Homeless Person's Bill of Rights Coalition Teaches Homeless How to Survive the Cold
DULUTH, Minn. - The Homeless Person's Bill of Rights Coalition is connecting with the homeless community by starting a new group learning series. For the first time…
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Opportunity Zone Tax Incentive Hopes to Benefit Neighborhoods in Need
DULUTH, Minn. - Developers, community leaders, and employers gathered in Lincoln Park to learn about investing in new Opportunity Zones in the Northland. These zones are areas in communities where investors…
Age Well Arrowhead Watches Over Those Who Need Assistance
DULUTH, Minn. - Age Well Arrowhead is here to take care of those who need assistance in the Northland. The nonprofit helps mostly those over sixty with many different things including…
Human Remains Found in Eckles Township Identified
ECKLES TOWNSHIP, Minn. - According to the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office, remains of one of the victims found in a fire pit located on a property in Eckles Township have been preliminarily identified. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office positively…
Ex-Coach Shannon miller Gets Additional $460,000
DULUTH, Minn. – A U.S. District Judge is increasing the amount of damages former UMD women’s hockey coach Shannon Miller will receive after winning her discrimination suit against the school. Miller was awarded another $460,000 in pay and future benefits.…
UPDATE: Pedestrian hit by FedEx Truck in Duluth
UPDATE: According to the Duluth Police Department, preliminary reports indicate the female pedestrian was walking down the sidewalk waiting to cross an alleyway when the FedEx driver waved her by. While crossing the alleyway the woman, identified as Cindy Lee Feliciano,…
Wisconsin's Jayme Closs Thanks Well-Wishers for Support
BARRON, Wis. - A 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who spent 88 days in captivity after a violent abduction is thanking supporters from around the world. Jayme Closs was taken in October in an attack that included the shotgun slayings of her…
Two Students Charged in School Police Clash in Owatonna
OWATONNA, Minn. - Two students have been charged following an altercation with police at Owatonna Senior High School this week that stemmed from racist comments made on social media. Owatonna police says some students posted racist comments over the weekend…
Ford Recalls 1.5M Pickups That can Downshift Without Warning
DETROIT — Ford is recalling nearly 1.5 million pickup trucks in North America because the transmissions can suddenly downshift into first gear. The recall covers F-150 trucks from the 2011 through 2013 model years with six-speed automatic transmissions. The company…
Klobuchar Raises $1M Within 48 Hours of Launching 2020 bid
WASHINGTON — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s campaign says the Democrat raised more than $1 million in the 48 hours after launching her presidential bid. Klobuchar kicked off her candidacy Sunday during a snowy rally in Minneapolis. Her campaign says the…
School Closings, Delays for Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Watersmeet Township School District – 2 Hour Delay
Boys and Girls Clubs Celebrate Outstanding Youth
DULUTH, Minn.- The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Northland celebrated three of its standout teens at a special banquet on Tuesday night. It was…
Superior Business Center to Get New Management
DULUTH, Minn.- Meanwhile the Superior Business Center off Hammond avenue could soon be returned to the hands of the Development Association. For the last five years the…
Essentia Health Purchases Younkers for Fitness Center
DULUTH, Minn.- Essentia Health is investing $15 million in the purchase and remodeling of the 145,000 square foot Younkers space at Miller Hill Mall, to make it the new…
Duluth Police Investigate Double Stabbing
DULUTH, Minn. – Two adult males were hospitalized Tuesday night after a stabbing at the Tri Towers apartments on the 200 block of 2nd Avenue East, according to Duluth police. The call for help came in around 8:45 p.m. One…
Taking a Ride on a St. Louis County Snow Plow
HERMANTOWN, Minn. - With all the recent winter storms, plow drivers across the Northland have been working long shifts, clearing snow from roadways. "It's just a constant go, go, go.…
148th Fighter Wing Has Rich History in the Northland
DULUTH, Minn. - The 148th Fighter Wing of the Air National Guard has watched over the country and Northland every hour of every day since 1948. The history of the fighter…
Lake Superior College Hosts 10th Annual Student Success Day
DULUTH, Minn. - Students at Lake Superior College had the day off from regular classes today to take part in the school's 10th annual student success day The annual conference is…
UMD Pharmacy Students Take Part in Annual Research Symposium
DULUTH, Minn. - The annual research symposium was held at the College of Pharmacy today. The event is intended to showcase recent research from students and faculty. Each year a special…
Superior School District Extends School Day by Seven Minutes To Make Up for Snow Days
SUPERIOR, Wisc. - For the 2018–2019 school year Superior schools set aside two extra days in case school had to close for bad weather. Recent snow falls…
Barnes man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Ashland Homicide
ASHLAND, Wis. – A Barnes, WI man found guilty of first degree reckless homicide has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. 43-year-old Matthew Phillips was convicted Friday in Ashland County Circuit Court in connection with the February death of…
Charges: Husband Killed Wife, Called 911 in Minnesota
ANOKA, Minn. - Bail is set at $1 million for a 46-year-old man charged with killing his wife in a northern Minneapolis suburb. Matthew Lynn Jansen of Blaine was charged Monday in Anoka County with second-degree murder. According to the…
County Settles for $28,000 in Stauber Email Case
DULUTH, Minn. - In a 6-0 vote the St. Louis County Board has agreed to pay $28,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the state DFL party. The lawsuit was originally filed last October by the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party for…
Man Injured in Itasca County Officer Involved Shooting
ITASCA COUNTY, Minn. – A male subject involved in an alleged domestic assault complaint sustained injuries after exchanging gun fire with an Itasca Sheriff Deputy on Sunday evening. According to the Itasca County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a domestic…
Essentia Health Fitness and Therapy Center to Relocate to Miller Hill Mall
DULUTH, Minn. – Essentia Health says they plan to relocate their Fitness and Therapy Center to the first floor of the former Duluth Younkers department store. The new fitness center will fill half of the first floor space and will…
Supporting Special Olympics Minnesota with Duluth's Polar Plunge
DULUTH, Minn. - The 2019 Duluth Polar Plunge is set to liven up Canal Park on Saturday, February 16, 2019. Participants will first enjoy a pre check-in party at Grandma's Sports Garden in…
Skate for the Heart at Essentia Duluth Heritage Sports Center
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Parks and Recreation Division is hosting a Skate for the Heart event on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. There will be a live DJ and "lovely" lighting by…
