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Bygones: Feds cited Duluth store in 1976
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (204+ words) News-Tribune, April 7, 1926 The St. Louis County coroner is investigating the death of Anna Hamalainen, 35, believed to have been shot to death by her husband, Charles Hamalainen, who afterward took his own life, at a building at 7801 Grand Ave. in Duluth....
Bygones: Tanker truck crashed in downtown Duluth 20 years ago
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (170+ words) News-Tribune, April 4, 1926 Superior Board of Health Secretary Hunter R. Miller said the city is enjoying an era of good health, with only a few cases of diphtheria and no cases of smallpox for over a year. Miller said illness runs in…...
Duluth native sues FAA over drone ban near immigration agents
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (626+ words) WASHINGTON " A Duluth native is suing the Federal Aviation Administration over a strict, nationwide ban on drones near immigration enforcement activities. "It really sent a chill down my spine, because the penalties are onerous," Levine said. "There were so many…...
Bygones: Paulucci offered to fund Duluth referendum in 1976
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (194+ words) News-Tribune, April 2, 1926 Duluth's Taxpayers' League issued a statement expressing dissatisfaction with the City Council's decision to open Superior Street through the Point of Rocks. The chief item of objection is the cost, claimed at $300,000 in excess of what the league…...
Duluth library to reduce access, citing service, security concerns
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (165+ words) DULUTH " Patrons of the city's main downtown library will need to enter the building via the doors facing Superior Street, starting Monday, April 6. Another set of doors at the corner of Michigan Street and Fifth Avenue West will now remain…...
Bygones: Duluth druggists offered 'medicinal' beer during prohibition
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (201+ words) News-Tribune, March 31, 1926 Duluth druggists started preparations to handle "medicinal" beer containing 3.75% alcohol, allowed under permits from the U.S. Treasury. While none is being sold locally yet, many inquiries have been received and orders have been placed. News-Tribune, March 31, 1956 William Talbot, 5, was…...
Duluth murder resentencing 'baffling and inhumane,' family says
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (1063+ words) DULUTH " Nearly a decade after the murder of William Grahek, his mother and brother were back at the St. Louis County Courthouse on Monday, struggling to make sense of what they described as a "baffling and inhumane" situation. Under a…...
Duluth TBI staff member used drugs, had sex with client
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (699+ words) DULUTH " A supervisory staff member at TBI Residential & Community Services Inc. neglected the needs of two vulnerable adult clients in a residential setting on Blackman Avenue, according to a report by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. An investigation took…...
Duluth Shakespeare Project presents 'Twelfth Night"
1+ week, 1+ day ago (546+ words) DULUTH " Think about the last time you saw a Shakespeare show. Now take most of the usual elements " the actors far off on a stage, the weeks of careful rehearsal evident and no beverages in sight " and throw most of…...
Photos: Shipping season starts in Duluth harbor
1+ week, 2+ day ago (240+ words) Dan Williamson joined the Duluth News Tribune in June 2021 where he's involved in digital content such as video, photos and podcasts as well as covering breaking news. Previously, he worked in television broadcasting as a Sports Director/Anchor at WDIO-TV…...