(Garret Ellison | MLive)ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota regulators have begun deliberations on whether to approve or reject Enbridge Energy’s proposal for replacing its aging Line 3 oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. The Public Utilities Commission entered a fifth day of hearings on the project Thursday. Commissioners began deliberations after they finished questioning representatives on both sides of the…
DULUTH, Minn. The music of the beloved Minnesota artist Prince is being carried on through his band. Prince’s band the New Power Generation performs around the globe, now they’re in the Northland. The NPG will be playing at the Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfield, Wisconsin Saturday, July 7th. To get a ticket visit The New Power Generation. Categories: Entertainment,…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The hepatitis A outbreak in Louisville and other parts of Kentucky is now the worst in the country. The Courier Journal reports state health officials confirmed Wednesday at least 969 people have contracted the liver disease. State Public Health department Commissioner Dr. Jeff Howard says the outbreak is the worst on record across the nation and…
SEATTLE & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun 28, 2018–Amazon and PillPack today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire PillPack. PillPack is a pharmacy designed to provide the best possible customer experience in the U.S. for people who take multiple daily prescriptions. PillPack delivers medications in pre-sorted dose packaging, coordinates refills and renewals, and makes…
(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)SEATTLE (AP) — Your Amazon packages, which usually show up in a UPS truck, an unmarked vehicle or in the hands of a mail carrier, may soon be delivered from an Amazon van. The online retailer has been looking for a while to find a way to have more control over how its packages are delivered. With…
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota woman accused of drowning her newborn shortly after giving birth has been arrested in western Minnesota. Authorities say the 36-year-old West Fargo woman was picked up in Pope County, Minnesota late Tuesday on an arrest warrant issued by Cass County. Authorities say the woman gave birth at a friend’s townhouse in Fargo May…
DULUTH, Minn. Runners if you’ve ever felt like “flying” through a race you might be able to get pretty close to that this weekend out on Park Point in Duluth. The Runway 4k will be held for the second year this Saturday. The race takes place on the Sky Harbor runway in Duluth. It’s the only race in the state…
DULUTH, Minn. – Ten years ago the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment was introduced and it’s still going strong. A celebration marked the 10th anniversary at the Essentia Health Duluth Heritage Sports Center. When you pay sales tax in Minnesota a portion of it goes into the Legacy fund. The Legacy amendment helps support the state’s parks and trails,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Get ready to start your engines for the Seventh Annual Big Daddy’s Classic Car Show. The owner of Big Daddy’s Burgers says he was asked to host the car show seven years ago and he’s done so ever since. The car show took place in the parking lot of Big Daddy’s Burgers in Duluth where you could…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth city crews got their hoses out and water flowing to open up storm sewers along Lake Superior clogged of rocks and boulders from recent severe weather. The city of Duluth has closed the eastern part of the Lakewalk trail for storm water drain maintenance and repairs. Crews started work on Tuesday and the Lakewalk trail between 16th Avenue East and 21st Avenue…
DULUTH, Minn. – After only six months in business, Sound restaurant in downtown Duluth’s Old City Hall building has shut down. A spokesperson for the building told FOX 21 that within the next 30 days, a new investment group will open Sound Eatery and Events in the same space on the 100 block of East Superior Street. The business will…
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BAYFIELD, Wis.-The spirit behind Prince is making its way to the Northland next month. Prince’s band the New Power Generation will perform at the Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfield July 7th for a very special show. Since Prince’s death back in 2016, the group grieved of their loss, but now they are hitting the road again to let Prince’s music…
TWO HARBORS, Minn.-On a normal month 9,000 pounds of food are distributed from the Two Harbors Area Food Shelf. Today, however, 10,000 pounds were handed out to those in needs during the community’s second annual Food Share. Almost 40 volunteers arrived at the food shelf this morning to help give out the food to 150 families in the community. The…
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. – According to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office the body of a 46-year-old Twin Cities man was found on a beach just east of Grand Marais. The body was found by a woman walking along the beach early Wednesday morning. The man’s car was parked near where his body was found, but authorities say foul play is…
DULUTH, Minn. – When it comes to taking your pet to the vet, it can be difficult to even get them in the vehicle. Thanks to one local veterinary practice, making the trip for Fido might be easier during your next visit. North Shore Veterinary Hospital in Duluth is looking to help patients keep calm, and stay healthy. “If animals…
SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Police in suburban Atlanta say a body found inside of a walk-in beer cooler at the major league home of the Atlanta Braves belongs to a Minnesota man who was doing contract work at the stadium. Cobb County police on Wednesday identified him as 48-year-old Todd Keeling of White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Authorities say Keeling had…
DULUTH, Minn. – Temporary repairs have begun on Highway 23 at the south fork of the Nemadji River. Due to recent flooding a portion of Highway 23 has been closed for over a week. According to MnDot the highway will be paved this fall with permanent repairs happening in the summer of 2019. The road is expected to reopen in…
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, giving President Donald Trump the chance to cement conservative control of the high court. The 81-year-old Kennedy said in a statement he is stepping down after more than 30 years on the court. A Republican appointee, he has held the key vote on…
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NEW HOPE, Minn. (AP) – A standoff that started with a domestic dispute in New Hope has ended peacefully 18 hours later. New Hope Police Capt. Scott Slawson says a man who was allegedly holding two children in a town house surrendered Tuesday afternoon. Slawson says the man was taken to a hospital for an evaluation. The two children were…
NEW YORK (AP) – The 28-year-old political newcomer who upset U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York’s Democrat primary says she brings an “urgency” to the fight for working families. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a former organizer for Bernie Sanders, spoke Wednesday on the MSNBC “Morning Joe” show. Ocasio-Cortez says her father died when she was a teenager and her mother cleaned…
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(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that government workers can’t be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, dealing a serious financial blow to organized labor. The justices are scrapping a 41-year-old decision that had allowed states to require that public employees pay some fees to unions that represent…
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) – An agitated passenger was escorted off a Spirit Airlines flight that landed in Rochester, Minnesota, for a medical emergency. Rochester Police Lt. Mike Sadauskis says the 38-year-old woman from Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, was asked to leave the flight after it landed Monday morning. The incident started when the flight from Houston to Minneapolis was diverted to…
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) – A former Mendota Heights high school teacher has been sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a student. Thirty-two-year-old Christine Lee Funk faced a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison for three counts of criminal sexual contact with the 17-year-old boy. Instead, Funk pleaded guilty to one count and the two others…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Long after the snow melts, Mont du Lac Resort remains open for business. “Everybody’s familiar with us in the wintertime so we’re constantly trying to add summertime activities,” said Mont du Lac hill manager Mike O’Hara. Recently, they’ve added a new attraction. “Archery is an important sport,” said O’Hara. “It’s actually something that’s great to have out…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Minnesota Department of transportation is releasing new information on a Native American grave site in the Northland disrupted by highway reconstruction last spring. MnDOT is working year-round to restore the historic cemetery. Nearly 20% of the site in West Duluth’s Fond Du Lac neighborhood has been processed, meaning soil and items found are being examined to determine if…
DULUTH, Minn.-A massive donation announced today is changing the organization UDAC for years to come. Nortlanders Joseph and and Nancy Bullyan, of Bullyan RV, have donated $3 million to UDAC so they can purchase the Duluth Business University building in the western end of Duluth. UDAC, which helps people with disabilities learn life skills while getting job training, expect to…
DULUTH, Minn.-The Duluth Experience along with the city of Duluth are teaming up to help Northlander’s dig a little deeper into the history of the downtown area. Walking tours began today where participants can explore what’s been unearthed during the Superior Street reconstruction process, along with looking deeper into the historic buildings in downtown Duluth. Those leading the tours say…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Land Lab at the University of Minnesota Duluth is officially ranked one of the top college farms in the country. UMD’s Land Lab is officially the fifth best college farm according to Best Value Schools. The farm stretches over 30 acres and is ran by over a thousand students every year. Fruits and vegetables grown on the…
SUPERIOR, Wis.-Construction continued today at the Superior High School as they are making some additions to the site. The old kitchen and cafeteria, along with some of the class rooms and administrative offices known as the “Circle,” are being torn down over the next few weeks. This tear down will mean the facility will have a new common space, performing…
RICE LAKE, Minn. – Just after 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday Rice Lake fire crews were dispatched to a reported garage fire on the 4300 block of Kingston Road. When crews arrived they found smoke billowing out from all sides of a garage structure. Authorities say the fire crews were able to extinguish the flames by 2:30 p.m. The cause of…
