Wildfire Season Starting Early DNR Advises Homeowners
DULUTH, Minn. -- With warmer temperatures and little snow this winter, the DNR says the potential for wildfires will be high this year. In the last two and a half weeks, the DNR has…
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Mentor North Launches Campaign To Support Youth
DULUTH, Minn. -- A new initiative to support youth in the Twin Ports started up Monday. Mentor North a Duluth based non-profit has a new campaign called March into Mentoring. The organization believes in…
Hairball Coming Back To Bayfront Festival Park This Summer
DULUTH, Minn. -- A fan favorite concert is back at Bayfront Festival Park this summer. It's Hairball! On July 3rd the rock and roll event will take over Duluth. It has become a tradition for the band to perform for…
Coast-To-Coast Super Tuesday Contests Poised To Move Biden And Trump Closer To November Rematch
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised to move much closer to winning their parties’ nominations Tuesday during the biggest day of the primary campaign, setting up a historic rematch that many voters would rather not endure. Super…
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger And Threads Down In Widespread Outage
(AP) -- Users of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage. Internet traffic observer Down Detector is reporting vast outages on several Meta platforms Tuesday. The problems are being…
Coffee Conversation: Kicking off Spring Racing Season with the Saint Fennessy 4K
HERMANTOWN, Minn. -- With temperatures on the rise, it's time to slip the running shoes back on and kick off the spring racing season. Enter the Saint Fennessy 4K on Saturday, March 16. Zach Schneider is the Marketing and Public…
Hermantown's Cyndi Lewis Paves the Way for Others in the Community
HERMANTOWN, Minn. -- There are only so many hours in a day, and one local woman likes to make the most of them as she finds herself giving back to the community through various…
Father Of Daughter Killed In Cloquet Hotel Shooting: 'It's Just The Randomness Of It'
CLOQUET, Minn. -- The father of a young Cloquet hotel clerk, Shellby Trettel, 22, reacted Monday to a final investigative report involving the shooting death of his daughter and a guest at the Super 8…
Competitive Eater Takes on Duluth Burger Challenge
DULUTH, Minn.-- The record holder for worldwide food challenge wins visited Big Daddy's Burgers in Duluth Monday to take on a burger challenge. Randy Santel has won over 1,200 food challenges in his career, including…
Final Report Issued on Jan. 8 Killed at Cloquet Hotel
CLOQUET, Minn. -- After two months of many unanswered questions, the Cloquet Police Department has released its final report on the Jan. 8 triple-fatal shooting at the Cloquet Super 8 hotel. Cloquet…
The Number of People Seeking Food "Unbelievable."
Last year people went to Minnesota food shelves over seven million times--up over 30% from the year before, according to Minnesota FoodShare. That is the story behind a display of food items laid out in Duluth Monday. It was the…
Cloquet Police: Meth in Super 8 Motel Shooter; Did Not Know Victims
Cloquet, Minn. -- In what they describe as their "final" update Monday, the Cloquet Police Department said that the suspect behind the fatal shooting at the Super 8 Motel on January 9 had meth in his system at the time…
What To Know About Super Tuesday And Why It Matters
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s almost Super Tuesday when voters in 16 states and one territory will cast their ballots in the 2024 presidential primaries. Here’s why the day matters — and why it looks a little different this year. What is…
Robotics Masterminds Design, Build, Compete at the DECC
DULUTH, Minn. -- We've all heard the expression, "Gentlemen, start your engines!" Well, how about, "Young men and women, start your robots!" On Saturday, the high school robotic competition wrapped up at the DECC. Fox…
Coffee Conversation: Addressing Health Needs Beyond the Clinical Space
DULUTH, Minn. -- Addressing health needs goes beyond medicinal support; often times it's rooted in the basics like access to transportation, food security and more. Essentia Health has 10 community health workers (CHW) who work to ensure that individuals are…
Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the Capitol riot. The justices ruled a day before the Super Tuesday primaries that states cannot invoke…
Renegade Comedy is Changing Things Up
DULUTH, Minn. -- Renegade Comedy at Zeitgeist Teatro is making some 'exciting' changes and introducing new shows, all in an effort to make Duluthians laugh. Renegade just open their kid's comedy show, The Sloppy Joe Adventure Crew, which they call…
Healing Paws Holds Adoption Event for Rescued Pups
DULUTH, Minn. -- Some furry friends found their forever homes today thanks to Healing Paws Rescue! The dog rescue puts on monthly events to help find families for the dogs in their care. Healing Paws said they just got a…
Political and Community Leaders Encourage Minnesotans to Vote "Uncommitted"
DULUTH, Minn. -- Democratic Duluth Elected Officials, local leaders and community members rallied together to call for an "uncommitted" vote in the DFL Presidential Primary. The gathering was held at the Lake Superior Plaza on Saturday. The group urged other…
Warrior Brewing Hosts Fundraiser for Lake Superior Warriors Disabled Veteran Hockey Team
DULUTH, Minn. -- Warrior Brewing Company hosted a fundraiser event Saturday for the Lake Superior Warriors Disabled Military Hockey Team. The Warriors team was founded in 2019, where military veterans can use hockey as a form of cognitive and physical…
Local Celebrities Hit the Stage for the 2nd Annual Singing with the Stars
DULUTH, Minn. -- 10 local celebrities took their talents to the stage Friday for Singing with the Stars at the NorShor Theatre. The Duluth Playhouse's 2nd annual music-filled event brought in a large crowd of…
Golfers Hit the Course as Big Lake Golf Resort Opens
CLOQUET, Minn. -- It's Tee time! Golfers are already hitting the fairways during spring-like conditions. Big Lake Golf Resort in Cloquet opened its course today, making it the course's earliest opening to date. Many…
Local Non-Profit In Need Of Items To Support AmeriCorps Volunteers
DULUTH, Minn. -- Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps is hosting its first ever Gear Donation Drive. The non-profit is an organization that focuses on historic preservation trades training. The gear drive will support the AmeriCorps training program which teaches young…
Mayor Reinert Announces Lester Park Recreation Working Group
DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert announced today the making of a new Lester Park Recreation working group consisting of community members. The groups mission is to form a plan of operation for the golf…
Biden Approves Military Air Drops Of Aid Into Gaza After Chaotic Encounter Left More Than 100 Dead
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. will begin air-dropping humanitarian assistance into Gaza, a day after more than 100 Palestinians were killed during a chaotic encounter with Israeli troops. The president announced the move after…
Three Duluth Area Residents Recognized For Life Saving Efforts
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- It was a reunion at the Minneapolis Airport on Thursday. Last July three people from the Duluth area stepped in and helped save a man's life collapsing. Jay May and…
St. Luke's-Aspirus Affiliation Approved
Both had been waiting since a letter of intent signed last summer, but Friday Duluth's St. Luke's Hospital became part of Wisconsin-based Aspirus Health. Aspirus now has 19 hospitals. St. Luke's will still have a corporate office in Duluth. The…
Warrior Brewing Hosting Fundraiser For Disabled Veterans Hockey Team
DULUTH, Minn. -- A fundraiser supporting veterans and their love for hockey is happening Saturday. Warrior Brewing Company in Duluth is hosting the event for the Lake Superior Warriors Disabled Military Hockey Team. The nonprofit was founded in 2019 to…
More Than 75 Employers at UWS Spring Career and Internship Fair
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- More than 75 employers were at the University of Wisconsin-Superior Thursday helping students find the perfect job. The Spring Career and Internship Fair is a networking event held twice a…
7-Year-Old Duluth Girl On Waiting List: 'Daddy, I Got A Heart!'
DULUTH, Minn. – A 7-year-old Duluth girl is recovering after what she calls a pinch-me moment. That's because she received a heart transplant Thursday morning at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. “There's no way to…
