Marijuana is now coming to a brewery near you. Blue moon is now launching three, marijuana infused drinks that promise just as much of a buzz as their normal drafts. The three drafts are alcohol free and instead have marijuana. The brewer says the drinks will hit the user at the same pace as if they were drinking normal beer….
A new study suggests that scientists may have found a newly identified “organ” in the human body. It’s not a distinct well-defined organ like the heart, liver, or even the skin. It’s made up of widespread, fluid-filled spaces in and between tissues all over the body known as the “interstitium.” Scientists have long known about interstitial tissue and fluid but…
DULUTH, Minn. – This evening you can support Chester Bowl Park as the Duluth Park Series begins. Hoops Brewing is hosting the event and will debut a Chester Bowl pale ale. The Duluth Running Co will also be selling a limited edition Chester Bowl shirt. Proceeds benefit the Chester Bowl Scholarship Fund. Last year, Chester was awarded over $25,000 in…
DULUTH, Minn. – At some point in our lives we all experience stress. From a daily routine to an upcoming event it’s bound to happen, but it can be difficult to relieve. However, one local business in the Northland is looking to help. Here at Healthy Expressions Rage Room it’s okay to break a few things and blow off some…
DULUTH, Minn.- Summer may not be here just yet, but the Duluth Huskies sure know how to stay relevant in the off season. The organization hosted its third “Huskies Hot Stove” event of the year at Carmody Irish Pub to talk all things baseball all to get baseball fans excited for the upcoming season. “Fans get to ask me questions on…
DULUTH, Minn.- Nova is a 2 year old 120 pound Newfoundland that began her therapy dog career at just 6 months old. She has already made more than 150 visits and clocked over 700 hours of service time. Folks here at Solvay say nova has been a great addition to the team. “I typically find someone that is hopeless, depressed, sad,…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Gardeners across the Northland are getting their planting done ahead of this year’s growing season. Dan’s Feed Bin in Superior estimates they go through about three tons of lawn seed, and four or five-hundred pounds of garden seed every year. It’s still pretty cold outside but customers are getting a jump start on getting their soil ready….
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A parent’s worst nightmare is an emergency at their kids’ school. Wednesday, parents at Superior Elementary Schools learned about the district’s plans for preventing violence and how they can help. Over the last year, the Superior School District has added new security measures and installed buzzer systems at the front doors of all their schools, and they’ve…
DULUTH, Minn. – Four major restoration projects with the Lake Superior Railroad Museum (LSRM) are gearing up to hit the tracks. Volunteers are putting in overtime to make it all happen and get the rail cars ready for the summer season. These rail cars travel along the shorelines of lake superior all the way to two harbors. The next time…
DULUTH, Minn. – Every year Lake Superior College hosts a Career and Transfer Fair to help students make a plan toward their future. Sixty-five companies and 15 transfer schools hosted the event. Many of the students are looking for jobs in the health care field. “A lot of our students are in healthcare programs, nursing or other allied health career programs. There is a…
DULUTH, Minn.- Essentia Health is seeking a large amount of public investment to create a new Medical District in downtown Duluth. Essentia calls the project Vision Northland, and now they’re taking a proposal to Minnesota Legislature to get that funding. Essentia’s investing $800 million private in the project and seeking $184 million from state infastructure money in the legislature. An…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – The people behind Kenny Wong’s restaurant in Superior are finally hanging up their aprons and chef’s hats after nearly three decades. Kenny Wong’s has been a longtime fixture for Chinese cuisine and Kenny says it’s now time to slow down. Retirement is calling his name and his last day will be May 12. He says it hasn’t hit him yet,…
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is firing Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and replacing him with the White House doctor in the wake of a bruising ethics scandal and a mounting rebellion within the VA. Trump tweets that he intends to nominate “highly respected Admiral Ronny L. Jackson, MD, as the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs.”…
SAND LAKE, Wis. – Sawyer County Deputies say they responded to a stabbing report early this morning in the Town of Sand Lake. According to authorities the stabbing occurred at a residence located on County Highway E. The suspect, 20-year-old Gary W. Butler III, was taken into custody at the scene and has been charged with attempted homicide. He remains…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Yesterday PolyMet filed an updated technical report reaffirming the economic and technical viability of the NorthMet copper-nickel-precious metals project in Hoyt Lakes. The update contains plans and also cost estimates for the proposed project. The overall estimated cost for Phase I and Phase II of the project is over $1 billion. “This report reaffirms the technical…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Superior city leaders and folks from the UW-Superior Center for Community Engaged Learning have been working together to make the town a better place. They have been jointly conducting a series of community listening sessions to determine significant assets and the greatest needs of the community as identified by the citizens of Superior. Through 13 different sessions,…
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. – A Wisconsin School is benefiting from a new “best friend.” A special therapy dog, initially meant to help only a few middle school students, is now having an impact on nearly everyone inside the building. As the halls flood with over a thousand students between classes a special four-legged friend may stick out. But, he’s no…
