UFC Star Teaches Families Self Defense with Jiu Jitsu
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Marcus Aurelio is a 5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and a 6-time UFC star. But Sunday night he was an instructor for an all ages Self-Defense Seminar in Superior.…
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International Students Serve Up a Taste of UMD Cultures
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD International Club took people on a trip around the world with their annual International Taste of UMD event. About 15 countries had their cuisine represented, made by the students…
Spirit of the Lake Community School in New Building
DULUTH, Minn. - The Spirit of the Lake Community School has its own space for the first time ever after it moved in to a new building this fall. The school is…
American Heart Association Wants You to Eat Smart, Live Smart
DULUTH, Minn.- It's Eat Smart Month, and the American Heart Association, St. Luke's and Essentia Health partnered together to get Super One customers to eat healthier. The three had a display inside of the…
UMD Undergrad First to Perform Drop Test on Building Material
DULUTH, Minn.- For the first time at UMD, an undergraduate student measured the resilience of a material using a drop tower test. As part of his Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), senior Tom DeMars…
Companies Show Superior High Students Manufacturing Careers
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Five companies and Lake Superior College stopped by Superior High School to talk to students about manufacturing careers. This, at a time when the industry is also dealing with an aging…
Remembering the Lives Lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald
TWO HARBORS, Minn.- On this day in 1975, tragedy rocked Lake Superior. The Edmund Fitzgerald sank, taking all 29 crew members with it. At Split Rock Lighthouse, a crowd gathers in front of the…
Neuroscience Lab Helps Middle Schoolers Have Fun with Brains
CLOQUET, Minn.- Kids at Cloquet Middle School got an in-depth look at the inner workings of the brain. The UMD Mobile Neuroscience Lab made a stop at the school with some sheep brains. 13…
Community Breaks Ground of Extension of Cloquet Library
CLOQUET, Minn.- On Friday ground was broken on a major expansion to the Cloquet Public Library, which should be completed next summer. This 7,000 foot library extension is 10 years in the making but after…
Great Lakes Aquarium, Lighthouse Center for Vision Loss Partner to Bring New Experience to Visitors
DULUTH, Minn. - More than three million people in the United States live with vision loss, whether it be partial, full, for a lifetime, or later on in life. Great Lakes…
Oswald, Kirby, Sandholm Elected Duluth School Board Members
DULUTH, Minn.- Alanna Oswald and David Kirby have been re-elected on the Duluth School Board, while Paul Sandholm also was victorious Tuesday night. In the At-Large race, Oswald received 10,528 votes or 54.4% defeated challenger John Schwetman who picked up…
Minnesota Food Justice Summit Brings Diverse Farmers to Talk Equality
DULUTH, Minn.- The Minnesota Food Justice Summit packed the DECC with farmers, food buyers, and other members of Minnesota's food system to focus on making the way Minnesota gets its food equal to…
UMD Rocketry Club Students Test Motor Ahead of June Competition
DULUTH, Minn.- Students from UMD's Rocketry Club held an explosive motor test for their high-powered rocket. They tested the motor for the International Rocket Engineering Competition held annually in the New Mexico Desert in…
End of Life Conference Held at U of M Medical School Duluth Campus
DULUTH, Minn.- The University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth Campus hosted their second annual Healthcare Ethics Conference, about decision making at the end of one's life. Panels focused on topics like rural…
Kids Get First Hand Experience with Gears at Superior Public Library
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Kids in Superior got an opportunity to use their brains to put together parks powered by gears. Kids ages five and up and their parents got a challenge outside of school at…
