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Greater Minnesota

Perch Lake restored, rejoined to St. Louis River

Perch Lake was once a bay of the river, before development separated the two.
June 12, 2025

Duluth

Provision for mining near Boundary Waters nixed from federal budget bill

U.S. House committee approved removing language on mineral leases in northeastern Minnesota; Senate likely to follow.
June 12, 2025

Outdoors

Feds now want employees on leave to help fight wildfires. Here’s what it could mean for Minnesota.

The federal government wants to beef up wildfire support with employees put on leave.
June 11, 2025
Jon Settergren, a Nisswa firefighter, talks with other firefighters and surveys the smoldered remains of a structure as part of the efforts to combat the Camp House wildfire in Brimson, Minn. on Thursday, May 15, 2025. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com

Real Estate

Developer of big Duluth hilltop real estate venture blames bank for latest financial woes

Letter from Lazar Ostreicher’s attorney says St. Cloud-based Stearns Bank failed to provide a guarantee that could have kept his client from running afoul of city agreement for old Central High School property.
June 11, 2025
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Business

DigiKey is one of largest foreign trade zones in country, mitigating some of its tariff costs

FTZs, as they are known, are a relatively small piece of the government’s trade designations, but interest in them is up because they can greatly reduce tariffs and other import fees.
June 11, 2025

Duluth

Kidnapping, assault charges dropped against four men with ties to Iron Range Hells Angels

An attorney for one of the men described the victim-witnesses as unreliable and the case as weak.
June 10, 2025

Duluth

Exhumed Duluth priest gets new resting place as supporters start push toward sainthood

The Rev. Joseph Buh was entombed in a marble vault at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary during a ceremony Monday.
June 10, 2025

Duluth

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

The Trump administration is proposing to shutter the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development.
June 10, 2025

Greater Minnesota

Two campers found dead at Isle Royale National Park

Rangers hiked 11 miles to a remote campground to confirm the deaths.
June 10, 2025
Isle Royale, a national park in Lake Superior, is a remote island famed for its moose population and intrepid adventurers. Photo by Melanie Radzicki McManus/special to the Star Tribune

Outdoors

How to stay up to date on Minnesota wildfires and fire danger

Check these state, federal and local resources ahead of recreation plans.
June 9, 2025

Duluth

Duluth car-living program for homeless people survives appeal, can reopen in church lot

Neighbors fought the city’s decision to allow the overnight homeless program, but the City Council denied their appeal.
June 8, 2025
Fresh from the shower, Lynette Ruse got her bedding sorted out before going to sleep in her van Monday night, October 30, 2023 in Duluth. At night, the parking lot of the Damiano Center becomes Safe Bay, a place where unhoused people can sleep in their vehicles without fear for their safety. A mobile hygiene trailer has showers and bathrooms for people to use before they settle in for the night. Safe Bay is an initiative of Stepping On Up, a coalition of Duluth social service organizations, many of which are housed in the Damiano Center. ] JEFF WHEELER • Jeff.Wheeler@startribune.com

News & Politics

Meth makes comeback in Minnesota in more dangerous and record ways

As the fentanyl crisis diverted the public’s attention, methamphetamine inundated the state.
June 7, 2025
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