Duluth Bethel Employee Shares Addiction Recovery Story
DULUTH, Minn. - As thousands in the Northland struggle with addiction, often it's the tragedies we hear about like fatal overdoses and lives destroyed. However, this month some are focusing…
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EPA Rule Tough for Wood Stove Manufacturers
HERMANTOWN, Minn. - Wood stove manufacturers are struggling to comply with a new EPA requirement. The rule was put in place to reduce particles in the atmosphere, but business leaders say it's…
Man Gets Body Part Stuck in a Weight at the Gym
WORMS, Germany (FOX11) - Firefighters in Worms, Germany were called in to help free a man who got his body part stuck in the hole of a 2.5kg (5.5 pound) weight at a gym. With the help of a grinder and a hydraulic…
Benefit Dinner to be Held for Hurricane Victims
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Oliver Companies of Duluth, a local real estate business, and the local chapter of the Red Cross will be hosting a hurricane relief benefit spaghetti dinner and auction…
Volunteers Help Clear the Beach at Wisconsin Point for Endangered Birds
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- The weather was nice and warm this morning on Wisconsin Point during a volunteer effort to clear the critical beach habitat for the Great Lakes' piping plover. The birds…
Duluth Aldi Store to Open this Fall
DULUTH, Minn. - Construction is buzzing along at a new Aldi grocery store in Duluth. We don’t know the precise date it will open yet, but in previous discussions with the…
Pumpkin Stands Already Popping up in Northland
DULUTH, Minn.-With the fall chill in the air, that means it’s pumpkin season. One pumpkin seller has already popped up in the Miller Hill Mall Parking lot. He said people can be…
Virtual Reality Open House Held at UMD
DULUTH, Minn.-A new reality has come to the University of Minnesota Duluth. Tuesday, a demonstration was held at the school which showed multiple virtual reality projects they've been working on including ones…
Archery Hunting Season Starts Off Strong
DULUTH, Minn. - The archery deer season kicked off last weekend and after talking to one local expert, it’s looking like it will be a good season for local hunters.…
Wisconsin Assembly Democrats Elect New Leader
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - State Rep. Gordon Hintz, of Oshkosh has been voted in as the next leader of Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly. Assembly Democrats voted Tuesday afternoon on who will replace outgoing Minority Leader Peter Barca starting in October.…
Reinsurance Approval Costly for Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota should get federal approval for a new program to control health insurance premiums but may lose hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding. That's according to a letter Gov. Mark Dayton sent to…
Timber Sales Increase at National Forest in Wisconsin
RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) - A national forest in northwest Wisconsin expects to sell its largest amount of timber since at least the mid-1990s. The Associated Press reports the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest may sell 123 million board feet of timber by…
Hurricane Maria Slams Dominica, Now Takes Aim at Puerto Rico
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Dominica’s leader sent out an emotional plea for help as Hurricane Maria smashed into the Caribbean…
7.1 Magnitude Quake Kills 119 as Buildings Collapse in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 119 people…
Hibbing Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Sale of Meth
HIBBING, Minn. - A Hibbing man was sentenced today in St. Louis County Court. Anthony Kozar, 28, was sentenced to 122 months in prison for 1st Degree Aggravated Sale of…
Portion of Haines Road to Close Sept. 21
DULUTH, Minn. - Haines Road will be closed between Arrowhead Road and Highway 53 beginning Thursday, Sept. 21, according to the St. Louis County Public Works Department. This section of Haines will close due to construction and work on the…
GOP Warns Legislature Could Run Out of Money
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A report filed by attorneys for the Republican-led Legislature says lawmakers will have to start furloughing employees in December and shut down completely by February unless there's a resolution to a legal battle with Gov.…
Annual Oktoberfest Celebrations to Take Over Grandma's Saloon & Grill
DULUTH, Minn. - This week the keg will be tapped to kick off Oktoberfest celebrations at Grandma's Saloon and Grill. This is the 42nd year of the festival at Grandma's Restaurants. The…
Research Center Preserves Stories of Minnesota's Iron Ranges
CHISHOLM, Minn. -For hundreds of years mining has been the focus of life on the Iron Ranges of Minnesota. The Iron Range Research Center in the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm preserves…
Mayor Emily Larson Defends 2018 Proposed Budget Cuts
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth Mayor Emily Larson is defending her 2018 budget proposal that includes $2.1 million in cuts spread out throughout all city departments. Mayor Larson…
Knowing Your Neighbors: Thousand Lakes Sporting Goods
COHASSET, Minn. -- Grant Prokop has a love for the outdoors, for hunting, fishing, and appreciating what northern Minnesota is all about. Prokop owns Thousand Lakes Sporting Goods in…
Essentia Health - Duluth hosts 19th annual Journey Awards
DULUTH, Minn. - Essentia Health – Duluth hosted the 19th annual Journey Awards on Monday. The Journey Awards recognizes individuals who have made contributions to helping people living with disabilities. This year's…
Life House promotes peace before International Day of Peace
DULUTH, Minn. - International Day of Peace day is coming up this Thursday, but one Duluth organization is celebrating all week long. Life House, an organization that helps homeless youth in…
New Lock Proposed at Soo Straights
DULUTH, Minn. - The Soo Locks at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan connect the Duluth and Superior shipping industry with the rest of the world, but the aging locks haven't been updated in…
State, Federal Authorities Proposing New Rules on Equifax
NEW YORK (AP) — State and federal authorities are proposing tougher regulations against Equifax and the entire credit monitoring industry after the company announced that personal information like Social Security numbers of about 143 million…
New Time Capsule Being Created in Virginia
VIRGINIA, Minn. - Last year, the City of Virginia opened a fifty-year time capsule, giving their residents a look inside the past. Now, a new time capsule is being created. The…
