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Tom Olsen

Reporter

Tom Olsen covers crime and courts and the 8th Congressional District for the Duluth News Tribune since 2013.

A lifelong Duluthian, Olsen studied communications and journalism at the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he got his start at the student newspaper.

Olsen first joined Forum Communications in 2012, writing for the Duluth Budgeteer News, Lake County News Chronicle and other publications.

Readers can contact Olsen at 218-723-5333 or tolsen@duluthnews.com.

Languages: English

A woman reportedly told a staff member she could not care for the child and left the newborn in their care.
Presented with new evidence, a jury rejected Michael Carbo's claim that another person was responsible for the death of Nancy Daugherty.
Messages allegedly showed the defendant arranging to sell fentanyl pills to the Duluth woman.
The resident had been acting erratically and appeared to be under the influence of drugs, according to court filings.
The U of M's Natural Resources Research Institute still hopes a $1.3 million grant will help it study the feasibility of using hydrogen to replace fossil fuels in iron ore processing.
The 19-year-old allegedly admitted to using a stolen handgun to shoot at a truck while he planned to buy marijuana
The defendant admitted to selling fentanyl-laced pills marked "M30" to resemble legitimate prescription capsules.
Brian Evenson told jurors the death of Nancy Daugherty was "the worst event of my life" and said he was being "smeared" by defense attorneys.
A defense attorney told jurors another man killed Nancy Daugherty out of jealousy, but prosecutors accused the defense of "cherry-picking" evidence.
Unusual circumstances Tuesday prompted a judge to reopen the jury selection process before hearing the 1986 Chisholm case.