Students Go on Quest to Learn About St. Louis River Estuary
DULUTH, Minn.- More than 1,500 students hopped aboard the Vista Star and visited the Pioneer Hall of the DECC for a special day of hands-on learning, provided…
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Broadcasters Remember Radio Legend Pat Cadigan
DULUTH, Minn. - The Twin Ports broadcasting industry is remembering the life of radio icon Pat Cadigan. Cadigan died Monday morning after a short illness. He was 81…
Special Report: What's Killing Our Firefighters
It takes a certain kind of person to run toward a fire, to answer a stranger's call for help. Firefighters spend their lives putting themselves in harm’s way, and…
Local Experts Offer Advice After Major Cyber Attack
DULUTH, Minn. - Local computer experts are now speaking out after the latest major cyber-attack hit hard in the eastern part of the world last Friday. Staff at Duluth’s Downtown Computer shop…
Cloquet Gets New Fire Truck
CLOQUET, Minn.-The Cloquet Fire Department has a new fire truck. Six firefighters will now be able to go on the state-of-the-art truck. It will hold up to 1,200 gallons of…
Artist Diagnosed With Cancer Stays Connected to Community Through Art
DULUTH, Minn.- Tami LaPole Edmunds, Owner of Art in the Alley, was diagnosed with Lymphoma 6 weeks ago. Since her Diagnoses, Edmunds has started chemotherapy, and isn’t able to work at her store, where…
Duluth Teen Awarded Citizen Award
DULUTH,Minn.- A Duluth teenager received a special Citizen Award for helping save her neighbor. Ruth Kristensen was visiting with her Elderly neighbor, when she noticed something seemed wrong with her neighbor. After…
LOCATED: Linda Doyle
UPDATE 5/15 7 p.m.: Authorities have located Linda, she was found safe! MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Authorities are seeking the public's assistance in locating a woman with memory issues, who may not be aware family…
Body Found in Lake Bemidji near Paul Bunyan Park Dock
BEMIDJI, Minn. - The Beltrami County Sheriff's Department reports that around 2 p.m. Monday, May 15, officers responded to the report of a deceased male. An adult male was discovered face down in the water, near the Paul Bunyan Park…
Minnesota Medical Pot Providers Run $11M in Red
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's two licensed medical marijuana manufactures have lost a combined $11 million in two years of legal sales. Minnesota has among the strictest programs of nearly 30 states with medical marijuana laws. The state bans…
New Cranberry Research Facility to be Located in Jackson County
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) - Plans are being made for a new research facility to support Wisconsin's $1 billion cranberry industry. The Wisconsin Cranberry Research and Education Foundation said Monday it's purchasing about 155 acres in Jackson County for the…
Radio Personality, Pat Cadigan Dies at Age 81
DULUTH, Minn. - Longtime radio host, Pat Cadigan, has passed away at the age of 81. According to his family, he died Monday morning after battling a short illness. Charles Patrick Cadigan joined the…
White House: Cyberattack has not Affected US Government
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's homeland security adviser says that so far, no U.S. federal systems have been affected by the global cyberattack. Tom Bossert says the U.S. government has been closely monitoring the attack, which has affected an…
Fishing Season Opens in the U.P.
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. (AP) - Fishing season has started in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The state Department of Natural Resources says the seasons for walleye, northern pike, and muskellunge open Monday, May 15, for all Upper Peninsula waters. That includes…
Alfalfa Crop Losses Experienced in Eastern Wisconsin
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) - Unusual seasonal weather variations have made it tough on alfalfa crops in some parts of Wisconsin. A warmer winter and a cold, wet spring have caused a significant portion of the alfalfa crop to fail in…
Fatalities on Minnesota Roads Reaches 100, Down from 2016
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Preliminary data from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety show that 103 people have died on Minnesota roads so far this year. The state reported 100 deaths on April 27 in 2016. The most recent deaths…
Battle Over Minnesota Budget Continues
ST. PAUL, Minn.-Minnesota's political leaders are entering the legislative homestretch with no budget deal in sight. It's familiar territory. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and the Republican–controlled Legislature have until the May 22 deadline to finish the budget. Few are uttering…
3 Injured as Train Hits Pickup
BASSETT TWP., Minn. - Three Iron Range teenagers were injured when their pickup truck was hit by a train. The crash happened around 4 this afternoon on Sikbo Rd. in Bassett Township, Southeast of Hoyt Lakes. According to the St.…
Enbridge Pipeline Replacement Environmental Review Up for Public Comment
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Commerce is soliciting input on a draft environmental review of Enbridge Energy's proposed replacement for its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. The release Monday of the environmental…
Annual Gala to Support Northern Lights Foundation
DULUTH, Minn. - This week you can enjoy a nice evening out all while supporting a local organization. The Northern Lights Foundation is hosting their annual gala at Greysolon Ballroom by…
Promotion Aims to Support Downtown Local Businesses
DULUTH, Minn. - Spring tourism season is starting and more folks will be heading to downtown to get some shopping done. Get Downtown Week, put on by the Greater Downtown Council, is…
Man, Girl Killed In Iron Range Crash
IRON RANGE - The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal alcohol-related crash that’s claimed the life of a 7-year-old Hibbing girl and a 26-year-old man from Superior. That accident happened just before midnight Saturday on U.S. Highway 169 near…
Nikki's Notebook: Lessons On the Superior Hiking Trail
As it continues to warm up, more hikers are hitting the trails, and thanks to a program through Granite Gear one Duluth man is on a mission to hike…
Annual Smelt Parade Takes On Downtown Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. - Smelt, smelters and other mythical creatures marched down the Lakewalk Saturday for the Annual Run-Smelt-Run Parade and Party. It’s an annual tradition that is unique…
'Get Downtown Week' Is Full Of Deals
DULUTH, Minn. - It’s :"Get Downtown Week" in Duluth, and businesses are encouraging people to shop locally with deals. Downtown Duluth is full of businesses, many of them locally…
'Love Locks' Building On Portion Of Lakewalk
DULUTH, Minn. - The love is continuing to build in the form of dozens of locks on a portion of Duluth’s Lakewalk. All types of padlocks can be seen…
Ray "Skip" Sandman Running for Seat in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District
DULUTH, Minn.- Ray Skip Sandman announced that he will be running for Congress in Minnesota’s 8th congressional district. Sandman is a Vietnam veteran and a former corrections officer. He…
Duluth Mother Gives Back to Essentia NICU
DULUTH, Minn. - Beth Hall has seen many patients in her 34 years at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s, but remembers the first time she met Amanda Mallinson well. “I remember…
North Shore Tourism Season Begins
TWO HARBORS, Minn. - Once summer weather arrives, the tourism rush is on along Lake Superior's North Shore. If the recent trend continues, this could be some destinations' busiest season yet.…
