The Associated PressLarry Lage DETROIT–The Minnesota Vikings were so confident in Kirk Cousins they called for a deep pass, instead of a more conservative run, to seal a victory against the Detroit Lions. He validated the gutsy decision. Cousins connected with Stefon Diggs on a 66-yard pass from deep in […]
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Ken Kellar Dr. Jeremy McGuire visited Mrs. Gurski’s Grade 4/5 class at St. Francis school on Friday morning to talk to them about the skeletal and muscular systems of the human body. Dr. McGuire also imparted the importance of maintaining flexibility and fitness levels in life in order to maintain […]
Ken Kellar Could there be a killer among these Fort Frances High School students as they rehearsed a scene for their fall play, “Scared Silly” on Saturday evening? The spooky comedy is made up of nine short skits in an anthology style similar to “Creepshow” or “Tales from the Crypt,” […]
Jamie Mountain Tyler Malpass loaded up to fire a wrist shot on Thunder Bay North Stars’ goalie Jordan Smith during the third period of the Fort Frances Lakers’ comeback 6-5 overtime win over the defending SIJHL champs on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Malpass notched an assist […]
Mark ThiessenThe Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska–The suspect in a brutal torture killing in Alaska’s biggest city ended up leading police right to him, first by losing a digital memory card labeled “Homicide at midtown Marriott” that contained video of the dying woman. Then came an even more innocuous blunder: He […]
The Associated Press VATICAN CITY–Pope Francis’ controversial meeting on the Amazon has taken a criminal twist after thieves stole indigenous fertility statues from a Vatican-area church and tossed them into the Tiber River. Video of the pre-dawn theft from the Santa Maria in Traspontina church was shared and celebrated on […]
Staff Both the Muskie senior and junior boys’ volleyball team competed at tournaments over the weekend, with both coming away with respectable showings. The seniors put in a solid performance and wound up with a 2-3 record at the St. Patrick Volleyball Festival held in Thunder Bay on Friday and […]
Staff On a sloppy day it was the Muskie football team that managed to smooth out its own game. The Muskies scored most of their points in the third quarter en route to a 20-0 win over the Neelin Spartans on Thursday in Winnipeg High School Football League action at […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers are having a solid start to the SIJHL regular season but it remained to be seen how they would stack up against the defending champs. Turns out just fine, thank you very much. Fort Frances erased a 3-0 first-period deficit to pull out an […]
Staff The Muskie court sport teams travelled to Kenora yesterday, where they came away with three wins. In girls’ basketball action, both the juniors and seniors improved their records to 6-1 with wins over the host Broncos. Led by Tatum Glowasky’s team-high 11 points, the juniors dumped the Broncos (1-5) […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers were behind the eight-ball early once again on Tuesday night. But instead of feeling sorry for themselves, they battled and clawed their way to a 4-3 comeback win over the Red Lake Miners at the Ice For Kids Arena. Nick Swain walked the Miners’ […]
The Canadian Press KENORA, Ont.–Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he won’t be drawn into the federal election despite being the subject of frequent attacks from Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. Ford made the comments during only his second media availability since the campaign began in September. Ford said he’s been too […]
