Northland State Employees Take Tribal Relations Training
Two thousand Northland employees are better equipped to handle tribal relations after taking a special training course. In just a day and a half state employees from more than 20 agencies…
Education in the News
Local Historical Center Receives Two Grants
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior has received two grants totaling $30,000. The first grant of $20,000 is from a private foundation, that money will help update…
Superior School District Wants Your Input In Choosing Next Superintendent
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The Superior School District is seeking a new district administrator and needs your help. The public is asked to participate in a community survey to help choose the…
Duluth Teachers Nominated for Minnesota Teacher of the Year
DULUTH, Minn. - Three teachers from the Duluth School District have been nominated for the Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award. Holly Bowen Bailey, Beth Kersting-Peterson, and Cindy Upton…
UWS Named a Top Online Bachelor's Program
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Superior was recently recognized as a top online bachelor's program by U.S. News and World Report. Administrators tell us their online graduate enrollment has…
Welcome Week for Spring Semester at Lake Superior College
DULUTH, Minn. -- Spring semester classes at Lake Superior College began at the beginning of this week, but all this week is Welcome Week on campus! Earlier this morning, students could…
Trains and Toddlers Held at the Depot
DULUTH, Minn. - Preschoolers took over the Depot today for the Trains and Toddlers event. The kids listened to stories, played with train tables, and boarded the historic, real life trains…
Whooping Cough Reported in Grand Rapids School
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.-A case of whooping cough has been reported in Grand Rapids Schools. A representative from the Minnesota Department of Health said they are concerned about an outbreak in that region right now. They said the symptoms are whooping…
Storyteller Teaches Ojibwe Culture
DULUTH, Minn. - An Ojibwe storyteller from the LCO reservation near Hayward told traditional stories of his people at the American Indian Community Housing Organization in Duluth. Mike Sullivan learned the tales…
University of Wisconsin System Exec to Plead Guilty to Drunken Driving
MILWAUKEE (AP) _ The attorney for University of Wisconsin System executive Jessica Tormey says Tormey plans to plead guilty to first-offense drunken driving from an incident in Menomonie in October. Tormey is the chief of staff to UW System President…
Northland School District Shortened School Week Is Cost Effective
TWO HARBORS, Minn. - It's now been eight years since one Northland school district made a major change to its schedule. The Lake Superior School District, which…
Life House has a new addition
DULUTH, Minn. - The homeless youth advocates at Life House in Duluth are celebrating their newest property. Life House has officially acquired a building right behind its location. The building will be…
Glensheen kicks off Moonlight Snowshoe hike
DULUTH, Minn. - Dozens of winter–goers braved the freezing air for the first Moonlight Snowshoe event of the year at the Glensheen mansion. Snowshoers toured the grounds, and finished off at a…
Young Kids Getting Cabin Fever the Most
DULUTH, Minn.-The frigid temperatures have a firm grip on the Northland as many of the residents in region have to put some extra layers on when going outside. Many others are choosing…
Duluth Public Library hosts escape room for teens
DULUTH, Minn. - Some teenagers simulated what might happen if they were locked inside the library. The Mount Royal branch of the Duluth Public Library hosted a library-themed…
