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Duluth Sen. Jen McEwen Seeks Re-Election, Highlights Lead Pipe Replacement, Workers' Rights

State Sen. Jen McEwen announced a re-election bid, focusing on lead service line replacement funding for Duluth, workers' rights and healthcare and reproductive protections.

Marcus Williams•2 min read•10:46 AM

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Approximately 200,231 residents

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Duluth

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6,860 square miles in northeastern Minnesota

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60 Hibbing City Workers File Intent to Strike After Contract Clash

60 Hibbing City Workers File Intent to Strike After Contract Clash

AFSCME Local 791-1 filed an intent-to-strike after members were blocked from speaking at a Hibbing council meeting; the ...

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Buhl Council Targets Nine Undeveloped Lots, Unpaid Taxes and Utilities

Buhl Council Targets Nine Undeveloped Lots, Unpaid Taxes and Utilities

Buhl council flagged nine undeveloped lots in noncompliance, citing lost tax and utility revenue and adopting a utilitie...

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Carlton County Backs St. Louis County Bonding for Regional Canyon Landfill

Carlton County Backs St. Louis County Bonding for Regional Canyon Landfill

Carlton County backed St. Louis County's bonding pursuit for a regional landfill near Canyon, potentially shortening hau...

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St. Louis County's Top Winter Spots: Gooseberry Falls and Jay Cooke

St. Louis County's Top Winter Spots: Gooseberry Falls and Jay Cooke

St. Louis County residents are heading to Gooseberry Falls and Jay Cooke for winter hikes and scenic views; traction is ...

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Pulsar Helium starts sixth appraisal well near Babbitt, plans 10 wells

Pulsar Helium starts sixth appraisal well near Babbitt, plans 10 wells

Pulsar Helium began drilling a sixth appraisal well near Babbitt to map an extensive helium reservoir, a step that could...

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Amy Klobuchar Wins Overwhelmingly in St. Louis County DFL Straw Poll

Amy Klobuchar Wins Overwhelmingly in St. Louis County DFL Straw Poll

Klobuchar won overwhelming support in local DFL straw polls, signaling strong regional backing that could shape campaign...

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Mike Lindell Wins Hibbing GOP Caucus Straw Poll With 18 Votes

Mike Lindell Wins Hibbing GOP Caucus Straw Poll With 18 Votes

Mike Lindell won a non-binding GOP straw poll at the Hibbing caucus, receiving 18 of 31 ballots; the local result joins ...

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Founders Angel and Bob Dobrow Sell Zenith Bookstore to Manager Sarah Brown

Founders Angel and Bob Dobrow Sell Zenith Bookstore to Manager Sarah Brown

Founders Angel and Bob Dobrow sold Zenith Bookstore in West Duluth to manager Sarah Brown, keeping the neighborhood book...

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Sheriff's Office Seeks Tips After North Star ATM Theft in Mountain Iron

Sheriff's Office Seeks Tips After North Star ATM Theft in Mountain Iron

St. Louis County Sheriff's Office seeks public tips after thieves damaged an ATM and stole cash from North Star Credit U...

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Eveleth asks residents for feedback before mid‑February community center soft‑launch

Eveleth asks residents for feedback before mid‑February community center soft‑launch

Eveleth seeks resident feedback ahead of a mid-February soft launch of its new community center; surveys will arrive wit...

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Ryan Anderson Wins Record Fifth in 302-Mile Beargrease Marathon

Ryan Anderson Wins Record Fifth in 302-Mile Beargrease Marathon

Ryan Anderson won his fifth John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, finishing a 302-mile course in 25:30:30 and setting a rac...

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Chisholm Kiwanis to Hold Unity for Our Community at Longyear Lake

Chisholm Kiwanis to Hold Unity for Our Community at Longyear Lake

Chisholm Kiwanis will hold a short unity gathering at Longyear Lake Feb. 14 to support children and community healing; a...

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Paul McDonald Seeks Re-Election to St. Louis County Fourth District

Paul McDonald Seeks Re-Election to St. Louis County Fourth District

Paul McDonald announced he will seek re-election to the St. Louis County Board’s Fourth District, stressing his record o...

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57-Year-Old Man Killed in Sideswipe Crash on Arrowhead Trail North of Orr

57-Year-Old Man Killed in Sideswipe Crash on Arrowhead Trail North of Orr

A 57-year-old man from the south metro area was killed after two snowmobiles sideswiped on the Arrowhead Snowmobile Trai...

