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Knowing Your Neighbors: Skyline Lanes

HERMANTOWN, Minn. -- In this week’s Knowing Your Neighbors, we head to Skyline Lanes in Hermantown where it’s more than just bowling. "We have a variety of different activities from bowling.…

Grand Rapids Getting Ready for Governor's Deer Hunting Opener

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.-It's still a few months away, but that's not stopping organizers in Grand Rapids from preparing for the 2017 Minnesota governor's deer season opener. Governor Mark Dayton will head…

Minnesota Commerce Department Against Line 3 Plan

MINNEAPOLIS-The Minnesota Department of Commerce says Enbridge Energy has failed to establish the need for its proposal to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. Instead, the…

City Looking at Helping Get More Business in Industrial Park

DULUTH, Minn.-The Duluth City Council is all set to vote tonight on applying for a grant that could lead to an economic boom in western Duluth. The grant is for $1.7 million…

Local Utility Crews Work to Restore Power in Florida

DULUTH, Minn. - Minnesota Power and Superior Water Light and Power (SWLP) crews are hitting the ground in Miami Monday. Sunday night, 31 utility workers were stationed waiting out the…

Evening Update 09-11-17

Wisconsin National Guard Troops Deploy to Florida

Soldiers from the 173rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, part of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, depart the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Madison, Wis., Monday morning (Sept. 11) as part of a…

9/11 Memorial Dismantled in Green Bay

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - The city of Green Bay has dismantled a deteriorating 9/11 memorial on the 16th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Law officers, firefighters, and community members attended a…

Boyfriend of Slain Fargo Woman Says They are Parents of Baby

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The boyfriend of slain Fargo woman, Savanna Greywind, says DNA tests have confirmed that he and Greywind are the parents of a newborn girl found in the apartment of two people charged in the case. Ashton…

Minnesota's New License System Causing Headaches

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Car dealership managers, motor vehicle service employees and frustrated drivers and sounding off about problems with the state's new computer system for license plates and tabs. The state rolled out its replacement for a 40-year-old…

Shots Fired At Grand Rapids Police Officer's Home, Squad Car

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- A Grand Rapids police officer's house and squad car were shot at Sunday evening. Officer Matt O'Rourke was at his home at 10 p.m. Sunday with his family when the incident happened. The officer heard…

President Trump on 9/11: 'America Cannot be Intimidated'

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Leading his first commemoration of…

Local Leaders Seek Community Input on Future of Canal Park

DULUTH, Minn. - Imagine Canal Park is a new initiative with the goal to make that area a spot for residents and not just tourists. In June, Duluth received a…

Wisconsin Businesses Struggle with Worker Shortage

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Economists, employers, and government officials say a growing worker shortage in Wisconsin is expected to increase over the next decade. The Wisconsin State Journal reports the worker shortage is due to many factors, including a low…

Food Banks Seek Donations in September

DULUTH, Minn. - This month people across the country are doing what they can to help the hungry. September is annually recognized as Hunger Action Month. This is meant to encourage people…

6 Hurt When Man Drives Car into Crowd in Mankato

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) - Police say six people were hurt when a man deliberately drove his vehicle into a group in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Minnesota. Authorities say the 21-year-old Montgomery, Minnesota man fled the scene…

Balloon Fest Color Run Traffic Advisory

DULUTH, Minn. - The Balloon Fest Color Run will be taking place in Bayfront Park on Sunday, Sept. 17. The run gets underway at 9 a.m. with staggered starts. The Duluth Police Department is warning the public of road closures…

North Shore Inline Marathon Traffic Advisory

DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Police Department has issued a traffic advisory for the North Shore Inline Marathon taking place on Saturday, Sept. 16, as several area roads will be closed for this event. The course will travel down North Shore…

Irma Weakens Into a Tropical Storm But Keeps Causing Misery

TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Hurricane Irma weakened into a still-dangerous tropical storm Monday as…

Range Regional Airport Receives Over $3.7 Million for Safety Improvements

HIBBING, Minn. - The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a grant of $3,729,074 for safety improvements at the Range Regional Airport in Hibbing. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, along with…

14-Year-Old Dies After Fatal Fall off Palisade Head

SILVER BAY, Minn. - The Lake County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a fall from a cliff on the North Shore. Just after 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon, the Sheriff's Office received…

Maintenance Work Starts Monday On Bong Bridge

DULUTH, Minn. - A heads up for drivers who use the Bong Bridge: Crews will be performing maintenance starting Monday and last through the end of the Month. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says drivers will encounter alternating lane closures…