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Officials search for more staff, other fixes for growing child care crunch in Duluth
Officials, providers and parents gathered in Duluth this week to discuss possible solutions to the child care crisis in the city. The news three large day care centers will close soon is adding to an already large shortage of child care slots
Local lawmakers struggle with Duluth child care crisis
Lawmakers, parents and child care providers gathered for a roundtable to discuss possible solutions after the announcement of closures of three child care centers.
Duluth child care center closures exacerbate growing crunch facing families
The impending closure of two large child care centers — and possibly a third — is exacerbating a child care crunch in Duluth which is already short more than 1,000 slots.
A Duluth cat was found underground after missing for nearly two months
“Drifter” the cat went missing in July. After giving up almost all hope, his family found him underground in construction work for a sewer and sidewalk.
Split Rock Lighthouse shines with new tours, Indigenous history exhibit
Minnesota’s iconic North Shore lighthouse has transformed itself over the last few years since the pandemic. A recent trip found a new walking tour and new detail on the history of the Native American people who were there long before the 114-year-old tower. 
In Duluth, a safe place to sleep for people living in cars
The city of Duluth is one of the few in the Midwest that sets aside a designated parking lot for people living out of their vehicles as one tool to address the growing homelessness crisis.
Duluth’s iconic Chester Bowl on cusp of expanding its historic ski chalet
A community-run downhill ski area in the center of the city of Duluth that once trained generations of Olympic ski jumpers may soon begin a $3.8 million renovation and expansion of its chalet.
Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes
The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota announced Wednesday that they plan to conduct a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient, which could lead to significant changes to the design.