Senior Citizen Taken To ICU After Assaulted on DTA Bus
A 71-year-old man is recovering from life-threatening injuries after an assault that all started with a dispute about "swearing" on a DTA bus. Jeremy John Baumgart, 40 is charged…
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Hermantown Rebuilding New Fire Halls
HERMANTOWN, Minn. - Hermantown is making room for new fire halls and the demolition of the old fire halls has already started this week. Fire Hall #3 is no…
Superior Police Take It To the Sky With Drone Technology In Husky Fire Response
SUPERIOR, Wis. - It turns out new technology high in the sky was a big help in battling the Husky Refinery fire last month. Drone footage from the Superior Police Department…
Tourism Season Brings Big Money to Douglas County
SUPERIOR, Wis.-Douglas County had a great year when it comes to tourism in 2017, as they brought in nearly $100 million dollars to the area. That’s according to a study…
Dockside Fish Market Prepares for Busy Tourist Season
GRAND MARAIS, Minn.- Warmer weather is coming and so are the tourists. Grand Marais is known as a popular Northshore destination and right now local businesses are gearing up to be fully packed. The…
What Local Farmers Hope to Find on the New Farm Bill
CLOQUET, Minn.- As the 2018 Farm Bill works its way through Congress, Northland farmers are making sure their priorities are being heard. Members of the agriculture community joined political representatives at Fond Du…
University of Wisconsin Lobbyist got $48,000 Severance
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A lobbyist at the University of Wisconsin got a severance payout of more than $48,000 to resign under unexplained circumstances. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Jeff Schoenfeldt is the second high-profile employee in the UW…
County Assessor Team Revisiting Downtown Property Valuations
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Louis County Administrator’s Office has responded to concerns the downtown business community has expressed in regards to the Assessor’s Office recent notices of Estimated Market Value. In a recent statement released by St. Louis County…
Trump to Greet North Korea Detainees Upon Return to U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is set to greet three Americans who were detained in North Korea when they return to the U.S. early Thursday. Trump is promising “quite a scene'' at a middle-of-the-night arrival ceremony outside Washington. Their…
Body of Swimmer Pulled From Mississippi River in St. Cloud
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - Authorities have recovered the body of a missing swimmer from the Mississippi River in St. Cloud. Police identify the victim as 49-year-old Shannon Shaw of Waite Park. Witnesses told police that they saw Shaw walk…
Bicyclist Dies in Crash With School bus in St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - St. Paul police say a bicyclist is dead after colliding with a school bus. Police say no students on the bus were hurt. The crash happened Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Snelling and Summit…
Mayor Larson Fights for Duluth Streets at State Capitol
DULUTH, Minn.-The city of Duluth took its fight for fixing its streets to the state Capitol today. In November voters approved the half percent sales tax to fix local streets. That provision, still has to be approved by Minnesota lawmakers.…
Minnesota man Accused of Theft in Alleged Snow Removal Scam
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Minnesota man is facing criminal charges in Wisconsin after authorities say he never delivered on promised snow removal services for dozens of victims, many of them age 60 or older. Matthew Erickson of Cottage Grove,…
Dayton Vetoes Bill Repealing Wild Rice Water Standards
ST. PAUL, Minn.-Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a bill that would nullify a water quality standard that's meant to protect wild rice. The legislation passed by the Republican Legislature would have nixed a largely unenforced 1973 law limiting sulfate discharges…
Minnesota bus Driver Accused of Texting, Looking up Jokes
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis-area school bus driver is accused of texting while driving and looking up jokes on her cellphone. Thirty-nine-year-old Brenda Carsten is charged in Anoka County District Court with more than a dozen misdemeanor and gross-misdemeanor charges…
Traffic on U.S. Highway 53 in Superior Diverted for Water Main break
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Traffic on a section of Highway 53 in Superior was reduced to two lanes and closed to large trucks Tuesday afternoon due to a water main break in the road. According to a release sent out by…
Midday Update 5-9-18
An update on local news and weather.
Detour Planned for Water Main Work This Weekend on Mesaba Avenue
DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Duluth Public Works Department announced they will be closing the south bound lanes of Mesaba Avenue at West 4th Street starting Friday May 11. The closure will take place at about 8 p.m. and…
Cloquet/Duluth KOA Journey Campground Opens for 2018 Season
DULUTH, Minn. – Despite the rainy weather across the Northland, the Cloquet/Duluth KOA Journey campground is now open for the summer 2018 season. “Campground owners at KOAs throughout the U.S. and Canada have been working hard to get ready for…
Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Woman in Mendota Heights Office
HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to murder and aggravated robbery in connection with a home invasion and manhunt that left one woman dead. Forty-five-year-old Lucifer Nguyen of New Hope pleaded guilty Tuesday. Authorities say that…
Search for Missing Woman Ends in Lake County, No Foul Play Suspected
LAKE COUNTY, Minn. - Officials say the body of Tawhna Jolee Pringle, 30, was located Tuesday, May 8 at approximately 11:00 a.m. According to authorities, Pringle was found roughly 100 feet off the Dunka River Road near Babbitt and approximately 2.2…
Financial Expert Gives Tips for College Graduates Entering Workforce
DULUTH, Minn. - It's graduation time and thousands of college grads are now heading into the workforce. Unfortunately, many of these millennials are moving forward in life with college loan debt and…
Animal Answers: Jimmy Walks Once Again
DULUTH, Minn. - Just over two weeks ago, dachshund Jimmy Page had to undergo emergency surgery at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Hospital in St. Paul after slipping two discs in his…
Morning Update 5-9-18
An update on local news and weather.
Northland Preparations for Fishing Opener
DULUTH, Minn. - The tradition of testing the waters and going fishing continues this weekend for the 2018 Minnesota Fishing Opener. About half a million anglers usually head out for the…
Opioid Overdose Antidote Now On-Hand at the Cook County Sheriff's Department
COOK COUNTY, Minn.- Keeping law enforcement protected from the deadly painkiller known as fentanyl is a serious concern across the country. Fentanyl is often times mixed with heroin and can cause an…
Housing Summit Aims to Find Solutions to Duluth Housing Crisis
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth is one of the least affordable housing markets in Minnesota and there are not enough units to fill the housing need. Affordable housing summits brought Duluthians together at…
Duluth Tourism Tax Collection on Record Pace
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth's hotel motel and food and beverage taxes brought in about $2.3 million through March of this year. That's about six percent more revenue than at that time last…
Olympic Curling Team Tells Their Story to Middle School Students
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Members of the gold medal winning U.S. Olympic Curling Team shared their stories with middle school students in Duluth and Superior. The curlers shared their Olympic journey…
