Numbers show that more people are heading to school at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, enrollment and credit loads are up at the campus. Some of the most popular programs this year are welding, nursing assistant, business management, nursing-associate degree and criminal justice studies. Leaders at the school say enrollment recently has seen a down-ward trend, so it’s refreshing to see…
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Duluth Police say they’ve already started looking at their policies to adapt and better prepare for an attack like the shooting in Las Vegas should it happen locally. Officers say the public should be using caution, and situational awareness to prepare for the worst. “If was there what should I do? Run, hide? Each one is so different,” said Lt….
DULUTH, Minn. – Life House unveiled its new 10 bed emergency shelter for homeless teens Monday. Life House is an organization that provides services to homeless youth in Duluth. They held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new emergency shelter on Monday. Once all the paperwork is in order, Life House hopes to be sheltering teens by the end of October….
DULUTH, Minn. – The employees at Little Angie’s in Canal Park are stepping up to help a co–worker in need. Prep cook Bobby Poirier needed to have emergency neck surgery, which left him out of commission for five weeks. His co–workers decided to help him out by donating all the tips they earned on Monday, to help bobby recover some…
DULUTH, Minn. – Band members at Denfeld High School hit the halls Monday to kick off “College Knowledge Month.” All month long, the school is hosting different college-themed events to get students planning for their futures outside four years of high school. “So if you can find what you do like to do, or even what you don’t like to do…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The city of Superior wants your feedback on the future of parks, recreation and forestry. A survey is up on the city’s web site to get that feedback. Mayor Jim Paine says the city wants to know if outdoor interests have changed in the area, while also finding out what people want out of the city’s land, water…
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DULUTH, Minn. – Registration is officially closed for the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon. In less than 24 hours, all 7,500 possible entries have been filled. For the first time in 24 years, the registration process for the half marathon, was on a first come first serve basis. Open spots for the Charity Partner Program are still available. Registration is still…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – In 2016 law enforcement in Douglas County responded to 585 calls related to domestic abuse. During the month of October their looking to spread a message of change throughout Twin Ports. Monday, elected officials along with the Center Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse (CASDA) in Superior kicked off a month long campaign. Authorities say over four million…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – University of Wisconsin System leaders are poised to adopt a policy that would punish students who disrupt speeches and presentations. Under the policy up for Board of Regents vote Friday, students accused of twice engaging in violent or other disorderly conduct that disrupts free expression of others would be suspended for at least a semester. Any…
(AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Credit report company Equifax said Monday that an additional 2.5 million Americans may have been affected by the massive security breach of its systems, bringing the total to 145.5 million people who had their personal information accessed or stolen. Equifax said the company it hired to investigate the breach, Mandiant, has concluded its investigation and…
A registered nurse from Tennessee who died shielding his wife, a doctor, from gunfire. The only son of a Canadian couple who is now left childless. A popular secretary at a New Mexico High School. All were among the at least 58 people killed in the mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas. Details began to emerge…
A segment of Town Line Road (UT 9132) near Fayal Township has been closed due to a culvert failure. Nearly a mile of roadway is closed from U.S. Highway 53 east to South Fire Trail. The closure is expected to last several weeks, according to the St. Louis County Public Works Department. Heavy rain and high water levels are believed…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Republicans are proposing eliminating any state air pollution rule that goes beyond federal regulations. Reps. Jesse Kremer and Cody Horlacher and Sen. Duey Stroebel have introduced a bill that would eliminate any state air pollution rules go beyond federal regulations. They said in a memo seeking co-sponsors that the state regulates nearly 300 more air pollutants…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to Minnesota’s sex offender civil commitment system, which allows people deemed sexually dangerous to be committed to a treatment facility for an indefinite period of time. The court’s order, which declines to hear the case, came Monday. According to the sex offenders who brought the lawsuit, more than 700 people…
Drapes billow out of a broken window at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, on the Las Vegas Strip following a deadly shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas. (AP) MESQUITE, Nev. (AP) – The man who killed 58 people and injured at least 515 others at a Las Vegas concert was a retiree with…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Lake Superior Research Institute is honoring 50 years at UW-Superior. They are celebrating with a free conference open to the public featuring keynote speaker Alexandra Cousteau. The LSRI was created in 1967 and formally recognized by the University of Wisconsin’s Board of Regents in 1969. LSRI’s mission is to conduct environmental research and provide services that…
WASHINGTON D.C. – A push to bring down the cost of textbooks is in the works on Capitol Hill. The Affordable College Textbook Act was introduced in support of the creation and use of open college textbooks, which would allow students, professors, researchers, and others to freely access the materials. “It’s a way of putting pressure on the textbook companies,…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Superior’s newest brewery is finally brewing its first batches of beer. After two years of planning, Earth Rider Brewery is finally in motion. Crushed, malted barley is being added to hot water. An agitator stirs it around and the starches are converted to sugar, which will activate the yeast to start the fermentation process. Lead brewer Allyson…
LAS VEGAS – LAS VEGAS (AP) — A gunman perched on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas casino unleashed a hail of bullets on an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 50 people as tens of thousands of concertgoers screamed and ran for their lives, officials said Monday. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S….
