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Business

Industry blames ice buildup for sluggish start to shipping season

Twin Ports ore shipments ended April down more than one-third compared to a year ago.

Siemens Charger SC-44_Northern Lights Express

Local

Northlanders express disappointment with passenger rail vote

Sen. Jen McEwen, DFL-Duluth: "People want choices. They don’t want to be tied down to having to use their cars, with no other options.”

May 03, 2022 11:14 AM

Local

Council prioritizes Superior harbor improvements

Projects funded with help from the state Harbor Assistance Program could include Elevator O, Fraser Shipyards and Elkhorn Equipment.

April 21, 2022 10:01 AM

A man crosses Superior's Tower Avenue at North 14th Street on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.

Wisconsin

Pedestrian deaths are rising in Wisconsin as well as nationally

Governor's Highway Safety Association study finds spike in pedestrian traffic deaths

April 19, 2022 08:00 AM

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Senior woman driving a car on street in city.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin traffic, transit ridership still down two years after start of pandemic

Study: Weekend traffic largely returned to pre-pandemic norms

April 10, 2022 12:00 PM

By Shawn Johnson / Wisconsin Public Radio

Local

Superior receives grant for C. Reiss Coal Company

The Harbor Assistance Program grant supports the $17.3 million project to move the company's operations to Superior.

March 31, 2022 07:00 AM

By Shelley Nelson

Wisconsin

Driving test waiver for teenagers, online license renewal program have been in place since May 2020

March 22, 2022 09:00 AM

By Shawn Johnson / Wisconsin Public Radio

National

Biden bans Russia oil imports to US, warns gasoline prices will rise further

Oil prices jumped on the news, with Benchmark Brent crude for May climbing by 5.4% to $129.91 a barrel.

March 08, 2022 04:16 PM

By Tracy Wilkinson and Eli Stokols / Los Angeles Times

National

Average price of gasoline in the US surpasses 2008 record

Amid the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the national average hit $4.104 per gallon. Still, according to a federal inflation calculator, $4.10 in early 2008 would be well above $5 today.

March 07, 2022 05:58 PM

By Jordyn Grzelewski / The Detroit News

Local

After Biden, now comes hard part for Blatnik Bridge

How to raise $1.8 billion wasn't part of the president's visit — that job falls to folks on both sides of the bridge.

March 04, 2022 10:57 AM

By Brady Slater

Duluth Transit Authority General Manager Rod Fournier at the DTA's garage

Local

Twin Ports readies for historic transit makeover in 2022

Duluth Transit Authority will introduce a new busing network with fewer routes and faster times in June.

February 18, 2022 08:02 AM

By Brady Slater

A train operated by BNSF Railway and Union Pacific crosses the Grassy Point Bridge as it heads from Duluth to Superior in 2010. The proposed Northern Lights Express passenger rail service would use the bridge. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com

News

Passenger rail from Twin Ports to Twin Cities sees equal parts leverage, doubters

Already 2022 has emerged as a crucial year for Northern Lights Express, the proposed commuter railway that faces more state hurdles than federal ones.

February 03, 2022 08:13 AM

By Brady Slater

Railroad crossing on East Fifth Street at Hill Avenue

Local

Commissioner sets hearing to consider Superior railroad crossing repairs

Councilor Brett Fennessey sought the council's support to compel Union Pacific Railroad to fix rail crossing on East Fifth Street.

January 25, 2022 06:30 AM

By Superior Telegram