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Cirrus plane shipments down

Duluth-based airplane manufacturer Cirrus delivered 76 airplanes to customers in the first quarter of the year, 47 percent fewer than the 144 airplanes it sold during the same period last year.

Actor brings Benjamin Franklin to school

Teachers at Marshall School might not have recognized their former student, Andy Busam, when he returned to his alma mater for a visit Friday.

Minnesota fishing opener: Happy days, again

Fishing guide Dave Schaeffer tossed a chartreuse and pink jig into the water of Lake Vermilion early Saturday morning on Minnesota’s fishing opener. He liked the feel of his first cast of the season.

Cause of UMD student's death undetermined

A University of Minnesota Duluth student died Monday in Duluth, one day after completing an Army fitness test.

Retiring UMD professor was a mentor to many

After 19 years at UMD, where Raj Karim was mentor to hundreds of students, he plans to retire and volunteer part of each year in Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Cost of massive sewer repairs to affect most of Duluth

The Duluth City Council is set to discuss a resolution Monday that would see the elimination of all sanitary sewer overflows at a cost that would affect nearly all residents and businesses.

Food drive is a group effort

Duluth’s 16th annual Letter Carriers Food Drive was Saturday, and volunteers gathered to make it happen.

Peggy Anderson inducted into Hall of Fame

Anderson, a retired teacher who most recently worked at Central High School, was nominated by at least a dozen people.

College applications increase in Twin Ports

Officials say new programs, more-competitive enrollment standards and the worsening economy may be pushing numbers up.

Duluth deadly blaze was an accident

Duluth fire and police investigators said the Lincoln Park/West End fire that killed three people was accidental and started inside a kitchen wall, but a certain cause has not been determined.

Famed Eveleth sports figure dies

Dick Lawrence, the winningest football coach in Eveleth High School history with 117 victories, died Thursday in Duluth of heart failure.

Some lakes still locked in ice

While most of Minnesota’s 13,000 lakes are ice-free for today’s walleye fishing opener, several lakes in the far north remain locked in ice and inaccessible to boats.

Lessons in Love

In honor of Mother's Day today, we asked mothers to share their thoughts on their most valuable lessons and how they learned to be mothers.

Fox 21 weekend WX update: Scattered showers, HI: 50s LO: 30s

Here's your weather discussion for May 10-11: The 2008 Minnesota fishing opener will be a little on the wet side, especially during the late afternoon and evening across central and southern Minnesota.

Judge tosses suit against owners of dog hit by a car

A St. Louis County judge threw out a case in which a man sued a dog’s owners for damages to his car after he hit and killed the animal.

Daugherty's in Duluth now closed; last items auctioned

The baritone patter of auctioneer Brent Loberg ushered in the end of an era Thursday afternoon as Daugherty’s Hardware & Appliances made its very last sales.

Duluth students find ways to one-up each other, asking 'Will you go to prom with me?'

For a growing number of Duluth students, asking a date to the grand finale of high school dances — the prom — has become an art form.

Limb teaches Duluth pastor a weighty lesson

This spring Nathan Sahlberg did something smart: He made a decision to cut a splintered limb down, chop it up and get rid of the hazard. But then he did something dumb: He went about the task by himself.

Duluth officials confirm pit bull was euthanized Thursday

The city of Duluth disclosed Friday that it has euthanized a pit bull accused twice of mauling other dogs in West Duluth and declared dangerous.

Less than a mile of Duluth roads to be fixed if councilors approve a new plan

Duluth might rebuild even a smaller portion of its streets in 2009 than the 1.5 miles proposed last month.

Eveleth residents debate whether to move their giant hockey stick

Just who would benefit most from having a 110-foot-long hockey stick in their backyard, anyway?

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