DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Rowing Club is celebrating the completion of their new $1.5 million rowing center on Park Point. The two new buildings have storage space for fifty to seventy boats and locker rooms and showers for men and women. Rowing Club members hope the new facility welcomes in a new generation of rowers. “In many sports, if…
NEW ORLEANS – Graham Hakala is from the Iron Range. He also lived in Duluth for years. And now, he’s preparing to experience his first hurricane after recently moving to New Orleans, Louisiana. “It’s a beautiful day right now, it’s hot, you can see I’m a Minnesota boy so I’ve got sweat on my everywhere, really,” said Hakala. But that…
RICE LAKE, Minn. – St. Louis County may soon have official standards for short-term and vacation rental properties like Airbnb. A proposed zoning ordinance would require lots and structures to fit with certain standards. No more than one dwelling on any piece of land could be rented. Plus, temporary structures like garages and fish houses could not be rented. “This…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Airport Authority is expecting big federal grants to help with projects at Sky Harbor Airport and Duluth International Airport. A million-dollar master plan will soon be created at the International Airport, detailing what is happening there now and what is needed for the future. Airport officials also hope to conduct a nearly $800,000 noise study…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Three registered sex offenders will be released in Superior over the next three weeks. All three men will live at a halfway house near the Superior Public Library. The State of Wisconsin issued a Special Bulletin Notice for two of the three offenders, meaning they have some extremely serious convictions, including violations when they’ve been released in…
DULUTH, Minn. – Kids are leaning all about economics this summer. The ‘Economically Lit’ summer camp teaches fifteen through eighteen-year-olds basic money skills. They’re learning about credit scores, career strategies, how to save money, and other subjects. “Do you think you want to save up to buy a house or rent a house? What would be better to rent or…
DULUTH, Minn. – Nurses at Essentia Health and St. Luke’s say the hospitals are not providing enough staffing for them to give patients proper care. This as the facilities are planning major expansions of $800 million and $300 million. According to the Minnesota Nurses Association, Essentia Health employs about 1,200 nurses in Duluth. St. Luke’s employs about 630. Nurses voiced…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Park Point Art Fair kicked off Saturday. Thousands attend the annual fair, where more than a hundred artists display and sell work in many different mediums like glass, painting, woodwork, jewelry, and more. Karin Kraemer owns Duluth Pottery in Lincoln Park. She says the Park Point Fair is like a big reunion for artists. “There’s a…
DULUTH, Minn. – Teri Lynn Schaeffer has been located. Police tell us they are speaking with her at this time. The vehicle police were looking for was also located. Earlier, police asked for the public’s help in finding Schaeffer. They said she was considered missing under “suspicious circumstances.” Categories: News, News – Latest News
DULUTH, Minn. – Big changes could be coming to one of the busiest streets in Downtown Duluth. The city is considering a plan that wold make First Street a two-way street from Mesaba Avenue to Twenty-Fourth Avenue East. City officials think it could improve traffic flow and reduce driver confusion, but some businesses don’t like the proposal. Right now, First…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Great Duluth Race brought out a hundred people for a city-wide scavenger hunt. Twenty businesses put together teams to compete in the first event of its kind hosted by the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce. The app-based game gave people missions to complete like finding a hidden door or taking a selfie with a stranger. It…
DULUTH, Minn. – A popular West Duluth coffee shop is changing its name after twenty years in business because some people believe the name is offensive. Beaner’s Central has been a staple business on Central Avenue since 1999, but the owner has decided to change the cafe’s name, saying in a press release that the name is unintentionally “xenophobic and…
DULUTH, Minn. – An in-home clinic in Duluth is now offering a magnetic procedure called TMS for treatment-resistant depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. During treatment at Duluth TMS, patients sit in a chair and fasten a helmet-like device to their head. Then, 2,000 magnetic stimulations are given to their brain over a twenty minute span. According to Dr. Eric Johnson,…
DULUTH, Minn. – June 25th was Anthony Bourdain’s birthday and cooks around the world are celebrating the celebrity chef who committed suicide in 2018. Restaurant 301 in Downtown Duluth offered a Bourdain tribute dinner. A four course meal was served featuring a wedge salad, bone marrow, oysters, and duck. Each dinner cost $40. $5 of that was donated to the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Tiny homes may soon be coming to Duluth. City officials are now considering changing city codes to allow smaller houses to be built. Right now, Duluth houses have to be at least twenty feet wide and residential lots have to be at least forty feet wide, but those rules could soon change to allow tiny houses. Those…
DULUTH, Minn. – The tents are being set up in the parking lot in the middle of Canal Park. Live performances will be there Friday night, Saturday morning, and Saturday evening. Tent set-up started Monday morning. Workers tell us it’s like the ultimate game of Tetris, fitting everything they need into one parking lot. But they love the experience and…
DULUTH, Minn. – A family from Hayward has a unique Grandma’s Marathon tradition. Steve Boss, his two daughters, and his son will run Grandma’s Marathon together on Saturday. Every time one of the family members celebrates their fortieth birthday, they’re expected to run their first full marathon. Steve’s daughter, Jessica Galde, turned forty in April. This year, she’ll become the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Thousands of runners are at the DECC getting ready for race day. They’re buying last-minute supplies and picking up their race packets. The packets are given to runners in Grandma’s Full Marathon, the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and the William A. Irvin 5K. They include a list of start times and pickup locations, and a bib number….
