Flower Baskets Add Color to Downtown
DULUTH, Minn. - If you were downtown Wednesday, you may have noticed an extra splash of color. Members of the city's Clean and Safe Team hung flower baskets on light poles throughout…
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Grandma's Marathon Weekend Traffic Advisory
DULUTH, Minn. - Events for the 41st annual Grandma's Marathon weekend begin Friday evening and run through Saturday evening. The following advisories have been issued by the Duluth Police Department: Friday, June 16 - William A Irvin 5K: Race begins…
Group Unveils $1M Plan to Address Super Bowl Sex Trafficking
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Community leaders have come up with a plan to fight sex trafficking during the Super Bowl in Minneapolis. The Star Tribune reports the 40-member group unveiled a plan Tuesday that includes billboard campaigns and statewide law enforcement…
Shooting at San Francisco UPS Warehouse
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - A San Francisco hospital has received multiple victims from a shooting at a sprawling UPS warehouse and customer service center. Brent Andrew, spokesman for Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, said Wednesday…
Local 1091 Celebrates 80 Years this Month
DULUTH, Minn. - This month the Laborers International Union of North America Local 1091 is celebrating 80 years. The Local has helped bring several recognizable buildings to Duluth including the Amsoil Arena, the…
UMD's Bushey Receives Honor
DULUTH, Minn. -- After hosting KUMD's long running radio show "Highway 61 Revisited" for half a century radio personality John Bushey receives a huge honor. The studio Bushey has sat in…
Foot Patrol Officer Now Assigned To Downtown, Canal Park Beat
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Police Department is going old school in the way it patrols the downtown and Canal Park business districts. For the first time…
St. Louis River Master Plan Relieved
The city of Duluth unveiled new details about the western waterfront and trail master plan tonight. After nearly a year of studies along the St. Louis River and multiple public input sessions…
Spirit Valley YWCA Receives Sizable Donation
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Spirit Valley YWCA in Duluth has been chosen to receive a pretty significant grant. The South St. Louis County Family Service Collaborative has awarded $225,000 to the local…
Fate of Thousands of Recalled Volkswagens Undecided
BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) - The fate of thousands of recalled Volkswagens that are…
Trump to Tout Apprenticeships as a Way to Fill Jobs Gap
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump will be touring a technical school in Wisconsin Tuesday as part of his push to boost jobs by increasing apprenticeships. Trump says the learn-and-earn arrangements are going to be "a big, big factor" in…
Duluth Councilors Approve Sunday Liquor Sales; Starts July 16
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth city councilors gave a final vote of approval Monday night for Sunday liquor sales. This vote of approval now allows liquor stores to beginning selling on Sunday as early as July 16. The vote comes after…
Business Booming at Beaver Bay Sports
BEAVER BAY, Minn. - Summer is officially here which means business is starting to boom along Lake Superior’s North Shore. Many businesses rely on a summer rush while…
Rubber Mulch To Soon Be A Thing Of The Past
Duluth, Minn. The rubber mulch that has been a hot topic for a few years is now one step closer to being removed. It has come down to choosing the lowest bidder…
Duluth Council OKs Path For Kwik Trip Near Proctor
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth City Council voted Monday night to rezone property near Proctor from residential to mixed-use, which allows a Kwik Trip development to move forward. The vote came down to a 5-3 vote with councilors Joel Sipress,…
Duluth Receives Knight Foundation Grant for "Mega-Parklets"
DULUTH, Minn. - There is big news for the City of Duluth, as $200,000 is coming its way in an effort to bring the community together. Some Duluth city leaders submitted the…
Electric Car Owners In Minnesota To Face $75 Annual Fee
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota owners of vehicles powered exclusively by electricity will face a new fee next year. Minnesota Public Radio reports the annual $75 surcharge approved by state lawmakers takes effect in January. Minnesota joins a growing…
Sprouting Up With Shoreview Natives
DULUTH, Minn. - Many of you may be looking into landscaping projects this summer. One local company is looking to transition outdoor spaces into ecological hubs. Shoreview Natives is stemming from a…
Intro To Kayaking
Island Lake, Minn. With the more than 10 thousand lakes in Minnesota and not even counting Wisconsin there’s always some type of aquatic activity you can get involved in. Apparently going to…
Ascena Group, Owner of Maurices, May Close 250 Stores
DULUTH, Minn.-The Ascena Retail Group, which owns multiple retail outlet including the Duluth-based Maurices, has announced they will be closing 250 stores in the near future. Currently there are 4,850 retail stores owned by Ascena, with a thousand of them…
