BEAVER BAY, Minn. – Help wanted signs are a common sight along Highway 61 year round. Many businesses along the North Shore thrive on tourism, yet the small rural communities are often lacking when it comes to finding help to keep the doors open. One restaurant owner in Beaver Bay is feeling the pain, especially after the passing of her…
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DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Harbor Mission served a free Easter dinner to the homeless, addicted, and other people in need in Duluth’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The annual Easter celebration is for anyone alone on the holiday. The dinner was served to 150 people last year and this year the Duluth Harbor Mission hoped to serve 200. The smell of…
DULUTH, Minn. – Easter Sunday brought together family and friends across the Northland this weekend. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Duluth was one of many churches that hosted Easter celebrations, both during and after services. Rev. Bill Van Oss said Easter is a special day, not only for the faith, but for the community it brings together. “One of the wonderful…
DULUTH, Minn. – Cold, snow, ice and strong winds chilled marchers at the Nearly Naked Ruck March this morning at Bayfront Park in Duluth. 229 people came from all over the region, including 23 children, carrying a heavy bag on their shoulders to represent the emotional weight veterans carry after combat. The event raised money for the local food shelf,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Many people in the Northland kicked off their holiday weekend at the annual Easter EGG–stravaganza at the Lake Superior Zoo. Zoo staff tell us when the doors opened at 10 a.m. it was like Black Friday with people piling in. The family friendly environment had free games, special animal enrichment and an Easter egg hunt. The special…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Hermantown Community Church hosted its third annual Carnival event. The carnival is a way for the church to reach out to the community. It’s also about the kids. They enjoyed themselves with face painting, almost 2,000 stuffed eggs and a bouncy house. “We just want to show the kids that we love them and we’re a family friendly church,”…
DULUTH, Minn. – Spirit Mountain knows how to throw a party and the resort is throwing one of the biggest at the end of its winter season. The Spirit Mountain Annual Spring Happening or Smash Festival celebrates having fun throughout the seasons. During the Loan Oak Shred Fest skiers and boarders were flying high for the tricks competition. “For so many of…
DULUTH, Minn. – Firefighters may not always have a lot of free time because they’re busy trying to keep the community safe. But some firefighters with the Duluth Fire Department (DFD) decided to give back to the community by putting in work in a different way. One firefighter says doing something like this hits close to home because his grandfather…
CASS LAKE, Minn. – On Friday night at 11:14 PM, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a structure fire in the area of Second St E in the City of Cass Lake. Officers and the Cass Lake Fire Department responded and located a residential home engulfed in fire. The fire was extinguished early Saturday morning and a…
DULUTH, Minn. – The goal of Community Days is to inform residents of Duluth more about where their tourist tax dollars are going. Through August, multiple organizations are setting aside a day where Duluth residents and students can enjoy them for free. On Monday the first such event will be held at the Great Lakes Aquarium. “We ramped up our shows,…
The Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior hosted a boot camp where animals from all walks of life can enlist in different branches of the military. This is the inaugural Stuffie Boot Camp that welcomes stuffed animals like bears, gorillas and kangaroos. Kids prepared to send their favorite stuffed animal to go through boot camp training. They spent time coloring and…
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DULUTH, Minn.- Weather in the spring time is unpredictable, but one biking movement aims to get people outside. Duluth Bikes wants you to pledge to take a ride every day for the month of April. You can show your activity by posting #30DaysofBiking. “Anything counts so you might just bike down the block and back,” Duluth Bike member Ruurd Schoolderman…
DULUTH, Minn.- Minnesota’s 8th District Congressional Candidate Michelle Lee received a big endorsement from former Lieutenant Governor Yyonne Prettner Solon. Lee says Yyonne Prettner Solon never lost sight of the needs of the people and is proud to have Solon’s endorsement. During the campaign Solon will be serving as Lee’s senior political adviser. “I have promised Solon, just as I…
DULUTH, Minn.- A national drug task force aiming to combat the opioid epidemic, is inviting a Duluth judge to join the team. Sixth Judicial District Judge Shaun Floerke is working to fight the opioid epidemic not only in the Northland, but nationwide. Judge Floerke is now one of 20 officials on the National Judicial Opioid Task Force. The group is split…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Loaves and Fishes community decided to take to the streets of downtown Duluth for the annual Good Friday march. But organizers say the movement is about so much more than just religion. “About how we are mindful of class, race, sexual orientation and how we’re being inclusive to all those who might have lived different experiences than…
DULUTH, Minn.- 4th and 5th graders at Lester Park Elementary participated in the 10th annual Battle of the Books competition today. Students are broken up into teams and have 30 seconds to answer questions about 12 different books they have been reading throughout the year. “Kids enjoy reading from a variety of genres, it improves their comprehension, and the teamwork aspect…
