Roger Reinert with that clever little campaign jab last fall — “Risky Roger.” Like slapping a caution sticker on a snow blower: handle with care, might chew your hand off. But turns out the only real risk was if we hadn’t elected him. Because
Howie: ALLETE’s next act is pure northern Minnesota grit — and they’ve earned our blessing to lead it “Sure hope these Canadians don’t mess up my power bill.” But right behind him, a buddy shot back, “Aw c’mon, Jim. You’ve been bellyachin’ since they replaced your wood stove with a meter. Minnesota Power’s never let us down yet.”