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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

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Local
1986 Chisholm slaying heads to trial for 2nd time
This time, Michael Allan Carbo Jr. will be free to argue that another man was responsible for the 1986 death of Nancy Daugherty, a 38-year-old mother of two.
Jan 18
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By  Tom Olsen
Profile of large male grey wolf walking on a hill in the forest
Local
Iron Range hunter charged with killing wolf
The man confessed to shooting the federally protected animal while the DNR was investigating a report of deer baiting.
Jan 15
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By  Tom Olsen
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2 FBI agents died tracking Soviet spy on Iron Range in 1977
The top-secret case was said to be the longest-running counterintelligence operation of its kind during the Cold War.
Jan 15
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By  Tom Olsen
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Local
Victim stabbed while sleeping at Duluth apartment, charges say
Witnesses told police they did not see a dispute or altercation before the assault.
Jan 14
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By  Tom Olsen
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Local
Former Cook city official pleads guilty to misconduct
Theft and embezzlement charges were dismissed, but he will repay more than $24,000 in restitution.
Jan 13
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By  Tom Olsen
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Local
Sex assault charge dropped against Barnum caregiver
A defense attorney said the case has been a "nightmare" for his client and should not have been charged in the first place.
Jan 10
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By  Tom Olsen
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Local
Former Duluth man pleads guilty to 2003 sexual assault of teen
The Utah man was linked to the case through DNA testing years later.
Jan 7
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By  Tom Olsen
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Local
Superior man loses appeal in murder, dismemberment case
A panel of judges said Jacob Johnson did not act in self-defense when he shot and killed Ricky Balsimo Jr.
Dec 27, 2024
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By  Tom Olsen
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Local
Kozy settlement to be enforced, ending lawsuit, judge rules
The court said Eric Ringsred can't withdraw from a mediated agreement, the terms of which are still not known to the public.
Dec 26, 2024
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By  Tom Olsen
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Local
Grand Rapids couple charged with torturing young child
Authorities said the girl was rarely allowed to leave her bedroom, subjected to routine assaults and denied food.
Dec 23, 2024
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By  Tom Olsen
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