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Earth Rider Brewery Celebrates a Year of Beer!

SUPERIOR, Wis.- Northland beer drinkers celebrated an anniversary as Earth Earth Rider Brewery launched their first ever festival in honor of one year of beer. Earth Rider has become one of the largest distributors of craft beer in the Twin…

Advocating for the Minnesota Homeless Population

DULUTH, Minn.-  Minnesota is leading the nation in reductions to Veteran homelessness but there’s still a lot to be done. Five hundred people are advocating for the homeless population in Duluth on Thursday,…

Walker Requests FEMA Conduct Flood Damage Tour

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker is asking federal emergency management officials to survey Wisconsin flooding damage later this month. Walker's office issued a news release Thursday saying the governor has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct…

Rate of Uninsured Increases in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The number of people without health insurance in Minnesota has increased for the first time in five years, when the Affordable Care Act was in full effect. A U.S. Census report says about 243,000 Minnesotans did not…

Rib Fest At Texas Roadhouse

DULUTH, Minn. -- In this week's Cooking Connection we are giving you a face full of BBQ with Texas Roadhouse's fall off the bone ribs! Why? Because IT'S RIB…

2018 Twin Ports Recovery Walk this Saturday

DULUTH, Minn. - The 2018 Twin Ports Recovery Walk looks spread encouragement and community support. The event is happening on Saturday, September 15 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. in…

This Northland Race is Unlike Any Other

CLOQUET, Minn.- To start racers already get five minutes knocked off their finish time, just for wearing a fanal. Some are calling it the last run of Summer and it’s safe to say the…

Celebrating a Successful Summer

CLOQUET, Minn.- The celebrations continued in Cloquet, at the Veteran’s Memorial Park. From bounce houses to food trucks the park packed full of families that mark their calendars for this every year.While…

Coastal Cleanup Kicks Off

SUPERIOR, Wis.- On Barker's Island Mayor Jim Paine and Duluth Mayor Emily Larson kicked off what's being called the "Twin Ports Coastal Cleanup." It's part of a larger, month-long…

Lieutenant Governor Candidates Visit Duluth for Housing Forum

DULUTH, Minn. - Lieutenant Governor candidates made a stop here in Duluth for a forum on affordable housing. The forum was put on by the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, an organization focused on providing stable housing. DFL endorsed candidate Peggy…

Duluth Police Officers Address Mental Health Crisis

DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Police Department's Mental Health Unit is made up of officers, social workers and health professionals. One officer says he expects the unit could expand over the next few years. Police officers and mental health experts…

National Juicy Lucy Day Celebrated

DULUTH, Minn. - September 12th is National Juicy Lucy Day. It's celebrated on the anniversary of the first Crooked Pint Ale House opening in Minneapolis. Juicy Lucys are a Minnesota tradition.…

Unique School Bus Helps Special Olympic Athletes

DULUTH, Minn.- Surprising dentist visits are typically bad but one teeth-cleaning station cruising into the Northland is making quite the impact. Dental students from the University of Minnesota are cleaning…

Suspect Pleads Guilty in Assault Over Cigarette

DULUTH, Minn. - The 22-year-old charged with first degree felony assault for repeatedly punching another man in the head over a cigarette has pleaded guilty. Joseph Chazz Smith of Duluth had a verbal dispute with a 27-year-old male in Mr.D’s…

Mercuria Energy Announces Plans to Invest in Mesabi Metallics

DULUTH, Minn. - Mercuria Energy announced on Wednesday that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chippewa Capital Partners, LLC the owner of Mesabi Metallics LLC. Mercuria says the investment is intended to support the creation of new long-term…

Calling Teen Vaping ‘Epidemic,’ Officials Weigh Flavor ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are sounding the alarm about rising teenage use of e-cigarettes, calling the problem an “epidemic” and ordering manufacturers to reverse the trend or risk having their flavored vaping products pulled from the market. The…

Trial Starts for Hibbing man Charged in Child’s Death

VIRGINIA, Minn. – The trial has begun for 26-year-old Jesse Lee Bonacci-Koski who is facing charges for his involvement in the fatal fire that killed an 11-month old boy on August 2, 2017. Bonacci-Koski, of Hibbing, is charged with four…

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