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St. Scholastica’s $17M Student Center Opens

DULUTH, Minn. — A longtime dream has become a reality for the St. Scholastica community. On Tuesday, school officials, trustees, students and alumni gathered for the ribbon cutting of a new student center. The building is a culmination of years of fundraising and planning to ensure this center will serve the needs of students. “The student center is the dream…

Minnesota Duluth Mourns Death of Football Player Reed Ryan

In celebration of Reed's life, a memorial wake will be held on Friday, December 1 followed by a funeral service on Saturday, December 2.

DULUTH, Minn. — University of Minnesota Duluth football senior defensive lineman Reed Ryan passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at Essentia Health in Duluth at the age of 22. Ryan collapsed in the team’s weight room back on November 21st. He would fight for his life for a week before passing just short of midnight on Tuesday. Photo Courtesy: University…

MLB Delays Opening Day to Mid-May at Earliest Due to Virus

NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball has pushed back an opening day until mid-May at the earliest because of the coronavirus. The move came Monday after the federal government recommended restricting events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement following a conference call with executives of the 30 teams….

March Madness: Conferences Scrap Tourneys; NCAAs in Doubt

The Move Puts an Abrupt End to the Season

(AP) – The NCAA has canceled its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments because of the spread of coronavirus. The move puts an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned. The decision comes a day after the NCAA announced the games that were scheduled to start next week would go on but played…

Morris Claims State Title

'The Hope of the Hillside' Stopped McLaurin to Claim Jr. Welterweight Crown

Duluth is home to a brand new state boxing champion.  Saturday night at Throw Down at the Bear at Black Bear Casino, ‘The Hope of the Hillside’ Markus ‘Hooch’ Morris claimed the vacant Minnesota Jr. Welterweight Championship by knocking out Jeremy McLaurin in the 7th round.