Cigarette Causes Apartment Fire in Duluth
A discarded cigarette started a fire in Duluth Sunday that caused $15,000 in damage to an apartment complex. It happened at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday, at 1005 Glen Place Drive in…
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Duluth Police Investigate Vehicle Vandalism After Bulldog Celebration
Excitement from the UMD Bulldog's Men's Hockey NCAA National Championship game spilled out onto the street in Canal Park late Saturday night. Duluth Police say they responded to a…
CSS Vocal Revolution Performs Spring Concert
DULUTH, Minn. - Student voices filled Mitchell Auditorium at the College of St. Scholastica. The college's a capella group 'Vocal Revolution' performed their annual spring concert where they sang a variety of…
'Snowmobile Meltdown' Raises Funds for Spirit Mountain Ski Patrol
DULUTH, Minn. - Vintage snowmobiles raced on the trails of Spirit Mountain Ski Resort in Duluth. The second annual Snowmobile Meltdown is a fundraiser for the resort's ski patrol. Last year, the…
Bent Paddle Brewing Says Goodbye to Original Taproom
DULUTH, Minn. - Bent Paddle Brewing is opening a brand new taproom this Thursday. Before they move to the new space, they threw a party to say goodbye to the original…
POSTGAME INTERVIEWS: Minnesota Duluth Wins Second National Title in School History
ST.PAUL, Minn.- On a historic night at the Xcel Energy Center the University of Minnesota Duluth captured their second National Championship in program history 2-1 over Notre Dame, outshooting the Irish 35-20. In front…
UMD Pep Band Strives To Pump Up The Crowd
XCEL Energy Center, St. Paul, MN- While all eyes are on the ice watching the UMD men's hockey team. Another team will be in the stands making sure all of the…
52nd Annual Arrowhead Home and Builders Show at the DECC
DULUTH, Minn. - Thousands of people have rolled into the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) every day for the Arrowhead Home and Builders Show. The show is in its 52nd year…
Several Score Deals at Duluth's Indoor Arena Rummage Sale
DULUTH, Minn. - For some people Duluth's Indoor Arena Rummage Sale is a place to get rid of some stuff and for others it's a place to find great deals. This is…
PAVSA Hold "I Heart Consent Brunch" for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
DULUTH, Minn. - April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and PAVSA (Program For Aid To Victims) took over Pizza Luce in Duluth for it's, "I Heart Consent Brunch." The event helps connect a…
Bulldog Fans Prepare for the National Championship
DULUTH, Minn.- You could feel the excitement on campus everywhere you went. Students, faculty, and staff are gearing up for the game of a lifetime. UMD will face off against Notre Dame…
Kids Test Their STEM Skills With Catapults
DULUTH, Minn. - Some kids may be on Spring Break, but the learning doesn't have to stop. Several kids were at the West Duluth Branch Library working on their STEM (Science Technology…
Lake Superior Zoo Celebrates National Ferret Day
Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth is still celebrating National Ferret Day. Although it was on April 2 the zoo marked the occasion by letting people get up close and personal with…
Get Ready For Duluth's Largest Garage Sale
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth's giant garage sale kick off Saturday, April 7 at the Heritage Sports Center. The Arena Rummage Sale is where people have been saving items all winter long.…
UMD Fans in St. Paul Hopeful for Championship
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Fans have kept the party going since Wednesday in Saint Paul. Many feel confident their team can continue their winning ways on Saturday, when the UMD Bulldogs…
Earth Rider Brewery Gears Up for Beerfest in Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Craft beer fans in the Twin Ports are getting excited for a big day in Superior this weekend. At Earth Rider Brewery in Superior they’re busy canning a new beer…
College of St Scholastica Hosts 2018 MICS
DULUTH, Minn.- The College of St Scholastica hosted the twenty eighteen Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium today. The regional conference focuses on combining computer based technology into teaching and learning processes with activities…
Native American Doctors Needed
DULUTH, Minn.- The fifth annual great lakes pre admission workshop took place at the UMD Medical School today. The workshop is intended to attract native american college students who may be considering studying medicine and help increase the number of…
Arizona to Send 150 Guard Members to Border
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Arizona will deploy about 150 members of the state National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border next week. Gov. Doug Ducey announced the troop call-up in a tweet Friday and said he was working closely with the…
MnDOT Seeks Adopt a Highway Volunteers
ST. PAUL, Minn. – MnDOT is looking for Adopt a Highway volunteers to join the existing 4,100 groups and 16,000 people who help reduce litter along the roadsides throughout the state. The program was an estimated $6 million benefit in…
Duluth Younkers to Close
DULUTH, Minn. – Multiple Younkers and Herberger’s stores in Minnesota are set to close according to a letter sent out by Bon Ton Vice President of Human Resources Gail Monreal yesterday. The letter states that one of the store closings…
Glenwood City School District Faculty Arrested for Sexual Communication with Juvenile
GLENWOOD CITY, Wis. - A faculty member at Glenwood City School District was arrested yesterday and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, one count of exposing a child to harmful material, one count of causing a…
Midday Update 4-6-18
An update on local news and weather.
Target Settles Suit Claiming its Hiring System Discriminated
NEW YORK (AP) - Target is paying more than $3.7 million to settle a lawsuit that said its hiring process, which automatically rejected people with criminal backgrounds, disproportionately kept blacks and Hispanics from getting entry-level jobs at its stores. As…
UMinn Wins $42 Million Biomedical Research Grant
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A $42 million biomedical research grant to the University of Minnesota is one of the biggest federal grants the school has ever received. The university is announcing the National Institutes of Health grant Friday morning. The Star…
Grand Rapids Woman Could be Facing Felony Charges
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - The Office of the Itasca County Attorney reports that a criminal complaint was filed in Itasca County District Court charging 38-year-old Bobbi Jo Vandorn, of Grand Rapids, with seven counts of Felony Theft of a Controlled…
Viral Day Care Video of Girl Terrified by Easter Bunny Upsets mom
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - A Florida mother says a day care center didn't have her permission to share a video on social media of her 2-year-old's terrified reaction to an Easter bunny's visit. Cassandra Bryson tells WESH-TV that she signed…
US Added Modest 103K Jobs in March, Rate Stays 4.1 pct.
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added a modest 103,000 jobs in March after several months of bigger gains, though the government's jobs report suggests the labor market remains healthy. The Labor Department says the unemployment rate remained 4.1 percent, a…
