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Bear-hunting dogs killed by wolves in northern Wisconsin

Two bear hunting dogs in training were killed and another injured in the past week in northern Wisconsin after being attacked by wolves.

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	NFL Network report: Favre plans to report to camp - 1:14 pm
	MPCA adds two Duluth beaches to advisory list - 12:20 pm
	Duluth sailor within 300 miles of finish in Pacific race - 11:15 am
	Repairs on damaged portion of I-35 to begin Aug. 4 - 10:41 am

Elevator in Moose Lake senior residence fixed after two-month wait

The elevator in a five-story apartment building had been out of service since Memorial Day, stranding many elderly residents in their apartments.

Duluth police, fire combination raises many questions

Department leaders investigate a proposal to combine their departments; officers and firefighters are concerned about training and response times.

Talk: What do you think of Mayor Don Ness’ plan to combine the Duluth police and fire departments?

Site sales at Duluth airpark set stage for job growth

American Precision Assemblers, Border Patrol will have facilities at the Airpark sites.

Superior woman wins Tarja Halonen lookalike contest

Gayle Wahner wins the Duluth News Tribune’s Tarja Halonen lookalike contest. Halonen, president of Finland, is in town today and Saturday for FinnFest.

New Minnesota rules set passenger limits, driving curfews for young drivers

For the first six months they have their licenses, Minnesota drivers ages 16 and 17 may not drive between midnight and 5 a.m. and may have only one passenger younger than 20; work and school exceptions exist.

Hoyt Lake man charged with sexually abusing children

Nicholas Kent Aeverman, 20,is charged with 16 counts of first-degree sexual conduct for the alleged repeated sexual abuse of three children.

UMD grad is musical ambassador for festival

University of Minnesota Duluth graduate Emily Hagen has been masterful at recruiting overseas talent for the Sieur du Luth Summer Arts Festival.

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Obama says Iran should accept EU nuclear proposal and not wait for next US president

Democrat Barack Obama said Friday that Iran should promptly accept an international call to freeze its uranium enrichment

Qantas jet lands with gaping hole in fuselage

Big hole in fuselage prompts Qantas jumbo jet to make emergency stop in Manila

Baghdad muralists resist push for sectarian themes

Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics amid feud

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Attack on dad at Valleyfair wasn't hate crime

An MMA fight and a bar exam, all in three days

Bloomberg withholds presidential endorsement

High-tech Minn. health lab focused on new risks

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