Roger Hanson, a former University of Minnesota Duluth men’s basketball standout and member of the UMD Athletic Hall of Fame, passed away at the age of 78 this week. Hanson, born and raised in Duluth, graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1961 and was a pivotal member of the undefeated state championship basketball team....
The University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey coaching staff announced their six-player 2021 recruiting class Thursday. Bulldogs rookies include Hanna Baskin (Excelsior, Minn.), Brenna Fuhrman (Farmington, Minn.), Holly Gruber (Plover, Wisc.), Gabby Krause (Andover, Minn.), Jenna Lawry (Lindstrom, Minn.) and Mary Kate O’Brien (Wilbraham, Mass.). They join graduate transfer Élizabeth Giguère (Quebec City, Que.). “We...
The Minnesota Duluth football team will have a few new faces on its coaching staff come this fall. Head coach Curt Wiese has announced the additions of KeyShawn Carpenter and Monay Swafford to his staff on Tuesday. “We are thrilled to welcome both KeyShawn and Monay to the Bulldog football program,” said Wiese. “Both individuals...
Due to a high risk of rip currents today, the Duluth Fire Department is issuing a warning of dangerous swimming conditions for Park Point beaches effective immediately and continuing until 10 a.m. Saturday. This warning means that wind and wave conditions can support strong rip currents. Rip currents develop randomly along the entire Park Point...
St. Louis County’s latest online auction of newly offered tax forfeited properties has closed with 29 properties sold back into private ownership for a total of $903,575. The auction, conducted through publicsurplus.com, closed Thursday. Of the properties purchased, 15 had competing bids resulting in sales above the original listing price. The auction featured a variety...
Grandma’s Marathon founder and former executive director Scott Keenan has published a new book documenting his journey of bringing the event from just 150 runners in 1977 to one of the most respected road races in the United States. My Journey to Grandma’s Marathon: History and Heroes focuses on the people involved in bringing Grandma’s...
At approximately 12:40 p.m. today, investigators from the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force and officers from the Duluth Police Department arrested longtime heroin and fentanyl dealer, Carvell N. Robinson in Duluth. Robinson, 39, who is currently on probation for 1st Degree Sale of Heroin, was released from prison in 2020. He has...
In partnership with Community Action Duluth’s Seeds of Success Program, Essentia Health is pleased to announce the return of the Hillside Farmers Market on our downtown Duluth Campus. The market launched in May 2018 to place healthy options along a bus route and within walking distance of many Central Hillside neighbors. This year, it will...