TWO HARBORS, Minn.- Many know him as Santa Claus, St. Nick, or good old Chris Cringle. It’s a Christmas fact that Jerry Carlson DOESN’T have that same ring to it, but he’s been the man behind the holiday magic since 1969. “Everything is so spontaneous when you play Santa Claus,” Carlson said. Jerry Carlson started as Santa riding down the…
DULUTH, Minn.- Bargain hunters who love Black Friday shopping can get their fix year round at Miller Hill Mall’s newest store. “Black Friday’s” sells discount brand name items- If you like TJ-Maxx, Marshalls or any sort of one stop shop on a dime, Black Friday’s may be your new go-to. “We wanted to bring across the concept of a good deal,…
DULUTH, Minn.- Young Denfeld hockey players got a lesson in giving their time for Christmas early Monday morning. The Hunters Bantam A-team spent time with some of the elderly living at the Benedictine center in duluth. “I think she’ll be happy, I hope she is, I think she’ll be in very good spirits,” Peter Smith said. It’s the wish Denfeld…
DULUTH, Minn.- Postal shops around the Northland spent Monday wrapping up their busiest week of the year. The week before Christmas is always the most challenging for shipping locations like Pack and Mail Plus in Duluth and Cloquet because of how many last minute shipping orders come through. The team at the package store is grateful to be such a big…
DULUTH, Minn.- Meat shops could be found smoking out the Northland Monday, busy with last minute shoppers looking to cook a Christmas meal. Old World Meats in Duluth says this is the busiest they’ve been for meat sales in more than 20 years. The owner says they usually have enough pork tenderloins for customers to buy through the new year, but…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth Harbor Mission used their Christmas weekend to encourage Super One shoppers in West Duluth to give back before the holiday. Volunteers partnered with Super One’s non-profit program to bag groceries and raise funds for the Northland’s homeless population. “I’ll tell you, there’s so many broken and lonely people out there and when people give to Duluth Harbor Mission…
DULUTH, Minn.- Saturday’s winter solstice celebration continued into Sunday at some places across the Northland. Lester-Amity Park invited kids and families to come ski and celebrate and ski with Santa to celebrate. “I flew in here with my reindeer and I wanted to bring some Christmas cheer to all the boys and girls who are out cross country skiing,” Santa said….
DULUTH, Minn.- This is the first year the Twin Cities based craft show, called Mistletoe Mania, held a holiday expo in Duluth and vendors say it was a smash. One vendor and his family say their favorite part was seeing and buying creative goods from other vendors at the show. “There is so much stuff here that you would never think…
DULUTH, Minn.- Saturday was a big day for neighborhood skiers and snowboarders as Chester Bowl in Duluth opened up their snow hill just in time for those warm temperatures. The chalet and the slopes are a home away from home for a lot of people in the Northland. The ski hill at Chester Bowl is no exception, and generations of families…
DULUTH, Minn.- Winners of the 5th annual Northland Christmas lighting challenge were announced at Bentleyville Friday. Businesses and individual homes in Duluth, Superior and Cloquet were presented a gift basket and recognition for their holiday light displays and spirit. Reliable Insurance Agency won the Cloquet business award for the first time this year. Staff say their boss, Steve Santa, always gets…
DULUTH, Minn.- Essentia’s Vision Northland construction project in full swing. It’s taking over parts of first street downtown, making parking and travel more complicated than normal. Now, a valet service the hospital started to help with parking has ramped up this month and could be here to stay in Duluth, even after construction is done. “Before if you wanted to…
DULUTH, Minn.- A Northland family is doing everything they can to raise money for their daughter. The 15-year-old was diagnosed with brain cancer and is now facing complications from the surgery where her tumor was removed. To help with medical bills, friends and family sold homemade fry-bread tacos and auctioned off craft items at the American Indian Community Housing Organization, the…
DULUTH, Minn.- It’s no surprise the holidays bring out the sweet tooth in a lot of people and local candy shops are busy because of it. Rocky Mountain Chocolate factor in Canal Park has orders lined up until Christmas day. Staff are busy preparing fudge, dipping candied apples and wrapping chocolate box sets. The owner says candy boxes have been so…
DULUTH, Minn.- Candy shops AND bakeries are both sweet stores that are getting attention right now. Positively 3rd Street bakery in Duluth says they’ve been working plenty of overtime preparing special holiday goodies this year, including cardamom bread and gingerbread men. Staff say they love having a new menu to prepare during this time of year. “It’s lovely to be able…
DULUTH, Minn.- Leaders with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) opened a public hearing in downtown Duluth Thursday for the revised environmental impact statement made by Enbridge on their Line 3 replacement project. The latest EIS revision was a request from the state court appeals for Enbridge to execute another spill model exercise which would outline the impact oil could have…
DULUTH, Minn.- The students from the Harbor City International School choir filled the skywalk with sounds from the holiday season Wednesday. This is the honor choir’s first year caroling downtown. Students say they love doing it because of the joy it brings people during the holidays. “I love telling a story. That’s my favorite part- with body language and faces, and…
