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Minnesota State Parks Celebrate National Get Outdoors Day
TWO HARBORS, Minn.- With warm temperatures giving the Northland a little taste of summer, it was a perfect day for families to frolic in the waters of Gooseberry River. But that…
Fire Destroys Shed in Lakewood Twp.
LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP, Minn. - A fire destroyed a barn in Lakewood Township Saturday afternoon. Crews responded to the blaze in the 5100 block of Lester River Rd. around 4:30 p.m. and found a half moon shaped shed on fire. There…
Authorities Recover Body in Lake Near Brainerd
BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) Authorities have recovered the body of a man whose abandoned boat was found floating on a lake near Brainerd. The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office says the body of 54-year-old Raymond Achman, of Brainerd, was recovered in…
AMBER Alert Issued in Wisconsin
UPDATE: Jaiden was found safe! (KQDS FOX 21) - An AMBER Alert was issued Saturday afternoon in Wisconsin, looking for a missing 8 year old boy. Jaiden Hunt was last seen in Knowlton with his father, Jamie Hunt. Jaiden is…
Intro To Kayaking
Island Lake, Minn. With the more than 10 thousand lakes in Minnesota and not even counting Wisconsin there’s always some type of aquatic activity you can get involved in. Apparently going to…
April Larson, Running The Table
DULUTH, Minn- The City of Duluth found itself in the corner pocket this June, with the 2nd Annual Eight Ball Classic at the Break Room. The local event is…
Free Youth Memberships Given Out at Duluth YMCA
DULUTH, Minn. - Many youth in the Northland now have big plans for the summer all thanks to a generous donation from Western Bank. The Duluth YMCA is now able to give…
Take a Kid Fishing Weekend Begins in Minnesota
DULUTH, Minn.- Take-A-Kid fishing is a state wide event, where Minnesotans 16 or older who take kids 15 or younger fishing, can do so without a fishing license Many believe it’s a great…
MS Bike Race Begins in Proctor Tomorrow
PROCTOR, Minn.-The annual bike race to raise funds for multiple sclerosis kicks off tomorrow at 6:30 a.m. at Proctor High School. They will then travel 150 miles to St. Paul. The two-day fundraising event will include nearly 3,500 cyclists. The…
Duluth Road Projects Scheduled for Next Week
DULUTH, Minn.-Next week a few road and utility projects will begin in Duluth. Beginning on Monday, there will be a gas utility improvement project at East Fourth Street. The project will occur between Wallace Avenue and Hawthorne Road. The gas…
Appeals Court Upholds $11 million Award in 2006 St. Paul Crash
MINNEAPOLIS-An appeals court has affirmed an $11 million jury award related to a Minnesota crash that killed three people and resulted in the wrongful imprisonment of a driver. A jury in 2015 determined that Toyota was 60 percent to blame…
National Get Outdoors Day Tomorrow
DULUTH, Minn.-National Get Outdoors Day wants all Minnesotan’s to enjoy a state park tomorrow. The DNR will waive the fee for a vehicle permit and offer freed admission to all 75 state parks and recreation areas. The DNR will also…
Wisconsin Governor's sales Tax Holiday Looks to be in Trouble
MADISON, Wis.-Gov. Scott Walker's proposed sales tax holiday for back-to-school shopping appears to be doomed. Republican members of the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee said Friday they want to divert the $17 million cost of the sales tax holiday and instead…
Book Signing to Benefit Marine Museum
DULUTH, Minn. - A local author and historian has written a book about ship building in the Twin Ports and this weekend he's using a book signing as a…
Minnesota Adventurers Release Book about 2,200-mile Journey
DULUTH, Minn. - Nine years ago two Minnesotans tackled a courageous journey, and now, they've written a book about it. In May of 2008, Sean Bloomfield and Colton Witte were in the…
Voter Postcards Coming to Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis.-The Wisconsin Elections Commission wants to reassure 380,000 voters that a post card coming their way is not a scam. The mailing is going to registered voters who have not cast ballots in the past four years. It asks…
Tax Breaks on Cigarettes in Minnesota May be Undone
ST. PAUL, Minn.-Gov. Mark Dayton is cranking up the heat on Minnesota lawmakers to undo tax breaks for cigarettes and cigars. Dayton signed a $650 million tax bill last month that would cut taxes on premium cigars and freeze the…
Expert says Officer Justified in Castile Case
ST. PAUL, Minn.-A use-of-force expert says a Minnesota police officer used reasonable force when he shot and killed a black motorist last year in the seconds after the motorist told him he was carrying a gun. Emanuel Kapelsohn is the…
Ascena Group, Owner of Maurices, May Close 250 Stores
DULUTH, Minn.-The Ascena Retail Group, which owns multiple retail outlet including the Duluth-based Maurices, has announced they will be closing 250 stores in the near future. Currently there are 4,850 retail stores owned by Ascena, with a thousand of them…
Conquering the Ropes Course at YMCA Camp Miller
DULUTH, Minn. - With school out for Summer kids from around the country are looking for ways to stay busy. YMCA Camp Miller has been providing activities for decades. The camp is one…
Center For Changing Lives Prepares To Open
After months of construction, a new center on East Superior Street in Duluth is just about to open and give dozens of young people a place…
Duluth and Superior mayors perform "Love Letters"
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Duluth mayor Emily Larson and Superior mayor Jim Paine teamed up for a special performance Thursday night. The mayors performed a play called "Love Letters,"…
4th Annual Operation K-9
Superior, Wis. More than a dozen Northland K-9 teams demonstrated their skills in front of a massive crowd today at AMSOIL Center in Superior. “Its really cool to be here to show…
Wizard of Oz Festival Gets Underway in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - The 42nd annual Wizard of Oz Festival got underway in Grand Rapids on Thursday. Festivities began with a tea party and live music inside Judy Garland's historic childhood…
Students Get Hands-On Experience at Minnesota Wildfire Academy
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - Hundreds of people are in Grand Rapids this week for the Minnesota Wildfire Academy. Students from nine states throughout the region are going through extensive training to learn…
New Solar-Powered Car Charging Stations Hit Duluth
DULUTH, Minn.-Duluth got a little greener today as they officially opened the region’s first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station in the area. It is located next to the Endion Station Public House restaurant in the Canal. The station is capable of…
Video: Remains Found At Construction Site In Fon du Lac
DULUTH, Minn. (Press Release)-The Minnesota Department of Transportation has stopped working on the Highway 23 project in the Fond du Lac neighborhood in Duluth…
Huge Asian Carp Caught in Redwood Falls
FROM ALLIE JOHNSON AT FOX 9 IN MINNEAPOLIS REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. (KMSP)- The biggest invasive carp recorded in the state of Minnesota, which measured in at 47.5 inches and weighed 61.7 pounds, was caught Sunday in a gravel pit near Redwood…
