Bird Migration Nears Peak at Hawk Ridge
DULUTH, Minn. - Bird migration is at its peak for many species flying over the Northland. At Hawk Ridge Observatory in Duluth, counters are keeping track of exactly how many birds and…
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ATV Ordinance Passes in Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis.- A long-debated ordinance allowing ATV's on trails year-round throughout the city of Superior passed. The Superior City Council passed an ordinance allowing ATV's to be driven all year round. The…
Superior Repeals Panhandling Ordinance
SUPERIOR, Wis. - It was back in July when Duluth repealed its panhandling ordinance. Now, the Superior City Council has voted unanimously to do the same. Last month, Superior and seven other…
How to Help the Second Harvest Food Bank
DULUTH, Minn.- September is Hunger Action Month and the Second Harvest Food Bank is opening its doors highlighting how you can help. Fun fact food banks and food shelves are…
UPDATE: Woman Fled From Shots at Wisconsin Business
MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) - An employee at a Wisconsin business where a shooting took place says she ran for her life after hearing “really loud'' shots. Judy Lahmers is a business analyst at WTS Paradigm in the Madison suburb of…
Active Shooter Reported at Business in Madison Suburb
MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — Police are responding to a report of an active shooter at a commercial building in a suburb of Madison, Wisconsin. The State Journal reports that the Dane County dispatch center said shots have been fired at…
Trial Begins for man Accused of Fatally Shooting a Rusk County Deputy
RUSK COUNTY, Wis. - The trial has begun for a man accused of killing a former Hayward Police Officer in 2016. Doug Nitek, 45, allegedly shot Rusk County Sheriff’s Deputy Dan Glaze on October 29, 2016 while Glaze was investigating…
Tips for Avoiding Future Money Problems
DULUTH, Minn. - Planning for retirement used to be fairly predictable. As decades pass, times have changed and we're now facing money problems today that didn't exist years ago.…
Free Medicare Advice Offered This Evening in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. - With 62 million Americans enrolled in Medicare, and more than 10,000 Americans turning 65 every single day, there is significant interest in Medicare health coverage. Unfortunately, there’s also…
Animal Answers: Hawk Ridge Observes Bird Migration
DULUTH, Minn.- Bird Migration season started in mid-August and runs through November. For this week's Animal Answers, Fox 21's Viktoria Capek talks with John Richardson and Margie Menzies from the bird…
Line 3 Pipeline Protesters Block Bridge Near Bemidji
BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) - Protesters have conducted a water ceremony and blocked a bridge near Enbridge Energy's planned Line 3 replacement pipeline in northern Minnesota. An American Indian woman conducted the ceremony on the banks of the Mississippi River on…
UMD Students Help One Another Get Home Safely
DULUTH, Minn.- At the University of Minnesota Duluth, one campus program is helping students feel safe and ensuring no one has to walk alone. With the exception of…
Great Outdoors: Deadheading at the Rose Garden
DULUTH, Minn. - Throughout the summer and early part of fall, the rose garden has become a beautiful sight in Duluth. But keeping it as beautiful as it is takes a lot…
UMD Receives Grant For Hybrid Trees
DULUTH, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Duluth received a huge grant to expand their research on fast–growing hybrid trees. The University's natural resources research institute received a one million dollar grant…
Fresh Veggies Grown Behind Duluth Grill
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth Grill is known for their local, fresh ingredients, and some of those are being grown directly out back. The large crops being grown in the garden behind the restaurant…
A Second Rolled Ice Cream Shop is Coming to Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. - A new Hibachi ice cream shop is in the works for downtown Duluth. It's located on the corner of 2nd Avenue East and Superior Street, in the former home…
Lights, Camera, Action! Ironbound Studios Open House
CHISHOLM, Minn. - If you have dreams of making it big you don't have to travel to Hollywood. Just drive up to the Iron Range to Ironbound Studios. "There aren't…
Celebrating National Cheeseburger Day.
DULUTH, Minn.- It's national cheeseburger day, whether you prefer cheddar, swiss, or provolone it's the day to enjoy a cheeseburger without guilt. On average Americans eat 50 billion burgers a year. To…
Bark Avenue Recovering after SUV Slammed into Building
DULUTH, Minn.- Bark Avenue has reopened after an SUV crashed into the business last week causing massive damage. At the corner of W. Third St. and N. 24th Avenue W.…
Driver Putting Away Phone Crashed Into car, Killed 2
CLAREMONT, Minn. (AP) - Authorities say a 24-year-old Minnesota man was putting away his cellphone when he crashed into a car stopped on a highway, killing a woman and her 8-year-old daughter. Forty-three-year-old Rachel Harberts of Dodge Center was stopped…
Drifter Charged in Stabbing Death of Champ Golfer in Iowa
AMES, Iowa (AP) — A homeless man attacked and killed a top amateur golfer from Spain who was playing a round alone near her university campus in central Iowa, leaving her body in a pond on the course, police…
15-Year-old Accused of Drunken Driving With Baby in car
MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (AP) - Police in southeastern Wisconsin say a 15-year-old boy is accused of driving drunk with a baby in the back seat. Mount Pleasant police say the baby's mother and another teen in the car were also…
All Aboard the Fall Colors Train Starting this Friday
DULUTH, Minn. - Starting Friday, September 21, folks will be able to hop aboard the North Shore Scenic Railroad's Fall Color Tours. Executive Director of the North Shore Scenic Railroad, Ken…
Red Cliff to Build Cell Tower in Aftermath of Drownings
RED CLIFF, Wis. (AP) - The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa says plans are underway for a cell tower on its reservation in northern Wisconsin, a need that was underscored by the recent drowning deaths of four family…
Third Minnesota Measles Case Prompts Travel Warning
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Health officials are urging Minnesotans to make sure their measles vaccinations are up to date before they travel after the state confirmed a third measles case. Last week the Minnesota Department of Health identified a case of…
Remembering the 100-Year Anniversary of the Death of Finnish Immigrant
DULUTH, Minn.- Sept. 18, 1918 marks the supposed lynching of Finnish immigrant Olli Kinkkonen. The story goes that Olli refused to fight in World War I and there…
