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Mayor of Minnesota Town Arrested for DUI on School bus
RICE, Minn. - The new mayor of a central Minnesota town was arrested for driving under the influence as he prepared to drive a school bus. Authorities say Rice Mayor Erik Bonde was taken into custody after police were investigating…
Officer Shot and Wounded in Duluth Released
DULUTH, Minn. - Police say the Duluth officer shot and wounded in a fatal domestic assault standoff has been released from the hospital. Authorities say Officer Aaron Haller was treated at the hospital and released after he was hit by…
Artists Encouraged to Apply for 2019 Park Point Art Fair
DULUTH, Minn. - Calling all artists to apply for the 2019 Park Point Art Fair! Coordinators of the 49th annual event are inviting visual artists to apply working in the…
Judge Blocks Trump Birth Control Coverage Rules in 13 States
OAKLAND, Calif. — A U.S. judge in California on Sunday blocked Trump administration rules, which would allow more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control, from taking effect in 13 states and Washington, D.C. Judge Haywood…
Police Respond to Reported Active Shooter at New Jersey UPS facility
LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Police have surrounded a United Parcel Service facility in New Jersey in response to a reported active shooter. Television images show police cars surrounding the loading dock area of the building in Logan Township, about…
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Search Training
DULUTH, Minn.- A local group is working to bring awareness to missing and murdered indigenous women. The Native Lives Matter Coalition and PAVSA hosted search training and a community patrol today. The organization Shahnish Scouts provided training, and united multiple…
Stolen Bentleyville Equipment Recovered By Duluth Police
DULUTH, Minn- It's long after Christmas, but Bentleyville says a set of leftover Grinchs might pay for trying to steal from the display. Equipment was reported stolen from Bayfront Park last Thursday, by Sunday many of those items had been…
Ignite Studio Helps Unpaid Government Workers
DULUTH, Minn.- It's day 23 of the partial government shutdown, about 800,000 employees are either working without pay, or furloughed. Businesses are stepping forward to help…
Duluth K-9, Suspect Dead In Officer-Involved Shooting
DULUTH, Minn. – A felony level domestic assault call on West Skyline Parkway ended Sunday evening with an officer shot and his K-9 partner dead, including the suspect, according to a press release from the Duluth Police Department. The incident…
Iron Mug Works With Duluth Dodge To Help Federal Workers
DULUTH, Minn.-Iron Mug owner Mike Letica is teaming up with Duluth Dodge, to give back to federal workers not being paid during the shutdown.…
Anglers Take to the Ice for 3rd Annual Ice Fishing Contest
DULUTH, Minn.- Only in the Northland can you expect a frozen lake to be covered with ice houses and four-wheelers. On Saturday Anglers attacked the ice, trying to…
Thieves Strike Bentleyville Yet Again
DULUTH, Minn.- Even though the holiday season is over, that hasn't stopped some more Grinches from stealing from Bentleyville Tour of Lights as the display is being taken down. Thursday…
Duluth Wedding Show Fills the DECC
DULUTH, Minn. - Models strutted their stuff on the catwalk at the annual Duluth Wedding Show at the DECC. Couples could plan their whole wedding in one day with dozens of businesses,…
Park Point Assault Victim Dies
DULUTH, Minn. - Larry Watczak, the 70-year-old man assaulted in his Park Point home during January 2nd burglary, has died. Watczak died in Essentia Health early Saturday morning. Duluth Police Chief Mike Tusken says his death will count as the…
Jayme Closs Reunited with Family, Suspect in Custody
BARRON, Wis. - Authorities in Wisconsin say they believe the man suspected of abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs was out…
Gordon Neighbors Help Jayme Closs Escape
GORDON, Wis. - Jayme Closs' disappearance and her parents' murder have become international headlines. Many in her community have been feeling pain for the missing teen and her family. Jayme Closs…
Duluth Police Could Receive a Pay Raise Following Approval From City Council
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth Police officers could receive a pay raise if the city council approves a proposed contract on Monday. The agreement calls for a three percent increase in annual…
Pike Lake Elementary Students Learn about Music from the Zenith Contemporary Ensemble
DULUTH, Minn.- The Zenith Contemporary Ensemble gave a visit to a few third grade students at Pike Lake Elementary in Duluth today. As part of the Minnesota Public Radio's class…
Fire Deaths in Minnesota Drop 47% from 2017 to 2018
DULUTH, Minn.- The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is reporting in 2018 fire deaths have gone down 47% percent following a shocking spike in 2017. Records also show the Minnesota's…
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House Approves Back pay for Federal Workers
WASHINGTON -The House has voted to ensure that all federal employees will be paid retroactively after the partial government shutdown ends. The bill passed Friday requires that all employees, including those who have been furloughed, be paid as soon as…
Kick Sled Rentals At Hartley Nature Center
DULUTH, Minn. -- In this week's Active Adventures Brittney Merlot takes us to Hartley Nature Center where you can rent a bunch of different winter equipment. This varies from traditional and…
A Timeline of Events in the Jayme Closs Disappearance Case
MILWAUKEE - Notable events in the disappearance and discovery of Jayme Closs, a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who went missing after her parents were killed in the family home. Investigators say she was found alive on Thursday and that a suspect…
Improve Balance & Reduce Falls With Tai Ji Quan Class
DULUTH, Minn. - With the icy conditions in place this time of year, the thought of falling can be serious. Especially the older you get and the less balance coordination…
Backpack Found in Manitowoc County Ditch had Explosives Inside
TOWN OF GIBSON, Wis. - Manitowoc County authorities are trying to determine who put a bomb in a backpack found in a ditch along a state highway. A person found the backpack off State Highway 147 on Wednesday and alerted…
Donations Encouraged for 2019 Night To Shine Prom
DULUTH, Minn. - Augustana Lutheran Church set to host Night To Shine, a prom for people with special needs on Friday February 8, 2019 at Proctor High School. Organizers are getting…
Google Considers Building $600M Data Center in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS - Google is looking into building a $600 million data center in central Minnesota that would be powered by two wind farms. Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy disclosed the data center project Thursday in a regulatory filing. The Google facility proposed…
Man Ruled Incompetent for Trial in Boy's Water Slide Push
HASTINGS, Minn. - A Minnesota judge has found a 19-year-old man incompetent to stand trial on charges he pushed an 8-year-old boy off a slide at a suburban Minneapolis water park last summer. Judge Timothy McManus decided Tuesday the case…
