Jana Hollingsworth

Who is Bryce Campbell, accused of torching Lutsen Resort? Campbell had dreams of making the former North Shore landmark a fine dining destination, drawing the same wealthy patrons who flock to Vail and Glacier National Park.

Authorities arrested and charged him with arson and insurance fraud in early last December. He was released after posting a $100,000 bond with conditions that include needing court permission to leave the state.

Swapped, covered and removed: The license plate tactics ICE is using in Minnesota The Department of Homeland Security defends secretive practices as safety measures.

ICE and its illegal license plate tactics in Minnesota. Story by me: www.startribune.com/swapped-cove...

Thursday front page

The front page of Sunday, Jan. 25th edition of the Minnesota Star Tribune, with coverage second Minneapolis killing by federal agents.

Coming in Sunday's @startribune.com: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Eva Herscowitz with reporting, as well!

How Minnesota officials support data center secrecy Governments are signing non-disclosure agreements and concealing basic information about potential data centers.

The secrecy behind data centers in Minnesota. From @walkerorenstein.bsky.social and me.
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So anger-making.

Duluth nonprofit leader investigated for alleged financial mismanagement Community Action Duluth board and Executive Director Classie Dudley say race factors into workplace complaints.

The sexual harassment claims against Community Action Duluth director apparently involve pumping breast milk at work. Gift link.
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Thank you, Stacey.

50 years later, the mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald still haunts the children of its lost crew “This time of year when the gales of November kick up, it’s almost impossible not to think of the men on the Fitz.”

Here is mine and Christa Lawler's story on the Edmund Fitzgerald anniversary. I spent time with daughters of men who went down with the ship, who graciously shared funny and beautiful memories of their dads. To them it's more than a song and a legend. www.startribune.com/50-years-lat...

Landslide victory for controversial Duluth rental repair law The new right-to-repair rule will allow renters to initiate small fixes without involving city inspectors, and with an assurance that landlords pay.

Right-to-repair ordinance wins easily in Duluth. Plus, some newbies will join City Council, including Diane Desotelle, David Clanaugh and Jordon Johnson.

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Proposed right-to-repair law pits tenants against landlords in a new way On next week’s ballot, the issue is heated in Duluth, where 40% of the housing stock is rental.

“The first renters rights law of its kind in Minnesota would allow renters to bypass municipal red tape and initiate small fixes themselves at the expense of landlords.”

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By @janahollingsworth.bsky.social

#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism

Photo albums, and framed photos from home for the walls. Familiar shelf-stable snacks.

Northern Minnesota mystery project identified as data center Mystery has been swirling around the project for months amid zoning changes and offers to buy homes.

A massive development proposal that Hermantown is describing only as a “communication services facility” was identified as a data center in a January letter sent to city officials. Story w/
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To protect wild rice, Minnesota moves to cut off pollution from taconite basins The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is trying to enforce a sulfate limit at U.S. Steel’s Keetac basin, one of six that leak the substance.

Across the Iron Range, taconite firms collect their waste in six huge tailings basins. All of them leak sulfate, according to data collected by the state of Minnesota and the EPA.

New details about police activity after lawmaker shootings raise questions about response The Minnesota Star Tribune found that Brooklyn Park police waited more than 60 minutes to enter the Hortman home and that several law enforcement agencies were unaware of the situation for hours.

Brooklyn Park police waited more than 60 minutes to enter the Hortman home after seeing the assassin shoot Mark Hortman in a doorway.

Wild rice is in jeopardy in Minnesota. But nobody can agree on how to save it. Minnesota’s state grain is critical to tribes, farmers, rural economies and the environment. But any action to protect it and the waters that nurture it has long been a seed of contention.

Why is wild rice so critical?
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Pure summer. #trampledbyturtles #duluth

Minnesota’s Hormel sues Wisconsin’s Johnsonville alleging stolen sausage secrets A former employee at Austin, Minn.-based Hormel emailed recipes and proprietary information to his personal account before joining brat-maker Johnsonville, a federal lawsuit alleges.

A former Hormel Foods employee made off with top-secret sausage recipes and market intel before joining regional competitor Johnsonville, a new federal lawsuit allege

Worker recounts North Shore tunnel crash that left him stranded high above badly injured crewmate The driver and one of the workers were airlifted in critical condition, the patrol said.

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New photo leading Strib live blog. "Loved ones, who declined to give their names, of Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark embraced after hanging a sign with pictures of the couple and their dog Gilbert at a memorial outside the House Chambers"

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‘We don’t want to lose this mine’: Fear sets in for Iron Range miners as shutdown takes hold Cleveland-Cliffs’ layoff of more than 600 workers in March feels different from past shutdowns, locals say.

Effects of the Cleveland Cliffs layoffs on the Iron Range:
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Duluth billboards blast DOGE cuts to Voyageurs National Park The billboards are part of a national campaign from progressive nonprofit news outlet More Perfect Union.

Voyageurs National Park billboards in Duluth take aim at Trump admin for cuts. www.startribune.com/duluth-billb...

The NYT is the paper that popularized the whole "Duluth as climate haven" notion. So, funny to read this take.

A tribe built solar for its casino. Their utility says it will cut power The unusual conflict has pitted assertions of tribal sovereignty against claims that the solar array flouts state utility laws.

NEW: The Upper Sioux Community soon plans to turn on a new solar array to help power its casino.

If they do, the local electric provider says it will cut off power. It's an unusual, bitter standoff that involves complex utility law and tribal sovereignty.

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Rain tempers northeast Minnesota fires, burned areas opened to property owners Groups have organized relief funds for those affected by the fires, and officials promise more support.

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Northern Minnesota wildfire response: ‘This is when you find out what kind of community you live in’ By midday Tuesday, the Camp House fire near Brimson had grown to 12,000 acres.

Scenes from Brimson today. www.startribune.com/minnesota-wi...

Three wildfires break out in northern Minnesota. Here’s what you need to know. St. Louis County is currently evacuating residents near the Camp House fire.

Camp House fire near Brimson has grown to 19 square miles.

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If Duluth crime is down, why are residents afraid? As city leaders work to revitalize downtown, they fight negative perceptions.

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Anxiety increases over possibility that Duluth EPA Great Lakes lab could close Klobuchar, Smith send letter to EPA administrator as doubt mounts that the lab’s 170 jobs are safe.

Helped on this dispatch from Duluth with @janahollingsworth.bsky.social

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