DULUTH, Minn.- New details involving for new affordable housing complex in the works for the Lincoln Park neighborhood. This 50 unit building will replace the nearby Esmond Building, formally known as the Seaway Hotel, which was known as a hot spot for police calls. The development property is located at 10 Piedmont Avenue, where W. Superior Street and Garfield Avenue…
DULUTH, Minn. – Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton wants to ensure that the state keeps providing preschool programs after he leaves office, but republicans are pushing back. Last year, he got lawmakers to boost up founding to voluntary pre-school by $50 million, but that money will lapse in 2019. Now Dayton is asking legislators to extend that funding for years to…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Onyx apartment complex is well underway, raising the standards of living in the superior community. The complex will have a fitness center, community room, heated garage parking, and even a pet spa. It also provides a healthier environment for its tenants with an h–vac system to ensure fresh air supply to the units. “It just gives…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Superior City leaders and folks from the UW-Superior Center for Community Engaged Learning have been working together to make the town a better place. Together, they’ve been hosting a series of community listening sessions to determine needs of the community. In previous sessions, students, the elderly and more have given their opinions on what is important to…
DULUTH, Minn. – With Easter right around the corner, many folks are purchasing candies, baskets and other gifts for children ahead of the holiday. However, Lake Superior Zoo Education Program Coordinator Jessamy Schwartz says now is not the time to purchase a bunny or chicken for your children. She wants to remind people that these animals can live to be…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Gov. Mark Dayton says he’d veto a bill that would kick start construction of a crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota. The years-long review process for the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline is nearing its conclusion. The Public Utilities Commission approved the final environmental review of the pipeline replacement earlier this month, meaning the commission…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Four state senators want to prevent driverless vehicles from being tested in Minnesota until their developers can prove they’re safe. Republican Sen. Jim Abeler says the death of a woman who was struck by a self-driving vehicle in Tempe, Arizona last week confirmed his concerns about the technology. Minnesota Public Radio says Abeler and three…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Saint Louis County Attorney’s Office has formally charged via summons 24-year-old Erik Lee Huberty with Felony Theft and Felony Fifth Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance today. The charges stem from a November 2017 joint investigation by the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, the Duluth Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration when…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – The Superior Elks #403 was recently awarded two grants in the amount of $1,000 each from the Elks National Foundation. Grants Coordinator Cris Crum says one of the $1,000 checks will be awarded to the Now Account. This fund provides food for kids who can’t afford lunches. The other check will be donated to the Angel Fund,…
The opioid crisis is causing concern around the country and several doctors are looking at ways to fight it. A program in Colorado is testing new strategies for dealing with chronic pain without the heavy use of opioids. Barkin says, “It was a huge reduction, and you know it was a comprehensive effort.” Researchers hoped to see a fifteen percent…
Researchers tested about 150 commercially available e-liquids finding 143 unique chemical compounds among them. Study authors say this shows these liquids are very diverse and because they are so varied they are very hard to study as a group. Investigators developed a system to test the liquid’s toxicity by exposing lab-grown human cells to the chemicals. The more toxic a…
Some customers whose prescription medicines are covered by Aetna could get a break at the drug store next year. Aetna says, starting the first of the year it will pass along to consumers the rebates it receives from drug manufacturers. Aetna’s CEO says the company believes its customers should benefit from those discounts and rebates. The move will likely affect…
CARLTON, Minn. – Minnesota has more than 60 state parks. Many needing serious repairs when it comes water and wastewater systems, roads and trails. That’s why Gov. Dayton wants the legislature to grant $130 million in funding to make park repairs across the state. If you’ve visited Jay Cooke State Park in the last few months then you may have…
DULUTH, Minn. – The years-long debate on whether to replace Enbridge Energy’s line 3 oil pipeline across northern Minnesota could be coming to an end a little sooner than expected. The state has been reviewing this controversial project since 2015 with the public utilities commission expected to make its final decision this summer on whether to allow the replacement. But…
DULUTH, Minn.- Easter is quickly approaching and one flower has become a staple for the holiday. Easter Lillies are already sold out in some shops around Duluth. Engwall Florist stock ups eight weeks in advance and expects to sell out every year. The lilies are used to welcome family and for church decorations. “It is a little different than most flowers that…
DULUTH, Minn. – Some Northland students will soon be attending classes in a new place. The Many Rivers Montessori School in Duluth’s Woodland neighborhood is moving to a new building this fall. School faculty and staff, students and city officials were all on hand for the groundbreaking. Parts of the former Cobb Elementary School will be renovated and the front…
