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Duluth FC hoping to make another playoff run this summer
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Duluth FC hoping to make another playoff run this summer

Sign up for North Report By Howie Hanson Duluth FC’s new head coach, Thomas Pazo, aims to build on the club's past success in the National Premier Soccer League, which included a national semifinal appearance a year ago. Last season, the BlueGreens made their deepest Level 4

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Sports Notebook, Monday

Duluth Marshall and Esko are the teams to beat in Class 2A, Section 7. Cherry is the team to beat in 1A, Section 7. And, mark it down in your calendar, Duluth FC will hold a public meet-and-greet on Tuesday night.

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City of Duluth Notebook, Monday

This specific work is described as a demonstration project, meant to be installed faster than a typical street project and at lower initial cost. Demonstration projects like this are meant to help prove a concept.

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Hermantown Activities: Quote Me, Next Week's Events

Hawks track and field coach Tyler Homstad on his team’s performance at the Matt Kero Memorial on Friday in West Duluth: "Our boys team is pretty well-rounded. Martin Sleen scores us our points in the sprinting events, Zach Wunner gets us our consistent hurdling points, Tanner Homstad

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Nate Bargatze shatters attendance record at Duluth's Amsoil Arena

Nate Bargatze shatters attendance record at Duluth's Amsoil Arena

"Nate Bargatze was just in Dublin and now he's in Duluth, Minnesota, shattering a 14-year attendance record of Sir Elton John. It was a fantastic night at Amsoil Arena!" -- Daniel Hartman, executive director of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.

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Five draftees among Vikings 2025 rookie minicamp participants
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Five draftees among Vikings 2025 rookie minicamp participants

By Craig Peters The five-player Vikings 2025 NFL Draft class is taking the field for rookie minicamp along with 20 undrafted rookie free agents and 20 players who have been invited on a tryout basis. Additionally, six rostered Vikings players who have no prior NFL game experience — Bubba Bolden,

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Duluth FC Media Day, meet-and-greet Tuesday at Clyde Iron Works

Duluth FC Media Day, meet-and-greet Tuesday at Clyde Iron Works

Duluth FC, a national-caliber amateur men’s soccer club based in Duluth, will hold its annual Media Day at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Clyde Iron Works in Lincoln Park. Participants include BlueGreens' new head coach Thomas Pazo, co-owners Alex Guiliani and John Shuster, star third-

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Minnesota Star Tribune partners with local baseball leaders to support Baseball Day Minnesota and expand coverage of the sport
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Minnesota Star Tribune partners with local baseball leaders to support Baseball Day Minnesota and expand coverage of the sport

Sign up for North Report The Minnesota Star Tribune is teaming up with the organizers of Baseball Day Minnesota to support the state’s premier midseason event for high school baseball players on May 17 in Waconia. Additionally, Minnesota Star Tribune readers will see expanded coverage of high school baseball,

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Thursday Notebook: Don’t let a wildfire become a life‐altering event

Thursday Notebook: Don’t let a wildfire become a life‐altering event

As Minnesota experiences an active spring wildfire season, with 475 wildfires reported since April 1, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is urging the public to take wildfire dangers seriously. If you see a wildfire, do not attempt to fight it yourself -- call 911 immediately from a safe location. Even

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DECC issues parking alert for Nate Bargatze Show, a likely sell-out
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DECC issues parking alert for Nate Bargatze Show, a likely sell-out

The Nate Bargatze Show on Thursday night may be a record crowd for Amsoil Arena. Because the show is set "in the round," all sections are available, and 7,795 seats have been sold (97.2% capacity). Remaining tickets will likely be sold before the performance. PARKING With

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Thiesse/Dropkin secure mixed doubles Olympic berth
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Thiesse/Dropkin secure mixed doubles Olympic berth

Facing an elite 20-team international field in Fredericton, NB, Canada, at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin turned in a gritty performance to earn a berth for the United States in Cortina in 2026. Teams accumulated points in both this event and the 2024

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St. Louis County and Resource Renew negotiate landfill agreement
Calling it a big day and a historic agreement, St. Louis County Commissioners and leaders from the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (Resource Renew) join together for a photo. Front row (L-R): Commissioners Patrick Boyle and Keith Nelson. Middle row: Commissioner Ashley Grimm, County Attorney Kim Maki, Commissioner Annie Harala, Resource Renew Executive Director Carrie Clement, Resource Renew Director of Community Relations AJ Axtell, County Administrator Kevin Gray, and Public Works Director Jim Foldesi. Back row: Commissioner Keith Musolf, Ass't County Attorney Jim Nephew, Commissioners Paul McDonald and Mike Jugovich, Environmental Services Director Dave Fink, and Resource Renew Director of Planning and Technical Services Brandon Kohlts.

St. Louis County and Resource Renew negotiate landfill agreement

“We are excited to strengthen our partnership with Resource Renew and open up our landfill to serve all of St. Louis County.” -- County Board Chair Annie Harala

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Study: Grandma's Marathon economic impact $40M
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Study: Grandma's Marathon economic impact $40M

With each travel party spending $1,239 in 2024 as compared to $778 in 2019, that shows a nearly 60% jump in consumer spending on Grandma’s Marathon race weekend.

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