Saturday, May 17, 2008
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University of Minnesota Duluth graduates fill the floor of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center arena Saturday afternoon for the 108th Undergraduate Commencement. Clint Austin / News Tribune

UMD, UWS hold graduation ceremonies

Arctic explorer Ann Bancroft received an honorary degree at UMD and retired Air Force Gen. Sandra Gregory received an honorary degree at UWS.

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Gov. Tim Pawlenty talks to some of hundreds of people who gathered on the Minnesota Capitol mall Saturday to celebrate the state's 150th birthday. After greeting visitors, he went into negotiations with legislative leaders. Don Davis/Forum Capitol Bureau

After a four-month grind, Minn. lawmakers ready for the end

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Volunteers install a new playground Saturday morning at Chester Bowl in Duluth. Clint Austin / News Tribune

Volunteers install new Chester Bowl playground

The new playground replaces an aging wooden structure and has more features for toddlers.
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Bob and LaVerne Fryberger are congratulated by Duluth Mayor George Johnson in 1951 during a city parade for the Pee Wee team after winning the championship. Bob coached the team, a group of neighborhood kids he assembled. (photo courtesy of Fryberger family

Founders of Duluth hockey to be honored with Heritage Sports Center mural

Their names are almost synonymous with youth hockey in Duluth’s neighborhoods; Robert and LaVerne Fryberger in the east, Rip Williams in the center and Ray Peterson in the west.

State bill would put cap on Duluth schools' long-range plan

A bill intended to stop the Duluth school district’s long-range plan in its tracks may soon prove to be little more than a speed bump.
The robber is described as black male, dark complexion, slight facial hair, mid to late 20s, approximately 5’4”-5’6”tall, 150 lbs with a medium build.

Duluth bank robber believed to be on spree

The FBI believes the man has robbed six Minnesota banks in 16 days in Duluth, Hastings, Forest Lake, St. Paul, Oakdale and, on Wednesday, Roseville.

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Margaret Sanford, Jacqui LaLiberte, Kaylee Ganser, Kallie Gunsolus and Katie Elmer check out a table of manga during an anime presentation Friday evening at Marshall School in Duluth. Gunsolus and Ganser are dressed as characters from the Naruto series of anime books. Derek Montgomery/News Tribune

Anime Night raises money for Sister Cities program

School-age fans of anime paid $5 for admittance to a night of movie showings, character role-playing competitions and door-prize drawings.

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Pitching leads Saints into regional final.

Sophomore right-hander Steve Gerten pitched a complete game today to lead St. Scholastica past top-seeded St. Thomas 7-1 and into the championship of the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional baseball tournament at E.J. Schneider Field in Oshkosh, Wis.

Local law enforcement officers solve 11 burglaries in one day

Within about 24 hours, law enforcement officers from the Minnesota State Patrol, Superior Police, the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office, Fond du Lac Tribal Police and the Cloquet Police Department cleared up nearly a dozen local burglaries, many that were almost two years old.
Novelist Brian Freeman sits with three of his novels based in the Duluth area.

CHUCK FREDERICK: Brian Freeman's bestsellers put Duluth in literary limelight
House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher of Minneapolis announces early Friday evening that legislative negotiators and Gov. Tim Pawlenty had nearly resolved all issues needed to end the 2008 legislative session. With her is Assistant Senate Majority Leader Tarryl Clark of St. Cloud, In the back are House Majority Leader Tony Sertich of Chisholm, left, and House Minority Leader Marty Seifert of Marshall. Don Davis/Minn. State Capitol Bureau

Legislative leaders say deal near

Republican and Democratic leaders said they would resume talks with Gov. Tim Pawlenty at 8:45 p.m. and a final deal could come tonight or early Saturday.

11 sentenced for roles in Duluth cocaine ring
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Minnesota woman's download trial gets second chance

A Minnesota woman ordered to pay $222,000 in the nation’s first music download trial may get another chance with a jury.

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Minnesota numbers show overall job gains; local jobs report mixed

A report released Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development suggests last month was a bruise on what otherwise is a slightly better-than-average state economy.
Duluth police officers Jim Hansen (left) and Michelle Rafferty placed at the top in the Police Department weight challenge with the help of the Duluth Family Practice Center. [Bob King / News Tribune]

Duluth police staff lose 545 pounds

Forty officers and staff members challenged themselves to become healthier; they lost 544.8 pounds and 60 inches from their waists.

What's in a nickname?

Dads often give clever nicknames to their children. We'd like to hear the story behind your nickname for a Father's Day story. Call Linda Hanson by May 29 at 720-4120 or email her at lhanson@duluthnews.com.


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The opening question for the man thrusting Duluth into the world’s literary limelight was such a no-brainer Brian Freeman blurted it out before I could. “Why Duluth, right?” asked the author of “Immoral” and “Stalked,” psychological suspense novels both set in our fair city and both with sales in the hundreds of thousands.
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