A Duluth man who is suspected of scrawling "plunger" on dozens of surfaces around the city has been charged with felony-level damage to property.

Duluth 'plunger' vandal charged with defacing multiple sites in months-long spree

Mason Kenneth Manseau was arrested in early April, released, and arrested again in May.
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Business

Minnesota Power agrees to smaller bill increase for customers in settlement

May 3
If utility regulators approve the deal with state officials, residential customers' electric rates would increase 4.9% instead of the originally posed 12%.
Northland College averts closure, will stay open with restructured model
Local

Northland College averts closure, will stay open with restructured model

May 2
The private school in Ashland, Wis., will offer just eight majors and "right-size" its faculty and staff.
Adella Shores went down in Lake Superior during a storm in 1909. It was found more than 100 years later.
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Ship found at the bottom of Lake Superior more than 100 years after it went missing

May 2
A team from the Great Lakes Shipwrecks Historical Society found the Adella Shores 650 feet deep in Lake Superior near Whitefish Point.
Mike Randolph, shown on the day he left Duluth East in 2021, is making another exit. St. Thomas Academy has told him it will not renew his contract.
High Schools

Randolph calls reasons for losing STA hockey job 'lame excuses'

May 2
Mike Randolph was let go by St. Thomas Academy after finishing last season tied for most wins by a Minnesota high school hockey coach. He vows to be coaching somewhere else next season.
Cynthia McDougall
Duluth

Historic $7.8M jury award in death of Minnesotan struck by driver who was high from huffing aerosol

May 2
An attorney for the manufacturer said her client intends to appeal.
Grand Rapids resident Dana Butler stands beneath the 10 Commandments painted on the wall of the new Itasca County jail.
Local

Thou shalt not blend church and state, new Minnesota jail is told

May 1
Residents on tours who discovered religious quotes lining cellblock walls of the Grand Rapids facility allege First Amendment violation.
Duluth

Parts of Twin Ports Interchange project could open in fall; completion is in sight

April 30
A representative from the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council said the investigation is ongoing regarding historical artifacts found at construction sites.
Politics

Bipartisan bill proposes student teacher stipends to combat teacher shortage in Minnesota

April 30
The 12-week pilot program is slated to start in the 2024-25 school year in collaboration with colleges in Duluth, St. Cloud and elsewhere in Greater Minnesota.

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