(Duluth, MN0 -- A northeastern Minnesota economist gives the region good grades on economic progress this year. Tony Barrett says many high-profile events in Duluth ... More
(Duluth, MN0 -- A northeastern Minnesota economist gives the region good grades on economic progress this year. Tony Barrett says many high-profile events in Duluth brought in the tourist dollars this summer - and shipping is much better. Overall he says the region is recovering from a dismal 2009 with everything looking ...More
(Grand Rapids, MN) -- A Grand Rapids woman faces criminal vehicular homicide charges for a crash that killed a motorcyclist last Sunday. Thirty-nine-year-old Gretchen Watne [[WOT'-nee]] is accused of causing the death of 63-year-old Ken Dvorak while driving in a grossly negligent manner. The criminal complaint says Watne had been ...More
(Duluth, MN) -- A one-day strike looks more likely after talks between Saint Mary's Duluth Clinic and its nurses broke off Wednesday afternoon with no progress. The main dispute appears to be over nurse-to-patient ratios. Nurses spokesman John Nemo (NEE-moe) says negotiators for the hospital told the union their last ...More
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minnesota State Bar Association President Leo Brisbois [[ BRIZ-boy ]] has been named a U.S. magistrate judge in Duluth. In announcing the appointment, Chief U.S. District Judge Michael Davis called Brisbois an experienced litigator with "an outstanding reputation for maintaining the highest ethical standards and a commitment to ...More
(Duluth, MN) -- Duluth police have released the name of the woman whose body was found on railroad tracks near a city paper mill Monday morning. Investigators say 48-year-old Cathy Ann Mclevis was hit by a train the night before and her death was accidental. She was a resident of Duluth.More
(Duluth, MN) -- Negotiators for the nurses union and Saint Mary's Duluth Clinic head back to the bargaining table today, one week after the nurses authorized their union to call a one-day strike which has not yet been set. St. Mary's Duluth Clinic spokeswoman Kim Kaiser says they hope ...More
(Duluth, MN) -- Police say it looks like an accident but they'll need more time to determine how a 48-year-old woman died near a Duluth paper mill. The body of the unidentified Duluth resident was found on railroad tracks about 9:00 Monday morning. Police are asking anyone with information ...More
(Silver Bay, MN) -- The famous sea arch at Tettegouche [[tett-uh-gooch]] State Park collapsed into Lake Superior over the weekend. A naturalist made the discovery at the landmark that has been photographed hundreds of thousands of times. Park Manager Phil Leversedge says what remains is now called a stack or seat ...More