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is floating the idea of using the military’s budget to pay for his long-promised border wall with Mexico. Trump raised the idea with House Speaker Paul Ryan at a meeting last week, according to a person familiar with the discussion who spoke on condition of anonymity. And he’s tweeted that building “a…
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) – Police say five people were stabbed and a sixth person was critically beaten after a knife fight erupted at a party in Rochester. Officers were called to an apartment building about 12:20 a.m. Tuesday after four men showed up who weren’t wanted at the party. That’s when the fight broke out and someone was armed with…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota’s state demographer says adding a question about citizenship status to the 2020 U.S. Census will make the count less accurate. Susan Brower said Tuesday research shows fear about the population count taken every 10 years keeps people from responding, and those fears are often highest among immigrants. Minnesota has seen waves of Somali and Hmong immigrants…
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is ending a program that allows citizens of Liberia living in the U.S. to avoid deportation. But it’s allowing a one-year “wind-down” period to ease their return. Liberians have been eligible for Deferred Enforcement Departure since 1999. The program allows them to live and work in the U.S. A memorandum issued by…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A new report says bumper crops and occasional upticks in prices weren’t enough to save most Minnesota farmers from a fifth straight year of thin profits in 2017. The annual analysis from University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota State colleges and universities system finds that nearly one-third of Minnesota farmers saw their net worth decrease in…
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) – Three boys have found a part of a mastodon jawbone while exploring family property in Mississippi. The Vicksburg Post reports that two brothers and a cousin made the discovery on plowed land near Bovina, a small community east of the Mississippi River. The newspaper says the three were on spring break from school when they found…
( AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop)BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Scientists now have the dirt on the rubber ducky: Those cute yellow bath-time toys are — as some parents have long suspected — a haven for nasty bugs. Swiss and American researchers counted the microbes swimming inside the toys and say the murky liquid released when ducks were squeezed contained “potentially pathogenic bacteria”…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – This morning Gov. Mark Dayton held a news conference calling on the Minnesota Legislature to protect pre-kindergarten programs for students across the state. Governor Dayton has proposed permanent pre-kindergarten programs funding in his Budget for a Better Minnesota proposal. “Voluntary pre-kindergarten programs have given more than 6,100 Minnesota four-year-old’s the high-quality early learning opportunities they need…
TWO HARBORS, Minn. – The community at church often becomes family for those in the congregation. One church up the North Shore has had that feeling for over 110 years. Don Lindahl is a life-long Two Harbors resident and he’s passionate about the history of the United Church of Two Harbors because it represents important moments in his life. “When…
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana’s attorney general has ruled out criminal charges against two white Baton Rouge police officers in the fatal shooting of a black man whose death fueled widespread protests. Attorney General Jeff Landry’s announcement Tuesday comes nearly 11 months after the Justice Department ruled out federal criminal charges in Alton Sterling’s July 2016…
IRON COUNTY, Wis. – A fatal accident occurred this morning on US Hwy 2 in Iron County. At this time a portion of US 2 is closed and authorities are unsure when it will reopen. The Iron County Sheriff’s Department is continuing to investigate the incident. According to authorities there is no other information known at this time. The Iron…
DULUTH, Minn. – Spring has arrived and you might be starting to clean up your house as the weather begins to warm up, but what about your electronic devices? Many of those gadgets need cleaning up, too. This time of year it helps to clear your phone’s storage by deleting apps or transferring pictures to another device. Experts say it’s…
(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) The news that Facebook’s Android app has been collecting call and text histories is yet another black eye for the social media giant. But just why was Facebook able to siphon off records of who its users were contacting — and when — in the first place? The short answer: Because Google let it. The longer…
DULUTH, Minn. – Today DNR officials will be busy giving a tour at Jay Cooke State Park with the hope of local lawmakers in St. Paul listening in. The DNR is set to detail critical repairs needed to various state parks, building, roads, and trails. The DNR Commissioner, DNR Capital Investment Director, and Department of Administration Commissioner will be on…
(AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, File)CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) – A toxicology report shows Prince had exceedingly high concentrations of fentanyl in his body when he died. Prince was 57 when he died of an accidental overdose on April 21, 2016. A fentanyl overdose was listed as the cause. A confidential toxicology report obtained Monday by The Associated Press shows the concentration of…
(Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP, File) EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan State University official who oversaw a clinic where former sports doctor Larry Nassar worked is facing criminal charges for allegedly inappropriately touching a student and storing nude photos of female students on his work computer. William Strampel, who was dean of the College of Osteopathic…