DULUTH, Minn.- For the first time ever, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson held a 2019 State of the City recap and spoke on some major accomplishments in Duluth since her speech in April. In her 2019 State of the City, Mayor Emily Larson set what she called urgent goals to build, develop and sustain the Duluth community. Larson recapped the city’s fight…
DULUTH, Minn.-The city of Duluth is on a search to fill more than 40 board and commission seats at the start of the new year. Duluth has more than 30 boards relating to the public arts, disabilities and heritage preservation. Board members will have a say in impact residents in these communities have on the rest of Duluth. “We want…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth is still digging the city out of snow. Clearing the sidewalks are a big priority right now- it’s why the Parks and Grounds committee is using their best equipment. Three, heavy-duty, model- trackless sidewalk snowblowers are clearing miles of snow each day. Wednesday, crews tackled Woodland, Kenwoord and Arrowhead roads. “If we did not have this type of…
DULUTH, Minn.- With holiday shoppers comes holiday prowlers and easier access for thieves to steal goods out of people’s cars. Officials with the Duluth police department say there’s a stronger possibility for theft and burglary crimes during the Christmas season. This is because of gifts and bags being left in the open. Officers say this is a preventable crime, however,…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth police department has a new, furry member of the squad. Kallie is a black lab and the 4th addition to the department’s k-9 unit. She’s 17 months old, a new graduate from training and the freshest face you’ll see at events all around the Northland. Kallie is a single purpose explosives dog. She was brought on as…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth city councilors are working to ban medical conversion therapy across the city. The supposed practice is said it change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity and is usually aimed at young people. Under the proposed ordinance, a person found practicing conversion therapy would be ticketed and charged. 1st district councilor Gary Anderson said there’s been tremendous initiative…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Arrowhead Ice and Fishing Show is back at the DECC for its seventh year. More than 150 vendors, entertainers and Winter sport professionals began settling in for the event Thursday morning. The show has expanded this year to include more family friendly exhibits like an interactive grizzly bear encounter. “Ice fishing has really become a popular sport. It’s…
DULUTH, Minn.- The back and forth of snow, ice and frigid temperatures this week has done a number on some roads in the Twin Ports. Slick and slippery conditions are usually easy to manage when the city and county spread salt on the roads, but it’s been too cold for the salt to melt the ice. Because of this, collision shops…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Protecting your self and your car are usually the first things we think of when temperatures drop dangerously low, but Superior Water, Light & Power says checking your furnaces and protecting your homes is just as important. They say it’ll be cheaper to protect your heating sources now, rather than later. People should check their furnace filters every…
DULUTH, Minn.- Most people try to avoid the outdoors in the sub-zero temperatures, but there are some who have no choice but to endure the frigid cold. Construction workers, people who don’t have a car, reporters are just some of the jobs and things that keep people outside during this time of year. But spending time outside can become hazardous when…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth– St. Louis county Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) project just received its fifth federal grant. The latest award will help victim–survivors of sexual assault by funding prosecution of their abusers. The award puts the SAKI program’s sum grant total at $727,651 this fiscal year. Duluth police, PAVSA and St. Louis county all say this money is helping…
DULUTH, Minn.- Many Minnesotans call themselves the toughest people when it comes to gearing up for brutal winters, cold weather and major snow fall. In fact, a handful of them are embracing it! “I feel like if we live in Minnesota, we know it’s going to be cold, it’s going to snow and you’ve just got to get out and enjoy it…
DULUTH, Minn.- The double layer of snow falling in the Twin Ports has people rushing through local hardware stores to buy new snow gear. Car and sidewalk scrapers were a big seller at Marshall Hardware Store Monday morning. The store owner says he’s glad to see people learning that one shovel won’t cut it in this kind of snow. “So the…
DULUTH, Minn.- Active and newly retired members of Duluth’s 148th Fighter Wing were recognized at the DECC Sunday for their accomplishments in 2019. The 148th fighter wing is home to more than one thousand active duty members and employees, many of whom received national attention in 2019. “2019 has been one of the most rewarding years in the history of the…
DULUTH, Minn.- Demolition of Duluth’s Adas Israel synagogue has begun. The historic building on 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue East was the oldest Jewish Orthodox congregation in Duluth before it burned down in September. Neighbors watched machines tear down what was left of the building. David Lewis lived across from the synagogue for 22 years and still can’t believe it’s gone….
