News-Tribune, April 30, 1925 Coroners will attempt to identify a decapitated man's body found near Wrenshall by his clothing and articles found in his pockets. It is believed the man may have been a hunter from the Fond du Lac Reservation. Though the skull had been separated from the neck, foul play is not suspected.
ADVERTISEMENT News-Tribune, April 30, 1955 With streams in almost perfect fishing condition, the trout season gets underway today in Minnesota and Wisconsin. About 40,000 catchable-size trout have been planted in streams of the Duluth district, according to fisheries supervisor Ben Gustafson. News-Tribune, April 30, 1975 The Mississippi River continues to rise and rain continues to fall, bringing the worst flooding in a decade to the Aitkin area.
About 4,000 acres near Aiktin are underwater. News Tribune, April 30, 2005 Duluth's iconic and maligned diaphone foghorn will resume its regular seasonal operations next week, unless the city hears otherwise from its owners. The owner group, TOOT (reTurn Our Old Tone), headed by Eric Ringsred, vowed to remove the horn in January in an apparent disagreement over its perceived prestige, maintenance costs and how tourism tax money is spent.
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Bygones: 1975 floods hit Aitkin hard

During the flood 50 years ago, about 4,000 acres near Aiktin were underwater.