Troopers, sheriff deputies and police made 1,351 DWI arrests during the end of summer extra enforcement campaign to help prevent bad choices from killing and serioulsy injuring Minnesotans.
According to a recently completed observational survey conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), seat belt use in Wisconsin has reached an all time high of more than 88 percent.
The Superior, Wisconsin based trucking and logistics company has been named a “Best Fleet to Drive For,” year after year, as they continually show dedication to drivers’ health, safety, and happiness.
The University of Wisconsin-Superior and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College announce a new articulation agreement in Early Childhood Education.
The completion of Minnesota Power’s first solar power plant has been delayed after Wednesday night’s severe storm caused substantial damage to the nearly completed solar array at the National Guard’s Camp Ripley near Little Falls, Minn.
It happens around the same time every year, Chlorophyll production in tree leaves slows down and stops, causing the leaves to lose their green color and gain gorgeous red, gold, and orange hues. The annual result is many Minnesotans flocking outside to behold this magnificent event.
Biological changes in microscopic organisms on the bottom of the Great Lakes food chain send up a big red flag to scientists of possible changes to come.
Members of both the Superior Fire Department Local 0074 and Duluth Fire Department 0101 participated in the firefighter’s annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign.
After 27 years, finally some answers into the disappearance of 11-year-old, Jacob Wetterling.
Starry stonewort has now been confirmed in Lake Winnibigoshish, Moose Lake, and Rice Lake.
United Taconite resumed production of taconite pellets on the Iron Range this week.
Fourteen students from five Iron Range Schools joined together to help children and families served by two Twin Cities agencies.
Attitudes toward drunk driving are changing for the better among Minnesotans, as fewer DWIs and drunk driving related deaths are occurring across the state.
In the months of September and October, the Superior National Forest plans to conduct up to four prescribed fires within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW.)
Traffic fatalities so far this year are about 8% higher than the same period last year.
On Friday, August 26 at 4:00 p.m., Duluth Police and the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force arrested 59-year-old, Barry Foster of Duluth and 38-year-old, Sheron Hoskins of Chicago after a search warrant was conducted at a residence in the area of Lake Avenue and 7th Street.
Jeff Williams is a Town of Winter native, who is set to return to Earth in early September.
Fall is just around the corner, and the Duluth Children’s Museum is once again offering free First Friday events. From September through May, the museum hosts a themed event at no charged to the community.
A Minnesota elementary school teacher that was under investigation in a criminal case has been found dead along with his husband on an island in Washington state.
On Thursday, September 1st, the Mayor’s Price Reception Event will be held at the Depot from 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is once again the nation’s top party school, the last time it received the vote was back in 2005.
Since June 2013, FeraDyne Outdoors, has hired 54 inmates from the Gordon Correctional Center’s work release program, which includes 15 current participants.
Magnetation LLC announced Friday that it may implement a shutdown of its Minnesota iron ore concentrate plant, rail loading facility and Pellet Plant located in Reynolds, Indiana. If implemented, a shutdown would occur on or after September 30,2016.
Mylan says it will make a generic version of the EpiPen, and US Senator Amy Klobuchar makes a statement about the launch.
The City of Duluth has been chosen to participate in this October’s 8-80 Cities and Knight Foundation one-week intensive study tour of Copenhagen.
Due to concerns from the community, Color Dash decided to relocate the event from the Sunrise Memorial Park to Barker’s Island in Superior.
Starry stonewort are grass-like algae that can produce dense mats, which could interfere with use of the lake and choke out native plant species.
This weekend will mark the third annual “Pay it Forward” Veterans fishing event that will bring veterans together for a three night, two day fishing trip at Lake of the Woods.
The University of Wisconsin will begin its 121st school year with a variety of activities to welcome students and faculty back to campus.
The HillFest Festival will be taking place on Sunday, August 28, on 4th Street from 5th Avenue East to 7th Avenue East.
The Duluth Police Department has issued a traffic advisory for Sunday, August 28, for the Superior Man Triathlon. The event will be held in the Harbor and Bayfront areas, as well as London Road, resulting in various road closures.
Since the July 21 storm, City of Duluth crews have been working on storm debris removal from private residences. The process is now reaching its time limit; curbside pick up will end on Saturday, August 27.
The annual Jefferson Street Block Party will kick off on Saturday, August 27 from 2pm to 5pm on the 1600 block of Jefferson Street.
The University of Wisconsin Superior’s Superior Interaction theatre group is in the running for a Touchstone Award from the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation.
The Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) and the City of Superior will provide a special evening service between downtown Duluth, downtown Superior, and the Head of the Lakes Fair.
After eight Chippewa bands expressed strong concerns, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will close the Mille Lacs Lake catch-and-release walleye season on Tuesday, September 6.
Cass County Attorney Christopher Strandlie reports the arraignment of a 25-year-old Coon Rapids man on charges of Intentional Murder in the 2nd Degree, Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First Degree, Kidnapping and Unauthorized use of a Motor Vehicle in Cass County District Court on August 23, 2016.
The criminal complaint alleges that Zachary Todd Anderson, age 25 abducted a 5-year-old girl, Alayna Ertl, and stole a 2002 GMC pick-up, from the girl’s home in Meeker county, Minnesota prior to 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 20th.
The Discovery Channel’s explosive series comes to life to uncover the truth behind popular myths by mixing the scientific method with curiosity and old-fashioned ingenuity in MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition at the Mall of America (MOA) this fall.
The Duluth Transit Authority has posted the detour that is now in effect for Route 16 that runs between Duluth and Superior.
On Thursday, August 25, the Carlton County criminal justice community is sponsoring a “warrant workout” event at the Carlton County Courthouse in Carlton.
An extensive survey conducted by the Career and Internship Services at the University of Minnesota, found that nearly all 2014-15 graduates have found jobs or are continuing their education.
Itasca County Attorney, John J. Muhar, reports on August 18 that Christopher Smith, 30, of Bemidji, Minnesota, pled guilty to one count of felony Criminal Vehicular Homicide.
The Duluth Police Department has issued a traffic advisory for the Tall Ships Duluth event that begins on August 18 and runs through the 21. Beginning at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Thursday August 18th, the “Grand Parade of Sail” will kick off the event as ships begin to enter through the Duluth Harbor area in waves of three.
More than 70 members of the Wisconsin National Guard have assisted in the recovery and repair efforts in northwest Wisconsin since the July 11 floods.
The Superior Police Department has opened registration for its 14th annual Citizen’s Police Academy.
The City of Duluth has announced a new plan of attack for their curbside storm debris pick up, as well as the debris drop off site on Rice Lake Road.
Duluth Police responded to a call from a person who heard shots fired on W 2nd Street.
A $750,000 gift from Securian Financial Group is funding the Securian Math Learning Lab in the Kathryn A. Martin Library at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Minnesota’s second known infestation of starry stonewort, an invasive form of macro algae, has been confirmed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Turtle Lake, near Bemidji.