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – A source says one of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black man in Baton Rouge has been fired and the other will be suspended. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement hadn’t been made, said officer Blane Salamoni, who shot Alton Sterling…
DULUTH, Minn. – Construction is set to begin at the Board of Trade Building this summer for a new mixed use site after being damaged by a storm a few years ago. The owners of Dubin Does Duluth, which is based out of Chicago, say they plan to have multiple levels used for commercial businesses while other levels will be…
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento police shot Stephon Clark seven times from behind, according to autopsy results released Friday by a pathologist hired by Clark’s family, findings that call into question the department’s assertion that the 22-year-old black man was facing officers and walking toward them when he was killed. Dr. Bennet Omalu, whose study of a degenerative…
CARLTON COUNTY, Minn. – According to the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office and Golden Valley Animal Humane Society, 41 Chihuahua and Chihuahua mix dogs were rescued early Wednesday morning from a single-family home in Carlton County. A complaint of 21-30 dogs living in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions made to the Golden Valley Animal Humane Society sparked a visit to the home…
(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)MOSCOW (AP) – The Russian military says it has successfully tested its latest intercontinental ballistic missile. The Defense Ministry said Friday’s launch from Plesetsk in northwestern Russia tested the Sarmat missile’s performance in the early stage of its flight. Sarmat is intended to replace the Soviet-designed Voyevoda, the world’s heaviest ICBM known as “Satan”…
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (AP) – A search warrant filed in a fatal hit-and-run case in Alexandria says the owner of the SUV believed to have been involved in the incident told dispatchers he or she believed they may have struck the victim, but thought they had hit a curb. Twenty-six-year-old Travis Penning was struck and killed the evening of March 19….
DULUTH, Minn. – March is coming to an end and bicyclists around the world are hoping many join them for a biking challenge in April. The 30 Days of Biking campaign challenges people to ride their bicycle every day for 30 days. There is no limit on the ride; it can be around the block or for many miles. Duluth…
(AP) – Walmart may be looking to dive deeper into the rapidly evolving health care market by acquiring the insurer Humana, according to The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper says the retail giant is in early talks with Humana, a major provider of Medicare Advantage coverage for people age 65 and older. Citing anonymous sources, the Journal says the companies…
DULUTH, Minn. – Although the Northland is seeing snow once again, Spring is here and warmer weather is on the horizon. This makes it the perfect time to prepare for golf season. Nevada Bob’s Golf is the only spot in the Northland that custom-fits club. Manager Dan Szymczak says getting a custom-fit club can dramatically help your golf game. Nevada…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – A judge has ordered Stearns County to return thousands of pages of FBI documents in the Jacob Wetterling investigation to the federal agency. County officials had planned to release the case file after Danny Heinrich confessed to the 1989 abduction and killing of 11-year-old Jacob. But Patty and Jerry Wetterling sued to keep some pages…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Scientists haven’t rendered a verdict on whether coffee is good or bad for you but a California judge has. He says coffee sellers in the state should have to post cancer warnings. The culprit is a chemical produced in the bean roasting process that is a known carcinogen and has been at the heart of an…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – The widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay Orlando nightclub has been acquitted on charges of lying to the FBI and helping her husband in the 2016 attack. Noor Salman was found not guilty of charges of obstruction and providing material support to a terrorist organization. Salman was married to Omar Mateen…
CHISHOLM, Minn.- Artists on the Iron Range are banning together tapping into their creativity as a community. Art comes in all forms from paintings to plays, but artists on the Iron Range are discussing how creatively effects the future of the economy. “Every community; every town, every neighborhood has artists and that this is a wonderful under tapped asset,” Springboard for…
DULUTH, Minn. – Numerous restaurants are gearing up for what’s expected to be a busy Easter Sunday. One of those places will be JJ Astor at the Radisson. That restaurant expects around 400 people for its buffet on Easter, meaning they will be cooking up about 60 pounds of turkey and 100 pounds of pork. And get this, three hundred…
DULUTH, Minn. – What seemed like a normal day at the Duluth Public Library ended up being interrupted by bed bugs. A staff member found a bed bug on one of the chairs. It happened during business hours on Wednesday, March 28. The entire building was inspected and a few areas in the top two floors of the library had…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – If you’e not familiar with a co–working concept, that will change soon and it’s going to develop in the old Superior Public Library. That library on Hammond Avenue functioned as just that until 1993, but now an architect based out of North Carolina will turn the Historical Carnegie Library into a small business hub. Part of the goal is to have small businesses start off…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Running Company, DLH Clothing and Hoops Brewing have launched a fundraising effort for the city’s many parks. It’s called, “The Duluth Park Series.” The purpose is to help the city invest in Chester, Lester and Hartley Parks, including the Lakewalk. The fundraising event was held at Hoops Brewing. Money was raised through sales of a special “Park Brew” at Hoops and t–shirt sales with DLH. “This fundraiser is specifically benefiting…
