Some Park Point Residents Buried In Silt After Beach Nourishment Project
DULUTH, Minn. - Some homeowners on Park Point are getting buried in fine sand and silt, and some are even losing their yards to inches of the super fine particles. The problem…
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Historic Flooding Taking Place at Rainy Lake
KOOCHICHING COUNTY, Minn. -- Although the rivers in Duluth don't seem to be too affected, just two and a half hours north, they're experiencing what they're calling historic flooding, and they expect it…
Swollen St. Louis River In Scanlon Means More Business For Some
SCANLON, Minn. - Weeks of heavy rainfall after the snowmelt have sent the St. Louis River on a wild ride, including in Scanlon. “It's the highest we've seen in 10 years, 2012 obviously --…
More Federal Funding to Help Clean Up of Spirit Lake, St. Louis River
DULUTH, Minn. - Clean up of the former U.S. Steel Duluth Works site is getting a boost in funding. $113 million from the federal infrastructure bill passed last year will go towards the complete…
Volunteers Needed to Help Sandbag Kabetogama Township, MN from Rising Floodwaters
KABETOGAMA, Minn.- Kabetogama Township is asking for volunteers to help with sandbagging to protect properties from the rising floodwaters in the Namakan Water Basin.…
Duluth Fire Rescues 2 Teenage Paddleboarders Off Shore of Park Point
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth Fire Officials rescued two paddleboarders who drifted off the shore of Park Point, due to a sudden wind change early Saturday afternoon. According to Assistant Fire Chief Brent Consie, crews responded to reports of two teens that…
Wisconsin DNR Warns of Very High Fire Danger Across Most of State
MADISON, Wis. – Douglas, Ashland, and Bayfield Counties are among those with very high fire danger Saturday, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, due to dry conditions and low moisture. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking…
DNR Warns Public Of Flooding, Dangerous High-Water Conditions Along North Shore
DULUTH, Minn.- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is warning visitors to the North Shore of hazardous conditions caused by recent storms and snow-melt, sharing images of washed-out trails across many state parks.…
Amnicon Falls Drawing in Crowds on Spring Saturday
SOUTH RANGE, Wis. -- The beautiful spring day Saturday had people taking advantage of the several state parks in the area. The recent ice melt made it the perfect time to stop by for some…
Windy Dry Conditions Pose Wildfire Dangers in Parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin
Saturday's high winds and dry conditions are posing dangers of wildfires in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, the state Department of Natural Resources has listed 52 counties in the “very high risk” category for fires, mostly in northern areas.…
Hartley Nature Center Expansion
DULUTH, Minn. -- We got an inside look at the new multimillion dollar building expansion of Duluth’s Hartley Nature Center. This $2.9 million dollar project was outlined in the 2014 Hartley Park Master Plan. It…
EPA Recommends Against Reissuing Permit for PolyMet Mine
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Federal regulators are recommending that the Army Corps of Engineers decline to reissue a key permit for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. The Environmental Protection Agency says the project could raise levels of mercury and…
UMD Students Hold 'Duluth Power Dialogue' Discussing Environmental Justice
DULUTH, Minn.- Young environmentalists over at UMD kept the conversation around climate change fresh today with the help of a unique friend. This larger-than-life owl puppet made by the Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe helped…