DULUTH, Minn. – Grandma’s Marathon runners will make their way down the North Shore this Saturday. Thousands will run 26.2 miles from Two Harbors to Canal Park in Duluth. Local shops are making sure the runners have everything they need to finish Grandma’s Marathon. “The energy is palpable, you can feel it. Everybody is really excited,” said Dayeton Tolle, a…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Hillside Farmer’s Market is now open for the season with a focus on reaching families in need. The market at Fifth Avenue East and Third Street is a much needed food option in a neighborhood where nearly twenty percent of people don’t have access to transportation for groceries. Vendors like Golden Gardens of Willow River sell…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth’s original Art Deco Theater is expected to open its doors this Friday for the first time in forty years. The West Theater on Central Avenue in West Duluth opened in 1937. It was one of Duluth’s premiere theaters until it closed in the 1970s. The 250 seat venue will be the only family movie theater and…
VIRGINIA, Minn. – A Minnesota-based group is exposing who they call child predators online. Predator Hunters USA uses decoy online accounts to find adults who want to meet with children for sexual activity, and they stream the whole think live on Facebook. Predator Hunters USA has more than 77,000 followers on Facebook. Since October 2018, the group has exposed close…
DULUTH, Minn. – June is national cancer survivorship month. The Miller Dwan Foundation says a patient isn’t a cancer survivor only if they beat the disease. They are already survivors the moment they are diagnosed with it as they begin the difficult battle to fight for their lives. A celebration at Clyde Iron Works in Duluth honored recently diagnosed cancer…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Superior is celebrating its 125th anniversary. Students, alumni, and community members are on campus now. There’s a free barbecue, bounce house, and concert featuring Big Top Chautauqua. People can also take tours to see how much the University has changed. “UW-Superior wouldn’t be the institution it is today without the community and so we…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Earth Rider Brewery in Superior is selling more beer than they can make. Now, they’re making a big expansion they say will double their beer production. Earth Rider started brewing almost two years ago. Soon the Superior company will make even more craft beer and will host big events between their brewery and taproom. Grain elevators and…
Photo Courtesy: Mark Sauer/Mesabi Daily News ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Virginia police officer has been honored for bravery in the line of duty during a hostage situation in November 2018. Officer Nick Grivna was given the Police Officer of the Year Honorable Mention Distinction by the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association. They describe Grivna as a hero in…
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. – A motorcyclist is dead after a crash with a deer in rural St. Louis County. At about 8:00 p.m. Thursday night, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office and the Brimson Fire Department responded to the crash at Highway 44 and Brimson Road. The lone male driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene….
DULUTH, Minn. – The dog park at the Gary-New Duluth Recreation Center has been renamed in honor of fallen Duluth Police K-9, Haas. Haas was shot and killed on January 13th while responding to a domestic dispute. His partner, Officer Aaron Haller, took a bullet to the vest the same night. Now, Haas’ name will not be forgotten in Duluth….
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – An unexpected visitor walked out of the wilderness to take a sneak peek at a business that isn’t even open yet. A deer stopped in at the Boulder Tap House, which is currently under construction in the former Ground Round space on Pokegama Avenue. Police responded and eventually helped the deer out of the building. “Carl…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – This week, hundreds of firefighters are getting hands-on training in Grand Rapids. Fire professionals have come from fourteen states to take part in the training. Seven-hundred firefighters are learning skills in fire suppression and fire training at the Wildfire Academy at Itasca Community College. “We can take it so far in the classroom through discussions but…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior City Council is still without a President. This, as City Attorney Frog Prell continues to work on a memo telling the council if it’s allowed to cut a deck of cards or use another game of chance as a tie-breaker to elect the next President. At the June 4th meeting, the council voted to table…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – When women leave domestic violence situations their chance of dying increases by 75%. That’s according to the Center Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse in Superior, also known as CASDA. CASDA staff tell us domestic violence is happening in the Twin Ports much more than people realize. They say it happens to people of all economic, racial, and…
DULUTH, Minn. – A fire caused a brief evacuation at the JCPenney store at the Miller Hill Mall. The incident happened at 3:46 p.m. on Saturday. According to the Duluth Fire Department, the fire started in a wall in the salon area on the second floor. The lint build-up in the wall and the heat from a dryer in use…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth’s former fire chief now knows his sentence for a DWI arrest in March, and he’s speaking out about it for the first time. Dennis Edwards, a 23-year veteran of the Duluth Fire Department, pleaded guilty in St. Louis County Court Wednesday to a 3rd-Degree DWI. The former fire chief was sentenced to 180 days in jail…
DULUTH, Minn. – A company is interested in developing the site of the Pastoret Terrace Building, which some people call the Kozy Building, in Downtown Duluth. A company called Merge, LLC would like to transform that property and the nearby Paul Robeson Ballroom into a mixed-use development with housing and commercial spaces. But the city can’t even sell the property…
DULUTH, Minn. – Outdoor seating at Duluth restaurants are now open for the season. Va Bene Caffe on East Superior Street has opened “The Grotto” for the summer. The open-air seating space is under the restaurant’s enclosed deck. It can fit twenty-two people at tables and a bar overlooking Lake Superior. “The weather has to be just perfect,” said Va…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth City Council passed an ordinance they believe will cut down on sex trafficking across the ctity. The ordinance requires that all massage providers have at least five-hundred hours of certified training. Massage business owners will also have to complete background checks and their shops can no longer be open from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m….
