Nikki’s Notebook: Duluth’s Declining Enrollment
It’s a trend Duluth has experienced for about 10 years, students leaving the district.
The retired University of Minnesota professor just published a memoir.
Each hole had an engineering theme, designed by the partnering companies and civil engineering department.
Red, white, and blue were shining bright as a crowd came together at Superior’s Cathedral School Thursday morning.
Students at a suburban Minneapolis high school were greeted with messages of love, Thursday, after racist graffiti was discovered in a bathroom.
Police Chief Mike Tusken, Mayor Emily Larson and others meet with UMD students
First it was months, then days, and now hours before we will know the 45th President of the United States of America. But before all is said and done, candidates are getting the final word in at rallies.
A game called Pokemon Go has people all over the world trying to catch ’em all.
An event getting kids excited for the holiday season will be held at the Miller Hill Mall this weekend.
It’s a trend Duluth has experienced for about 10 years, students leaving the district.
Hundreds of maritime enthusiasts gathered today at the DECC for the 29th annual gales of November
Chemistry, physics and biology students from UMD put on a show for local families.
The library acquired the collection in 2013 and for the last three years has worked to preserve over 9,000 blueprints and design documents of large vessels.
St. Louis County Attorney Mark Rubin is being chosen by Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken to serve on a special judicial selection committee.
The Second Annual Barnes and Noble Mini Maker Faire is happening this Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6.
Thousands of students, staff, and faculty in the Twin Ports deal with hectic lifestyles and stressful situations on a daily basis. One group at UMD is looking to help with the issue.
One Duluth family escaped from a fire last week on Tioga Street. The family is happy to be alive, but they do have advice for others.
A student at the University of Wisconsin-Stout has died after he was injured in a weekend assault in Menomonie.
Jay Cooke State Park puts on an outdoor, nature program for preschool age children.
The Multicultural Center is open to the public for those interested.
With less than two weeks left until Election Day, Democratic Congressman Rick Nolan brought out a heavyweight to help defend his seat in the House of Representatives.Vice President Joe Biden spoke to a crowd at UMD to voice his support for Congressman Nolan, with the hopes to swing one of the closest races in the country back to the left.Biden was hailed as the “main event” at a campaign rally on campus at UMD, but make no mistake: he’s not here for presidential politics.He’s here for Rick Nolan.“Rick grew up 1200 miles from where I lived,” Biden told the crowd at the Romano Gymnasium. “But we grew up in the same neighborhood. 1200 miles apart, but the same values.”Congressman Nolan is in a highly contested race with an opponent he knows well – Republican challenger Stewart Mills.“And now in this election contest we have an opponent in this district – opponents from all over the country – who want to roll back a century of progress,” Nolan said. “That’s what this election is all about.”Hours before Vice President Biden stepped up to the podium, hundreds waited patiently for their chance to get in, see the VP speak, and show their own support for Congressman Nolan.“We’ve had dealings with Congressman Nolan,” said US Army veteran Whitebird. Whitebird was personally invited to the rally Nolan and his staff.“Nolan – he’s helped our veterans and I got to know him that way,” Whitebird said. “He’s very helpful. That’s why we’re here to support him.”It was an all ages crowd at the campaign rally; we ran into some students from Duluth East High School, a few of which are eager to vote for the first time in their lives.“We’re the future,” said Duluth East senior Chandi Katoch. “We’re going to be voting – some of us now, some of us eventually. We deserve to know who we’re voting for and what they stand for.”The students are eager to hear about the issues that matter most to them.“I think for sure loans and student funding for college and public education,” Katoch said.And while Vice President Biden did talk a bit about college education and a bit about Social Security and Medicare, he spent most of his time talking about America’s middle class.“All of us on this stage have seen too many people from Duluth through the Iron Range stripped of both their jobs and their dignity, through no fault of their own,” Biden told the crowd. “Everything Rick’s talking about – unlike his opponent and their candidate for president – is about growing the economy, giving everyone a chance.”And with signs waving, a crowd of mostly Nolan supporters heard the standing vice president of the United States leave them with one last message of hope and optimism.”We may be ordinary but we Americans, we never bend,” Biden said, raising his voice with a fist in the air. “We never bow. We never give up. We always prevail. We are America. There’s nothing we can’t do!”According to three polls of likely voters released earlier this month, two have Congressman Nolan ahead by just a few percentage points; the other has Mills at a four point advantage.Nolan won the race for Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District by just one percentage point in 2014.
