Latest Headlines
Twin Ports Cyclery Goes Out For A Ride
DULUTH, Minn. - Twin Ports Cyclery hosted its 40th annual New Year's Day Ride and Potluck. Organizers say the ride and potluck are more for the camaraderie. It's not considered an…
Northland Couple Welcomes Baby On New Year's Day
DULUTH, Minn. - Well it's a new year and with that comes a new baby for one Northland couple who welcomed their bundle of joy on New Year's Day. Little Charles Everett…
Midday Update 1-1-18
An update on local news and weather.
New Laws Take Effect Today for 2018
(KMSP) - There are five new laws going into effect Jan. 1, including one that honors fallen officers. According to the Minnesota House of Representatives, the new law allows for special license plates that honor fallen officers. Drivers can purchase…
As Smith heads to DC, questions linger over her replacement
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - After a crazy year in Minnesota politics, 2018 will start with Democrats and Republicans squabbling over the next lieutenant governor and what it means for control of the Senate. Republican Sen. Michelle Fischbach is poised…
Life Coach Presents Tips on Being the Best "You" in 2018
DULUTH, Minn. - As 2018 begins, many Northlanders will be looking to improve themselves in different ways. For this week's Coffee Conversation we talked with Executive Coach Pam Solberg-Tapper about ways to…
Milwaukee hunter dies after falling out of tree stand
GREENFIELD, Wis. (AP) - A Milwaukee man is dead after falling out of a tree stand while hunting in Sauk County on Sunday. The sheriff's office says 50-year-old Jacob Herr was wearing a safety harness, but it had not been…
Man injured in New Year's shooting at bar in Racine
RACINE, Wis. (AP) - Authorities are investigating a New Year's shooting at a bar in Racine. Police responded to Curmudgeon's bar shortly before 2 a.m. Monday. Bar employee Jeff Dandeneau told WITI-TV that bar patrons were celebrating the new year…
Self-inflicted shooting prompts lockdown of emergency room
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (AP) - A hospital emergency room in the Twin Cities area was put on a temporary lockdown over the weekend after a self-inflicted shooting in a restroom. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the incident happened Saturday night…
Morning Update 1-1-18
An update on local news and weather.
Essentia Health Welcomes New Year’s Baby
DULUTH, Minn. - The Birthplace at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center welcomed its first baby of the New Year. Little Charles Everett Dreier made his entrance into the world at 2:13 a.m. His proud parents are Susanna Schafter and Nathan…
Duluth Children's Museum Celebrates New Year's Eve
DULUTH, Minn. - Even though they may take place earlier in the day, New Year's celebrations are for kids too. The Duluth Children's Museum hosted its fifth annual New Year's Eve…
Beaner's Central Coffeehouse Brings In 2018 With A Bash
DULUTH, Minn. - If you usually spend New Year's Eve at your favorite bar waiting for the clock to strike midnight, Beaner's Central Coffeehouse in Duluth has another option for you. This…
New Year's Resolutions Aren't For Everyone
DULUTH, Minn. - Annie Nielsen is from Maine, but is ringing in the new year in Duluth. Nielsen spent this New Year's Eve bundling up and braving the cold to check out the…
Junior Naturalists Get A Lesson In Identifying Animals During Winter
CARLTON, Minn. - The cold is not keeping some dedicated "junior naturalists" from learning about the outdoors this this weekend from the warmth of a classroom. They showed up…
Northlanders Can Connect With Super Bowl LII
DULUTH, Minn. - The last time Minnesota hosted the Super Bowl the year was 1992 and 26 years later the Super Bowl is making its return. We may be hundreds…
Clothing Drive To Help People Stay Warm This Winter
DULUTH, Minn. - One way to make sure someone can withstand Minnesota's brutal winter is with suitable winter clothes. The owner of Duluth's Red Herring along with…
Duluth Public Library hosts escape room for teens
DULUTH, Minn. - Some teenagers simulated what might happen if they were locked inside the library. The Mount Royal branch of the Duluth Public Library hosted a library-themed…
Post-holiday exercise options
DULUTH, Minn. - After the holidays is when most people start feeling like it's time to hit the gym.A new kind of gym has opened up in Duluth…
UPDATE: Officers Identified in Gilbert Shooting
GILBERT, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the officers involved in a shooting that took place in Gilbert on Dec. 22. According to the Minnesota DPS BCA preliminary investigation, Deputy Derrick Deutsch…
Wisconsin Woman Dead Following Snowmobile Accident
BESSEMER, Mich. - A 51-year-old Wisconsin woman is dead after a snowmobile accident Friday. According to the Gogebic County Sheriff's Office, the report came in just before 11:30 Friday morning. The accident happened on Powderhorn Road just north of US…
Sen. Franken Thanks Supporters in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - Senator Al Franken delivered a message of thanks to his supporters and friends after eight years in the Senate on Thursday night. It was his first public appearance in Minnesota since sexual misconduct allegations were made against him.…
Officials: Deadly NYC Fire Lit by Child Playing with Stove
NEW YORK (AP) — A preschooler toying with the burners on his mother’s stove accidentally lit New York City’s deadliest fire in decades, turning an apartment building into an inferno that killed a dozen people…
Bayfront Park Skating Rink Opening to the Public Jan. 2
DULUTH, Minn. - The City of Duluth Parks and Rec division will be starting up the Bayfront Family Center Outdoor Skating and Winter playground programming on Tuesday, Jan. 2. The program and ice rink will be free to the public…
