The 31-year-old Twin Ports man who drove his car off of Skyline Parkway near Twin Ponds in Duluth, striking and killing Susan LeGarde Menz receiving a guideline prison sentence of seven years and four months, today, according to St. Louis County Attorney Mark Rubin. A St. Louis County jury deliberated less than an hour during a trial in November, before…
A Snow Emergency has been declared for the city of Washburn, Wisconsin beginning at 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2016. This Snow Emergency will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 17. During a Snow Emergency, all vehicles must be removed from all city, streets, alleys, and parking lots. Categories: News – Latest News
ANOKA, Minn. (AP) Authorities say an 18-year-old woman trying to get to a commuter rail platform in the northern Minneapolis suburbs apparently slipped in the snow and was fatally struck by a freight train last weekend. The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office, Tuesday, identified the victim as Danielle Rogers of Champlin. Authorities say Rogers was at the Northstar Anoka Station on…
HIBBING, Minn. – The Hibbing Fire Department has been in the process of investigation the cause and origin of a basement fire that occurred at 1610 3rd Avenue East in Hibbing, that displaced three families on December 10, 2016. The fire department had not yet released the property back to the property owners and tenants. The tenants were able to…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Police Department and investigators from the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force executed a search warrant in the 1500 block of East 1st Street in Duluth, on December 13, 2016. According to the Duluth Police Department, during the execution of the search warrant, investigators located heroin, including 29 pieces of packaged for sale,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Governor, Jack Delrymple says he and Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault have met to discuss reducing tensions between law enforcement officers and Dakota Access oil pipeline opponents. The pipeline is stalled while developer Energy Transfer Partners and the Army battle in court over permission to cross under the Missouri River. Opponents who’ve protested…
CHANHASSEN, Minn. (FOX9 – KMSP) Fox 9 reports that the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents arrested 44-year-old Timothy Dorway on Monday night. BCA agents with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Dorway following the execution of search warrants at his Victoria home and Chanhassen high School, where Dorway is the principal. He’s been booked into the Carver…
ST. PAUL (AP) – St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is running for governor in 2018. The Democratic mayor made it official with a Tuesday announcement. Coleman had long been considered as a possible gubernatorial candidate. The speculation increased earlier this month when Coleman said he wouldn’t run for a fourth term as mayor. Coleman joins what’s likely to be a…
DULUTH, Minn. – Ice fishing season has finally arrived, with cold temperatures freezing lakes across the Northland. Some inland lakes such as Rice Lake near Duluth now have thick enough ice to fish. It is recommended to wait until about 4 inches of ice is covering lakes before walking out and for ice to be about 6 inches thick before…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – On December 9, 2016, Robbin Damonta Alexander, 30, of Chicago, was formally charged in Douglas County District Court on the charges of Possession with Intent to Deliver over 50 grams of Heroin, a Class C Felony in the state of Wisconsin. A Class C felony can result in up to 40 years in prison and fines reaching…
MADISON (AP) – Green Party presidential candidate, Jill Stein says she plans to donate any money left over from the $7.3 million she raised to force recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Stein said Tuesday that the exact costs of the recounts aren’t known yet, but she expects to have money left over. Stein is asking donors to complete an…
On Saturday, December 10th, 2016 at 1:10 p.m., Duluth Police responded to the area of Maple Grove Road and Mall Drive after receiving a report of a male hit by a vehicle.Â
On December 12, 2016, at approximately 8:55 a.m., the Barron County Sheriff’s Department reported a one vehicle rollover, with possible ejection of occupants on U.S. Highway 53 southbound just south of County D.
A disturbing message appeared on Facebook, around 4:00 p.m. Thursday, December 8th, from a 20-year-old Itasca County resident.
Extra DWI enforcement on Minnesota roads begins today, November 23 and will run through the end of the year.
The man who confessed to kidnapping, sexually assaulting, and murdering Jacob Wetterling in 1989, received his sentencing Monday morning.
Minnesota Power is prepared for heavy, wet snow and high winds that are predicted for Friday into Friday night in northern Minnesota, with line crews and equipment positioned across its service territory.
On Monday, November 14, 2016, around 4:30 p.m., Superior Police responded to the report of a man who attempted to abduct a 9-year-old girl near Great Lakes Elementary School.
The Christmas City of the North Parade will be held in Downtown Duluth, on Friday, November 18. The parade will travel down Superior Street from 9th Avenue East to 4th Avenue West starting at 6:25 p.m.
The Minnesota Vikings have released kicker Blair Walsh, the team confirmed on Tuesday.