In the late 1970s, a wave of feminism was just washing up onto the shores of the Twin Ports area. The impact of this era has had a lasting impact on the region, beginning with one of the first rape crisis programs and battered women’s shelters in the nation.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison says meningococcal disease has been confirmed in third student.
Fifth and six graders at North Shore Elementary took a trip back in time.
No actual Zombies will be involved, just learning the necessary skills to survive
Most pets over the age of two have some sort of dental diseases.
The University of Wisconsin-Superior, has been named the top public online college in Wisconsin for 2016-17 by AffordableCollegesOnline.
A University of Minnesota lab is working to use simplified versions of cells to study dangerous diseases in detail, test new drugs or even define life on other planets.Man-made molecules that mimic cells but aren’t alive could be used to study illnesses that kill natural life, according to the Minnesota Daily (http://bit.ly/2etSCdy).Genetics, cell biology and development assistant professor Kate Adamala said researchers often infect cells with a disease in a controlled environment, such as a petri dish, when they try to study how diseases work. But the cell will kill the disease and not let it reproduce because they’re alive and taken from the body.Adamala said cells created in a lab lack this natural defense and instead absorb and reproduce the DNA they’re given. By having the cells host the diseases without fighting back, researchers can study the disease longer and in its later stages.Aaron Engelhart, who holds the same job title as Adamala, said researchers are able to study the diseases’ progression by using fluorescent dyes that attach to molecules and allow machines to track them. Engelhart said the dye sometimes has trouble working in living cells, so using synthetic cells could help the dye prove more effective.“In a lot of these (diseases) a lot of work’s been done, but because some of these tools weren’t available until recently, it’s been difficult to track (them),” Engelhart said.Synthetic cells also do not reproduce, Adamala said, making the experiment easier to manage by researchers.
City leaders in Janesville are mulling settling a lawsuit by a former teacher who was accused of showing up for work drunk.
Band students from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, came together in the twin ports for part of a special musical event.
The United Nations says nearly 1.5 million people need help right now in Haiti.Hurricane Matthew killed hundreds, destroyed homes, and knocked out electricity.
There are nearly 850 species of ticks, some which are capable of transmitting diseases such as Lyme Disease.
Wisconsinites in Superior welcomed Congressman Sean Duffy to town earlier Tuesday.
A controversial, sometimes violent protest site that has made national headlines for the past few months is now the field trip destination for a group of Ashland Middle School and high school students.
New results form the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction show less than half of public and private school students taking the new statewide test are proficient or advanced in English language arts, math, and science.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and CASDA has been hosting many events throughout the Northland to let folks know about the issue.
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.
Keeping the lights on, and the doors open after school is a practice a group in Duluth hopes to expand.
Kids learned to press their own apple cider at Montessori School’s Fall Fest.
Governor Scott Walker is asking students in Wisconsin schools to submit ornaments for the Capitol Christmas Tree.
Sewing needles, fabric, and so much more was flying off the shelves Thursday as Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts celebrated its grand opening in Duluth.
The Duluth Children’s Museum has a lot to be proud of.
Starting this weekend, ghosts and goblins will mix with lions and tigers, as thousands flock to the Lake Superior Zoo.
Storms in July devastated Hartley Park in Duluth.
Students and parents are invited to learn about local scholarships.
A German refugee assistant group shares experiences with students.
A transgender student in Grand Blanc has been chosen as homecoming prince.
Governor Scott Walker announced today, Tuesday, October 11, 2016, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is now accepting applications for the Fabrication Laboratories (Fab Lab) Grant Program. This program provides students with valuable job skill training.
A number of schools in Duluth has moved forward with an initiative to make riding a bike or walking to school safer for children all in an effort to promote exercise.Safe routes to school… Hopes to ease the concern parents have when their little ones walk the door and head to school
Sweet corn sizzles on the grill as a corn roast kicks off the week’s festivities.
There’s no doubt technology has changed everything about how we read, watch, television, and learn about the world.