In the small town of Grand View, Wisconsin, many homes and vehicles were swept away as the storm passed through.
As of 9/2/2016, the Minnesota Department of Health has reported advisories for the following beaches. These advisories recommend no water contact due to elevated levels of E. coli bacteria identified from samples collected and tested.
Tuesday night’s storm has left miles of downed power lines and hundreds without power in Island Lake.
During last Thursday’s devastating storm, two lives were lost in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The survivors of the Texas Boy Scout troop’s trip are grieving the loss of a 13-year-old peer and a 39-year-old female volunteer.
Lake Country Power has already called in additional crews, and now have brought in specialized heavy equipment to replace more than 200 utility poles damaged by Thursday’s storms.
Minnesota Power has been working day and night to restore power to customers in Duluth and outlying areas, after last week’s severe storms.
Reinforcements from Missouri will join Minnesota Power line crews this afternoon as the company continues to make progress in restoring power to customers following Thursday morning’s severe storms.
The City of Duluth crews were out bright and early this morning in partnership with Minnesota Power crews.
Minnesota Power is working to restore power after the worst storm to affect its electrical system in the Duluth area in 15 years.
Supporters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness delivered a message in Duluth today, with over 65,000 copies attached.
It is extremely hot out and temperatures are expected to get even hotter in northern Minnesota over the next couple of days.
Several inches of rain and grounds saturated with water have had an impact on Lake Superior.
The following is from a press release from Governor Walker’s office and his efforts to aid recovery in the northern parts of Wisconsin that experienced severe flood damage:
The following information comes from a release from the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office following the week long efforts thus far to repair severe damages from the July 11th flooding.
Aqua Kids, a nationally syndicated children’s television series is in the Northland recording episodes for their upcoming season.
Assessors have been out inspecting the flood damage in Carlton County and have visited 25 homes so far.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation received notice today that $2.5 million in emergency federal funding to assist in the repair of roadways damaged during heavy rains last week.
According to the Associated Press, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has started plans for a 400 mile off-road adventure trail that would stretch from the shores of Lake Superior to the North Dakota border.
Coast Guard, federal, state, and local first responders are responding to pollution threats from the flooding in Saxon Harbor, Wisconsin, along the shores of Lake Superior, Wednesday.
The City of Duluth Parks and Recreation is currently in the planning stages of a Gate, Wayfinding, and Trailhead/Orientation Plan.
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and Lt. Governor Tina Smith are traveling across the state surveying storm damage.
Heavy rains caused flooding across the Northland, brought back memories of the flood of 2012.
Big Sandy Lake in McGregor has been chosen as this years Governor’s Fishing Opener, and the town is expecting some big crowds.
The construction of the Campus Connector Trail started May 2, 2016 along the north curb of College Street, between Junction Ave. and Kenwood Ave. by the College of St. Scholastica.
As you stroll through the Kirby Student Center on campus at UMD during Earth Day, you can’t miss the array of displays centered on green living, and environmentally-conscious lifestyles.
Superior Water, Light and Power wants to enhance the services it provides to customers and give them more control over their energy and water use; minimize routine monthly visits to homes and businesses; and improve billing accuracy by installing new, advanced meters for all customers.
The St. Louis River Alliance is hoping to fight aquatic invasive species (AIS) through education.
Superior is described as a dog friendly community but one thing that it’s missing is a dog park.
A group of UMD researchers have returned after a grueling month of field work in Mexico and they are now reflecting on the experience.
The Department of Natural Resources is restricting what kinds of signs people can bring to a forum in Aurora on the permitting process for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine.
The Coffee Creek restoration project in Duluth has been selected as a finalist for an environmental award.
University of Minnesota Duluth and Lake Superior College are celebrating World Water Week this week.
Over the past couple decades, Canal Park bridges and walkways have started to decay.
Even though there has been 30 inches less snow this year, Duluth Maintenance Operations struggles to come up with enough money to fix the potholes.
The City of Duluth is seeking volunteers for it’s “Clean and Green” team.
When you explore the arctic for decades, you tend to learn a thing or two about the environment.
Minnesota power is putting hybrid energy technology to use with a new truck added to their fleet.
Protecting rivers and waterways, the St. Louis River Corridor Alliance hosted a 20th Anniversary gala for their clean water campaign.
The St. Louis River Alliance is celebrating 20 years with a gala. This is also a fundraising event for the Clean Water Campaign.
The North Shore of Lake Superior is iconic to Minnesota, but it’s not just the beauty people appreciate.
Work on the St. Louis Corridor Initiative continue with mini-master plans of neighborhood parks.
New data from the Department of Natural Resources shows that researchers are beginning to unravel the mystery of what’s killing Minnesota’s moose.
A group of environmental activists staged a protest in front of the Enbridge’s offices in Superior Monday.
Following President Obama’s State of the Union Address Tuesday night, FOX 21 got the chance to talk with Representative Rick Nolan while he’s in Washington, D.C.
Winter was off to a fickle start, but the recent plunge in temperatures offers hope for a few ice fishing opportunities around the state.
After the Northland Flash Flood of 2012, Chambers Grove Park was never fully restored, but that will soon be changing.
Records show there are two sites in Minnesota and eight in Wisconsin where potentially dangerous cables that were once used to power U.S. Coast Guard lights could be buried underground.
If you haven’t heard, the Northland is expecting the coldest temperatures of the winter so far this weekend.
Environmental experts descended on UMD Wednesday to discuss the future of the Lake Superior Watershed.
“Bird nerds” from across the country have flocked to Duluth to catch a glimpse of a rare ivory gull.
