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2025 NFL Draft Prospect Zoom Interview: Sam Pitz, TE, Minnesota Duluth
Minnesota Duluth star tight end Sam Pitz is a big-time prospect with soft hands. Pitz is a playmaker who will have the attention of NFL teams this season. Check out this exclusive Zoom interview with Jimmy Williams on Draft Diamonds and make sure you hit the like and subscribe button below!
Testing friction of road material made with taconite tailings with technology called SCRIM
A bright orange truck made a few passes along Munger Shaw Road on Friday. It’s called SCRIM, and it’s a road survey machine that tests friction of pavement and surfaces. SCRIM stands for Sideway force Coefficient Routine Investigation Machine. From the company WDM USA, the technology was developed...
Community Members Learn About Blue Heron Research Vessel in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. — Community members stepped on deck to learn all about the Blue Heron research vessel in the Duluth. UMD’s Large Lakes Observatory hosts the Science on Deck event in the Duluth Harbor near Pier B Resort. There are three days of tours offered this summer. Scientists...
Slatten earns top honor as boys golfer
HIBBING—The high school golf seasons are short, so Andrew Slatten did something about that. The Hibbing High School senior-to-be travels to Oklahoma for the winter, staying at his aunt and uncle’s house, taking PSEO courses out of Minnesota North-Hibbing, and more importantly, playing golf. So when Slatten returns to Hibbing in the spring, he’s already steps ahead of his teammates and fellow competitors. ...
Duluth City Council Meeting to Start Early on Monday, July 29th
DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth City Council announces an earlier start for next weeks City Council Meeting. The meeting on Monday, July 29th will start at 5:15 p.m. rather than 7:00 p.m. The early start will provide extended time for public comment and policy decisions. With recent City Council...
Summer of Service Clean-Up Event in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. — On Thursday people from radio station Life 97.9 paired up with Twin Ports Trailer Trash to get Duluth a little cleaner. Through the radio, they encouraged listeners to get outside and help keep the community clean. Volunteers hit the park point beach to pick up trash along the shoreline. They say, they had their work cut out for them.
Fatal ATV crash in St. Louis County
On July 27th, 2024, at approximately 3:40 P.M. area first responders were dispatched to the report of an ATV crash on a trail in Balkan Township, between the cities of Chisholm and Buhl, in St. Louis County. Responding deputies arrived and located a side-by-side ATV that was upright but appeared...
Nurses union posts major gains in northern Minnesota — and other labor news
Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: Minnesota nurses union’s organizing blitz at Essentia; Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board reaches tentative agreement with striking workers; Medical staffing agency required to pay $336,000 to workers charged illegal fees; Unions line up behind Harris for […]
Former St. Cloud legal aid attorney now a Minn. Supreme Court judge
A former St. Cloud legal aid attorney is now on the Minnesota Supreme Court bench. In a formal ceremony focused on justice for all Minnesotans, Sarah Hennesy took the oath of office as the Minnesota Supreme Court’s newest associate justice, according to a release. ...
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan Offers Assurance To Those Seeking Abortions, Stating “You Are Welcome Here”
While Iowa is set to enforce some of the toughest abortion laws in the country, elected officials in Minnesota are taking a different approach by welcoming out-of-state abortion seekers to access the necessary services. Starting Monday, Iowa will put into effect its rule prohibiting most abortions after six weeks, a...
Isak Hansen Independent Hardware, Home Center, and Custom Builders in Lutsen to expand home appliance purchase and repair needs of Cook County
All photos from Boreal Community Media. The recent closure announcement from Almost Home Appliance has many Cook County community members wondering what other options are available for purchasing and repairing home appliances locally. Some may not be aware that Isak Hansen Independent Hardware, Home Center, and Custom Builders in Lutsen, MN, sells and services appliances. For over 90 years, Isak Hansens has been here to support the needs of Cook County residents. Boreal Community Media reached out to Tom Dwyer, owner of Isak Hansen, to learn more.
July 27th: Hot, humid, and hazy
High pressure will continue to dominate the middle third of the country over the next several days. Extremely hot weather is expected all weekend long. Hot temperatures in the 80s to near 90 expected through the weekend with strong southerly winds with gusts of 20 to 25 mph. This wind will bring in plenty of moisture making for extremely humid conditions as dew points climb into the 70s. The combination of heat and humidity could see heat indices climb to 100°F, this includes Duluth. The Northland beaches and water ways will likely be full this weekend with people trying to beat the heat.
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