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Record attendance expected for Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony at Split Rock Lighthouse

Record attendance expected for Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony at Split Rock Lighthouse

Organizers of the annual Edmund Fitzgerald memorial ceremony at Split Rock Lighthouse on Minnesota’s North Shore say next month’s event is now sold out — with record-breaking attendance expected on the 50th anniversary of the wreck.
by Andrew Krueger

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After contentious zoning approval, Hermantown now delays controversial data center's permits

After contentious zoning approval, Hermantown now delays controversial data center's permits

The small northern Minnesota city tabled consideration of the two permits after a group opposing the proposed data center filed a petition asking for additional environmental review of the controversial project.
by Dan Kraker

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MPR News' regional reporters on the importance of living where they report

MPR News' regional reporters on the importance of living where they report

MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks with some of our regional reporters about what it means to report on the communities they live in and why that connection matters. 
by Catharine Richert and Cari Dwyer

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State regulators approve sale of northern MN public utility to private investors

State regulators approve sale of northern MN public utility to private investors

Minnesota utility regulators unanimously approved the controversial sale of Duluth-based Minnesota Power to a pair of private investment firms, one of which is owned by BlackRock, the world’s largest asset holder.
by Dan Kraker

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Duluth faces severe housing crunch as population inches up

Duluth faces severe housing crunch as population inches up

A new study shows the city of Duluth needs to add about 9,000 housing units in the next decade, as the city’s population slowly grows for the first time in decades.
by Dan Kraker

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Authorities searching for man who escaped from work farm near Duluth; alleged accomplice arrested

Authorities searching for man who escaped from work farm near Duluth; alleged accomplice arrested

Authorities in northeastern Minnesota say they’re still looking for an inmate who walked away from a correctional facility near Duluth earlier this week — though they’re “moving from an active search to an ongoing investigation.”
by MPR News Staff

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