The Mesabi Miner is scheduled to leave Superior with a load of coal on March 15th. Only once in the last fifteen years have the Twin Ports seen an earlier opener.
Man pleads guilty in connection with boy's accidental shooting death
A child found the man's gun and it went off, striking and killing the boy.
95 Minnesota schools have 5+ COVID cases, 2 more school staffers die
There have been 10 school employees who have died from COVID during the pandemic.
Trees are nearing their fall color peak in some areas of Minnesota
Some areas are at 75-100% peak color.
1 killed in daytime shooting near St. Paul gas station
Police don't know a motive and are looking for the suspected shooter.
MPS changes course, will provide meals to Edison students for distance learning
The district had initially said meals would not be offered during the remote learning period.
Highest county case rates in Minnesota remain in rural areas
Just one of the seven metro counties have a case rate above 30.
Charges: Teen tried to pull 2 guns on St. Paul officers during arrest
Police are asking for help in reducing the number of illegal guns on city streets.
Coller: Where does Russ rank among cursed Vikings things?
Matthew Coller's work can be found daily at Purple Insider.
Missing: 13-year-old girl last seen in Willmar on September 11
Police say she ran away from a girls group home.
Ban for those who don't wear masks at Rochester School Board meetings
The board will have people trespassed, which comes with a one year ban from all school property.
Target to hire 100,000 seasonal workers for 2021 holiday season
The Minnesota retailer has seen its business surge during the pandemic.
Father of man accused in quadruple slaying now charged
The victims were found dead in an SUV that had been abandoned in a Wisconsin cornfield.
First departure from Twin Ports marks the start of the 2012 shipping season
The Mesabi Miner passed through the Duluth piers Friday. The Duluth News Tribune reports it was loaded with coal bound for Presque Isle, Michigan.
First 'saltie' of Lake Superior's shipping season arrives in Duluth harbor
Starting Monday, MPR reports the international vessel will be loaded with more than 10,000 tons of wheat bound for Belgium. On its way to the Twin Ports, the 470-foot ship dropped off steel pipe in Ontario.
Surfers enjoying the winter waves on Lake Superior
A group of brave surfers were spotted hitting the waves on Lake Superior Friday. WDIO in Duluth reports the air temperature was near single digits, but the Great Lake was in the mid-30s. One of the surfers says he's been catching the waves for the past 15 years.
Lake Superior shipping season ends Wednesday night
The Edwin H. Gott pulled into the Duluth Seaway Port Wednesday morning. It is the final ship of the 2011 season. MPR reports the Soo Locks officially close Wednesday at midnight. The warm weather allowed the locks to stay open three days longer this last year.
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