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Morgan Park Man Rescues Drowning Woman on Saint Louis River

DULUTH, Minn. - A Morgan Park man is being called a hero after he saved a woman from committing suicide yesterday. 36–year–old Noah VanRiper overheard an emergency on a scanner and rushed…

Chisholm Pocket Park Making Downtown a Better Place to Be

CHISHOLM, Minn.- Chisholm's downtown now has a pocket park for community members to enjoy. The Chisholm Downtown Revitalization Committee received a grant from the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation board to make…

Superior Working to Become a Better Place to Live

SUPERIOR, Wis.- The business community in Superior has been working to grow the city for the last 4 years, and in the November 2016 election, citizens in superior voted to approve the…

Rainy Weather Hasn't Stopped CSA Farms from Thriving

WRENSHALL, Minn.- Despite the rainy weather and even storms that have hit the Northland this summer, Community Supported Agriculture farms are still thriving. Rick Dalen, the farmer at Northern Harvest Farm says…

Gas Main Project Starts on London Road Starts Aug. 14

DULUTH, Minn. - The City of Duluth will be working to replace a gas main on London Road beginning on August 14, 2017. The city indicates that the purpose of the…

Registration Begins for UMD

DULUTH, Minn.-Today new students for UMD’s Fine Arts Department registered for classes and got advisement from campus counselors. It’s all done with the goal of making the students feel more comfortable on…

Nature Classes Begin at Boulder Lake

BOULDER LAKE, Minn.-At Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center, the classroom will be outdoors this week. A 40-hour hands-on course began today at their facility that will focus on the Northland’s natural history…

Itasca County Murder Trial Begins

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.-A murder trial began today in Itasca County beheading case. Thirty-six-year-old Joseph Thoreson is facing multiple counts of first- and second-degree murder for allegedly killing 20-year-old David Haiman last June. Thoreson accused the victim of raping his girlfriend…

Evening Update 08-14-17

Health Officials Unable to Identify Source in Siblings' E. coli Infections

(KMSP) - The source of an E. coli bacterial infection that killed a young Wright County girl and seriously sickened her brother remains unclear, according to a Minnesota Department of Health investigation. As a precaution, MDH investigated A maze'n Farmyard near Eden Valley and asked…

Pantone Creates Shade of Purple Named for Prince Symbol

NEW YORK (AP) - A shade of purple inspired by the late superstar Prince and his custom-made Yamaha piano was announced Monday by the icon's estate. The royal hue created by the Pantone Color Institute was dubbed "Love Symbol #2,"…

Driver Purposely Steers into French Pizzeria, Killing Girl

SEPT-SORTS, France (AP) - A man believed to be under the influence of drugs - and possibly suicidal - deliberately rammed his car into a pizzeria east of Paris on Monday night, killing an adolescent girl and injuring her younger…

Great Lakes Aquarium Announces Death of Retired River Otter

DULUTH, Minn. - The Great Lakes Aquarium announced the death of its beloved, retired river otter, Anang. Anang was 20 years old, and the Aquarium says she died of natural causes…

Florida Couple Transporting Grill Injured after SUV Explodes when Woman Lights Cigarette

(FOX NEWS) - A Florida couple transporting a propane barbecue grill inside their SUV was injured Sunday after a woman lite a cigarette, sparking an explosion. The grill was turned on and the…

Patrol: Drunken Driver Doing 96 Mph, 3 Children in Car

BALDWIN, Wis. (AP) - The State Patrol says a Minnesota man suspected of driving drunk with three children in the car was going nearly 100 mph before he was arrested. The 33-year-old man from St. Paul was stopped by the…

Tick Bite Flips Ely Family Business Upside Down

ELY, Minn. - A family owned exploration business up in Ely is in jeopardy after one of its owners suffered a nasty tick bite last year.…

Trump Names Hate Groups, Denouncing Charlottesville Violence

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under relentless pressure, President Donald Trump on Monday named and condemned “repugnant” hate groups and declared that “racism is evil” in a far more forceful statement than he’d made earlier after deadly,…

Annual Jefferson Street Block Party on Saturday

DULUTH, Minn. - The annual Jefferson Street Block Party will take place on Saturday, Aug. 19 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the 1600 block of Jefferson Street. The party is a family friendly celebration that brings the Endion…

Minnesota Health Insurers Propose Higher Rates

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota's four largest small-business health insurers are proposing average premium increases next year. The Star Tribune reports that increases range from 8 to 17 percent. Some insurers say the increases are needed because enrollees are consuming more…

Day Out with Thomas Sets Attendance Record

DULUTH, Minn. - The North Shore Scenic Railroad has announced that the 2017 Day Out with Thomas Event was a record setting year. Attendance over the six day event, covering the first two weekends in August, was 21.964, according to…

Calumet Announces Agreement to Sell Superior Refinery

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P., has announced that it has signed an agreement to sell the ownership of its Superior refinery and various related assets to Husky Superior Refining Holding Corporation, a unit of Canadian company Husky…

Wisconsin Regulators Approve SWL&P Rate Increases

SUPERIOR, Wis. - The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has authorized base utility rate changes for Superior Water, Light & Power's electric, gas, and water utilities. The rate adjustments will help to pay for upgrades to electric substations and transmission…