MINNESOTA — Senator Amy Klobuchar who is the daughter of a newspaperman, is calling on her fellow colleagues on both sides of the isle to support a bipartisan bill to “save local journalism.” Klobuchar says the Journalism Competition Preservation Act would ensure local media outlets across the country can band together to negotiate fair compensation from big tech companies like…
DULUTH, Minn.–Summer fishing season is officially behind us. Boats are coming off the water and into storage. And now, excitement is building for the ice fishing season. Staff at Marine General in Duluth are working to clear out kayaks and paddle boards to make room for augers and ice houses. The owner tells us winter business these days is comparable…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will soon deliver to Ukraine four more of the advanced rocket systems credited with helping the country’s military gain momentum in its war with Russia. The High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, known as HIMARS, will be part of a new $624 million package of aid expected to be announced on Tuesday, according to U.S. officials….
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Days after the skies cleared and the winds died down in Florida, Hurricane Ian’s effects persisted Monday, as people faced another week without power and others were being rescued from homes inundated with lingering floodwaters. Frustrations mounted in the path the storm cut through Florida, and the hurricane’s remnants, now a nor’easter, weren’t done with the U.S. The mid-Atlantic and…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge who struck down key restrictions on abortion in the state has rejected a bid by a county prosecutor who hopes to appeal the ruling. Ramsey County District Judge Thomas Gilligan ruled Tuesday night that Traverse County Attorney Matthew Franzese is not entitled to intervene in the case. Franzese had hoped to pursue an appeal after Attorney General Keith…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with a new justice on the bench, the public back in the courtroom and a spirited debate in a case that pits environmental protections against property rights. The new member of the court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, wasted no time joining the lively give-and-take, asking questions throughout nearly two hours of arguments in…
SPIDER LAKE, Minn. — A man who went missing Saturday morning was found dead hours after crashing his ATV. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says they received a report of a missing man, 54 years-old of Center City, Minnesota just before 3 p.m. The man was camping in the Spider Lake ATV recreation area. The Sheriff’s Office learned the man…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Bonus payments for Minnesota frontline workers will start going out this week, with over 1 million people receiving nearly $500. Gov. Tim Walz on Monday announced that 1,025,655 Minnesota frontline workers will receive $487.45 to “recognize their work on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic,” a news release said. State officials will begin sending out the payments on Wednesday,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday will survey damage from Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico, where tens of thousands of people are still without power two weeks after the storm hit. The Category 1 hurricane knocked out electrical power to the U.S. territory of 3.2 million people, 44% of whom live below the poverty line. Power has been restored to…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – More than 130 mental health workers at Allina Health will start a three-day unfair labor practices strike on Monday. The workers, who are members of the union SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa, will begin their strike at 10 a.m. on Monday at Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis and Unity Hospital in Fridley. The picket lines will run from 10…
EMBARRASS TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Two people have been arrested and charged after investigators say they burglarized a business on Wednesday in the Embarrass Township. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called out to an unidentified business just after 9 p.m. on September 28th on the 4800-block of Highway 21. When deputies arrived, they found ceiling tiles had…
UPDATE: The identities of the three plane crash victims have been released. The pilot has been identified as 32-year-old Tyler Fretland from Burnsville. The two passengers were brother and sister. They have been identified as 32-year-old Alyssa Schmidt from St. Paul and 31-year-old Matthew Schmidt from Burnsville. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— HERMANTOWN, Minn. — Three people were confirmed dead Sunday morning after…
DULUTH, Minn. — Kicking off October, Hoops Brewing held their Oktoberfest celebration with polka, sauerkraut, and a special beer — all on tap. From open to close on Saturday, Hoops was transformed with a traditionally Bavarian feel. Duluth Dawgs and Polkarobics both made an appearance bringing hot dogs and live music to the beer hall. That wasn’t all, traditional German…
DULUTH, Minn — Today was the last day to get a taste of Hollywood right here in Duluth. The world of potential new television programming continues to make its mark in the Northland. That’s why the Catalyst Content Festival is such a prominent event for the area. It brings local content creators out to develop their work while networking with…