Superior Mayor, Bruce Hagen, has requested to move his retirement date from April 30, 2017 to November 22, 2016.
On Wednesday, November 2, 2016, a Brooklyn Center man was sentenced in Saint Louis County District Court after pleading guilty to Receiving Profits from Prostitution and 2nd Degree Sale of Methamphetamine.
The 2016 election has come to a close, and Duluth residents came out in full force, along with thousands of Duluth kids, to cast their ballots.
The Carlton County Transfer Station on Highway 210 is offering a collection and recycling of holiday lights for those who may have a pile of burned out lights or are looking to make the switch to energy-efficient LED lights.
On any given day in St. Louis County, an average of 700 children are in out-of home-placements, resulting in a constant need for temporary foster homes.
On Thursday, November 3, 2016, PolyMet submitted a Permit to Mine application for its proposed NorthMet project near Hoyt Lakes.
A Ramsey County, Minnesota deputy pleaded guilty to animal cruelty after he was caught on security footage at Black Bear Casino, abusing his former K9 partner, will keep his job.
Halloween excitement is quickly followed by hunting plans and blaze orange, as the Minnesota firearms deer hunting season kicks off on Saturday, November 5 a half an hour before sunrise.
A Cass County grand jury has indicted a Coon Rapids man on Friday, October 28, 2016, for the murder of 5-year-old, Alayna Ertl this past August.
Detailed plan was announced to provide a 25-percent health insurance premium rebate in an effort to address rising premiums for Minnesotans.
No actual Zombies will be involved, just learning the necessary skills to survive
It’s been more than a year since a truck slammed into the side of Sacred Heart Music Center, causing extensive damage to the historic Duluth landmark, including a set of priceless stained glass windows.
The Iron Ore Alliance on Wednesday brought together more than 45 Iron Range leaders interested in Minnesota’s wild rice water quality standard to work toward a resolution based on science.
Governor Mark Dayton has requested that President Barack Obama declare a major disaster in Minnesota as a result of heavy rainstorms and flooding on September 21 and 22, 2016.
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District’s (WLSSD) Yard Waste Compost Site will expand its operating hours to 5 days a week for the remainder of October.
It’s been a deadly weekend on Minnesota roads with 10 people losing their lives since Thursday bringing the 2016 preliminary fatality count up to 307.
After three successful Pop-Up campaigns, the Greater Downtown Council is once again seeking retailers interested in short-term store front spaces in Downtown Duluth. The spaces will be available for rent for 2-3 months this holiday season.
Minnesota’s own Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Activists protesting the movement of Tar Sands Oil from Canada into the United States took action today against five pipelines, including pipelines operated by Enbridge Energy and TransCanada in Minnesota and North Dakota.Â
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced today that its employees that are represented by the United Steelworkers at its Tilden Empire mines in Michigan and its United Taconite and Hibbing Taconite mines in Minnesota, ratified a new 3-year labor contract.
A commuter train crashed into the Hoboken, New Jersey train station Thursday morning around 8:45 a.m.
Regency Beauty Institute announced today, September 29, 2016, that effective Wednesday they will permanently all 79 campuses nationwide.
Governor Scott Walker joined officials from the University of Wisconsin Credit Union and the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today to announce a change in the credit union’s membership eligibility requirements that will provide additional opportunities for the refinancing of student loan debt across the state.
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD) Board of Directors approved its 2017 operating and capital budgets at its regular Board meeting Monday night.
The former school building in Duluth Township has stood empty for the last 40 years, will finally come down following a unanimous vote by the St. Louis County Board.
On Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 11:56 p.m., Hermantown Police were dispatched to the 4800 block of Oak Ridge Drive in Hermantown to a reported drive by shooting. Officers arrived just after midnight, and during the initial investigation, officers determined that several shots had been fired from a vehicle at a group of individuals who were standing in the yard of 4833 Oak Ridge Drive.
The United States Coast Guard has ended its active search Wednesday afternoon for two adults and one child who went missing in Lake Superior Saturday night.
Canadian multi-platinum singer-songwriter Bryan Adams will make a stop in Duluth on his GET UP Tour on Saturday, November 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Early Monday morning, authorities began questioning several people as they tried to determine any possible connection between an explosion in the bustling New York City neighborhood of Manhattan, an unexploded pressure-cooker device found blocks away, and a pipe bomb blast in New Jersey.
On Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 11:00a.m., The Blind Pig will be opening for business in the old city hall at 132 E Superior Street in the Historic Arts & Theatre District of downtown Duluth.
