Weekend Spotlight September 1
The 30th Annual Duluth Superior Pride Festival takes place this weekend.
The Latest on the abduction and killing of Jacob Wetterling (all times local):
A plea deal for the killer of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling calls for no charges in the boy’s death.
Fox 9 is live reporting that Danny Heinrich has confessed to kidnapping and murdering Jacob Wetterling.
The University of Wisconsin – Superior is staying true to its military-friendly recognition by helping and honoring local veterans.
Split Rock Lighthouse is a staple for tourist stops in the Northland.
Public services, like local firefighters have to stay on the job even over the holidays.
The 2016 fair season has come to a close.
Politicians and community members turned out for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations Labor day Picnic.
A local business owner is planning on setting up collection boxes to deliver cards of sympathy to the Wetterling Family.
On Saturday, authorities confirmed that his remains were found, after decades of extensive searches.
27 years after his disappearance, Jacob Wetterling’s remains were found approximately 20 miles form where he was abducted near his home in St. Joseph, Minnesota.Every year, Minnesotans were asked to turn on their porch lights as a sign of hope to bring Jacob home, and on Saturday, porch lights came on to remember him, as he was finally returned home.
A Duluth woman has completed a major running challenge, running most of the length of the Superior Hiking Trail in just about a week’s time.
Organizers say the event is a way to bring people together and encourage students to stay active.
Hundreds of people turned out for the annual Pride Parade in Superior.
Hundreds of car lovers are in Hibbing for the Annual Labor Day Shootout.
Cowboys, Cowgirls and spectators are in Superior for the Northern Classic Rodeo.
It’s the 30th anniversary for Pride in the Twin Ports, and Thousands turned out to Bayfront Park to celebrate.
Hundreds of people are on first street where the 2nd annual Super Big Block Party is taking place.
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office today confirms that Jacob Wetterling’s remains have been located.
Law enforcement, health professionals and addiction specialists from around the country will convene in Minnesota next week to talk about ways to address the growing number of opioid overdose deaths.
The Latest on reports that the remains of a Minnesota boy who has been missing since 1989 have been found. Jacob Wetterling was 11 when he disappeared from central Minnesota (all times local):
The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is teaming up with the Blue Star Mothers of America to help send some fudge to our troops overseas.
In a Fox Follow Up, a judgement has come in a civil rights lawsuit involving a small Madeline Island town.
Community Members had the chance to meet Peanut and Elsa, 2 miniature horses that help educate kids about animals, and how to care for them.
The clock is ticking for many Northland teachers, as the final days of summer are marked off on the chalkboard.
The Board of Trade building in downtown Duluth closed to the public in July after the building’s chimney fell through the roof in a storm, but now, many businesses are moving back to their spaces.
The College of St. Scholastica is welcoming New Freshmen on to the campus.
Enbridge Energy Partners’ proposed Sandpiper pipeline project is being delayed for an indefinite amount of time.
With the Labor Day holiday weekend approaching, many tourist sites across the Northland are bracing for a busy few days.
Millions of travelers are hitting the road this evening to enjoy the last long weekend of the summer season.
Authorities say a 34-year-old man died while swimming laps in the Eden Prairie Community Center pool.
Starting the week of September 5, the utility upgrades taking place along West Michigan Street in downtown Duluth, will start its fourth phase.
New figures from the U.S. State Department show Minnesota remains among the top states for refugee resettlement.
On Tuesday, August 30, a little after midnight, Duluth Police, investigators from the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, MN State Patrol, Proctor Police, Carlton County sheriff’s Department, Fond du Lac Police, Superior Police specifically their K-9, and St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office arrested 29-year-old, Joe Brown of Red Wing, MN after.
Starry stonewort has now been confirmed in Lake Winnibigoshish, Moose Lake, and Rice Lake.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will close Highway 37, east of Cherry for one week beginning Monday, September 19.
The 30th Annual Duluth Superior Pride Festival takes place this weekend.
The outdoor classroom gives teachers a hands-on approach to learning.
With the changing of the seasons, a great harvest of crops typically takes place throughout many local gardens, but it doesn’t always mean it’s time to stop planting.
It was move in day at University of Wisonsin Superior today and hundreds of freshman moved into their new dorms.
The 25th Annual Great Northern Classic Rodeo starts tomorrow in Superior.
It is almost Labor Day weekend and Americans everywhere are getting ready for a little getaway.
Hartley Nature Center in Duluth was hit hard by last month’s storm.
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.
Over $2,000 dollars’ worth of school materials made their way in to brand new backpacks in Superior today.
There is a new piece of playground equipment in Cloquet that is the first of its kind in the Northland.
Cina Hall, located inside of University of Minnesota Duluth, is re–opening in time for the start of the new school year.
The Hibbing Fire Department responded at 12:57 p.m. to the report of a small general aviation plane crash.