Volunteers Remove Harmful Wild Parsnip from West Waterfront Trail
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth is asking for your help to rid the area of the invasive species Wild Parsnip. The plant emits a sap that can cause burns on human skin and pets. This…
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MN Adult and Teen Challenge Center Expands with Grant
DULUTH, Minn.- Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge received a grant from Minnesota Power to help expand its Duluth Hillside location. The addiction treatment facility on East Second Street will now include…
Nurses Ask for More Staffing at Essentia Health, St. Luke's
DULUTH, Minn. - Nurses at Essentia Health and St. Luke's say the hospitals are not providing enough staffing for them to give patients proper care. This as the facilities are planning major expansions of $800…
Haze from Canadian Fires Moves Out with Wind and Rain
DULUTH, Minn.- Since last weekend, fires in Canada have been burning and sending smoke into the air, which the wind blew into the Northland creating a haze throughout the sky. Officials with…
Law Enforcement Cracking Down on Drunk Boating in Northland
MINNESOTA- Safety on the water will be a top priority this weekend. According to authorities, drunk boating is drunk driving. Law enforcement will be increasing patrols on Northland waters as part of their yearly…
Man Dies of Natural Causes in Lake Vermillion
ELY, Minn.- A man is pronounced dead Tuesday after trying to get back on his watercraft on Lake Vermillion, about 30 miles west of Ely. A resident saw 58-year-old Darrell Pfannenstein…
All About Rhubarb at Rhubarb Festival
DULUTH, Minn.- You know summer is here when it's time for the Annual Rhubarb Festival. Benefiting the CHUM Food Shelf, the 15th Annual Rhubarb Festival took over part of London Road with Rhubarb Pie,…
Athletes With Disabilities Change Endurance Sports For The Better
DULUTH, Minn. -- Grandma's marathon may be over for 2019 but that doesn't mean we can't continue to hit the pavement running! In this week's Great Outdoors Fox 21's Brittney Merlot introduces us to…
Phase I of Improvements Done at Duluth's Riverside Park
DULUTH, Minn.- Members of Duluth's Riverside community came out to an unveiling of a newly renovated Riverside Park Tuesday. It's the first phase of improvements to parks along the St. Louis River Corridor.…
Duluth Psychiatrist Offering Magnetic TMS Treatment for Depression & OCD
DULUTH, Minn. - An in-home clinic in Duluth is now offering a magnetic procedure called TMS for treatment-resistant depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. During treatment at Duluth TMS, patients sit in a chair and…
Nutritional Education Class For Teens
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Better self preservation is on the mind of FoodWIse educators this week as teens are taught proper cooking tips during a unique class in Superior. During the event, students learn a…
Essentia Health Gives Families 'Passport' to Healthy Summer
DULUTH, Minn.- Making summer fun, and healthy, was the goal at "Passport to Adventure" at Essentia Duluth Heritage Sports Center. Essentia Health brought together law enforcement, emergency services, and families to celebrate healthy…
Medical Tents Aid Runners at Grandma's
DULUTH, Minn. - Marathons require athletes to push their minds and bodies to the limit. Five medical tents throughout the course along with first aid stations at every mile marker were available along the…
Maternity Home Hopes to Help Homeless Mothers
DULUTH, Minn.-Affordable housing is hard to find for many in the Northland, but one organization is hoping to change that for the city's new and soon –to—be moms. Together for Life Northland held…
Rip Current Warning on Park Point Beaches
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Fire Department is warning the public that it's too dangerous to swim at park point beaches because of rip currents in Lake Superior. The rip currents extend as…
