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Jimmy Lovrien

Environment reporter

Jimmy Lovrien covers environment-related issues, including mining, energy and climate, for the Duluth News Tribune. He interned at the paper in summer 2015 and was hired full time in fall 2017 after graduating from the College of St. Scholastica.

Email: jlovrien@duluthnews.com
Phone: 218-461-9718

Two mushers on the trail.
Local
Beargrease postponed until March 2
Officials cite the lack of snow and icy conditions in delaying the sled dog race.
Jan 2
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
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Local
Virginia man charged in fatal Bois Forte hit-and-run
Charges allege Eric Scott Peterson, 50, struck and killed Amanda Boshey, who was walking along Lake Vermilion Reservation Road on Dec. 17.
Dec 30, 2024
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
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Local
Charges: 19-year-old was using Snapchat seconds before striking school bus near Cherry
The Sept. 19 crash caused non-life-threatening injuries for the school bus driver and all 21 students on board.
Dec 27, 2024
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
A man sleeps on the floor in a black-and-white photo
Local
Northlandia: In 1953, reporter, photographer posed as transient men for Bethel expose
Walter Eldot's article exposed terrible living conditions — from men sleeping on the bathroom floor to a tuberculosis outbreak. But it spurred dramatic improvements and updates to the shelter.
Dec 27, 2024
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
Geologists examine core samples.
Local
Proposed nickel mine near Tamarack alters design
Talon Metals said it would use a more traditional method of tunneling underground, and would keep all above-ground operations in one building.
Dec 27, 2024
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
Superior National Forest
Local
Forest Service to buy over 6,200 acres in Superior National Forest
It's one piece of a broader land sale plan that would see the state of Minnesota sell its school trust land in the Boundary Waters to the Forest Service, which manages and owns much of the BWCAW.
Dec 19, 2024
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
Dec. 19, 2024 snow forecast shows up to 5-9 inches of snow in and around the Twin Ports and North Shore
Weather
Between 5 and 9 inches of snow expected Thursday
Wind off a relatively warm Lake Superior is expected to lead to lake effect snow Thursday morning, with snowfall rates of up to an inch per hour, the National Weather Service said.
Dec 18, 2024
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
Captain Bob Swearengin with the Civil Air Patrol steps out of a plane at the Duluth International Airport after searching for missing pilot Michael Bratlie in 2012. News Tribune file
The Vault
In 2012, an experienced pilot vanished over Minnesota's North Shore. What happened to Michael Bratlie?
Radar tracks put Michael Bratlie, an experienced military and commercial pilot, just past Two Harbors, Minnesota, in his two-engine plane. There the flight path apparently ended.
Dec 16, 2024
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
A bearded man with long hair stands outside a storefront
Local
Biden commutes former Last Place on Earth owner's synthetic drug sales sentence
Jim Carlson, 67, was among the nearly 1,500 people who received commuted sentences. The White House said those receiving a commutation had been serving sentences at home "for at least one year."
Dec 15, 2024
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
Fall colored leaves
Local
Fall 2024 was Duluth's second-warmest on record
Amid climate change, it's the second-fastest warming season after winter, with average temperatures increasing 4.4 degrees over the last 53 years.
Dec 12, 2024
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By  Jimmy Lovrien
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