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If you take a trip up Highway 61 along the North Shore of Minnesota, history whispers in the waves.
The moon will appear its largest since 1948. It’s expected to look 14% bigger and 30% brighter.
Snow, ice, and below freezing temperatures are all part of Northland winters, and though staying home sounds like the perfect solution to it all, it doesn’t always work that way.
Officials say that the state of Michigan will no longer stock Chinook salmon in Lake Superior, as the species is now doing well enough on its own.
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Officials locked down the North Dakota Capitol on Monday after opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline gathered there, just one day before groups planned more than 200 protests at Army Corps of Engineers offices across the country, according to The Associated Press.
A federal judge in Minnesota, this week, will sentence nine men who were convicted of plotting to join the Islamic State group in Syria.
Traffic Incident Response Week is a time to recognize emergency responders and their tireless effort to help save lives at the scenes of traffic incidents across the country. Every year hundreds of emergency responders representing fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services, towing, and transportation agencies lose their lives while responding to incidents.
A fire has destroyed a city hall under construction, just east of the Twin Cities, a building project that has divided the public’s opinion.
Find out more about the Lincoln Park Business Group’s annual Turkey Bingo event in this week’s Coffee Conversation.
Gov. Scott Walker takes over this week as the new chairman of the Republican Governors Association.
If you take a trip up Highway 61 along the North Shore of Minnesota, history whispers in the waves.
The Duluth Lions Club has a new tool in their paw to help children see better.
The first United Methodist Church is celebrating 50 years at the Copper Top Church.
There were some scary moment for a man stranded on the St. Louis River Sunday after his canoe tipped over.
Tensions are high and protests have been breaking out across cities in the nation since President-elect Donald Trump took the big win on election day. But Sunday, community, religious, and educational leaders made a call for unity.
Calls for unity are coming from the Duluth School system a few days after racist graffiti appeared in one of the high schools.
Around a hundred citizens marched against hate through the streets of Duluth.
An event called Science on Tap was held tonight and it’s the first event of its kind in the Twin Ports.
The Biggest Holiday arts and crafts show in the Northland is taking over the DECC.
The Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute hosted their dry land training for new ski and snowboard volunteers Saturday.
The program teaches the volunteers about the mission of the red cross, and trains them to become Disaster Action Team trainees, who can work with Disaster Action Teams in the case of an emergency.
After 42 years, the name of downtown Minneapolis’ major hospital is about to change.
Minnesota’s health care policy is heading into the abyss as federal and state leaders plot major law changes.
Last night, we brought you part one of the group from Red Cliff Indian reservation making their way to Standing Rock and the message they wanted to accomplish.
Santa Claus has arrived at the Miller Hill Mall. He greeted everyone who has been nice and got a head start on his list.
The Power of Pins exhibit at the Carlton County Historical Society looks at different pins in the world. On this Veterans Day, they look at the pins and medals of those who served.
Children at Hermantown Elementary had the chance to meet an American hero today.
The University of Wisconsin-Superior honored its own this morning at a special awards ceremony at the Yellowjacket Student Union on campus.Veterans past and present are honored for their service, with University Chancellor Renee Wachter proclaiming UWS as a veteran-friendly campus.“Many of these men and women left behind children, mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, sisters, brothers, friends, knowing that there was a very real possibility that they might not return,” Chancellor Wachter said in her opening remarks.The university invited alumni veterans to speak, not just to tell stories of their service, but to give insight to why holidays like Veterans Day are still necessary.“I’m often asked did I come from a military family? And I say, ‘Well, no, I came from an American family with military members who served,’” said Thomas Culbert, a UWS graduate who served in the United States Air Force.Culbert told the crowd four moments in his life that struck him as particularly significant when he reflects on his career in the US military.
