Great Outdoors - St. Louis River Offers Many Opportunities to Get Outside
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The St. Louis River Summit is happening at UW-Superior. We'll take a look at how important the St. Louis River is to our region and how Northlanders…
Mining & Environmental News
Dakota Access Pipeline Ready for Oil
NORTH DAKOTA-The Dakota Access Pipeline may have oil flowing through it by next week. Energy Transfer Partners, the company building the pipeline, has asked a federal judge to reject some Native American Tribes from trying to stop the project. The…
Lawmakers Block State from Regulating Insecticides
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers have stripped out legislation meant to help reduce the use of insecticides harmful to bees. The fight over neonicotinoid insecticide has become a major environmental effort as bee populations continue to decline in…
Lakewalk Utility Project Started Today
DULUTH, Minn.-Utility work began today on the Lakewalk trail, between Fitger’s and the old Endion building. That part of the trail will be closed for about two weeks during the day in…
Skiers Say Goodbye to Powder Season at Mont Du Lac
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Skiers and Snowboarders said goodbye to winter at the Annual Melt Du Lac Spring Fling. Though Mont Du Lac will still be open for another week or so, Mont…
Mid-March Cold Snap
DULUTH, Minn. - It's been an unseasonably cold Mid-March day across the Northland and it's likely the last cold snap of the season. A Wind Chill Advisory was in effect earlier this…
Ice House Removal Dates Approaching for Northern Minnesota Lakes
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Ice anglers in northern Minnesota are being reminded by the Department of Natural Resources that ice shelter removal dates are approaching for lakes located north of Highway 200 and U.S. Highway 2. Due to rapidly deteriorating…
ATV Rescue on Leech Lake
CASS COUNTY, Minn. - The Cass County Sheriff's office received a report that a Class 2 side by side ATV had gone through the ice in the Agency Narrows area of Leech Lake, just after 2 p.m. on Thursday. Deputies…
Section of Lakewalk to Temporarily Close for Utility Project
DULUTH, Minn. - The City of Duluth is planning utility work along the Lakewalk Trail in Canal Park, specifically the segment located between the restroom facilities by Endion Station and the Fitger's Complex. The Lakewalk Trail will be closed for…
Minnesota EagleCam Captures Hatching
TWIN CITIES, Minn.-The bald eagles on the Minnesota DNR’s EagleCam, had their first chick born today. It’s expected two others will be born by this weekend. Biologists were concerned that the first…
Milder Bird Flu Found in Jennie-O Farm in Wisconsin
BARRON, Wis. (AP) - Officials confirm a low-pathogenic bird flu strain has been detected in a Jennie-O Turkey Store operation in western Wisconsin. The U.S. Department of Agriculture posted notice of the case to the Organization for Animal Health's website…
Commissioner Jewell to Chair Minnesota Water Council
DULUTH, Minn.-St. Louis County Commissioner Frank Jewell has been tapped to chair the Minnesota Water Council. The council was established in 2006 to advise the legislature and governor on how to implement the Clean Water Legacy Act. "I am honored…
St. Louis County Emerald Ash Borer Update
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced today, it has formalized a quarantine for emerald ash borer (EAB) in southeastern St. Louis County. The EAB quarantine limits the movement of firewood and ash material out…
Tornado Reported Near Princeton; Earliest for March
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A confirmed tornado near Zimmerman, Minnesota at 5:49 p.m. Monday. At 5:56 p.m., a confirmed tornado was located over the south side of Princeton, moving northeast at 40 mph. Law enforcement reported the tornado in east-central Minnesota, about…
Sea Grant Battling Government to Stay Alive
DULUTH, Minn.-Discussions are looming on Capitol Hill to cut 17 percent of the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These cuts could affect many different organizations including the National Weather…
