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• Photos: Yoga, dance greet summer solstice
  People around the world were up at the crack of dawn on Friday to celebrate the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Thousands of people from the steel canyons of New York to the stone figures of England took part in solstice celebrations marking the beginning of summer, while south of the Equator, celebrants marked the official start of winter.June 21, 2013
• Major delays on I-35 and I-694 this weekend
  If you're traveling north on Interstate 35 to Duluth Friday, expect new delays today starting about 10 miles west of the city. Motorists can also expect major delays around the Interstate 694 project in the northern Twin Cities suburbs.June 21, 2013
• Grandma's Marathon gets extra security
  Duluth police are boosting security for Saturday's Grandma's Marathon, following the Boston Marathon bombing in April.June 21, 2013
• Flooded-out homeowners near Duluth face limited options a year later
  "This is unsellable land, so if we decide to stay, we're stuck here for the rest of our lives," says Cathedral Pines homeowner Denny Gertzen, a year after the bloated Moose Horn River swallowed his property whole. His dilemma is emblematic of the challenge faced by many people in his community.June 21, 2013
• 'Sopranos' star Gandolfini killed by heart attack in Italy
  James Gandolfini, 51, who died Wednesday while vacationing in Rome, refused to be bound by his star-making role in the HBO series "The Sopranos," that brought him three Emmy Awards during its six-season run.June 21, 2013
• Cold spring delays Minn. strawberry season
  The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says metro area growers expect to open for picking next week, with the peak coming over the long July Fourth holiday weekend. That's a change from most years.June 21, 2013
• Shipwreck not found, but explorers pressing on
  After nearly a week of searching the muddy Lake Michigan bottom, a research team has failed to find the wreckage of a 17th century ship -- but leaders said Thursday they weren't giving up.June 20, 2013
• Anti-prostitution pledge struck down
  The Supreme Court struck down a federal law Thursday that forces private health organizations to denounce prostitution as a condition to get AIDS funding.June 20, 2013
• Christian group closes, apologizes to gays
  Alan Chambers said on Exodus International's website Thursday that the group wants to apologize "to the gay community for years of undue suffering and judgment at the hands of the organization and the church as a whole."June 20, 2013
• 2012 floods devastated NE Minnesota's environment; sustainable solutions planned
  The widespread flooding that hit northeastern Minnesota one year ago wiped away roads and bridges and damaged schools, businesses and homes. But the deluge also significantly damaged the environment, and Duluth is working with the Minnesota DNR to repair the damage in environmentally-sustainable ways.June 19, 2013
• Flood-ravaged Duluth, northeast Minnesota, still recovering a year later
  A year ago today, 24 hours of torrential rain unleashed epic floods that tore apart homes, schools, streets, parks and communities across Duluth and northeast Minnesota. In the first of a series if reports, we assess the overall damage, and the repair work that's still taking place.June 19, 2013
• Stillwater Lift Bridge to close to car traffic
  The bridge across the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin is scheduled to close at noon. Transportation officials say the bridge is expected to reopen to motorists by 4 p.m.June 19, 2013
• Authors debate whether more than one child limits career
  Author Lauren Sandler says having one child is the key to success for female writers. Other writers have come out against her views.The Daily Circuit, June 18, 2013
• I-694 resurfacing, commuter jam begins
  The project runs from Interstate 35W on the east end to Highway 100 on the west end. Traffic will be reduced to a two lanes during the day and a single lane at night.June 18, 2013
• Stillwater Lift Bridge cable replacement faces week delay
  It may be a week before repair can be made to a broken cable on the Stillwater Lift Bridge, according to state transportation officials.June 17, 2013

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