SUPERIOR, Wis.- Mayor Emily Larson of Duluth and Mayor Jim Paine of Superior are working together to put on a play, just for one night. The play “Love Letters,” by AR Gurney, follows two life-long friends and how they communicate with each other throughout their lives. The play is being put on as a fundraiser for the Downtown Superior Arts…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth Edison Charter School had been looking for a building for their new school for years, but after finding the plan to open a high school was no longer financially feasible for them, they are dropping that idea. The Charter school hoped to fund the new high school through public bonding money. But Bonnie Jorgenson, head of school,…
DULUTH, Minn.- Families received Free DNA kits for children, to track the kids if they ever go missing at an event in Duluth, Mugs and Hugs. The Masonic Lodges in Duluth gave out the kits to around 1,400 kids at the Wade Stadium. The Kits include a DNA Swab and an Amber Alert Ready DVD that can be taken to…
PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) _ A 4-year-old boy has died after he fell off a four-wheeler and was run over by the trailer in south-central Wisconsin. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened Monday night near Portage. Authorities say the boy’s father was trying to revive the boy when emergency personnel arrived. The boy was flown to a Portage…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) – The Metropolitan Council in St. Paul is paying manufacturing firm 3M Co. about $1 million to settle lawsuits over Mississippi River pollution. The Pioneer Press reports the settlement Monday ends the lawsuits between the two entities, which blamed each other for chemicals found in the river in 2007. In 2011, the Metropolitan Council joined the Minnesota…
(WISN via AP) CAMBRIA, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin company says a fourth worker has died after an explosion at its corn milling plant. Didion Milling released a statement saying 46-year-old Angel Reyes died Tuesday at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. The company says Reyes was a pack operator at the plant and died from injuries he suffered…
MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) – Pilot error is the conclusion of the National Transportation Safety Board’s final report on a Delta flight from Minneapolis to Rapid City, South Dakota last summer that landed at the wrong airport. Delta Flight 2845 landed July 7 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, about 6 miles northwest of the intended destination of Rapid City Regional Airport. According…
HAYWARD, Wis. – First responders responded to a single vehicle crash on State Highway 77 in Hayward just before 5:20 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office. The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle, who authorities identified as Anthony Jalowitz, 52, of Hayward, was pronounced dead at the scene. The initial investigation revealed that the vehicle had…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) – The Justice Department has moved to dismiss lawsuit challenging an Obama administration decision against renewing mineral rights leases for the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. In a motion late Monday, the Justice Department says the federal district court in Minnesota lacks jurisdiction to hear the case, and that it must be brought in…
UPDATE 6/6: Thirty-three-year-old Michael David Johnson, of Hibbing, is facing four charges including Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, First Degree Assault, Fifth Degree Assault, and Michael David Johnson (St. Louis County Jail) Domestic Assault, according to the Hibbing Police Department. According to the criminal complaint, Johnson stabbed the female victim, identified as his wife, in the eye with a…
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) – Local health officials are working with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to determine the source of a norovirus infection that sickened dozens of people at a festival at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. The Leader-Telegram reports that at least 60 adults and children became sick with gastroenteritis after attending the Special Kids Day event…
BAUDETTE, Minn. (AP) – Two people suffered life-threatening injuries when their motorcycle collided with a deer in northern Minnesota. The State Patrol says the crash happened in Beltrami County Monday afternoon. The two were westbound on Highway 1 when they struck the deer around 3 p.m. south of Lower Red Lake. KFGO radio reports 74-year-old Billy Aery and his passenger,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Registration is now open for the 17th Annual Lincoln Park District Walleye Open. Over $20,000 in prizes and hundreds of raffle items will be up for grabs, and organizers are hoping for a record turnout. 2016 brought in over 400 participants. Participants will be able to cast their lines anywhere on the St. Louis River beginning at…
DULUTH, Minn. – The 24th William A. Irvin 5K will take place on Friday, June 16 at 6:00 p.m. in the Canal Park and DECC area. Traffic delays can be expected from 5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The 41st Grandma’s Marathon and 27th Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon will be held on Saturday, June 17. The half marathon begins at 6:15…
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com PARIS (FOX NEWS) – A man with a hammer bashed a police officer in the head outside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Tuesday, in an attack that investigators called an act of terror. The wounded officer fired twice at the hammer-wielding man in the square in front of the cathedral, French police told Fox…
DULUTH, Minn. – Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be one of the toughest and most shocking things someone goes through. Dealing with the effects of cancer treatment can last a lifetime. A doctor at St. Luke’s Hospital and a UMD professor in Duluth are hoping to help cancer patients through that hard time. On Tuesday, June 13 St. Luke’s Oncologist and…
