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
Duluth mayor pushes downtown living
But work remains to make the area livable, Mayor Roger Reinert said in his state of the city address, where he also warned of possible property tax hikes.
March 26, 2025
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Allete meets tough hometown crowd over pending sale of Duluth company
The potential $6.2 billion sale, which includes Minnesota Power, would take it private.
March 25, 2025
‘Incredibly inequitable’: Schools surrounding Minnesota’s cabin country homes struggle as taxes go to state
A long-ago shift of a portion of seasonal home property taxes away from schools is messing with communities, says Sen. Grant Hauschild, who has introduced legislation to replace a portion of the taxes.
March 21, 2025
More than 600 Iron Range steelworkers out of work as auto industry cuts orders because of tariffs
Cleveland-Cliffs, the largest iron ore operator in Minnesota, is idling operations in Hibbing and Virginia.
March 20, 2025
Duluth airport generated more than $200 million in 2024
A University of Minnesota Duluth analysis found that its economic output surpassed $1.2 billion.
March 20, 2025
For Anishinaabe musher, the sport connects him to the outdoors, his past and those dogs
Jesse Terry was the only Anishinaabe man in the 40th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon this month. In this race, named for an Anishinaabe man, Terry knows he’s representing his culture.
March 14, 2025
Hermantown trailer park owner begins to close in lieu of fixing life-threatening problems
Maple Fields mobile home park residents have faced raw sewage leaks, caved-in ceilings and serious fire hazards despite repeated complaints to the park owner.
March 13, 2025
Pine County township OKs controversial lakefront property ordinance
A new shoreland management plan is expected to slow development to protect lake ecosystems in Windemere Township.
March 5, 2025
Duluth airport generated more than $200 million in 2024
A University of Minnesota Duluth analysis found that its economic output surpassed $1.2 billion.
March 20, 2025
For Anishinaabe musher, the sport connects him to the outdoors, his past and those dogs
Jesse Terry was the only Anishinaabe man in the 40th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon this month. In this race, named for an Anishinaabe man, Terry knows he’s representing his culture.
March 14, 2025
Hermantown trailer park owner begins to close in lieu of fixing life-threatening problems
Maple Fields mobile home park residents have faced raw sewage leaks, caved-in ceilings and serious fire hazards despite repeated complaints to the park owner.
March 13, 2025
Pine County township OKs controversial lakefront property ordinance
A new shoreland management plan is expected to slow development to protect lake ecosystems in Windemere Township.
March 5, 2025