Minnesota DNR awards $7 million in grants to protect and restore community trees
Hibbing, Aitkin, Bemidji and other northern Minnesota communities among 50 recipients
TODAY'S COLUMN
Sandelin's message to his Bulldogs: Stop playing pretty hockey and start playing winning hockey
"At times we think we're the Harlem Globetrotters out there and I don't think that that's going to fly." -- UMD men's hockey coach Scott Sandelin
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Duluth police search for two suspects in West Duluth burglary, theft of firearms
DULUTH — Duluth police are searching for two suspects accused of stealing firearms and other property during a residential burglary Wednesday afternoon in West Duluth.
Howie: Duluth Schools' old, tired referendum playbook won't answer the $15 million question
In fiscal 2025, General Fund expenditures exceeded the final revised budget by approximately $15.27 million. The district's fund balance declined about $11.53 million, roughly $8.75 million more than projected. Those are extraordinary differences between financial expectations and actual results.
Howie: America is closing its public schools. What happens to the communities left behind?
Across the country, declining enrollment and mounting financial pressures are forcing school districts to reconsider their futures. But the price of closing a neighborhood school cannot be measured in dollars alone.
Minnesota's football powers face Wednesday shakeup as playoffs approach
Monticello takes down No. 1 Elk River; Blaine, Rosemount and Luverne deliver major upsets in regular-season finale
Vikings enter bye week unbeaten as Murphy earns NFC defensive honor
By Howie Hanson EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings have reached their first bye week undefeated, leading the NFC North at 5-0 behind a defense