Hot Races, Scandals, and Local Shifts | Duluth News

Duluth News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 5, 2026 · 1m

Hot political races, shocking local scandals, and community changes are heating up across the region. In Kansas’ 3rd District, Eric Jenkins faces Sharice Davids; in Virginia’s 1st and 5th Districts, Shannon Taylor and John McGuire square off against Democratic opponents. Meanwhile, International Falls is rocked by multiple sexual assault allegations against a local man, while Hermantown’s 21-year-old Foster’s Bar & Grill prepares for new ownership. Confusion swirls around a fundraiser for a fallen K9 sergeant, and Lakeview Christian Academy announces its closure. And in Duluth, the Chamber of…