Monday marks one year since a 24-year-old Virginia man was hit and killed on Highway 100 near Aurora. A painful anniversary for his family especially because the driver still has not been found. With so few answers about what happened, his mother says it’s difficult to try and heal. Investigators say Scott Christensen, 24, was hit and killed by a…
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The Haunt takes place September 29th – October 28th – Friday and Saturday nights from 6:30 -10:30 pm at Wentworth Gardens, 4474 S Wentworth Road, Wentworth, WI 54874. Categories: Business, Community, News, News – Latest News
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Experience was took advantage of the fall beauty on Sunday. The adventure guide service in Duluth held their 4th annual Fall Colors Photography Workshop. Duluth photographer William Hurst shared his skills with the group as they traveled to different spots around town, taking in the sights, and learning more about their gear. “A lot of…
DULUTH, Minn. – Some Northland families came together on Sunday to make wishes come true for local children. It was the 3rd Annual Walk for Wishes at Bagely Nature Center at UMD. Make–A–Wish Minnesota teamed up with UMD to put on the 5k run and 2.5k walk. The event raises money for children fighting illnesses, by granting them a wish…
DULUTH, Minn. – Today’s crisp fall air was the perfect atmosphere to make apple cider. The Hillside Public Orchard in Duluth held their seventh annual Cider Press Fest. Anybody could bring apples and a mug and help make fresh cider for the community. “The idea was to get an old fashioned one that required many people so that community would…
DULUTH, Minn. – Fall is in the air and Northlanders are finding beautiful fall colors all around them. The St. Louis River Alliance brought more than a hundred passengers on their annual fall colors train ride this afternoon. Guests got their fill of autumn beauty and learned all about the River Alliances’s water restoration projects. The ride took passengers down…
DULUTH, Minn. – Patients who died in the Essentia Health hospice program were remembered at a special memorial services in Duluth and Superior. Family members lit candles in remembrance of their loved ones, and the names of all who passed away in hospice from last July until this June were read out loud for the group of mourners. “Opportunity to…
DULUTH, Minn. – Breast cancer awareness month kicks off on October 1st and medical providers were in Duluth this weekend for the annual Breast Cancer Imaging Conference. The conference teaches professionals about the newest breast imaging technology available. That new technology can detect breast cancer much earlier on than older machines. “We don’t have a cure for breast cancer yet…
WENTWORTH, Wis. – Things were getting pretty scary over at the Wentworth Gardens in Wentworth Wisconsin. Boyscout Troop 212 put together a haunted maze. The maze was built entirely by the boys in the troop, with a little help from the adults. They started work on the project back in August, and have now opened it up to the public….
