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Photos and video: Surfin' snow day in Duluth
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (180+ words) DULUTH " There aren't a lot of places on planet Earth where at the same time, people can be clearing snow and surfing within a few miles of each other. Thursday happened to be one of those days and Duluth happened…...
Bygones: Duluth city employees beat Winnipeg in 1976 hockey game
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (136+ words) News-Tribune, Feb. 18, 1926 News-Tribune, Feb. 18, 1956 The Proctor village council will vote next week on a $61,000 budget " the first in Proctor's history. Mayor Roger Bergman explained that Proctor never had a budget because previous councils "just paid the bills as they came…...
Shell casings link pair of Duluth shootings, authorities say
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (448+ words) DULUTH " Shell casings fired by the man who was killed by sheriff's deputies last week appear to match those recovered in the investigation of a homicide that occurred just hours earlier, authorities said Wednesday. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension…...
Bygones: 'Rapid long-distance' calling came to Duluth 100 years ago
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (148+ words) News-Tribune, Feb. 16, 1926 News-Tribune, Feb. 16, 1956 At a meeting in Two Harbors, state highway officials said signs on roadways should not be more than 24 square feet. Resort owners raised objections, saying tourists appreciate more information about their resorts listed on signs. News-Tribune,…...
Man killed by sheriff's deputies is suspect in Duluth homicide
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1045+ words) DULUTH " A driver killed in a shootout with sheriff's deputies on Tuesday night is believed to be the same man responsible for a homicide just six hours earlier. St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay and Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa…...
Bygones: 50 years ago, most euthanized pets were brought to Duluth pound by owners
1+ week, 3+ day ago (193+ words) News-Tribune, Feb. 10, 1926 West Duluth will host the entire city today as the nine-day Winter Frolic heads to Memorial Park. Nearly every business will close at 1 p.m., and more than 25,000 people are expected to participate in the festivities, which include a hockey…...
Following ICE lawsuit, Duluth Schools continue to push for protected status for schools
1+ week, 4+ day ago (967+ words) MINNEAPOLIS " "For decades, schools were considered safe locations," said John Magas, superintendent of Duluth Public Schools, just hours after the school district filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security to keep federal immigration agents off school property. On…...
Bygones: In 1956, a pregnant Canadian woman traveled to Duluth on foot, snowmobile, dogsled
1+ week, 5+ day ago (191+ words) News-Tribune, Feb. 7, 1926 Duluth's nine-day Winter Frolic continues as more than 5,000 people are expected to march in a parade down Superior Street tomorrow. The Winter Frolic Queen will head the parade. News-Tribune, Feb. 7, 1956 Mrs. Art Madsen, of Canada, gave birth to…...
Bygones: In 1956, a pregnant woman traveled from Canada to Duluth by snowshoes, dogsled, car and bus
1+ week, 5+ day ago (180+ words) News-Tribune, Feb. 7, 1926 Duluth's nine-day Winter Frolic continues as more than 5,000 people are expected to march in a parade down Superior Street tomorrow. The Winter Frolic Queen will head the parade. News-Tribune, Feb. 7, 1956 Virginia Madsen gave birth to a baby girl,…...
Bygones: Duluth Winter Frolic entertained thousands in 1926
1+ week, 6+ day ago (211+ words) News-Tribune, Feb. 6, 1926 More than 50,000 people are expected to participate in the nine-day Duluth Winter Frolic, which opens today. The day's festivities begin with inter-school ice relays among 200 children in 44 teams. The evening will end with a Letter Carriers' Ball at…...