Duluth
UMD startup designs and tests potential cancer-fighting drugs
"Student-driven lab" is testing 25 potential drugs with the hopes that one or two can be commercialized through the startup.
Duluth
After fires, Grand Marais couple aim to bolster downtown with development
Events, lodging and dining are planned for the building, with a 14,000-square-foot footprint in the North Shore tourism hub.
High Schools
Weekend wrapup: Burst of goals in rivalry lead to boys hockey upset
Max Rider scored all of St. Louis Park's goals in a victory over No. 6 Orono.
Outdoors
Minnesota legislative auditor opens probe of DNR's oversight of public hunting lands
The assessment is related to allegedly inappropriate logging on some state wildlife management areas.
Local
BCA: Undercover East Grand Forks officer shot and killed suspect in northwest Minnesota
The undercover officer who shot Gilbertson did not have a body-worn camera, the BCA said. Other officers did have body-worn cameras, and the BCA is reviewing that footage along with squad car video.
Duluth
As Kathy Cargill's company buys up Duluth's Park Point homes, will locals get priced out?
Most of the properties, many with Lake Superior or bay access, were bought for well over their estimated values.
Outdoors
U.S. wildlife officials seek public's help after swans killed in west-central Minnesota
The waterfowl, protected by federal law, were killed between Dec. 16 and 17, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Local
Driver passes in restricted area on northern Minnesota road, hits pickup head-on and dies
The collision occurred south of Lower Red Lake before dawn.
Outdoors
Anderson: From canvas to conservation, Jim Killen left his mark
Some of the Owatonna resident's best work was as a conservationist. Killen died Jan. 6 at age 89.
High Schools
Small class' biggest rivals will spice up the boys hockey weekend
No. 1 Hermantown will take on No. 2 Warroad on Saturday. St. Thomas Academy surged in the Class 2A rankings, then lost.
Duluth
Man, 70, sent to prison for fatal crash on Iron Range highway
Authorities found the rural Eveleth, Minn., man was on methamphetamine and amphetamine at the time.
High Schools
Change comes again to the top of the Class 2A girls hockey rankings
Hill-Murray swapped spots with Minnetonka, and the schedule says there's reason to watch for more.
Outdoors
Three ideas for using Minnesota state parks' winter free day
Parks and recreations have free entry Jan. 15 — an opportunity to explore, to fulfill a resolution, to just get outdoors.
Outdoors
Grant conditions revised to ensure DNR logging serves wildlife
The DNR must follow more detailed reporting requirements to show, in advance, how each timber sale will improve wildlife habitat.
Duluth
Shooter named in Cloquet hotel homicides as cops seek motive
Shellby Trettel and Patrick Jeffrey Roers were shot Monday night at the Super 8 in Cloquet before the shooter turned his gun on himself.
High Schools
After 60 years, Nanne prepares last call at boys hockey state tourney
Lou Nanne, Minnesota hockey patriarch and analyst for the broadcasts since 1964, said he'll make the next one his last.
Local
Man killed by officer near East Grand Forks during arrest attempt eluded capture 3 months earlier
Close relative identifies the man, says he was shot in his mother's home.
Music
Minnesota music hero Charlie Parr announces new album, 'Little Sun,' with new collaborators
Tucker Martine produced the album, which Parr will promote with a May 3 release party at First Ave.
Outdoors
Beltrami County lifts vehicle ban, says ice has improved on Upper Red Lake
The Sheriff's Office put the ban in place Dec. 30 after multiple rescues of stranded ice anglers.
Local
Officer shoots and kills suspect in northwest Minnesota
The injured man was taken by ambulance to a hospital but a BCA spokesperson later confirmed he had died.
Duluth
![Police and the BCA at the scene where two people were shot and killed Monday night at a Super 8 hotel in Cloquet, Minn., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. ] E](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/KIKKOQROLTKHY6FIIJ7EYXYBZY.jpg?h=91&w=145&fit=crop&bg=999&crop=faces)
Cloquet hotel clerk who was killed in shooting described as 'wonderfully colorful'
The suspected shooter, who died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, is from Ramsey, Minn.
Duluth
Three dead in Cloquet, Minn., including suspected shooter
Residents near a Super 8 hotel were urged to shelter in place until police found the suspect was dead.
Local
Man falls through ice in Cass Lake's Pike Bay, dies at hospital
Cass County officials say the man was riding an ATV with a passenger when both fell through the ice. The passenger was treated at the scene.
Browse Local Sections
Latest Columns
Most Read
- A decade after state's worst rape kit backlog, Duluth police aim to fix 'broken trust'
- Minnesota Appeals Court rules Duluth had authority to reverse hotel project decision
- Pride event draws 2,000 in Grand Rapids — and complaints to City Council
- Duluth accountant pleads guilty, will repay area chamber that he swindled
- Minnesota Supreme Court asks pointed questions in Iron Range cold case appeal
Duluth area coverage
Complete news coverage of Duluth, the North Shore, the Iron Range and other parts of northern Minnesota.