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Minnesota journalists recognized for excellence in reporting, photography and commentary
The awards, judged by journalists from outside Minnesota, recognize outstanding work published during 2025. The Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, founded in 1956, advocates for press freedom, journalism ethics and professional development throughout the state.
Duluth Monitor wins state journalism awards
The awards represent a significant achievement for the Duluth-based online news outlet, which has built a reputation for watchdog reporting on local government, development projects and public policy issues in northeastern Minnesota.
Howie: The Minnesota Star Tribune’s future may no longer belong to one owner. And that might be the point.
What happens next at the Minnesota Star Tribune may become one of the clearest signals yet about how major regional journalism survives the next generation in America. Not as a dying factory. Not as a billionaire toy. But as an institution Minnesota ultimately may decide is still worth protecting.
Howie: What Glen Taylor understood about newspapers that Wall Street didn’t
The question is no longer whether newspapers are dying. The real question now is which institutions survive the transition from industrial-age newspapers into modern digital civic platforms. And whether Minnesota’s largest news organization fully understands what it must become next.
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Masked suspects sought after gunfire at Duluth house party
The investigation remains active, and police said no additional information would be released at this time.
Former UMD national champions Perunovich, Tufte land new NHL opportunities
Two key members of the University of Minnesota Duluth's back-to-back NCAA championship teams will begin the 2026-27 season with new NHL organizations after defenseman Scott Perunovich signed with the Los Angeles Kings and forward Riley Tufte reached a deal with the New Jersey Devils. Both
What if Duluth became the digital health capital of the Northland?
The next generation may build digital infrastructure that allows world-class medical expertise to reach every corner of northeastern Minnesota without asking every patient to make the trip to Duluth. That's a vision worth discussing.
St. Louis County Regional Landfill begins accepting waste from five-county region
County officials expect the expanded service area to approximately double the volume of waste handled at the landfill. Despite the increase, officials said the facility is expected to have a long operational lifespan.