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Legislature passed a $48 billion state budget. It includes money for some big Duluth projects. According to Senator Erik Simonson (DFL-Duluth), Duluth’s half-percent sales tax increase for road repairs and about $97 million for the Essentia Health and St. Luke’s Medical District expansion are included in the tax bill. The legislature also approved a…
DULUTH, Minn. – Many theatre camps and performance opportunities for kids are happening this summer at the Duluth Playhouse. The Playhouse hosted an open house, showing off its new rehearsal spaces at the NorShor Theatre. Staff tell us they get thirty to sixty kids every week for camp and even more for their junior and teen intensive programs. “We’re learning…
DULUTH, Minn. – Essentia Health’s new $800 million health care facility in Downtown Duluth is closer to breaking ground this fall with demolition beginning as early as September. During the construction of the 340-foot-tall facility, both East First Street and Fourth Avenue East will be closed for nearly two years. New Renderings show details of what’s being called the “Vision…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior City Council voted unanimously to change their animal ownership rules. It is now legal to own more than three dogs or more than three cats. In addition, it’s now legal to own some animals that were previously banned like small goats and small pigs. To qualify for the new ownership rules, residents will have to…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Public golf courses are struggling. Duluth recently announced they will be selling nine holes of the Lester Park Golf Course for a private housing development. Now, a big change is coming to Nemadji Golf Course in Superior. The city council voted to move on from longtime golf course manager and instead have company KemperSports manage the public…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Minnesota legislature is expected to hold a special session soon that could pump a lot of state money into Duluth. The Verso Paper Mill is asking the state for a million dollar loan so it can do some upgrades. Essentia health hopes to receive $184 million from the state for its medical district plans. And, the…
TWO HARBORS, Minn. – There’s a new place to get ice cream and malts in Two Harbors. 5th Street Malt Shoppe is now open at the former location of 5th Street Tacos on Highway 61. It has the same owner as the former taco business. The crew tell us they think ice cream will be a better fit, serving everything…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Lake Breeze Motel and Resort, on the shores of Lake Superior just north of Duluth, has been sold. Brad and Kimberly Baerg have dreamed of owning a Northern Minnesota Resort for more than ten years. Since last Wednesday, the family has called the Lake Breeze Motel and Resort home. “We wanted to look at trying to…
TWO HARBORS, Minn. – Part of Highway 61 just south of Two Harbors is getting a safety overhaul a few years from now. The intersection of Highway 61 and Lake County Road 9 will be replaced. The Minnesota DOT created a proposal to make driving through intersections in that area less dangerous. The plan means cars would no longer be…
IRONWOOD, Mich. – Two teens were killed in a single vehicle accident in Ironwood early Saturday morning. According to the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office, deputies located a vehicle that had run off of Lake Road near Powers Road and into a tree at about 2:30 a.m. Two females, ages eighteen and fifteen, were killed in the crash. A twenty-year-old man…
DULUTH, Minn. – A woman sustained serious injuries in a DTA bus/pedestrian accident Saturday in Downtown Duluth. At 12:48 p.m., the Duluth Police, Duluth Fire and Mayo Clinic Ambulance responded to the accident at Third Avenue West and Superior Street. When arrived, they found an adult female pinned under the bus. The fire department was able to free her and…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Quilters have come together for the second annual Minnesota Charms Quilt Show at the AAD Shrine Auditorium. Folks from all over the state and elsewhere are showing their creations at the show. This year, it’s a fundraiser for veterans organizations. “We love our quilting and quilting is creativity, it’s a form of art and what we do…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Since the 1970s students have been shooting at the UWS rifle range, winning five national championships in a safe, supervised environment. “You have to stretch your body, make sure that your mind is completely clear because if you’re mind’s not clear, then you’re going to have an off day,” said UWS student Tiffany Kirk. Students dedicate time…
