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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…
New Machinery Creating Medical Miracles in Physical Rehabilitation
DULUTH, Minn.- It's called the ZeroG, a new piece of medical equipment that's helping make vast improvements possible for patients attempting to walk again. It's a balancing hoist, funded by an anonymous donor…
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…
As Wrenshall School Deteriorates, Referendum Modified
WRENSHALL, Minn.- Talks continue about a proposed referendum in Wrenshall's School District. Last year, voters turned down a $12.5 million referendum. But the district is bringing back a $13…
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.…
UMD Office of Sustainability Aims to Limit Food Waste
DULUTH, Minn. - About a third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted every year according to the United Nations. The UMD Office of Sustainability is trying…
Sexual Assault Initiative Conference Brings Nationwide Professionals to Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. - In 2015, the City of Duluth had nearly six hundred untested sexual assault kits in the evidence room that hadn't been sent in for DNA testing. Earlier…
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…
Animal Answers: Avoiding Fatalities Linked to "Dog Bloat"
DULUTH, Minn. - This week’s Animal Answers is centering on a topic known as the “mother of all emergencies,” most commonly found in large breed dogs. The scientific name is…
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…
LIVE Music, Eastern European Cuisine at GND Rec Center this Sunday
DULUTH, Minn. - For the final time this summer, music will be the talk of the town at the Gary New Duluth Rec Center on Sunday, September 16. Residents in the area…
Speeding Vehicles Crashes Into Crystal Lake, One Dead
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Authorities say a car traveling at a high rate of speed on Pokegama Avenue crashed into Crystal Lake just before 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Grand Rapids Police believe the car went straight at a “T”…
UMD Land Lab to Promote Sustainability this Sunday
DULUTH, Minn. - Northlanders are invited to stop by UMD's Land Lab, located at 3568 Riley Road in Duluth, on Sunday, September 16 from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. Throughout the growing…
St. Louis County Deputy Vehicle hit by Alleged Drunk Driver
DULUTH, Minn. – According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office a Patrol Sergeant was hit head on by an alleged drunk driver at approximately 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday night.…
9/11 Remembered at a Ceremony in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. - Everyone who was old enough to understand what was happening remembers where they were and what they were doing on 9/11. Seventeen years later, the tragedy is far…
Kids Thank Duluth Firefighters On 9/11
DULUTH, Minn. - Kids at the Valley Youth Center said thanks to the Duluth Fire Department. The kids made a poster for the firefighters of their neighborhood Station 8 to thank…
Great Outdoors: Superior Announces New Bike Share Program
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Traveling around Superior just became a little easier and healthier, as the city announced Tuesday that they have a new partnership Zagster Bike Share Program. The partnership is a…
Dayton Discusses Development of Mesabi Metallics Site
NASHWAUK, Minn.- Nashwauk City Hall, abuzz with anticipation as Governor Mark Dayton updated local officials about the Mesabi Metallics proposed iron ore pellet mine. In a meeting closed to press,…
Multi-Car Accident Leads to Building Destruction
DULUTH, Minn.- A woman driving down 24th Ave. W in Duluth lost control of her vehicle after the brakes in her car went out, police said at the scene. The car went…
Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Conference Comes to Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. - After submitting all their backlogged sexual assault kits for testing, Duluth is hosting the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Assembly of Cities. About a hundred-twenty representatives from…
Duluth Red Cross Sends Volunteers to Help Hurricane Victims
DULUTH, Minn.- With Hurricane Florence quickly moving into the East Coast, causing dangerous flooding in the Carolinas, the Duluth American Red Cross chapter is doing everything they can to help out. The…