IRON RANGE, Minn. — A local nonprofit organization is looking for volunteers to serve as mentors for school children. The United Way of Northeastern Minnesota’s Lunch Buddies mentoring program matches elementary kids with adult mentors. The pairs play games, do crafts, and just chat during one lunch break each week at school. Program leaders say the goal is for children…
DULUTH, Minn. — One survivor of the 2018 fatal mass shooting in Parkland, Florida spoke out at a Rally For Peace held in Duluth. Following the parkland massacre, David Hogg became a gun control activist and co-found the March For Our Lives organization, which supports gun control legislation. “I see myself as one voice of unfortunately thousands that have become…
HIBBING, Minn. – The daughter of one of the Northland’s oldest cold cases finally got a sense of closure Friday — nearly 40 years after her mother’s murder in Chisholm. It was July 1986 when 38-year-old Nancy Daugherty was raped, beaten and strangled to death in her Chisholm home in what would become a decades-long cold case. Gina Haggard |…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings are in London gearing up for their matchup against the New Orleans Saints. Kickoff is at 8:30 a.m. Sunday and some local businesses are looking to capitalize on the change. Hoops Brewing is one of them and will be opening their doors bright and early for the die hard fans. Hoops says they wanted…
HIBBING, Minn. — It started quietly enough 17 years ago, and now it’s reaching a crescendo. In fact it is called the Crescendo Youth Orchestra, and now they have a place of their own in Hibbing. Julie Takkunen started with 12 students taking lessons, and then it grew and turned into non-profit. In some ways they were musical vagabonds looking…
SUPERIOR, Wisc.–Superior students filled the streets today to celebrate Homecoming 2022. The Homecoming parade marched down North 28th Street in Superior, Wisconsin. Students and community members came out to celebrate the kick off of another school year. With a decked out float for their parade, the Superior Spartans also got pumped up for the football game taking place tonight. We…
MINNESOTA / FLORIDA — After getting called-out to Florida for assistance, Minnesota Power crews are already returning home. Florida Public Utilities, located near Jacksonville, requested the assistance of MN Power to help with restoring what was lost after the hurricane. The area ultimately suffered far less damage than expected and they’ve been able to manage outages in their area with…
NORTHLAND / FLORIDA — Thousands of crisis response workers from many states are working to restore Florida, including over 50 Red Cross volunteers who are Minnesota based. 12 people from the northland landed in Orlando on Friday, and an additional volunteer from Duluth was deployed Friday morning. The crew is ready to help residents revive after the category four hurricane….
DULUTH, Minn. — Burial Site Restored to the Fond Du Lac Tribal Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The minnesota department of transportation (MnDOT) said that they accidentally unearthed the site in 2017, while working to replace the Highway 23 bridge over Mission Creek. On Friday, the band gathered for closure and healing to celebrate the restoration of the ancestors who…
MINNESOTA — After getting called-out to Florida for assistance, Minnesota Power crews are already returning home. Florida Public Utilities located near Jacksonville, requested the assistance of Minnesota Power. They needed help with restoring what was lost after the hurricane, but the area ultimately suffered far less damage than expected. They have been able to manage outages in their area with…
MINNESOTA — Thousands of crisis response workers from many states are working to restore Florida, including 50 Red Cross volunteers who are Minnesota based. 12 people from the Northland landed in Orlando Friday and an additional volunteer from Duluth deployed in the morning. The crew is ready to help residents revive after the Category 4 hurricane. They set them up…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Hurricane Ian made another landfall Friday, this time in South Carolina, after carving a swath of destruction across Florida earlier this week. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian’s center came ashore Friday afternoon near Georgetown with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph). Ian hit Florida’s Gulf Coast as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with 150…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday unveiled their plan to allow foreign baby formula manufacturers to stay on the market long term, an effort to diversify the nation’s tightly concentrated industry and prevent future shortages. The Food and Drug Administration said recent entrants to the U.S. market will have until October 2025 to make sure their formulas comply with…
DULUTH, Minn. — It is never too early to start talking about Grandma’s Marathon! Starting October 1, registration opens at 7 p.m. for runners. Zach Schneider the Marketing & Public Relations Director of Grandma’s Marathon stopped by the morning show to talk about it. Watch the video above for more details. To register, go to the Grandma’s Marathon website here….
