Thursday, May 22, 2008
Duluth News Tribune


Antenna fire disrupts local TV stations' digital signals
Firefighters mop up at the Grand Lake Township home destroyed by fire this morning. Once the fire was completely out, they began searching for the missing 80-year-old resident. [STEVE KUCHERA/NEWS TRIBUNE]

Updated: Body found in burned Grand Lake home

1:26 p.m.: Officials have found a body in a Grand Lake home destroyed by fire this morning.
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Duluth likely to keep blues festival

Mayor Don Ness and organizer Chris Mackey say they’re close to striking a deal to keep the festival at Bayfront Park.

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Ironworld assistant to the curator Rhonda Dass-Wilen (left) and maintenance worker Joe Gentile cover a display at the “Tangled up in Ore” exhibit on Bob Dylan before it opens today in Chisholm. [Clint Austin / News Tribune]

Ironworld exhibit explores Bob Dylan's local connections

Trying to pin down how Bob Dylan feels about his Iron Range roots is as hard as trying to pin down exactly what happened during one of Dylan’s earliest performances.

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A view from the second floor of UMD’s new Labovitz School of Business and Economics shows sweeping open space, much of it lit by natural illumination from many windows. [Bob King / News Tribune]

UMD Labovitz School of Business and Economics: New building (partly) open for business

It is light, sophisticated and airy inside the University of Minnesota Duluth’s new Labovitz School of Business and Economics.

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The new casino is set to open today at Black Bear Hotel and Casino in Carlton, six weeks ahead of schedule. The casino is the second phase of a $120 million, three-phase expansion and renovation by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. [Clint Austin / News Tribune]

Black Bear's new casino opens today in Carlton

Less than a year after every last slot machine and beverage dispenser was rolled out of the original casino and into temporary quarters next door, casino employees were rolling them back again to make ready for the new casino’s first guests at 8 a.m. this morning.

I-35W bridge report criticizes MnDOT

Expense of repairs and imprecise inspections may have contributed to the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, a report by the law firm hired by the Legislature says.
A mannequin displays the dress uniform of Adam Sheda inside the Commemorative Air Force Museum in Duluth. [DEREK MONTGOMERY/NEWS TRIBUNE]

Family donates veteran’s memorabilia

The family of Adam Sheda, who was killed last year in a backyard scuffle, has given his collection to the Commemorative Air Force Museum.

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Outside attorneys in City of Duluth's retiree case could cost city up to $50,000

Nude Duluth burglar gets five years of probation

The Duluth burglar who was arrested in the nude after a homeowner caught him in the act and stripped him of his clothes while fighting received a sentence of five years of supervised probation Wednesday

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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