DULUTH, Minn. - The City of Duluth announced Tuesday it is combining two departments – Business & Economic Development and Planning & Construction Services – into one department effective immediately. You can read the full release from the city below:
DULUTH, Minn. – The 36-year-old Duluth man who crashed his vehicle through one of the gates at the Duluth International Airport last week has been charged with two felonies. Christopher Lee Dunker has been charged with first-degree damage to property,…
MINNEAPOLIS - The number of farms filing for bankruptcy is increasing across the Upper Midwest. A new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis shows 84 farms filed for bankruptcy in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana…
(AP) - The US Postal Service says it’s fixed a security flaw on its website which may have exposed the personal information of more than 60 million customers. The flaw affected usps.com and allowed anyone to see, and even possibly…
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - A man accused of threatening some teenagers with a gun inside a McDonald's in Eden Prairie has been released from jail. Prosecutors say they're still weighing possible charges against the 55-year-old Lloyd Edward Johnson who has…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system officials are seeking more state funding to make the schools more accessible and affordable, as the state is seeing a surge in skilled trades training. Chancellor Devinder Malhotram tells Minnesota…
DULUTH, Minn. - When it comes to decorating the historic Glensheen Mansion for the holiday season we think extravagant trees, classic ornaments and hundreds of feet of garland. But this year,…
NEW YORK - U.S. health officials say it's OK to eat some romaine lettuce again. Just check the label. The Food and Drug Administration is narrowing its blanket warning from last week, when it said people shouldn't eat any type…
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says this year's gun deer season set a record for hunter safety. Three hunters suffered non-fatal shooting injuries during the hunt that began Nov. 17 and ended Sunday. DNR conservation warden…
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…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The annual Holiday Tree is now lit in Downtown Superior. The colorfully lit tree looks over the Superior Public Library, and the adjacent corner of Tower Avenue and…
DULUTH, Minn.- At the height of the holiday season, most stores and businesses look to make as much cash from their community as they can. But one thrift store…
DULUTH, Minn.-The future for the Can of Worms Interchange is looking a little brighter in Duluth. The Minnesota Department of Transportation met Monday with the community at Clyde…
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…
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…
DULUTH, Minn.- You may have had a first hand experience when ordering a salad or buying some produce at your local market since romaine lettuce is off the shelves at most food…
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…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Police in St. Cloud are looking for the suspect who shot and wounded a 34-year-old man during a fight outside a house party. Officers were sent to the shooting around 4 a.m. Sunday. Police say the…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Police say a motorist accused of crashing his SUV through the front gate of the Minnesota governor's residence in St. Paul has been jailed. State Patrol Lt. Gordon Shank says nobody was injured in the incident…
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…
KNIFE RIVER, Minn. - Julebyen (pronounced YOOL-eh-BE-en) means "Christmas Village". Residents near and far in the Northland are invited to stop by the community of Knife River along Highway 61 Saturday, December…
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…
DULUTH, Minn. - Tis the season to begin holiday shopping, and enjoy the ringing of bells for the annual Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign. Gordon Mesedahl with the Salvation…