CLOQUET, Minn. – School memories last forever, but some Northlanders are now having to say goodbye to the place those memories were formed. Cloquet Middle School is closing and moving to a new location. So, former and current students said goodbye and took last tours of the school. “The last month has been real bittersweet,” said Cloquet Middle School Principal Tom…
ASHLAND, Wis. — For those looking for a traditional Scandinavian way to blow off a little steam, or to just find a way to relax, a sauna can be just what the doctor ordered. And on shop in Wisconsin knows what people love about a good sauna. “They’re healthy, and they’re relaxing,” explains Chuck Porter, who owns Superior Sauna and…
SILVER BAY, Minn. – Monday was the end of an era for one decades old pit stop on the North Shore. The old Spur gas station off of Highway 61 in Silver Bay is now demolished, making way for new opportunity. Four developers are now climbing toward new adventures, hoping the community and tourists will enjoy the development. “It just needs…
DULUTH, Minn. – A group of parents and educators are voicing their concerns to the Duluth School Board. They’re upset about a number of inequities and unmet needs kids are facing in the district. Monday afternoon, the Community–Based School Equity Initiative gathered outside the administrative offices after becoming aware of some of the district’s plans for next school year. Among…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Hermantown Police Officers were presented with new active violence safety kits. The kits will give them rifle-rated protection in dangerous situations. The Police Department partnered with the non-profit Shield616 and received a lot of support and donations from the community to buy the new gear. “Not only do we want to be a blessing to them and…
DULUTH, Minn. – Soldiers and airmen from the Minnesota and Wisconsin National Guard trained local first responders today in Duluth. The National Guard’s Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) units support civilian agencies during chemical spills and other dangerous situations. They provide training in search and extraction, decontamination, and medical assistance so all agencies are on the same page if a…
LAKE ELMO, Minn. (KMSP) – A 6-year-old girl drowned in a popular artificial swimming pond in Lake Elmo Sunday afternoon. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office identified the girl as Ghia Vue of St. Paul. Another swimmer bumped into the unresponsive girl around 1:00 p.m., according to a Washington County official. The girl was in about three feet of water at…
DULUTH, Minn. – The numbers are in for the Duluth Airshow and things are looking good once again. It’s estimated that 50,000 airplane enthusiasts visited the show this year over the course of two days. This year’s attendance passed 2016’s. Plans are already in the works to have another airshow in 2018. “We’re thrilled with the outcome of the 2017 show,”…
DULUTH, Minn.- North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters and SOAR Career Solutions are inviting women and minorities who are interested in the construction industry to take part in their 8 week pre-apprenticeship program, all at no cost. The program aims to recruit people who are underrepresented in the industry, and put them through training so they can have…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Library kicked off their summer reading program, Monday. The program encourages kids to read by giving them small prizes for logging reading hours. Once a child logs 20 hours of reading time, they also get a book of their choice. But the program isn’t just for kids. Adults can also join the reading program and win…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – A jury has been seated for the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged in the shooting death of a black motorist after defense attorneys unsuccessfully tried to block one of two black jurors in the final group. Defense attorney Earl Gray argued that an Ethiopian-American woman in the jury pool didn’t understand the criminal justice system…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The City of Superior planted trees to honor community members. It’s part of the City’s Tribute Tree program. People can buy a tree that will be planted in honor of something or someone. The tree is then planted by the city’s tree crew on the boulevard, or the neighborhood of the donor’s choice. Today some of the trees…
DULUTH, Minn.- Grandma’s Marathon and Toyota are working together to fill up a Toyota Tundra truck with old sneakers. The organizations are partnering with Sneakers4Funds for a shoe drive. They’re asking people to bring their gently used or new sneakers to one of their drop off locations. Once enough shoes are collected, Sneakers4Funds will donate money to benefit the Young…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump will not assert executive privilege to block fired FBI Director James Comey from testifying on Capitol Hill, the White House said Monday, setting the stage for a dramatic public airing of the former top law enforcement official’s dealings with the commander in chief. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the president’s power to…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) – Minnesota and eight other states, along with Puerto Rico, joined the U.S. Climate Alliance Monday, pledging to uphold targets outlined in the Paris Climate Accord after President Donald Trump decided to pull out of the agreement last week. Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Puerto Rico joined the original three…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Red Cross responded to a building collapse on W. 3rd Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth early Monday morning. Authorities indicate that the building was vacant at the time the roof collapsed. A neighboring building was evacuated until authorities could determine it was safe to return, the Red Cross stated. Evacuation was to ensure…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) – With another three weeks of Ramadan and its gatherings, health care workers in Minnesota are seeking help from religious leaders to control the state’s measles outbreak, which has hit the Muslim Somali community the hardest. Children’s Minnesota’s Elham Ashkar says imams in their position of power can help spread the word that vaccination is in the…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – A man who illegally rented out space in an Oakland, California, warehouse that caught fire and killed 36 people has been arrested and will be charged with involuntary manslaughter along with the organizer of a party at the site, a source close the investigation told The Associated Press on Monday. The Alameda County district attorney says…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Lake Superior Zoo announced today that it has hired an interim CEO. Dave Benson will serve as interim CEO at the Lake Superior Zoo, following seven years as executive director and three years as development director at the Daminao Center in Duluth. “Dave brings years of knowledge running an important local non-profit organization, including strategic planning,…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Air Show 2017 that brought out thousands of spectators, wrapped up Sunday. This year’s Headliners were the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, but those who attended the show also enjoyed seeing performances by other aircraft, sky diving teams, and even a jet truck. And though the show is now done for the year, Aviation Fans only have to…
Fox 35 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Five people were shot and killed at an Orlando business on Monday morning by a “disgruntled” former employee who then turned the gun on himself, police said. Officers responded to a call about an active shooter at Fimma off Forsyth Road in Orange County, near Full Sail University, just after 8 a.m., Orange County…
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) – A southeast Wisconsin county is making the drug used to reduce opioid overdoses more widely available in an attempt to fight opioid overdose deaths. The Kenosha News reports that Kenosha County’s Narcan Distribution Initiative will train law enforcement officials and others to use the overdose-reversing drug naloxone. Trained individuals will then be able to distribute naloxone…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Governor Scott Walker is keeping up the pressure on fellow Republicans to find a road-funding solution. Walker scheduled a news conference Monday alongside the ongoing work on the Highway 151/Verona Road reconstruction on the southwest side of Madison. Walker’s budget would keep that project on schedule and he’s warned that it and others could be delayed…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A new report from the state labor officials shows about 15-percent of hourly employees in Minnesota make the minimum wage of $9.50 an hour or less. The Department of Labor and Industry report shows there are about 1.6 million hourly workers in Minnesota and 31-percent work in restaurants, bars, and other eating and drinking establishments….
DULUTH, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Duluth’s Department of Theatre has announced their 2017-18 season performances. Season tickets are available for purchase August 1-31. For information on pricing visit www.tickets.umn.edu Antigone By Sophocles Translated by Don Taylor Directed by Jenna Soleo-Shanks Sept 28-30 & Oct 3-7 @ 7:30 pm Oct 1 @ 2 pm This modern translation of one…
FINLAYSON, Minn. – A man is dead after an ATV accident in Finlayson Township in Pine County, Minnesota. The Pine County Sheriff’s Department responded to the report of an ATV accident on Cane Creek Road on Saturday, June 3 around 1:30 p.m. Callers reported an ATV had rolled over and the driver with injuries to his head. Additional information prior…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Upward Bound program at the University of Wisconsin – Superior received a $1.28 million grant for the next five years from the U.S. Department of Education. The Upward Bound program, established in 1999, currently serves over 50 high school students from the Superior School District who are low-income or first-generation college students, who have a desire…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – This week the mayors of Duluth and Superior will be joining forces for a good cause. Duluth Mayor Emily Larson and Superior Mayor Jim Paine will be performing in “Love Letters” with Twin Ports Stage on Thursday, June 8. Director of Twin Ports Stage Victoria Main says “Love Letters” is a play by A.R. Gurney that is funny,…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Spring is here, Summer is around the corner and farmer’s markets are back in the Northland! The 2017 Superior Downtown Farmers Market is every Wednesday through October 25, 2017. The market will be open from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Downtown Market has moved due to Belknap Construction. The market is in the 1200 block of…
A frightened deer is doing much better after somehow falling into the Duluth Harbor. Duluth firefighters were called in to save the day this weekend. Crews eventually got the deer out of the water and on dry land. The deer was clearly shaken up, but Duluth Firefighters say it is doing fine and was taken to nearby woods with some…
DULUTH, Minn.- Minnesota Sen. Al Franken was in Duluth Sunday to talk about and sign his new book “Al Franken, Giant of the Senate.” Franken’s new book is about his life growing up in Minneapolis, being a comedian on “Saturday Night Live,” and his transition into political life. Dozens of people packed Greysolon Ballroom for a chance to meet the…
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DULUTH, Minn. – The Port Town Trolleys are back on the streets of Duluth for the summer. The trolleys circulate between downtown Duluth, Canal Park, and Bayfront Park daily from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. The fare is only 50 cents and free for children 4 and under. The trolleys will be servicing customers through Labor Day. For more information,…
