Morning Update 12-6-17
An update on local news and weather.
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School Closings & Delays 12-6-17
School closings and delays for Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Closings: Bessemer School District Gogebic County Head Start Hurley Head Start All Saints Catholic Academy
Great Outdoors: 'Dead On Arms' Indoor Shooting Range
PROCTOR, Minn.- The only indoor gun range in the Northland is now open for business. The Dead on Arms Shooting Range is located in Proctor. The…
Farmers Cook Up Their Harvest
DULUTH, Minn- The season for harvesting may be over for area farmers but that's no reason for not enjoying the fruits of their labor. Tonight the Peace United Church of Christ hosted the…
Holiday Party For Morgan Park Seniors
DULUTH, Minn- Morgan Park seniors got in the holiday spirit tonight during the sold out holiday party hosted by the City of Duluth. Turkey and ham was on the menu along with…
New Coffee Shop Coming to Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis. - A new coffee brewhouse is coming to Tower Avenue in Superior. Empire Coffee will give customers the chance to try different kinds of roasts from a variety of local…
4-H Kids Do Chemistry Experiments at UWS
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Kids in a new 4-H program did science experiments with college students in Superior. In the Discovery 4-H Club, kids can have traditional 4-H experiences and learn more about…
Christmas Trees Lit at St. Scholastica
DULUTH, Minn. - Christmas season officially started at the College of Saint Scholastica on Tuesday. College students and staff lit the Christmas trees outside Tower Hall. Before that, they got…
Duluth City Council Passes Mayor's Budget Proposal
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth City Council has passed Mayor Emily Larson's controversial 2018 budget proposal. The budget includes a $1 million increase to the street maintenance fund, a slight…
Two Arrested after Cloquet Drug Bust
CLOQUET, Minn. - The Cloquet Police Department with the assistance of other agencies, has been working to crack down on a large-scale marijuana distribution operation. The operation began in November, as investigators looked into large quantities of marijuana and…
Holiday Book Sale Helps Fund Children's Programming
DULUTH, Minn.- Materials are donated to the Mount Royal Branch Library all year long. Workers sets aside all holiday products in preparation for their annual book sale. The holiday book sale is one of the largest fundraisers put on by…
New Program Helps Domestic Abuse Survivors Temporarily House Pets
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Leaving a relationship with domestic abuse is a difficult situation and here in the Twin Ports it's a decision made even harder, as victims fear about what will happen to…
Hartley Nature Center Reports on Solar Energy Storage Project
DULUTH, Minn. -- Hartley Nature Center is powered for the future! Last August, the Nature Center installed a battery to store energy from its solar panels. Now more than a year after…
Meeting Held on Preventing Future Fires
DULUTH, Minn.-Training to respond to unique fires all boils down to communication. Today, multiple federal organizations gathered at the Duluth Holiday Inn to determine how to better handle responding to situations…
Gales Of December Rock The South Shore
PORT WING, Wis. -- High winds battered the Northland today but the Lake Superior Shorelines felt the worst of it. "It's very windy! Very blustery!" explained the owner of…
Duluth Winter Village Organizers Already Looking at Next Year
DULUTH, Minn -- Partially because of mild temperatures this past weekend, huge crowds flocked to Glensheen for the Duluth Winter Village. The event was a huge success, officially bringing 17,250 people…
Where Protected Lands Stand After National Monument Review
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump earlier this year ordered U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to conduct…
Russia Barred from 2018 Winter Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian athletes will be allowed to stand on the medal podium at the Winter Olympics — just not with their anthem playing or their nation’s flag rising above them. The International Olympic Committee barred Russia and…
Gov. Dayton Announces He's Cancer Free
ST. PAUL, Minn.-Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he is cancer-free. Dayton made the announcement Monday while urging Minnesotans to get screened for cancer if they have risk factors or a family history of the disease. Minnesota Public Radio News reports…
I-35 Bridge Maintenance Scheduled Dec. 7, 8
DULUTH, Minn. - Motorists traveling southbound on Interstate 35 between Garfield Avenue and 27th Avenue West in Duluth will encounter a left lane closure from Dec. 7-8. The Minnesota Department of Transportation reports the closure will allow crews to conduct…
Minnesota Budget Forecast Swings from $1.65 Billion Surplus to $188 Million Deficit
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) - Minnesota is facing a $188 million deficit, according to the latest projection from the state budget office. Last year at this time, Minnesota Management and Budget officials had a projected budget surplus of a $1.4 billion – a…
Text-to-911 Now Available Statewide in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. - In an emergency, safely dialing 911 might not be an option, as one may need to remain quiet in a dangerous situation, or if an individual has hearing…
Midday Update 12-5-17
An update on local news and weather.
Minnesota Ballet Prepares for Nutcracker Performances
DULUTH, Minn. - With Christmas lights being put up all throughout town, the area is beginning to feel the Christmas spirit. Another sign of the holiday is the performance of The Nutcracker…
Morgan Park Church Stands Tall for 100 Years
DULUTH, Minn. - A community in Duluth was created by US Steel more than 100 years ago. Morgan Park residents feel a strong sense of community there. One Duluth man, Chet Johnson,…
Morning Update 12-5-17
An update on local news and weather.
School Closings & Delays 12-5-17
School closings and delays for Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Closings: Bessemer, MI Schools Hurley, WI Schools Ironwood, MI Schools Wakefield-Marenisko, MI Schools Watersmeet, MI Schools 2-Hour Delay: Birchwood School District Northwood School, Minong, WI
Police: Vulnerable CHUM Resident Reported Missing
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Police Department asked for the public's assistance Monday night in locating Allen Lee Time, 75. Authorities said the man is a resident of CHUM who suffers from Dementia and was released from the hospital Monday…
Shovels and Salt Flew Off The Shelves
LAKESIDE, Minn -Hardware stores are welcoming a winter storm of any kind to get that register making' noise. The crew over at Hanks Hardware in the Lakeside neighborhood tell us they've seen an…