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Friday sanctioned more than 1,000 people and firms connected to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including its Central Bank governor and families of Security Council members, after President Vladimir Putin signed treaties absorbing occupied regions of Ukraine into Russia, in defiance of international law. The Treasury Department named hundreds of members of Russia’s legislature, leaders of the…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina’s coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods after the megastorm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and left people trapped in their homes. With all of South Carolina’s coast under a hurricane warning, a steady stream of vehicles left Charleston…
DULUTH, Minn. — The world of potential new television programming continues to make its mark in Duluth. The 2022 Catalyst Content Festival brings together people involved in all aspects of script writing, story development, and how to get your work and ideas noticed. It’s a way to get experience and exposure without going to Hollywood. Jennifer Plotzke, the Catalyst Director…
DULUTH, MN – For the second time in two days, middle school students in Duluth had the opportunity to launch a weather balloon thanks to donations and community support. This time it was 6th grade students at Marshall. The weather balloon project is an opportunity for students to bring their classroom studies in meteorology to the real world and see…
DULUTH, Minn. — If you are looking for a fun environment to work in this fall and winter, Spirit Mountain is looking to hire up to 300 employees. The preparation for the colder months has officially begun a top Spirit Mountain. As of right now they anticipate being open 5 days a week, but by hiring a few helping hands…
DULUTH, Minn. — It is never too early to talk about next year’s street construction in Duluth. The public had two chances to learn about them Thursday. The first was a virtual meeting held over the noon hour. The second is going on Thursday evening at the Central Hillside Community Center. The meeting goes till 7 p.m. City staff is…
DULUTH, Minn. -“This moment is really a dream come true. There has been a lot of thought and love and long hours that went into making this moment possible,” Northland BIPOC Business Directory Founding Member, Stephanie Williams said. A ribbon cutting celebrated a unique new business directory. BIPOC is short for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. The Northland BIPOC…
WISCONSIN / FLORIDA — Crews with a Wisconsin tree service company are heading South to aid with Hurricane Ian cleanup efforts. Trees have been batted down from Hurricane Ian, landing on cars, homes, and power lines. While work has begun to clear the trees out, there are just not enough hands on deck. That’s why Zielies Tree Service Company is…
ST. LOUIS COUNTY — The St. Louis County Board has voted to prohibit new cervid farms from being made, in an effort to stop the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease. The deadly disease has been around for more than 50 years and it continues to spread through deer, elk, and other members of the cervidae family. Over the past year,…
DULUTH / FLORIDA — Hurricane Ian has viciously made its way through Florida, affecting many people, homes, and businesses in its wake. One Minnesota family, who now lives on the east coast, has been hunkered down and powerless since Wednesday afternoon. Josh Buck says his family has faced a few hurricanes before, but never a category four, and never this…
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. — An Eveleth man was convicted of murder on Monday after selling fentanyl to a woman who died from an overdose on it. 39 year-old Torisa Wallace will spend 11 years in prison for Third-Degree Murder. Prosecutors say he sold fentanyl to a 33 year-old woman named Brooke Miller from Virginia in October of 2021. She…
UPDATE (September 29, 3:45 p.m.) — The man who had been missing for almost a week was found Thursday afternoon. Seth Genereau was missing after stealing cars and fleeing from the police. He had already been wanted for other crimes including vehicle theft. The Bayfield County Sheriff’s Office said Genereau is in their custody and that he and all officers…
NORMANNA, Minn. — The 2nd Annual Normanna Fire Squatch, also called Normanna Day is taking place October 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sara Marciniak from the Normanna Fire Department and Chief Corey Hulst came by to talk about it. Here is the schedule of events: ● 9:00am – 3:00pm: Vendor/Craft Fair ● 9:00am race registration and check in…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth YMCA offers many programs to get active. One of them being the Active Older Adult program at the GND REC. The Coordinator of the program, Heidi Rudstrom spoke about the program and more on the morning show. A participant, Rosie Adolphson told us about her experiences. To check out the Duluth YMCA programs, click here….
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers. It’s at least the second legal challenge this week to the sweeping proposal laid out by President Joe Biden in late August, when he said his…
DULUTH, Minn. — Well if you’re wondering where to get the best-tasting drinking water, you can find it anywhere on tap right in Duluth. The City of Duluth won the 2022 MN AWWA Best in Glass award for in Minnesota. The contest involved two rounds of judging, samples, and a few finalists. One of the finalists who competed against the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for the sixth straight week, marking new highs not seen in 15 years, before a crash in the housing market triggered the Great Recession. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30-year rate climbed to 6.70% from 6.29% last week. By contrast, the rate…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth Police Department is bringing awareness to drug problems in the City by putting red magnets on their squad cars. The department says they are partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration in the “Red Ribbon Campaign” during the month of October. The DEA is providing the magnets. “The red magnets will honor Enrique Camarena and also…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Keith Ellison gave up a safe seat in Congress to run for Minnesota attorney general, saying it was his best chance to push back against the policies of Donald Trump. Now locked in a tough reelection fight, he’s arguing that he’s been far less of a partisan warrior than his critics claim. Ellison squeaked into office in 2018, taking…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction across Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, cutting off the only bridge to a barrier island, destroying a historic waterfront pier and knocking out power to 2.5 million people as it dumped rain over a huge area on Thursday. Catastrophic flooding was threatened around the state as one of the…
DULUTH, Minn. — It was a summer of great memories and good luck for those in the charter fishing business and their customers. The boats will soon be getting in shape to rest and survive the winter. For crew members, it was another season in which they could share their passion with others. Riley Leslie the Owner and Captain of…
DULUTH, Minn. — If you’ve got a great idea for a breakthrough movie or television script Duluth is the place to be this week. Where else would you pitch your idea other than at Pitchworld? It was only one of the events kicking off the Catalyst Content Festival that runs through Saturday. It is a chance for new and creative…
