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Duluth bus fares dropping to encourage more rides after deep downturn

FILE-The Duluth Transit Authority plans to reduce the costs of some bus passes to increase ridership.

Some pass costs will fall to boost ridership, pending City Council approval.

Duluth's Zeitgeist Arts Cafe reopens with pop-ups in tow

The Zeitgeist Arts Cafe in Duluth will reopen on Fridays during Gumbo Boi pickup hours for drinks and limited indoor dining.

Bar service and indoor dining resumes Friday.

Sex offenders at Moose Lake protest after rash of COVID deaths

The razor wire that surrounds the state-operated sex offender treatment center in Moose Lake. Offenders have been protesting what they see as unsafe c

A large outbreak of the virus has fueled long-simmering tensions over civil liberties at the state program.

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  • Tracking coronavirus in Minnesota

Grand Marais mayor's dog survives wolf attack

In a photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a gray wolf. Federal wildlife officials are proposing to strip endangered species protectio

Wolves cornered Blue, a two-year-old Weimaraner, on a trail in the woods.

Blatnik Bridge between Duluth and Superior headed toward retirement, replacement

The bridge connecting Duluth and Superior is due for replacement

Federal stimulus will help pay internet bills, boost broadband access across Minnesota

The COVID relief bill includes $7 billion for increasing access and security.

2021 BWCA visitors will have to learn to 'leave no trace' of their visit

The Forest Service says it's making educational videos mandatory for permits after last season's "unacceptably high amount" of damage to the wilderness.

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Duluth gears up for Viking cruises in 2022

Officials hope the pandemic-stricken industry will come roaring back.

What to drink this week at Twin Ports breweries

We are launching a weekly feature to tell you about what's new at the many breweries and cideries in the Twin Ports.

Walz in Duluth: Coming together again will be 'the hardest thing to do'

The governor made three stops around the state this week to promote civility following the U.S. Capitol riot.

Grandma's Marathon on for June, but only at half of usual capacity

The country's 12th-largest marathon typically brings 20,000 participants and thousands of other visitors to Duluth each year.

Duluth Chamber CEO David Ross retiring later this year

Ross has held the job for nearly 24 years.


Local

Horse breeder Candi Lemarr talked about life at her family farm in Sleepy Eye, Minn.

Judge rejects plea to return horses to Sleepy Eye trainer

Two men fatally shot on St. Paul's East Side
Charge: Driver's wide turn against red light led to motorcyclist's death in East Bethel
U.S. Bank Stadium's water woes surface again with bubbly replacement barriers

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Sports

Vikings offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak in September.

Kubiak announces retirement; Vikings to have sixth OC in as many years

Uneven mask-wearing in high school games draws call for full compliance
With no fans, how will Wild have home-ice advantage?
Saunders dissects his own performance after rough Wolves loss

Business

A Boston Scientific Corporation logo is displayed in Massachusetts in July 2010. (AP file photo.) ORG XMIT: MIN2007291205221026

Boston Scientific to pay $1B for portable heart monitor maker in Eagan

State regulators fine Xcel Energy $1M over dispute with solar developers
Minneapolis cap on short-term rentals upsets operators, developers
Minnesota lost nearly 50,000 jobs in December, the second straight month of job losses

Opinion

President Joe Biden reacts as he prepares to deliver his inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20 in Washington.

Can liberty survive all this 'unity'?

A Minneapolis police plan that failed at liftoff
Editorial cartoon: Bill Bramhall on the new boss
Readers Write: National healing, Inauguration Day, U.S. citizenship, comparing administrations

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  • The Zeitgeist Arts Cafe in Duluth will reopen on Fridays during Gumbo Boi pickup hours for drinks and limited indoor dining.
    Duluth's Zeitgeist Arts Cafe reopens with pop-ups in tow
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    Duluth gears up for Viking cruises in 2022
  • The Blatnik Bridge connecting Duluth and Superior, Wis., has stood for 60 years, but a long-range plan would reconfigure the span and its feeder arter
    Blatnik Bridge between Duluth and Superior headed toward retirement, replacement
  • The Boswell Energy Center in Cohasset, Minn., in 2011. Minnesota Power intends to shut down one unit by 2030 and convert another by 2035 as it seeks t
    Minnesota Power shutting, converting final two coal plants by 2035
  • In a photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a gray wolf. Federal wildlife officials are proposing to strip endangered species protectio
    Grand Marais mayor's dog survives wolf attack

    Variety

    Cher and Nicolas Cage in the 1987 romantic comedy “Moonstruck.”