Some businesses are going the extra mile to help honors area vets today.Texas Roadhouse in Duluth was filled to the brim since it opened at 10:30 this morning.Veterans were able to order a free meal from a special menu during the lunch hour earlier this morning.We spoke to James and Beverly McIntosh, a husband and wife with more than 60 years of combined military service between them.They say while it’s great to feel appreciated, there’s more that can be done for veterans young and old. “It’s just too bad that there’s not enough emphasis put on veterans. Especially their medical care,” said Beverly McIntosh, who served from 1972 until 1997, working IT her whole life. Beverly’s husband says while it’s nice to be appreciated, most veterans feel humble when thanked for their service.“We enlisted to do what we were asked to do and that’s it,” he said. “We don’t need any recognition; if you want to recognize and say thank you, that’s fine. But a veteran isn’t going to walk up and say ‘Hey – I served, what do you think of that?’”Staff members at Texas Roadhouse acknowledged that it would likely be busy all day, but they say they’re happy to work the extra hours on the special holiday.
A winter village will soon pop up in Duluth, all aimed at promoting local businesses.The Duluth Winter Village will feature 30 local businesses vending out of locally made log cabins.We got a sneak peek at those cabins when the event was officially announced earlier this morning.Organizers say they’re happy so many local businesses are able to come together and support each other.“Organizations like Duluth Loves Local, networking events, Eat Downtown, Greater Downtown Council, all these wonderful things that [help us] support each other and help prop each other up,” said Winter Village board member Patrick Moore.Moore says he and his group, who self-funded this event through private sponsorships, have been planning for a year.“About six months ago we got a good response and started to put feelers out into the community – in the business community,” he remembers. “And we got people that were just overwhelmingly supportive of the idea and thought it was as fantastic as we did.”The Winter Village will be open December 3 and 4, from 10am to 5:30pm at Glensheen Mansion.Admission is free, parking is free, and there will be a free shuttle for overflow parking at Congdon Park Elementary and UMD Parking Lot B.
Individuals and Businesses were recognized for their hardwork at the Civic Luncheon held by the Salvation Army.
Two soldiers at a time have stood guarding the POW MIA flag at UMD since midnight, in honor of veterans.
The streets of Duluth were lined with people waving American Flags, who cheered in honor of the veterans and the sacrifices that they make for our freedoms.
A San Francisco home that served as the setting for the popular 1993 movie, “Mrs. Doubtfire,” starring Robin Williams, has sold for $4.15 million.
Authorities say seven people have been taken to the hospital after a knife attack at a mental health facility near Pittsburgh.
Red curtains will be installed in the storefronts of 28 businesses throughout Duluth’s Downtown Waterfront on Monday, November 14.
A Zimbabwean court has set aside charges against a professional hunter accused of allowing an American dentist to kill Cecil, a lion whose death in 2015 prompted an international outcry.
A Union Pacific train derailment and hazardous chemical spill that occurred Friday morning, has prompted evacuations in the small southern Minnesota town of Ellendale, as well as the closure of a state highway.
Authorities have filed charges against the mother of a Blaine toddler who died, and her boyfriend.
For this week’s Active Adventures FOX 21’s William Seay tried out Pilates.
Businesses in Superior are putting on deals for a good cause.
The unseasonably warm weather this November means the winter shopping season is getting off to a later start.
A young driving force in Superior, 31-year-old Craig Sutherland, told FOX 21 Thursday that he will be running for the 8th District council seat race.
Members of the Red Cliff Indian reservation made the 12 hour trip to standing rock North Dakota.We bring you a different perspective through the eyes of those who made it the front lines of the Dakota pipeline protest.
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.
Forty-one years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in a storm on Lake Superior, killing all twenty-nine crew members. Split Rock Lighthouse holds an annual ceremony to remember the lives lost on November 10, 1975.
An open house was held tonight in Proctor to educate the community about how to help support the Yellow Ribbon initiative.
Red, white, and blue were shining bright as a crowd came together at Superior’s Cathedral School Thursday morning.