ByBarrett Chase
July 24, 2026 at 6:11 AM
State road patrolmen Sigrud Ide, 30, and Alvin Tofte, 21, were fatally wounded by shots fired from an ambush while removing a condemned-land-for-sale sign from Minnesota Highway 1 near Grand Marais. Authorities are searching for John Westblade, whose nearby home was found burned to the ground
News-Tribune, July 24, 1956
The Silver Bay Civic Association announced that it is taking steps to incorporate the community as a village or city. The move comes two years after nearby Beaver Bay was incorporated into a village
News-Tribune, July 24, 1976
Experts say more preventative measures must be taken to combat Dutch elm disease in the next few years if Duluth’s 10,000 trees are to be saved. The disease is currently in its infancy in Duluth
News Tribune, July 24, 2006
The 79-year-old Lincoln Park Bridge, which arches over Miller Creek at West 10th Street, is scheduled for a facelift expected to cost more than $1 million, funded mostly by federal and state money
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Barrett Chase has been web editor for the News Tribune since 2015. You can email him at bchase@duluthnews.com or call him at 218-723-5310.
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