Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab
The Trump administration is proposing to shutter the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development.
June 10, 2025
Two campers found dead at Isle Royale National Park
Rangers hiked 11 miles to a remote campground to confirm the deaths.
June 10, 2025
Exhumed Duluth priest gets new resting place as supporters start push toward sainthood
The Rev. Joseph Buh was entombed in a marble vault at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary during a ceremony Monday.
June 10, 2025
How to stay up to date on Minnesota wildfires and fire danger
Check these state, federal and local resources ahead of recreation plans.
June 9, 2025
Duluth car-living program for homeless people survives appeal, can reopen in church lot
Neighbors fought the city’s decision to allow the overnight homeless program, but the City Council denied their appeal.
June 8, 2025
![Fresh from the shower, Lynette Ruse got her bedding sorted out before going to sleep in her van Monday night, October 30, 2023 in Duluth. At night, the parking lot of the Damiano Center becomes Safe Bay, a place where unhoused people can sleep in their vehicles without fear for their safety. A mobile hygiene trailer has showers and bathrooms for people to use before they settle in for the night. Safe Bay is an initiative of Stepping On Up, a coalition of Duluth social service organizations, many of which are housed in the Damiano Center. ] JEFF WHEELER • Jeff.Wheeler@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/4OSSSGE22QG2TG23K4QIPQBSKM.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Meth makes comeback in Minnesota in more dangerous and record ways
As the fentanyl crisis diverted the public’s attention, methamphetamine inundated the state.
June 7, 2025
U proposes 7% cuts to academic programs, largest tuition hike in more than a decade
The 6.5% tuition jump, if approved, will be the biggest tuition increase in 14 years at the Twin Cities campus.
June 6, 2025
Anderson: He paddled solo into the BWCAW and didn’t come back
A lifelong canoeist, Bob James sought fish and solace in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
AuthoredDennis Anderson
AuthoredDennis AndersonJune 6, 2025
‘We don’t want to lose this mine’: Fear sets in for Iron Range miners as shutdown takes hold
Cleveland-Cliffs’ layoff of more than 600 workers in March feels different from past shutdowns, locals say.
June 6, 2025
Air quality alert due to Canadian wildfires issued across northern Minnesota through Friday
The MPCA advises northern Minnesota residents to limit their time outside and avoid heavy exertion during the period of the alert.
June 5, 2025
USA divers will plunge into frigid Duluth Harbor in competition during tall ships fest
USA Diving’s Superior High Dive Challenge will feature a 65-foot platform, 10 international competitors, and 60-degree water at the mid-July event.
June 4, 2025
A $500M project was supposed to transform a Duluth hilltop neighborhood. Now it’s in peril.
Little has happened on the prime Central High School site since a December groundbreaking.
June 3, 2025
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