By Kate Van Daele The City of Duluth is opening the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony to the public. Masks will be required for all who attend the ceremony and social distancing is recommended. The ceremony will begin in the Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center’s Ice Cube space outside of AMSOIL Arena at 11 a.m. Entrance E...
April 19, 2026
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September 9, 2021September 9, 2021Breaking News, City of Duluth, Duluth
Improvements at Merritt Park to begin Monday
By Kate Van Daele Improvements to Merritt Park will begin on Monday and are expected to be under construction for approximately two weeks. During that timeframe, contractors will install sidewalks to create an accessible route through the park to connect the playground, sport court, and ballfield areas. The sport court will also be restriped to...
September 8, 2021September 8, 2021Breaking News
Chief Buffalo Memorial Mural painting kicks off
Beginning in September, people walking through the maze of ramps and stairways connecting Gichi-Ode’ Akiing Park to the Lakewalk may have noticed a fresh coat of colored paint lining the walkways. Artists and volunteers will be on site over the next few weeks working to complete a series of murals dedicated to the legacy of...
September 8, 2021September 8, 2021Breaking News, City of Duluth, Duluth
Duluth Police seeking public’s help in locating missing person
By Mattie Hjelseth The Duluth Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person. Raechelle Monique Long Elk, 34, was last seen in the Duluth area on Friday, September 3, 2021. She is described as a 5’1â€Â, 130 pound Native American/Hispanic woman. The family is concerned of her well-being as she was...
September 8, 2021September 8, 2021Breaking News, City of Duluth
City of Duluth to host September 11 Remembrance Ceremony
By Kate Van Daele The City of Duluth will commemorate the September 11, 2011, terrorist attacks in a closed indoor ceremony. Members of the Duluth Police and Fire Departments will join Mayor Emily Larson, Fire Chief Shawn Krizaj, and Police Chief Mike Tusken in a remembrance ceremony at the Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center’s Ice...
September 8, 2021September 8, 2021Breaking News, Duluth
The Duluth Street Art Initiative to lead public art project downtown
On September 9-12, The Duluth Street Art Initiative, a local non-profit dedicated to bringing public art to the streets of Duluth, will team up with local artists and business/property owners in the 100 block of W. Superior Street in Downtown Duluth to create a large public art installation in the alley behind North Shore Bank,...
September 8, 2021September 8, 2021Breaking News
I-35 temporary on-ramp closure at 5th Avenue West in Duluth
MnDOT contractors are currently working on drainage structure repairs on I-35 in Duluth. A daytime on-ramp closure at 5th Avenue West to northbound I-35 will be needed on September 8 and 9 and September 13 – 15. Motorists should expect the closure between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Traffic will be detoured to the Lake...
September 8, 2021September 8, 2021Breaking News, Business
Updated study reveals increasing benefits from industrial sector
By Jayson Hron Building on a 2018 study by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, the Duluth Seaway Port Authority today released updated information compiled by Northspan highlighting the economic value and social significance of Duluth’s industrial sector. The 2019 data, representing the most recent available, not only support the previous findings (which were...