DULUTH, Minn.- The smell of fresh cut pine filled the Northland air Saturday. The 20th annual Boulder Lake Environmental Center tree cut invited families to chop down and take home their very own Christmas tree. This was sisters Taylor and Ria Cole’s first year at the Boulder Lake cut. They had their sights on a tree with the perfect shape and…
DULUTH, Minn; SUPERIOR, Wis.- Local shops in the Twin Ports got a second chance at Small Business Saturday after it was snowed out by last weekend’s storm. More than 50 stores, restaurants and artists in the Northland put their best foot forward for Small Business Saturday 2.0. Superior Street was crawling with Duluth shoppers looking for a bargain. Stores like…
DULUTH, Minn.- Spirit Mountain needs cash. The executive director of Duluth’s snowy tourist attraction says they’re struggling to meet payroll for employees heading into the holiday season. Ironically, snow is holding the snow mountain back. The recent blizzard cancelled last weekend’s national snocross event and put spirit hundreds of thousands of dollars in the hole. “There’s not an insurance policy…
DULUTH, Minn.- The city of Duluth says they can’t give any more passes to people parked on the wrong side of the street after the snow storm. Officials were lenient with cars stuck early in the week but have started ticketing vehicles blocking plows from clearing residential roads. The Central and East Hillside neighborhoods are among the areas experiencing the most…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Coffee drinkers can get their lattes with a little side of love at Red Mug Coffeehouse. Each to-go coffee from the shop will get a custom sleeve decorated by a student at Cooper Elementary School. Every student at the school made at least one coffee sleeve in honor of “caring and giving” month. “The first thing I thought is…
DULUTH, Minn.- The snow doesn’t exactly make it easy for people to do common tasks like grocery shopping- This is especially true for the elderly community in the Twin Ports and is why Age Well Arrowhead is doing what they can to help out while the snow is piled high. Age Well Arrowhead helps older folks year–round. During a doozy…
DULUTH, Minn.- The common goal of keeping people out of jail brought the community together for SOAR Career Solutions final “Transition Coalition” meeting of the year. The event invited mental health, academic and employment professionals to share different methods of helping people get back to normal life after incarceration. “Most people don’t have just the one problem. If you’re homeless,…
DULUTH, Minn.-UMD Chancellor Lendley Black spoke out for the first time today regarding his decisions to make $5.2 million in budget cuts for 2020 school year. This, after facing public backlash from faculty and staff in the school of fine arts for choosing to focus some of his cuts on the humanities departments. UMD’s College for Liberal Arts and the…
DULUTH, Minn.- Among major neighborhoods in Duluth affected by the storm, Canal Park and Park Point may have taken the hardest hit over the last two days. Duluth police kept a close watch on the downtown area after closing several roads in and around it. “This was a snowfall total that’s right up there with some of the worst ones I’ve…
DULUTH, Minn.- 30 mile per hour winds making 15 foot high waves on Lake Superior Saturday. A portion of the Duluth Harbor has even shut down and Park Point is closed to non–residents. Meanwhile, a foot or more of snow could fall on the Northland overnight into tomorrow, causing power outages and closures across the region, including Bentleyville and the DTA…
DULUTH, Minn.-Grocery stores in the Northland, like the Plaza Super One on Superior Street have been staying busy over the last two days with people stocking up on food for the storm. Staff say grocery sales on Black Friday more than doubled sales in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. Many people buying items to eat in the next couple…
MINNESOTA – For some, Thanksgiving continues to be an important day of the year filled with many time–honored family traditions. For others, it’s just another day for football, turkey and mashed potatoes- hardly a celebration at all. As Fox 21’s Viktoria Capek reports, the holiday has gone through quite a journey over the years. “A lot of people have lived…
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DULUTH, Minn.- Sometimes, work or unfortunate circumstances means that not everyone can gather around the dining room table to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with their loved ones. That’s why staff at St. Luke’s hospital spent their holiday making a special dinner for the doctors, nurses and patients to enjoy. Their Thanksgiving has a few food traditions the whole hospital looks forward…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Volunteers at the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior spent their Thanksgiving holiday serving those who have already served. This was the second year veterans and their families were invited to the center for a warm meal of turkey, ham, candied yams, stuffing and all the homemade desserts you can think of. “I really respect people…
DULUTH, Minn.- Thanksgiving preps were already in full swing at the DECC early Monday morning. Hundreds of volunteers came in for a week of peeling potatoes, baking bread and cooking more than 200 turkeys to feed thousands at Duluth’s annual holiday meal. Volunteers like Mike Dittmar, who’s been helping prep the dinner for 15 years, say giving back to those in…
DULUTH, Minn.- MnDOT says they’re struggling to get funding for unforeseen costs adding up in the upcoming Twin Ports Interchange, or “Can of Worms,” reconstruction project, and it’s causing parts of the project to downsize. Officials say they’re projecting construction to cost more than $100 million over the original budget, putting new estimated costs at $443 million. Some of the new…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Students at UW-Superior got their hands in the paint and made gratitude cards in honor of the season of thanks. The arts and crafts project was a first time event put on by the university’s Residence Hall Association. The program aims to encourage students to reach out and thank their friends and family who have supported them all semester…