DULUTH, Minn. – An app that allows Minnesotans to purchase lottery tickets on their mobile devices has launched today. The app is called Jackpocket and Co-founder and CEO Peter Sullivan hopes to launch the app in more states in the next few months. “Jackpocket is unique to the industry. It has advanced systems in place to provide user protection and…
(AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)FISHERS, Ind. (AP) — Police say a child fired a shot from a loaded handgun after finding it in a sofa at an Ikea store in suburban Indianapolis. Fishers police say no one was injured from the gunshot about 2 p.m. Monday at the furniture store along Interstate 69 just northeast of Indianapolis. Police Sgt. Tom Weger…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – State investigators have released the names of two Minneapolis officers who shot and killed a black man who authorities say had a gun. Thurman Blevins Jr. was fatally shot Saturday by Officer Ryan Kelly and Officer Justin Schmidt after a foot chase through a north Minneapolis alley. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says Kelly has been…
DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Duluth’s annual Fourth Fest at Bayfront Park is just around the corner. Gates open at Bayfront Festival Park at 4:00 p.m., musical performances start at 4:30 p.m., and the fireworks show will start at 10:10 p.m. This year’s musical guests include Under the Bus, Breanne Marie and the Front Porch Sinner, Feeding Leroy, and…
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) SEATTLE (AP) — Seventeen states, including Washington, New York and California, sued President Donald Trump’s administration Tuesday in an effort to force officials to reunite migrant families who have been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. The states, all of which are led by Democratic attorneys general, joined Washington, D.C., in filing the lawsuit in U.S. District Court…
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MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) – Authorities say two people killed a man on a Minnesota farmstead before burning the body and burying the remains in two separate sites. Thirty-nine-year-old Jason Jensen and 34-year-old Kayla Westcott are charged with aiding and abetting murder with intent, but without premeditation. They face 40 years in prison if convicted. Jensen and Westcott were arrested during…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – A St. Cloud man is accused of severing two fingertips of a man who came to his front door last week. Sixty-seven-year-old Clarence Junior Hilliard Jr. appeared in Stearns County court Monday on two felony counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. According to the criminal complaint, a neighbor told police he went to Hilliard’s…
NEW HOPE, Minn. (AP) – A standoff that started with a domestic dispute stretched into daylight in New Hope where a man was barricaded in a house with two children. Officers were dispatched to a home about 8 p.m. Monday where a woman said her boyfriend was threatening her and her two children. When police arrived, they found the woman…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Twin Ports has a new pizza option with some specialty creations customers can’t wait to devour. “One of my favorites is the buffalo chicken pizza, the ragin’ pepperoni, it’s got three types of pepperoni,” explained franchise owner Jonathan Matko. “We even do the loaded tots pizza. It’s got tater tots and some smoked applewood smoked bacon…
CHISHOLM, Minn. – Monday evening at approximately 11:55 p.m. Chisholm, Hibbing, and Buhl fire crews responded to a house fire in the 400 block of 4th Street Northwest in Chisholm. One occupant was injured in the fire and was transported to a local hospital for burns. Authorities say the house was extensively damaged in the fire. The cause of the…
DULUTH, Minn – Wednesday evening, Essentia Health is looking to celebrate healthy children, families, and lifestyles throughout the Northland. The program includes many activities like a bike rodeo, bike helmet giveaway, and a healthy dinner. It runs Wednesday 4:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the Duluth Heritage Sports Center on 30th Avenue West in Duluth. Categories: Health, News, News –…
HIBBING, Minn. – The Hibbing Fire Department and EMS responded to reports of a small plane crash at the Range Regional Airport Monday evening. At approximately 8:45 p.m. the small aircraft went down nose first on the main runway. The pilot was not injured in the crash. The airport was shut down for a short time, but reports state a…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Environmental groups have filed two more lawsuits challenging the Interior Department’s decision to reinstate the federal mineral rights leases for the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. One of the lawsuits was filed Monday by three national groups: The Wilderness Society, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Izaak Walton League of America. The other…
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JACKSON COUNTY, Wis. – Just after 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning Jackson County Sheriff’s responded to two-vehicle crash on I-94 in Jackson County near Black River Falls. Authorities say when a Trooper arrived on scene an overturned semi was found blocking all eastbound lanes on I-94. A van with eight passengers was partially under the overturned semi-trailer. According to the…
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority. The 5-4 decision Tuesday is the court’s first substantive ruling on a Trump administration policy. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, joined by his…
