Mining & Environmental

High Bacteria Levels Raise Beach Advisories on Lake Superior

DULUTH, Minn. -- Summer is heating up and you may be tempted to take to the local beaches. Before you jump in the water, it's important to know if any beach advisories are…

Perch Lake Preparing for Dredging Project, Improve Connection With St. Louis River

DULUTH, Minn. - Perch Lake is located on Duluth’s south side, between New Duluth and Fond du Lac. The 25-acre body of water used to be a bigger part of the St. Louis River…

Coffee Conversation: Zero Waste Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. -- Teacher and environmentalist April Hepokoski stopped by the morning show Wednesday to talk about ways we can all reduce, reuse and recycle in our daily lives. Hepokoski started Zero Waste…

People Take Advantage of "Free Park Day" at Jay Cooke State Park

CARLTON, Minn. - June 11 was the latest "free park day" for all 75 of Minnesota's parks and recreational areas. It also coincided with "national get outdoors day", to promote…

Duluth Monarch Buddies Host Workshop

DULUTH, Minn. - A community event was held today in support of pollinators and helping to increase their numbers in the northland. The Duluth Monarch Buddies hosted a marketplace at First United Methodist Church in…

Volunteers Began Streetscape Planting Efforts in Downtown Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. -- Volunteers began planting on superior street this morning, for the 19th annual "dig in for the downtown waterfront," tradition. Each year, the event is put on by Duluth's Greater Downtown Council. Kristi stokes, the Downtown Council President,…

Historic Flooding Continues to Affect Residents Across the Minnesota/Canada Water Basin

INT'L FALLS/KABETOGAMA, MINN. --"Mother nature has not been kind to us this year so far at all. So every week it's like it could come up another foot, every week it could come…

Gov. Walz, Senators Tour International Falls Flood Damage Saturday

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn.- On Saturday Governor Tim Walz and U.S. senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith got a first-hand look at the damage historic flooding has caused in International Falls. The lawmakers toured…

Volunteers Rush To Save Items, Structures as Rainy Lake Waters Flood Mallard Island

KOOCHICHING COUNTY, Minn.- The historic flooding of the Rainy River Basin near International Falls is soaking and filling buildings on Mallard Island, one of the 5 review islands used…

UPDATE: Power Restored to Proctor's Water Pump Station

UPDATE: DULUTH, Minn.- The City of Duluth spokesperson announced that as of 5:21 p.m., Duluth City crews and a contractor restored power to the water pump station that serves the City of Proctor. Water service to Proctor residents has resumed…

Hibbing Police Dept. Planning Volunteer Trip to Help Kabetogama Flooding Victims

HIBBING, Minn.- Officials with the Hibbing Police Department plan to take a volunteer team Thursday to the Kabetogama area, as the floodwaters continue to claim more homes. According to the…

Koochiching Co. Sheriff: Roads Closing Due to Rainy Lake Flooding; Some Int’l Falls Residents Should Evacuate

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn.- The Koochiching County Sheriff’s Office asked that International Falls residents prepare to evacuate, as historic flooding of Rainy Lake forced the closure of County Road 135 and Town Road 225 Friday. According to an alert from the…