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UMD Wants You To Go Biking In the Winter

DULUTH, Minn. -Winter is here and UMD wants you to get in gear. Students from an environmental group on campus are trying to get more people to participate in winter biking activities. "Growing up…

Vikre Distillery Helping Plant Trees One Bottle At a Time

DULUTH, Minn. - For the month of Dec. if you buy a bottle from the Vikre Distillery they'll plant a tree. The bottles are priced between $23 and $35. Even the…

Cloquet's B&B Market Lends A Helping Hand For Best Christmas Ever

CLOQUET, Minn. - Cloquet's B & B Market wants to help deserving families have the best Christmas ever. Proceeds from the trees and wreaths they sell will make that happen. When you…

Winter Village Encourages Shopping Small

DULUTH, Minn.- Coming up this weekend, locals can experience a special taste of the holidays during the Northland's second Winter Village. The celebration is on the grounds of the Glensheen Mansion…

New Dog Park Opens in the Northland

SUPERIOR, Wis.- Dog parents now have a new place to take their four legged friends in the Northland. A dog park is officially open in Superior, at the Millennium Trail Head. With…

Evening Update 12-01-17

Body Armor Donated to Duluth PD's K9

DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Police Department has announced their K9, Haas, will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a non-profit out of East Taunton, Massachusetts. Vested Interest in K9s,…

Utility Repair Scheduled for 1500 Block of East Superior Street

DULUTH, Minn. - The City of Duluth Public Works will be conducting a utility repair in the 1500 block of East Superior Street on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The department reports that a water leak was identified in this area. Repairs…

GOP Nears Senate OK of Tax Bill After Flurry of Final Deals

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans used a burst of eleventh-hour horse-trading Friday to edge to the brink of Senate passage of a $1.4 trillion tax bill, as a party starved all year for a major legislative triumph took a giant step…

Super Bowl Live Concert Series Will Include Prince Tribute

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A series of free, outdoor concerts during the 10-days leading up to the Super Bowl will include a Prince tribute and plenty of Minnesota flavor. Producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, announced their concert lineup for Super…

New Opioid Guidelines Released in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn.-New guidelines were announced today by the Minnesota governor’s office that could cut the risk of opioid addiction. The guidelines could help medical professionals in deciding when to prescribe opioids, along with how to monitor their use. In…

DNR: Early Ice is Not Safe, Wear Life Jackets on Cold Water

MINNESOTA - With daytime temperatures still reaching above freezing, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding the public to stay clear of early ice and use extreme caution when venturing on dangerously cold waters. Some locations in northern and…

Walker Signs Bill Tightening Election Recount Requirements

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker has just made it harder to ask for an election recount in Wisconsin. Walker on Thursday signed into law a bill introduced in reaction to Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's 2016 recount…

Minnesota Prosecutors Sue Drug Companies Over Opioid Crisis

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A group of Minnesota county attorneys are suing drug distributors and manufacturers over the opioid crisis. The goal is to try to recover the government's cost of dealing with opioid addiction, which prosecutors say increased…

Humane Society of Douglas County to Offer 'Cat Yoga'

SUPERIOR, Wis. - The Humane Society of Douglas County (HSDC) has announced it will be offering cat yoga to the public beginning January 10, 2018. The 75-minute class will be led by certified yoga instructor,…

Hunters Harvest Over 195,000 Deer in Wisconsin 9-Day Gun Season

MADISON, Wis. - Preliminary registration numbers are in for Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer season. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, there was a slight increase in the statewide buck harvest, with 98,364 - the northern counties showing the…

Midday Update 12-1-17

An update on local news and weather.

Local Agreement with Foxconn Signed Friday

MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (AP) - Foxconn Technology Group executives and officials from Racine County and Mount Pleasant are signing a local development agreement that seals the deal on the company's $10 billion manufacturing complex. The county and village boards approved…

Job Market Booming on Iron Range

VIRGINIA, Minn.-Unemployment rates on the Iron Range have reached their lowest level since the millennium, reaching four percent in September. This comes on the heels of the mining industry gaining…

Locals Returning Home Thanks to New Job Opportunities

VIRGINIA, Minn.- The employment opportunities on the Iron Range, are allowing more Northlanders to stay where their roots are. "Everybody is employed, it's a great thing…

Annual USO Variety Show Honors Military Veterans

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Superior is heading back to the 1040s this weekend as the USO Variety Show is performed for the tenth year. It's a recreation of a USO radio show…

Health Care Fallout: Fate of 8M Low-Income Children in Limbo

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The collateral damage from Congress' struggle to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law could include a program that covers more than 8 million low-income children. The Children's Health Insurance Program, also known as CHIP, provides low-cost…