Jana Hollingsworth
Duluth Reporter
Duluth/SuperiorJana Hollingsworth spent more than a dozen years covering education and Native American issues for the Duluth News Tribune. She began her journalism career with the University of St. Thomas campus newspaper, the Aquin, and has also worked for the Superior Daily Telegram. She grew up in Proctor, Minn., and lives in Duluth with her husband and daughter.
Latest from Jana Hollingsworth
Former Duluth Mayor Emily Larson’s new role is in a new city
Larson, who served two terms as mayor, is returning to her social work roots.
June 27, 2025
Open wide and say grrrr: An 800-pound bear in Duluth gets largest dental crown ever created
It’s not the toughest job the veterinarian-dentist has worked, she said: That title goes to Chihuahuas.
June 25, 2025
Duluth Tenants Union files petition for right-to-repair ballot measure, despite city opposition
The group says it has nearly 6,000 signatures, which the city must now verify.
June 13, 2025
Perch Lake restored, rejoined to St. Louis River
Perch Lake was once a bay of the river, before development separated the two.
June 12, 2025
Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab
The Trump administration is proposing to shutter the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development.
June 10, 2025
Duluth car-living program for homeless people survives appeal, can reopen in church lot
Neighbors fought the city’s decision to allow the overnight homeless program, but the City Council denied their appeal.
June 8, 2025
![Fresh from the shower, Lynette Ruse got her bedding sorted out before going to sleep in her van Monday night, October 30, 2023 in Duluth. At night, the parking lot of the Damiano Center becomes Safe Bay, a place where unhoused people can sleep in their vehicles without fear for their safety. A mobile hygiene trailer has showers and bathrooms for people to use before they settle in for the night. Safe Bay is an initiative of Stepping On Up, a coalition of Duluth social service organizations, many of which are housed in the Damiano Center. ] JEFF WHEELER • Jeff.Wheeler@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/4OSSSGE22QG2TG23K4QIPQBSKM.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
‘We don’t want to lose this mine’: Fear sets in for Iron Range miners as shutdown takes hold
Cleveland-Cliffs’ layoff of more than 600 workers in March feels different from past shutdowns, locals say.
June 6, 2025
A $500M project was supposed to transform a Duluth hilltop neighborhood. Now it’s in peril.
Little has happened on the prime Central High School site since a December groundbreaking.
June 3, 2025
Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab
The Trump administration is proposing to shutter the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development.
June 10, 2025
Duluth car-living program for homeless people survives appeal, can reopen in church lot
Neighbors fought the city’s decision to allow the overnight homeless program, but the City Council denied their appeal.
June 8, 2025
‘We don’t want to lose this mine’: Fear sets in for Iron Range miners as shutdown takes hold
Cleveland-Cliffs’ layoff of more than 600 workers in March feels different from past shutdowns, locals say.
June 6, 2025
A $500M project was supposed to transform a Duluth hilltop neighborhood. Now it’s in peril.
Little has happened on the prime Central High School site since a December groundbreaking.
June 3, 2025