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Poet Louis Jenkins found beauty in the Midwestern mundane

Poet Louis Jenkins found beauty in the Midwestern mundane

Louis Jenkins died Saturday. When his poems provided fodder for the actor and playwright Mark Rylance, fame followed.
by Euan Kerr

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‘How can we prevent the heart from breaking?’ White Earth reviews opioid overdose deaths

‘How can we prevent the heart from breaking?’ White Earth reviews opioid overdose deaths

In a search for solutions to its ongoing opioid crisis, White Earth tribal officials and outside researchers looked deep into the medical history and the personal lives of a handful of people who died as a result of opioid overdose on the White Earth Reservation. What they found are some deep seated risk factors driving opioid addiction, and a framework for efforts to prevent future deaths.
by Dan Gunderson

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Former NHL player dies of workplace accident injuries

The family of former NHL player Scot Kleinendorst says he has died of injuries suffered in a workplace accident in northern Minnesota.
by The Associated Press

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Duluth bans 'conversion therapy' for minors

Duluth bans 'conversion therapy' for minors

Advocacy groups have been trying get state and local governments to prohibit the therapy from being used on minors. The controversial treatment is designed to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of a person. Duluth’s action follows a similar ordinance just passed in Minneapolis.
by Tim Nelson

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America will import more sugar this year than it has in 4 decades

America will import more sugar this year than it has in 4 decades

America's supply of sugar is shrinking because of a poor sugar beet harvest in the northern Midwest. As a result, the U.S. will import more sugar this year than it has in almost 40 years.
by Dan Charles

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Duluth to consider banning conversion therapy

Duluth is the latest city to consider banning conversion therapy aimed at changing a person's sexual orientation. A proposal to ban the practice was introduced at the City Council meeting Monday night.
by The Associated Press

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Duluth City Council throws financial lifeline to Spirit Mountain

Duluth City Council throws financial lifeline to Spirit Mountain

By an 8-1 vote, councilors approved the $235,000 in aid to the financially beleaguered ski hill. Without the support, the Spirit Mountain Executive Director Brandy Ream warned the ski hill would have had barely enough to meet its payroll later this week and would have been forced to close its doors before even reaching the historically lucrative holiday season.

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In cabin country, rental property could get new tax treatment

In cabin country, rental property could get new tax treatment

Under guidance from the state, Minnesota county assessors are evaluating whether to treat some cabin or vacation properties as commercial for tax purposes, which could boost bills. It’s an issue zooming toward the Legislature for another look.
by Brian Bakst

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Spirit Mountain to ask Duluth for $235K to stay afloat after canceled Snocross

Spirit Mountain to ask Duluth for $235K to stay afloat after canceled Snocross

Unless the city of Duluth agrees to provide Spirit Mountain with a $235,000 subsidy, the ski hill will have only about enough money left in its coffers to meet payroll next Friday.

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