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Essentia Health Duluth adds robotic bronchoscopy, expands clinic hours for lung screening

Essentia Health Duluth adds robotic bronchoscopy, expands clinic hours for lung screening

Essentia Health Duluth added a Noah Medical Galaxy System robot and expanded lung clinic hours to speed early lung cance...

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St. Louis County Sheriff Warns Residents of Publisher's Clearing House Scam Calls

St. Louis County Sheriff Warns Residents of Publisher's Clearing House Scam Calls

St. Louis County Sheriff warned residents of Publisher's Clearing House scam calls asking for fees via gift cards or wir...

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Brooks' On-Ball Defense and Assist Push Denfeld Past Superior in Overtime

Brooks' On-Ball Defense and Assist Push Denfeld Past Superior in Overtime

Lee Brooks' on-ball defense and late assist lifted Duluth Denfeld past Superior in overtime, a momentum-shifting win for...

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Beargrease Marathon Returns to St. Louis County with Full 300-Mile Start

Beargrease Marathon Returns to St. Louis County with Full 300-Mile Start

Beargrease Marathon returned to St. Louis County with a full 300-mile start, drawing hundreds of spectators and more tha...

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Hermantown Green Acres Explosion Destroys Building, Kills Two Residents

Hermantown Green Acres Explosion Destroys Building, Kills Two Residents

An explosion at Green Acres in Hermantown destroyed a six‑unit building, killed two residents and displaced others; Stat...

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Duluth City Administrator Matt Staehling to Leave Feb. 28, Culhane Named Interim

Duluth City Administrator Matt Staehling to Leave Feb. 28, Culhane Named Interim

Duluth city administrator Matt Staehling will leave Feb. 28; Karla Culhane is named interim to maintain continuity in ci...

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Duluth's Historic Depot Gets $16.5M Renovation and Seacrest Model Exhibit

Duluth's Historic Depot Gets $16.5M Renovation and Seacrest Model Exhibit

St. Louis County approved $16.5M for a two-year overhaul of the 1892 Depot to replace aging systems and install a donate...

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St. Louis County Receives DEED Cleanup Grant for Site Redevelopment

St. Louis County Receives DEED Cleanup Grant for Site Redevelopment

St. Louis County will receive state cleanup grants, including $2,134,320 for Duluth’s Lot D, to investigate and remediat...

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Lutsen Lodge Owner Bryce Campbell Sues Insurer After $16.5M Claim Denial

Lutsen Lodge Owner Bryce Campbell Sues Insurer After $16.5M Claim Denial

Lutsen Lodge owner Bryce Campbell sued his insurer after a roughly $16.5M fire claim was denied, a development tied to o...

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Crowd Fills Duluth City Hall, Urges Police to Stop Cooperating with ICE

Crowd Fills Duluth City Hall, Urges Police to Stop Cooperating with ICE

A crowd filled Duluth City Hall on Jan. 23 to press Duluth police to stop cooperating with ICE, raising concerns about p...

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Monarch Fire, St. Luke’s Hospital to Offer ECPR Starting March 10, 2025

Monarch Fire, St. Luke’s Hospital to Offer ECPR Starting March 10, 2025

Monarch Fire and St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis County began offering ECPR on March 10, 2025, giving eligible cardiac ...

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Duluth Childcare Providers Rally Over Federal Funding Freeze Threatening Programs

Duluth Childcare Providers Rally Over Federal Funding Freeze Threatening Programs

Childcare providers in Duluth rallied after a federal freeze on Minnesota child care funding amid fraud allegations, war...

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St. Louis County Jail inmate Darrin Tiessen dies days after welfare check

St. Louis County Jail inmate Darrin Tiessen dies days after welfare check

A St. Louis County Jail inmate, Darrin Tiessen, died days after being found unresponsive during a welfare check; the Min...

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DECC and DSSO Mark Decades of Partnership as Duluth Culture Pillars

DECC and DSSO Mark Decades of Partnership as Duluth Culture Pillars

As WDIO marks its 60th anniversary, the DECC and the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra highlighted decades of shared hi...

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Duluth-area Thunderhawks' Sectional Win Over Hilltoppers Fuels Postseason Hopes

Duluth-area Thunderhawks' Sectional Win Over Hilltoppers Fuels Postseason Hopes

The Duluth-area Thunderhawks beat the Hilltoppers in a sectional game on Jan. 28, a statement win that bolsters postseas...

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