Wasabi Restaurant Opens Friday at 2 p.m.
DULUTH, Minn. - Black Friday means Wasabi Restaurant is opening for the first time in Downtown Duluth. The new signage is now up on the Old City Hall building on East…
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Volunteers Prepare Meal for Veterans
SUPERIOR, Wisc.- Celebrations continued in Superior for many veterans without families this holiday season. The Richard I Bong Veterans Center hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for about 30 veterans. An abundance of…
Barker's Island Host Thanksgiving Buffet
SUPERIOR, Wisc.- Hundreds of Northlanders stopped by one of the top places that offers a Thanksgiving dinner for a reasonable price. Each year reservations are made at Barker's Island Inn and…
Mont du Lac Resort Opens Ski Hill for Thanksgiving
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Those who love Winter sports had more than enough reason to be thankful on Thanksgiving since Mont du Lac Resort opened their slopes for the first time ever on…
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…
Man Dies After Getting Trapped In Corn Bin
BARRON, CO., Wis. - A man is dead after getting trapped in a corn bin in Barron County, Wisconsin. The accident happened Wednesday afternoon around 12:20 p.m. on a farm south…
SUV Slams Into Duluth Home
DULUTH, Minn. - An SUV slammed into a home in Duluth Central Hillside neighborhood Wednesday. Duluth police say it happened around 10 p.m. on the 700 block of North First Avenue East. Police don't know what caused the crash. They…
Spice Up Your Sweet Potatoes This Thanksgiving!
SUPERIOR, Wisc. -- In this weeks Cooking Connection, Brittney Merlot takes us to Barker's Island's Thanksgiving Buffet! The head Chef teaches us at home, how to spice up our…
Changing Retail Landscape Leading up to Black Friday
DULUTH, Minn. - Black Friday marks the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season. As companies begin to entice shoppers with deals and free shipping, UMD expert Ahmed Maamoun, Ph.D., explains…
Vikre Releases 6th Lot of Sugarbush Whiskey
DULUTH, Minn. - Vikre Distillery is celebrating the release of their Sugarbush Whiskey, again. The sixth lot of the sweet, bourbon-style, maple flavored whiskey was launched Wednesday. It takes Vikre about two…
"Make Every Child Smile" Toy Drive Seeking Donations
DULUTH, Minn. - For the third year in a row, the Iron Mug in Morgan Park is planning a toy drive. This year, they're hoping to collect enough money and toys to…
Turduckens Available as a Unique Holiday Meal
DULUTH, Minn. - Mount Royal Market in Duluth is offering a brand new holiday meat special this year, a Turducken. The Turducken is a whole turkey boned out, a whole duck boned out,…
Small Business Saturday This Weekend
DULUTH, Minn. - Not only is Black Friday this weekend, but Small Business Saturday is as well. It's an important day for local shops and stores across the Northland. Small Business…
Missing Person: Janeen Bauer Peters, 57
ST. LOUIS CO. (Press Release) -- On November 19, 2018 family members of 57-year-old Janeen Bauer Peters reported to law enforcement that she was missing. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office is concerned…
Holiday Travel on One of the Busiest Travel Days of the Year
DULUTH, Minn.- Holiday travelers are gearing up for Thanksgiving on one of the busiest travel days of the year. AAA expects about 54 million people will travel this holiday season. Some may…
It's A Last-Minute Race to Pick Up Groceries
DULUTH, Minn.- Several people have finished their shopping, but what about those still looking for last minute items. Surprisingly a turkey is a hot ticket item on many people's grocery…
Preparing Alternatives for Thanksgiving Dinner
DULUTH, Minn.- Millions of vegans and vegetarians are being invited to share Thanksgiving with others. Many people are now learning their own creative ways to prepare vegan and vegetarian friendly options for their holiday feasts. Re-creating original recipes is easy…
Duluth Police Officer Involved in two Weather Related Crashes
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Police say an officer was involved in a weather related crash Wednesday afternoon while writing a crash report on another weather related accident on Highway 61. The officer was in his squad car writing a report…
Lake Country Power Building Evacuated for Possible Fire
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. – The Lake Country Power building was evacuated Thursday morning due to reports of a possible fire. The Mountain Iron, Virginia, Pike-Sandy-Britt, and Fayal Township fire departments were dispatched to the building located on Park Ridge Drive…
Dayton Back Home After Monthlong Hospital Stay
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Mark Dayton is back home in St. Paul after an unexpectedly long hospitalization following back surgeries. Dayton returned to the governor's residence Wednesday. In a statement, the 71-year-old said he was looking forward to celebrating…
Missing Wisconsin Girl's Family Faces Painful Holiday Season
MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin investigators looking for a 13-year-old girl missing since her parents' slayings remain haunted by her disappearance more than a month after the search for her began. Detectives have pursued more than 2,300 tips, watched dozens of surveillance…
Duluth Police Investigate Child Death
DULUTH, Minn. – According to the Duluth Police Department officers were dispatched to the 100 Block of 56th Avenue West for a medical emergency on Saturday. When officers arrived on scene they located a 2-year-old male not breathing. Officers immediately…
For Some ice Anglers, Even Thin ice is an Irresistible Lure
MINNEAPOLIS - Few activities are as Minnesotan as ice fishing, and some anglers are already venturing out onto the ice. If that sounds dangerous, it is, especially with a Thanksgiving warmup in the forecast. Authorities already have had to rescue…
Car Driver Dies in Crash With Wisconsin Prep Team bus
RICE LAKE, Wis. - Authorities in western Wisconsin say the driver of a car has died after crashing into a school bus carrying the Amery girls' basketball team. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald says the crash happened around 9:30 p.m.…
Gobble Gallop Races Traffic Advisory
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Police Department has issued a traffic advisory for the annual Gobble Gallup Races in downtown Duluth. The first of three races starts at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. All of the races will start and finish…
SNOCROSS is BACK & Practice Makes Perfect
AURORA, Minn. – The Amsoil Championship Snocross season fires up this weekend in Duluth and many racers have already descended on one small Minnesota town to practice. Over 50 teams arrived beginning November…
Legislator Blasts DNR for Allegedly Forcing Deer Rescue
MADISON, Wis.- A legislator is ripping the state Department of Natural Resources for allegedly forcing firefighters to rescue a deer stranded on a frozen lake. Republican Rep. Adam Jarchow tweeted Tuesday that a DNR warden “harassed'' firefighters into rescuing a…
