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Big cat on the prowl: Mountain lion spotted in Duluth

Big cat on the prowl: Mountain lion spotted in Duluth

Duluth police have confirmed that a mountain lion was spotted in the city on Tuesday afternoon. Students were brought inside two nearby schools for a short time.
by Dan Kraker

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Team Cory and Korey: Minnesota curlers preparing for 2026 Winter Olympics

Team Cory and Korey: Minnesota curlers preparing for 2026 Winter Olympics

Three years after teaming up to chase their shared Olympic dream, Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse of Duluth will represent the U.S. in mixed doubles curling at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy.
by Grace Praxmarer

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Bezos foundation gives $2.5 million grant to help fight homelessness in Duluth

Bezos foundation gives $2.5 million grant to help fight homelessness in Duluth

Chum, which operates the largest emergency homeless shelter north of the Twin Cities, has been awarded a $2.5 million grant — the largest in its history — to address family homelessness in Duluth.
by Dan Kraker

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Duluth's Chester Bowl plans to open new ski chalet next year

Duluth's Chester Bowl plans to open new ski chalet next year

Chester Bowl, a community-run downhill ski hill in a city park in the center of Duluth, plans to finish building a new $3 million-plus chalet by late 2026.
by Dan Kraker

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Young girls were sexually abused by a church member. They were told to forgive and forget.

Young girls were sexually abused by a church member. They were told to forgive and forget.

In Duluth, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never speak of them again.

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Split Rock Lighthouse lights its beacon to honor the Edmund Fitzgerald and its crew

Split Rock Lighthouse lights its beacon to honor the Edmund Fitzgerald and its crew

Two thousand people came to Split Rock Lighthouse along Minnesota’s North Shore on Monday to honor the 29 crew members who died when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank 50 years ago in the roiling waters of Lake Superior.
by Dan Kraker

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Minnesota issues SNAP payments despite Trump pushback

Minnesota issues SNAP payments despite Trump pushback

A back-and-forth between the Trump administration and state leaders is causing confusion about the SNAP benefits Minnesotans received this weekend amid the ongoing federal shutdown.
by Kyra Miles

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50 years later, the legacy of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald looms as large as ever

50 years later, the legacy of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald looms as large as ever

The exact cause of the Edmund Fitzgerald’s sinking is still a mystery, but the lasting legacy is this: There were more than 6,000 shipwrecks on the Great Lakes in the century prior to the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Not one commercial vessel has sunk since.
by Dan Kraker

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