Minnesota Minimum Wage Hiking Up in 2019
DULUTH, Minn.- The New Year will bring some big changes for businesses, including an increase in the Minnesota minimum wage. Starting in January, the minimum wage will increase to…
Mining & Environmental News
Cut Down Your Own Christmas Tree!
SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST, Minn. — In this week’s Active Adventures we are headed into the thick of the woods, to cut down our own Christmas Tree! First things first, MAKE…
Little Snow Doesn't Bury Plow Sales
DULUTH, Minn.- With temperatures on the rise, and snow missing from the picturesque "Northland Winter" scene, some businesses are noticing a decline in sales of hardware and…
Cut Your Own Christmas Tree From The Superior National Forest!
SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST, Minn. -- In this week's Great Outdoors we are headed into the thick of the woods, to cut down our own Christmas Tree! First things first, MAKE SURE TO…
Seven African Lions Relocated to Sandstone's Wildcat Sanctuary
Sandstone, Minn. - Sandstone now has seven African Lions, they’ve been re-homed inside the Wildcat Sanctuary. The big cats have come a long way, they’re from Argentina. The final two cats arrived Tuesday…
Conservation and Clean Water Groups Appeal PolyMet Permits
MINNEAPOLIS - Environmental groups have gone to court to challenge the state's decision to grant key permits for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and its allies say the permits would allow…
Duluth Apartment Complex Takes on Poo-Petrators
DULUTH, Minn. - Turds are now the talk of the town, at least at Endi Apartment complex on London Road in Duluth. A new policy in effect will enforce residents…
Protesters Block Blatnik Bridge With Teepee
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The Blatnik Bridge is open again after protesters blocked off traffic with a giant wooden teepee early Thursday morning. Superior police say the structure was put up in the…
Mix Cosmetiques Brings Custom Makeup to Duluth
DULTUTH, Minn.- Paris has Sephora, New York has Maybelline, and now Duluth has Mix Cosmetiques. The newest cosmetic store to hit the Northland offers custom, handmade makeup, soaps…
Gun Deer Hunting Kicks Off in Wisconsin
POPLAR, Wis.- Rifles cocked, targets in sight, Deer hunting has begun in Wisconsin. This means meat processors across the state are going to be extra busy, but the business…
Wisconsin Deer Hunting Begins as License Sales are Low
DULUTH, Minn.-With the Wisconsin Gun Deer Opener happening at first light on Saturday, hunting stores like Superior Shooters Supply are helping hunters gear up to start the season. The gleam…
Wisconsin Goats Go Green
DULUTH, Minn.- While herds of Northlanders flocked to the polls for their civic duty, a herd of Northland Animals took the streets of Bennett Wisconsin, for their environmental duty.…
Some Like it Rainy, Some Like it Snowy
DULUTH, Minn.-The Twin Ports was pulled two different ways today. Shoppers at Miller Hill Mall were taken by surprise by the immense snowfall, while those by the lake were treated…
Minnesota Officials to Announce PolyMet Mine Decision
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota officials are set to announce whether they are granting permits for a planned copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will announce its decision Thursday on permits sought for the planned…
Northland Winter Weather Outlook 2018-2019
DULUTH, Minn. - Halloween is right around the corner. Along with the parties, kids are getting ready for trick-or-treating. But, Northlanders know that the weather can very well be more of…
