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If Duluth is such a great outdoors city, where are all the bike lanes?
Duluth has just 12.5 miles of bike lanes on the city's 450 miles of roads. City officials and council members have long sided with on-street parking needs.
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Duluth brothers 'feeling the love' as they plan soul food restaurant in father's honor
The restaurant is dubbed Doc Witherspoon's Soul Food Kitchen in their father's honor.
Duluth
Charges: Superior, Wis., man stabbed mother to death
It's Superior's first homicide since New Year's Day 2017.
Duluth
Trump supporter attacks WCCO journalist near Duluth rally
The journalist was not hurt, and the incident was reported to police.
Duluth
Duluth man sentenced in sex assaults with evidence from 2005 rape kit
Conviction relied on evidence from Duluth's rape kit backlog.
Duluth
'If I lose Minnesota, I'm never coming back': Trump in Duluth
At a campaign rally in Duluth, President Trump falsely took credit for adding many jobs to the Iron Range. His second visit to the state since early voting started on Sept. 18 also included a fundraiser in Shorewood.
Duluth
Unarmed Moose Lake man who was shot by deputy and paralyzed wins $6.2 million settlement
Carlton County payment may be the largest such settlement outside metro.
Duluth
Duluth bails out Spirit Mountain — again — and ski hill to open for winter
The city approved a $300,000 cash infusion Monday evening.
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Coronavirus found in Lake Superior at Duluth beaches, though waterborne spread unlikely
It's more likely to spread on crowded shores than in Lake Superior waters.
Duluth
Two Iron Range taconite mines are part of $1.4 billion steel merger
Two Iron Range taconite mines are part of the purchase.
Duluth
Missing Duluth Harbor dredging settlement found, but questions remain on interpretation
The Army Corps will continue propping up Minnesota Point with channel fill, but foes of the practice dispute the meaning.
Duluth
Trump to return to Minnesota next week with visit to Duluth
The president will speak at the Duluth airport on Wednesday evening.
Duluth
Sold! Twin Cities homebuyers spurring a run on homes in Duluth
Home sales hit a 15-year high in Duluth this summer even as inventory hit a 15-year low.
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College students spur spike in new COVID-19 cases in St. Louis County as deaths also rise
"I think what we initially thought was a much more urban problem is not so."
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St. Louis County Board approves 1.48% maximum tax levy
Officials said the increase would be offset by the growth of its tax base.
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Indie TV festival goes digital only for second year in Duluth
Catalyst Content Festival drew 1,100 attendees last year.
Duluth
Hockey star Mark Pavelich moves to less restrictive mental health facility
After making strides in treatment, the Miracle on Ice star will live in a facility offering more interaction as he awaits trial on assault charges.
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As a Duluth arts hub goes dark, a call for help
Zeitgeist revenue is down more than 50% and 30 people have been laid off.
Duluth
Trump's 'good genes' comment at Bemidji rally draws backlash
Some heard echoes of language Nazis used to justify their genetic superiority and which led to the killing of 6 million Jews during the Holocaust.
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U testing dorm sewage for COVID-19 at Twin Cities, Duluth campuses
The University of Arizona and Utah State University recently quarantined and tested hundreds of students after dorm wastewater samples led to the discovery of undetected COVID-19 cases.
Duluth
Earlier major-party presidential swing through northern Minnesota shows the state in play
It was a different time, but the messages to voters were similar.
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Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) and Visit Duluth consider merging
Many cities already combine convention and visitors bureaus
Duluth
Trump, Biden stress jobs as they bring campaigns to Minnesota
At a Bemidji rally, President Donald Trump also had a warning about refugees. It came hours after Democratic challenger Joe Biden flew into Duluth. Union, working class voters were the focus of the visits to a region of shifting political inclinations.
Duluth
Defense contractor eyes Duluth hangar for F-16 work
Borsight is seeking a federal contract and needs the space AAR vacated this year.
Duluth
Cloquet Carlton County Airport gets $1.2M grant to expand pilot training facilities
The expansion is expected to reduce program's five-month wait time by more than half.
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