Iron Range politics were in the spotlight Wednesday night as candidates in several races faced off on stage at the Hibbing High School auditorium. Hermantown city councilor Grant Hauschild (DFL) and Babbitt Mayor Andrea Zupancich (R) are going head-to-head to fill the Minnesota Senate seat long-held by Tom Bakk, and debate grew heated at times.
Officials say this bid is different than all of the others in the past because of big financial pledges: the Packers organization is giving a $1 million and the stadium district is adding $1.2 million.
Hurricane Ian swamped southwest Florida, flooding streets and buildings, knocking out power to over 1 million people and threatening catastrophic damage further inland.
Anyone who's driven through Two Harbors in the summer knows traffic can be a headache. That's why leaders with MnDOT want to make some equally big changes to Highway 61 in town.
The last time the UMD football team was 2-2 four games into the season was back in 2017. The bulldogs ended that regular season with eight straight wins, a 9-3 record and an NSIC North championship.
Living in rural communities may have some benefits, but some people outside our region's more metro areas are having a tough time finding work right now.
Monday night in Duluth, city council discussed their plan for distributing tourism tax money for 2023. Dozens of local projects and organizations are slated to receive some of that nearly $4 million, including a project for a local skate park.
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