The winter solstice, marking the first day of winter, occurs on Sunday, Dec. 21. Learn how and why it happens.

As a developer in the Twin Ports, we oppose the Duluth City Council's Dec. 8 vote to transfer 230 acres of public land at the former Lester Park Golf Course to the Duluth Economic Development ...

Gary Dean Olson thought he'd gotten away with murder when he killed his wife in 1977. But he was sloppy, and bragged about ...

Joel Eriksson Ek did just that, making a classic “crash the net” play in the latter half of the third period for the eventual ...

Federal prosecutors estimated fraud could potentially reach $9 billion in losses. State officials didn't say the number was wrong and invited proof, but said they didn't have evidence to suggest that ...

Abdinajib Hassan Yussuf, 27, the president and CEO of Autism Star Center, has been charged federally with one count of wire fraud.

The fact that Darrisaw is out for the season means the Vikings will have backup left tackle Justin Skule starting in his place. That will at least provide some certainty for the Vikings when ...

The crash occurred Friday morning, Dec. 19, in Alexandria, Minnesota. An official said responders had to crawl through the Canadian Pacific Kansas City train because the crash was on the other side of ...

New telephone reporting sites will be established in areas currently served by the permits, Canadian officials said.

Ice conditions are anywhere from 5-10 inches now, depending on the lake you are measuring. Of course, the big-bodied, deep lakes and river areas have less. At any rate, please be careful and treat any ...

Merry Christmas, Duluth! David McGrath is formerly of Hayward; is an emeritus professor of English at the College of DuPage in Illinois; is an author, most recently of “ Far Enough Away ;” and is a ...

Billion Real Estate Holdings LLC of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, acquired 154.25 of 187.2 acres at 3M Wonewok, on Big Mantrap and Petit lakes north of Park Rapids, according to the Minneapolis-St. Paul ...