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Bitter forecast for Beargrease start Sunday weighs on the oldest of the mushers competing
The 300-mile marathon winds up the North Shore and is expected to get its first finishers Tuesday evening in Grand Portage.
Twin Ports grain shipments hit lowest level in 133 years
The Duluth-Superior shipping season finished with a 7.6% overall drop in tonnage from 2021 but general cargo tonnage made strong gains.
Biden administration imposes 20-year mining ban on 225,000 acres of northern Minnesota
The move follows a study that concluded mining could damage the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; Twin Metals mine had been slated for the area.
Icy snow boulders bedevil Duluth sidewalks
The city has already received nearly 78 inches of snow in its seventh-snowiest winter on record.
Duluth woman testing herself by fatbike in Iditarod 1,000-mile race
Leah Gruhn isn't a stranger to gritty endurance events, but this "expedition" presents new challenges — a race on the trail better known for challenging dogsled teams in Alaska.
U.S. curling gold medalist Shuster buys Duluth's soccer team
John Shuster has hosted players from the semipro Duluth FC team in his home since 2019 and recently became a co-owner alongside developer Alex Giuliani.
Anderson: Minnesota's ice isn't so nice, and anglers' pickups go down
From the Mississippi River to Lake of the Woods, uneven weather means, at times, uneven ice — and sometimes the need to fish out a vehicle that has been caught unaware.
Last state-run COVID-19 testing sites in Minnesota will close this week
COVID-19 tests are still available through other sources.
Gov. Tim Walz signs bill to extend unemployment benefits to laid-off miners
The $10 million program is the second bill to get the governor's signature this session.
Born to run: Elite sled dog returns to racing after devastating crash
A hit-and-run snowmobile crash in northwestern Wisconsin left an Alaskan husky with a critically broken leg. A year later, he's back on the trail.
Minnesota Power granted 9.5% rate hike — well short of its request
Still, state utility regulators allowed a rate increase that was higher than what ratepayer advocates wanted.
Heeding call to 'Bring back my namesake,' bison return to Fond du Lac Reservation
David Wise, a descendent of Chief Buffalo, has brought the shaggy animal back to the Fond du Lac reservation.
BWCA permits go on sale. What to know, tips for a better trip
Forest Service managers of the northern Minnesota wilderness will keep the quota of permits the same as 2022, when it cut the number available by about 13%
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Minnesota activists renew call for reform after Memphis police killing
Ellison enters second term, seeking more funding, focus on civil tools to address crime
Normal refugee channels slowed dramatically, frustrating local immigrants with family in peril
Unlikely pair forged bond beyond race in 19th-century Red Wing
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Anderson: Time is long past to stop jumping carp from invading more Minnesota rivers
Business
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Minnesota's Emmer, still a crypto booster, says Congress needs to step up oversight of regulators
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Cargill's ex-CEO 'DMac' reflects: 'The next 10 years will be far more volatile'
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Anderson: Minnesota's ice isn't so nice, and anglers' pickups go down
From the Mississippi River to Lake of the Woods, uneven weather means, at times, uneven ice — and sometimes the need to fish out a vehicle that has been caught unaware.
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Reusse: Vikings games are in our DNA, but it didn't start out that way
The Vikings will have a majority of Minnesota's attention on Saturday when they play their 1,000th game of significance. We couldn't have seen this coming in the early days of the franchise.
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Anderson: Grant recounts Armistice Day Blizzard, when he nearly died hunting ducks
Bud Grant, 95 now, was barely a teenager when the storm crushed the Midwest on Nov. 11, 1940, and claimed 154 lives. The legendary Vikings coach is one of the few hunters alive today who experienced and survived the blizzard.
Politics
Biden, McCarthy to discuss debt limit in talks on Wednesday
State Senate narrowly backs right to abortion in state law
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Nation
Memphis police disband unit that fatally beat Tyre Nichols
Experts urge better opioid rescue drug access to save lives
'Don't be numb to this': Battling despair over gun deaths
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World
Iran says drone attack targets defense facility in Isfahan
Russians gone from Ukraine village, fear and hardship remain
Israel to 'strengthen' settlements after shooting attacks
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Gregory Allen Howard, who wrote 'Remember the Titans,' dies
T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach depart ABC News following relationship scandal
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Minnesota briefs: New tool provides water health information for thousands of Minnesota lakes
Plus: St. Louis County Sheriff's Office launches crime-mapping site; USDA pursuing applications to improve rural transportation.
U women's hockey on a 10-game tear. Three weeks of big games start now
The Gophers have outscored opponents 62-6 during their winning streak, which started at the beginning of December. But three of the marquee schools in women's hockey are just ahead, starting with UMD.
Ely teen guilty of attempted murder after stabbing younger brother
Michael William Haapala left his brother by a gully before he was discovered by a passerby.
Minnesota briefs: U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad proposes renaming Blue Earth post office after Jim Hagedorn
Plus: St. Cloud open houses planned for proposed Mississippi bridge; Duluth's WDSE-WRPT rebranded as PBS North.
UMD Medical School aims to support Native students, health
UMD is believed to be the only school in the country to require eight hours of instruction on treating Native Americans.