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9:20 P.M. UPDATE: Investigators located the body of a 76-year-old Duluth man around 8 p.m. Monday after a pole building started on fire in Gnesen Township earlier in the day. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately release the identity of the man. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Minnesota State Fire Marshals Office, the...

DULUTH, Minn.- Over the weekend, a little bit of history for UMD women’s basketball head coach Mandy Pearson. In the Bulldogs’ 74 to 71 win over St. Cloud State on Saturday, Pearson secured her 300th career victory. She’s been the head coach at UMD since 2015 and now has a total of 198 wins as a Bulldog. Before her time...

DULUTH, Minn. — People across the Northland spent the day honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by continuing the long-standing tradition of marching, reflection, and celebration. The annual MLK Day celebration, organized by the Duluth NAACP, began with a community breakfast at the First United Methodist Church. Around noon, attendees marched through the DECC’s skywalk,...

TWO HARBORS, Minn.– After the massive Brimson Complex fire took out a large portion of the northern St Louis County area, efforts are still strong to help towns such as Brimson rebuild. Since then, a nonprofit called “Brimson Strong” lead by founder Mikala Schliep has dedicated time and effort to help her community. The fire also affected Schliep, as it...