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Undergraduate Students Showcase Months-Long Research Projects

UMD undergraduate students showcase research projects.

DULUTH, Minn.- Specially selected undergraduate students at u–m–d showed off months worth of research at the school’s Fall showcase Tuesday. Most majors were represented at the fair. Many STEM students focused on their advancements in the medical field, including Dean Nguyen, who was presenting his research on the heat capacity of certain molecules. “For mine, I kind of give an…

The Lakewalk Phase Two Officially Open

No longer do people have to detour up to Superior Street as they walk along the Lakewalk.

DULUTH, Minn. – The city of Duluth celebrated the  completion of a section of the storm-battered Lakewalk. No longer do people have to detour up to Superior Street as they walk along the Lakewalk. The completely redone phase two is open. In the next couple of months new lights along with fences will be installed. The project manager says it…

UW-Superior Students Write Holiday Cards To Military Members

The Red Cross has collected nearly 10,000 cards for this years holiday card collection.

SUPERIOR, Wis. – The American Red Cross joined forces with UW–Superior’s Veteran and Non-traditional Student Center to give back to military members. Students, faculty and staff wrote meaningful messages on cards donated by the Red cross. They will be sent out to service members locally and those stationed abroad. One student says writing cards helps build a bond with service…

Veteran Shares Inspirational Story With UW-Superior Students

"I didn't think I was going to survive," said John Kriesel.

SUPERIOR, Wis. – A Minnesota National Guard veteran who beat all odds after surviving a roadside bomb while serving in Iraq visited the University of Wisconsin– Superior to share his journey with students and the community. John Kriesel, a native of Cottage Grove, served in the National Guard for ten years. In 2006, he volunteered to deploy to Iraq, where…

Funding for Warming Shelters in St. Louis County Approved

Additional funding for St. Louis County warming shelters approved in a 7-0 vote.

ST. LOUIS CO., Minn.- It’s been a long, back and forth battle over where money would come from to fund Northland warming centers this winter. With temperatures already dropping below zero in some places this week, it’s as though St. Louis Co. passed the allowance of additional funds just in the nick of time. The St. Louis County board chair says…

Piedmont Elementary Students Given the Gift of Sight

Students at Piedmont Elementary School received free vision tests.

DULUTH, Minn.- The students at Piedmont Elementary School were given the gift of sight thanks to a grant that allowed them to take free vision tests. The grant, provided by “America’s Best” vision in Duluth, came as a complete surprise to the school’s principal Beth Shermoen was only trying to get vision screenings for about 40 students that she saw struggling with…

Spirit of Duluth Series at Zeitgeist Cafe Features Liberian Food

The gourmet meal featured four courses of traditional Liberian food like peanut soup, Jollof rice, and even pineapple upside-down cake.

DULUTH, Minn. – Zeitgeist Cafe served up Liberian food as part of its monthly Spirit of Duluth Dinner and Film series. The gourmet meal featured four courses of traditional Liberian food like peanut soup, Jollof rice, and even pineapple upside-down cake. The cultural food also reflected influence from African-American slaves who immigrated to Liberia. “It’s just fun to submerge yourself…

Texas Roadhouse Treats Veterans To A Free Lunch

Staff say more than 1,000 people stopped in for lunch.

DULUTH, Minn. – Texas Roadhouse in Duluth  offered veterans and active military a free lunch today to show their appreciation. The restaurant opened earlier than usual to welcome veterans in for lunch. Within the first 15 minutes the restaurant was packed full of military members and their families. They were offered a free entrée plus a beverage, while also being…

Free Blizzards for Veterans at Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen hoped to give away more than one hundred medium blizzards over the course of the day.

HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Dairy Queen got into the Veterans Day spirit by giving away free blizzards to both veterans and active duty military members. Dairy Queen hoped to give away more than one hundred medium blizzards over the course of the day. It turns out that some employees at the Hermantown location have also served in the military and the…

Ice Fishing to Start Soon at Hi-Banks Resort

The resort is on Fish Lake in Duluth and the owners say ice fishing is just days from starting.

DULUTH, Minn. – Inches of ice have already formed on some Northland lakes including at Hi-Banks Resort on Fish Lake in Duluth. Tim Wagner has owned the resort with his family for 17 years and says this year walkable ice is three weeks earlier than last year. “I like to see five inches before I let people start walking out…

Stowe Elementary Students Honor Veteran Family Members

Stowe Elementary School hosts a Veterans Day celebration.

DULUTH, Minn.- Students at Stowe Elementary School attended a special ceremony where they cheered on family members and school alumni who have served in the military. Honored veterans said events like these are important for kids to see because it might help them make the decision to serve some day. “They understand what we do for them. There may come a…

UMD Cadets Stand Watch of The American Flag for 24 Hours

UMD ROTC holds 24 hour flag vigil for Veterans Day.

DULUTH, Minn.- ROTC students at the University of Minnesota Duluth are participating in their annual 24 hour watch of the American Flag for Veterans Day. Cadets take turns standing outside the Darland Administration Building in their uniforms to honor the men and women who came before them. “I feel proud and it helps me represent in a little bit peaceful…

Northland Veterans and Active Military March Down Superior Street

Friends and Family cheered on Northland veterans and active military for Veterans Day.

DULUTH, Minn.- Dozens of veterans and active servicemen were greeted with cheers from friends and family as they marched through downtown Duluth. Since the end of the Revolutionary War, nearly 57 million people have served in the United State military, and the Northland’s piece of that history marched from the Depot, down Superior Street, straight to the DECC where they were…

A Duluth Woman and Her Deaf Dogs Want You to See Them as “Differently Abled,” Not Disabled

Linda Mann is the proud owner of three deaf dogs.

DULUTH, Minn.- A Duluth woman is changing the game when it comes to adopting rescue dogs. Linda Mann has three dogs. Two of them are double–merles. That’s a type of dog with a predominantly white coat and some abnormalities that make them a bit different from your typical golden retriever, but that’s not all that makes her unique. Lueka and…

House Fire Displaces Family of Four in West Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. – A family of four can’t return home after their house caught fire in West Duluth Sunday. The fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. in a home on the 200 block of South 70th Avenue West. Three people and a dog inside the home safely escaped. The fire started in the kitchen. Damage is estimated at $35,000. The…

Free Learn-to-Skate Session Wraps Up at Heritage Center

Children came out to learn how to fall, stand up, and glide on the ice.

DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Amateur Hockey Association and figure skating coaches wrapped up an eight week free learn-to-skate program for kids at the Essentia Duluth Heritage Sports Center. Children came out to learn how to fall, stand up, and glide on the ice. Even members of the College of St. Scholastica hockey team volunteered to encourage the kids to…

Celebrating a New Book About Moccasin Making from a Duluth Artist

The book teaches moccasin making, patterns, and even stories and is completely bilingual with Ojibwe and its English translation.

DULUTH, Minn. – Sunday night a celebration was held to honor a new moccasin book called Nookomis Obagijigan, or Grandmother’s Gift. The book teaches moccasin making, patterns, and even stories and is completely bilingual with Ojibwe and its English translation. “Moccasins are really a gift that we need from birth all the way through death and so it’s something whether…