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More Than Just a Tree: Emmanuel Evergreens

DULUTH, Minn.- "Christmas is more than just the day. It's like a whole season," Kimberly Powell said. "Picking out the tree for most people is like the paramount... The big thing of…

Firefighters Learn How to Save a Pet During an Emergency

  Northland firefighters respond to emergencies every day. Their lives are put on the line to save others and sometimes the lives the lives they save are pets. Dozens of firefighters from the Duluth Fire Department learned how to administer…

Cyber Monday is No Good for the Local Economy

SUPERIOR, Wisc.- Cyber Monday sales are expected to reach a record high. Bloomberg says shoppers will spend an estimated 7.8 billion dollars, but many local economists are not impressed. Big retailers advertise…

Hibbing Home Sustains Significant Damage in Sunday Fire

HIBBING, Minn. – Fire crews from the Hibbing, Keewatin and Chisholm fire departments battles a house fire in Hibbing around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday. Neighbors of the house located in the 2000 Block of 5th Avenue West discovered the…

Nicholson Sentenced in West Duluth Stabbing Case

DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth man accused of breaking into another man’s apartment and stabbing him more than a dozen times has been sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for first-degree assault. In January, Willie Nicholson, 24, broke into the…

Private Event in Public Space Needs Alcohol License

MADISON, Wis. - Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel says private events in public spaces need liquor licenses. Schimel quietly issued an informal opinion Nov. 16 at the request of state Rep. Rob Swearingen, a member of the Assembly tourism committee.…

NASA Spacecraft Lands on Mars to dig Deep

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A NASA spacecraft has landed on Mars to explore the planet's interior. Flight controllers announced that the spacecraft InSight touched down Monday, after a perilous supersonic descent through the red Martian skies. Confirmation came via radio…

Released Killer is Fugitive in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota corrections officials say they're looking for a convicted killer who is on supervised release. The Department of Corrections says 40-year-old Joshua Hendrickson was released from the St. Cloud prison last year after serving about 18 years…

Army Corps to Spend $32M on Soo Locks Channel Deepening

DETROIT - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will spend $32.4 million in the coming year for a channel deepening project that will be an important step toward construction of a new Great Lakes shipping lock. The funds…

Wildlife Officials, Klobuchar Press for Deer Disease Funding

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota wildlife officials and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar are pressing Congress for more funding to monitor chronic wasting disease in the deer herd. Minnesota Public Radio News reports they're also urging the federal Department of Agriculture…

GM to Slash 14,700 Jobs in North America

DETROIT - General Motors will lay off 14,700 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible closure as it restructures to cut costs and focus more on autonomous and electric vehicles. The reduction includes…

Celebrating Solveig: a Sami Arts Legend

DULUTH, Minn.- To understand the impact Solveig Arneng Johnson has made on the Sami community, you don't need to look far. You need only look at the people who enter the…

Making Your Own Piece of Holly Jolly

DULUTH, Minn.-After shopping Small Business Saturday, Northlanders had a chance to make some holiday cheer Sunday at the Duluth Flower Farm. They hosted their 5th annual Holiday Make and…

Snocross Crosses Finish Line

DULUTH, Minn.- Another year in the books for the AMSOIL Snocross National at Spirit Mountain. The three-day competition wrapped up on Sunday. Despite the track getting heavily rained on on…

Rain Didn't Soak the Snocross

DULUTH, Minn.-  Our little bout with rain Friday night did not put a dent in the AMSOIL Snocross competition at Spirit Mountain. They're still going hard as their 27th…

Duluth Shops Small on Saturday

DULUTH, Minn.- Shoppers nationwide have had two big days in a row. After the commercial chaos of Black Friday, it's a relaxing scene for many to visit their favorite store on…

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