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County highlights property tax refund programs available to residents

With 2024 St. Louis County property tax statements arriving in the mail over the next two weeks, county leaders want to highlight two state programs that could provide residents with property tax refunds. For people whose home has homestead classification, the Minnesota Department of Revenue offers two types of property

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Hermantown's Freeman named 2024 Prep Baseball Preseason Player of the Year

The individual awards keep piling up for Hermantown ultra-elite athlete River Freeman. Freeman, a junior pitcher-catcher, today was named HowieHanson.com 2024 Prep Baseball Preseason Player of the Year. The two-year starter, who led the Hawks to a 17-6 record and Section 7AAA runner-up finish a year ago, is widely

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State response to misclassification is ‘uncoordinated and inadequate’ — and other labor news

By Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: Employers rarely penalized for misclassifying workers; Minneapolis sends Uber and Lyft packing; Workers sue manure company for wage theft; Striking workers would get unemployment benefits under

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Curley, Helmer lead the way on record-setting day at Saints Fennessy 4K

John Curley and Anna-Britta Helmer were the first across the finish line on Saturday, leading the way on a record-setting day at the 2024 Saint Fennessy 4K. After setting a new registration record with 850 participants signed up, 721 of those crossed the finish line Saturday morning to set another

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Saturday Scoreboard

NSIC Men's Basketball Central Regional Quarterfinal Bulldogs 59, Fort Hayes State 58 – Drew Blair and Charlie Katona had 13 points each for the Bulldogs, who advance to a Central Regional semifinal Sunday at 5 p.m. in Mankato, Minnesota. NCHC Men's Hockey Quarterfinal Denver 5, Bulldogs

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Quote Me, Howie: Andy Fenske

Quote Me, Howie: Andy Fenske

Hermantown boys basketball coach Andy Fenske on the Hawks' 95-82 loss to Chisago Lakes in the Section 7AAA championship game on Thursday night – "Obviously, the scoreboard didn't reflect what we wanted. The credit goes to Chisago Lakes for their work and execution of their game plan.

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Friday Night Scoreboard

NCHC Denver 4, Bulldogs 0. Host Denver leads the best-of-three quarterfinal series 1-0. North Dakota 5, Miami 1. Host North Dakota leads the best-of-three quarterfinal series 1-0. St. Cloud 5, Western Michigan 2. Host St. Cloud leads the best-of-three quarterfinal series 1-0. Colorado College 4, Omaha 3 OT. Host Colorado

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Duluth Police arrest individual on multiple pending charges

On Thursday, March 14, Duluth Police arrested 34-year-old Duluth resident Damian Swierc without incident for pending charges of 2nd Degree Assault with a Weapon, Reckless Discharge of a Firearm, and 4th Degree Criminal Damage to Property. This incident was reported on Wednesday, March 13 to the Duluth Police Department by

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2024 Hermantown baseball, softball schedules

BASEBALL Tuesday, April 2 – at Denfeld, 4:30 p.m. Wade Stadium Thursday, April 11 – at Cloquet, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 – at Hibbing, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18 – Denfeld, 4:30 p.m. Wade Stadium Tuesday, April 23 – at Proctor, 4:30 p.m. Thursday,

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Duluth Police seek public's assistance in identifying individual

Duluth Police seek public's assistance in identifying individual

Duluth Police is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual in the below photo. The individual is the suspect in a robbery that occurred on Sunday, March 10 in the 4600 block of Grand Avenue at approximately 8:40 p.m. Initial reports show that an individual demanded

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Vikings Notebook

The Vikings have executed a trade with the Texans to acquire an additional first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Minnesota is sending its 42nd and 188th overall selections this year, along with a second-round selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, to Houston in exchange for the 23rd and 232nd

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Harrison Smith restructures contract for 13th Vikings season

Harrison Smith restructures contract for 13th Vikings season

By Lindsey Young It's important to Harrison Smith to remain a Minnesota Viking. The safety worked to restructure his contract entering the 2024 season, the team announced Wednesday. The new deal sets up Smith for his 13th pro campaign, all in Purple. The Vikings drafted Smith 29th overall

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