    Why you should revisit 'Moonstruck,' plus 6 other things to watch this week

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    Dennis Anderson

    Anderson: Prolonged border closing deals crushing blow to businesses, summer rituals

    With the largest concentration of hunting and fishing camps in Canada, the region of Ontario just north of Minnesota is especially hard hit by the closed border. And Minnesotans who take those trips feel targeted, too.

    Dennis Anderson

    Anderson: Duluth a prime tourism spot; does copper-nickel mining pose threat?

    Last week, Duluth reported $12.4 million collected in tourism tax revenue, an all-time high. But industry, not tourism, has always been, and remains, among the city's primary economic drivers

    Dennis Anderson

    Anderson: Pheasants Forever works to keep the base fired up

    The annual festival comes to the Twin Cities again this year. While it will arrive amid tough news for birds and habitat, the group stays on point.


    Politics

    Activation of the Nobles 2 wind farm in southwestern Minnesota pushed Minnesota Power to 50% renewable energy, the first utility in the state to do so

    Walz pushes again for carbon-free electricity in Minnesota to avert climate crisis

    Minnesota tribes blast Rep. Pete Stauber for opposing Interior nomination
    The handwarming story of how Bernie Sanders got his inauguration mittens
    Ontario leader blames Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine delays

    Nation

    Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, laughs while speaking in the James Brady Press Briefing Room

    Fauci unleashed: Doc takes 'liberating' turn at center stage

    Hard-luck Maryland town gets a $731.1 million Powerball win
    Despite reactions, California says virus vaccine can be used
    Time, transparency needed as Biden inherits frazzled census

    World

    Mourners carry a flag-draped coffin of a suicide bomb victim, Ahmed Reda during his funeral procession at the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday

    Twin suicide bombings rock central Baghdad, at least 32 dead

    Canada's governor general resigns after harassment report
    French doctor who made Down discovery closer to sainthood
    5 killed in blaze at Indian producer of COVID-19 vaccine

    Curious Minnesota

    Ford cars built at the St. Paul plant are loaded on to river barges on the Mississippi River in 1925.

    Did Ford make millions of windows from sand mined beneath its plant?

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    Duluth

    FILE-The Duluth Transit Authority plans to reduce the costs of some bus passes to increase ridership.

    Duluth bus fares dropping to encourage more rides after deep downturn

    Duluth's Zeitgeist Arts Cafe reopens with pop-ups in tow
    Sex offenders at Moose Lake protest after rash of COVID deaths
    Grand Marais mayor's dog survives wolf attack

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    In this 2015 photo, actor Dustin Diamond, center, leaves court in Port Washington, Wis., after being convicted of two misdemeanors stemming from a bar

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    Minnesota lawmakers propose ban and moratorium on copper mining

    Mining opponents say Minnesota shouldn't be a guinea pig for risky copper mines.


    Attorney argues Duluth officer's shooting of unarmed man was justified by sound of gunshots

    Jared Fyle, who was injured by the shots, said the noise was caused by him kicking and locking his door.


    Minnesota Power shutting, converting final two coal plants by 2035

    The utility announced a retirement timeline for what will likely be the last coal plant in the state.


    Duluth approves $50,000 settlement in police dog attack

    An off-duty K-9 bit an employee at a hotel in Warroad in 2018.


    Surge of support for Grand Rapids wine bar after 'scary couple of months'

    When Tia Marie posted her story on social media, an outpouring of community support followed.


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