VIRGINIA, Minn. – The Iron Range community could train like firefighters today at the first ever Firefighter Challenge. The free event had two challenge courses on which kids and adults could test out their skills. Competitors wore weighted vests and air packs to get an idea of what the Virginia and Mountain Iron firefighters go through at their jobs every…
VIRGINIA, Minn. – Hundreds gathered in Virginia to take a walk over the newly constructed bridge there. It was the first annual Bridge Days Community Walk. People of all ages took the hike over to the bridge to get a look at some of the views the unique structure has to offer. “It is truly an amazing structure,” volunteer organizer…
VIRGINIA, Minn. – The Iron Range community had the chance to train like firefighters on Saturday. It was the first ever Firefighter Challenge at the Mesabi Family YMCA. The free event had challenge courses that kids and adults could test out their skills on. Competitors wore weighted vests and air packs to get an idea of what the Virginia and…
DULUTH, Minn. — It’s a special holiday for those who like a quick pick-me-up in the morning…or any time of day! Today is national coffee day. Coffee shops around the country are offering specials. At Dunn Bros. Coffee in Duluth, they’re celebrating National Coffee *Week* with just a simple discount All coffee drinks, no matter what size are 50 cents…
WASHINGTON, D.C. A push to bring down the cost of textbooks is in the works in on Capitol Hill. The affordable college textbook act was introduced in support of the creation and use of open college textbooks, which would allow students and others freely access materials. “It’s a way of putting pressure on the textbook companies, which have been driving…
(AP) WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s health secretary has resigned, after his travel on costly charter flights triggered investigations and angered his boss. Tom Price’s partial repayment and public regrets couldn’t save his job. The Health and Human Services secretary became the first member of the president’s Cabinet to leave office in a turbulent young administration that has seen…
Morgan Geyser, one of two Wisconsin girls charged with stabbing a classmate to impress the fictitious horror character Slender Man, sits in a Waukesha County Courtroom for a status hearing Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via AP) WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — The second of two Wisconsin girls charged with repeatedly stabbing a classmate to impress horror character Slender…
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (KMSP) – Border patrol officers seized more than 3,000 counterfeit Barbie dolls at the United States-Canada border in International Falls, Minnesota last month. The dolls, piratical copies of Mattel’s CEO Barbie, were found in a rail container headed for the point-of-entry in Ranier, Minnesota in August. The counterfeit merchandise had a suggested…
(AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Just over a year after Walmart spent more than $3 billion for the fast-growing online retailer Jet.com, it will launch a higher-end grocery line targeting millennials as it tries to contain Amazon.com. Amazon last month closed on its acquisition of Whole Foods, intensifying the competition between Walmart, Target, and other supermarkets as all of them…
Shane Cadotte ASHLAND COUNTY, Wis. – Authorities have positively identified a body discovered in the Township of Sanborn as a man last seen on Friday, Sept. 22. Ashland County Communications Center received a call around 4 p.m. Thursday, of a body located near a trailer on Bear Trap Road. Deputies responded to the scene and a body of a deceased…
(FOX 13) – If you’ve gotten an email from Netflix lately you might not want to click that link. There’s a new phishing scam circling the web, and it’s targeting Netflix users. Scammers are targeting Netflix customers in an effort to get into people’s bank accounts. Netflix users say they’ve been getting e-mails designed to look like they’ve been coming directly…
DULUTH, Minn. – FOX 21’s William Seay found his yoga matt and picked the perfect place on the floor at Inner Bliss in this week’s Active Adventures. Inner Bliss opened September 8 in Duluth, located at 1434 Superior Street. From yoga, meditation, float and massage therapy, there’s something offered for everyone at the new business. Click here to learn more, schedule an appointment…
DULUTH, Minn. – Happening now through October 7, you have the chance to see the second oldest play on record presented by the University of Minnesota Duluth Department of Theatre. “Antigone” is one of the most enduring ancient tragedies presenting universal questions of power and civic duty through a modern translation. The play depicts current political conflicts in our world…
U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba (AP) WASHINGTON (AP) – Senior U.S. officials say the United States is pulling roughly 60 percent of its staff out of Cuba and warning American travelers not visit due to “specific attacks” that have harmed U.S. diplomats. The officials say the U.S. is ordering all non-essential staff in the embassy in Havana to leave, along…
Beverly Burrell MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Twin Cities heroin dealer has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for the overdose deaths of two men and still faces murder charges in the drugs death of three others. Thirty-one-year-old Beverly Burrell, of Maplewood, was convicted of third-degree murder in the death of Max Tillitt and Luke Ronnei. Their family members told…
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Getting answers quickly in a time of uncertainty can be crucial for healthcare providers. Faster results can also help take a lot of emotional stress off patients. Thursday St. Luke’s officially opened a new, expanded, state-of-the art MRI center for diagnostic imaging. The three new scanners will make it possible to give every kind of patient an MRI in Duluth….
SUPERIOR, Wis. Work on the multi–million dollar Belknap St. reconstruction project in Superior has been a long standing headache for some local business owners. There is light at the end of the tunnel for at least half of those businesses. At this point in time of construction Belknap St. is days away from completion on the corner of Tower and…