QUEBEC, Can.- Training camp in only getting more intense for the ‘Haitian Temptation’ Al Sands as some impressive names have rolled into town. Sands’ new sparring partners include 6’6″ Russian champion Arslanbek Mahmudov along with Colombian heavyweight Oscar ‘KaBoom’ Rivas. Al Sands is actually the smallest fighter at this camp at 6’2″ and 220 lbs. but says he’s leaning a ton…
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DULUTH, Minn.- With the start of spring comes the start of a new year for the Ojibwe tribe; Which means it’s time for their annual feast at UMD. The American Indian Learning Resource Center collaborated with the Dance and Drum Exhibition from Northland community schools for the event, which serves as a way for students to experience the Ojibwe culture while…
DULUTH, Minn.- Evin Poquette lives in Hayward. He has loved boats since he was 4 years old. The nicknamed ‘boat nerd’ visits the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center so often that two years ago he decided to start saving up to become a lifetime member. Instead of birthday presents, Evin would ask for money towards his membership. He even mowed his…
ASHLAND, Wis. – The Ashland Fire and Police Departments have arrested two suspects they believe were involved with the March 19 fires at Northland College in Ashland. One suspect is a 30-year-old from Ashland and the other is an 18-year-old from Minneapolis/St. Paul. Both suspects were students at the college. The suspects were arrested on possible charges of arson and…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A former FBI agent in Minnesota is charged with leaking secret documents to a national media organization. Terry J. Albury faces two counts of unauthorized disclosure of national defense information. The charges say one document relates to how the FBI assesses confidential informants. Albury’s attorneys say he accepts full responsibility, and that as the only African-American agent…
St. Paul, Minn. – Legislation carried by Rep. Jason Metsa (DFL – Virginia) to rename the Highway 53 bridge just south of Eveleth after a U.S. Army veteran who lost his battle with PTSD cleared its first committee hurdle. The bill, which would designate the bridge passing over Fayal Road and Highway 37 as the “Specialist Noah Pierce Bridge,” passed…
(Tristan Fortsch/KATU News via AP)MENDOCINO, Calif. (AP) – A Washington state couple who lived next door to a family whose SUV plunged off a California cliff say they called authorities because they were concerned that one of the children was going hungry. Bruce and Dana DeKalb said Wednesday that they called child welfare officials Friday after becoming concerned that one…
(AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Corn has been dethroned as the king of crops as farmers report they intend to plant more soybeans than corn for the first time in 35 years. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its annual prospective planting report released Thursday that farmers intend to plant 89 million acres in soybeans and…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – An arrest warrant has been issued for the man allegedly involved in the abduction, battery, and home invasion of a Superior man last week. According to Superior police Richard (Ricky) Travis Edstrom, 33, is wanted for multiple felonies including: robbery, burglary, aggravated battery, kidnapping, and false imprisonment. Edstrom was allegedly involved in the abduction of 35-year-old Charles…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Protest organizers could be financially and criminally liable if their event leads to property damage in Minnesota under a proposed bill. The House Public Safety committee advanced the Republican-backed bill Wednesday over objections from Democrats and civil rights groups. Republicans argue the bill would help prevent damages to public infrastructure and hold groups who encourage…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Public Library is being treated for bed bugs after staff members discovered a bed bug in one area of the first floor yesterday. A pest management company was called to the library yesterday to complete a thorough inspection and ensure the library would be open for normal operating business hours today. All three floors of…
DULUTH, Minn. – March is National Kidney Month and many don’t realize one in three Americans is at risk for Kidney Disease. Local doctors tell us that’s why it’s so important to be screened for the disease. Dr. Sandy Popham of St. Luke’s Nephrology Associates stopped by FOX 21 to speak on the topic. Dr. Popham says those that are most…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a bill strengthening the penalties for legally buying a firearm with the intent to provide the weapon to someone barred from having a gun. Walker on Wednesday signed the bill increasing penalties from a misdemeanor to a felony for “straw” purchases. It was one of 41 bills he signed….
DULUTH, Minn. – As Spring begins to melt the snow and warm up the Northland, Lyric Kitchen Bar is heating things up in the kitchen. For this week’s Cooking Connection, we’re making Jerk Pork Medallions with Dan Flesch, the Executive Chef for The Holiday Inn and Lyric Kitchen Bar. The Lyric Kitchen Bar is located at 205 W. Superior St.,…
