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Spring Feast Educates Duluth Community on Indigenous Culture

DULUTH, Minn. -- The American Indian Learning Resource Center at UMD is welcoming the new season in with a feast. The center hosts 2 annual feasts a year and speakers come from all…

Start of Spring Means Free Cone Day at Dairy Queen

The start of spring can only mean one thing for a well-known fast food ice cream restaurant. It's Free Cone Day at Dairy Queen! Customers can grab a small cone at participating locations. It is limited to one cone per…

The Spring Equinox Is Here. What Does That Mean?

(AP) -- Spring is here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Tuesday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere. But what does that actually mean? Here’s what to know about how we split up the…

Crafts Retailer Joann Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy As Consumers Cut Back On Pandemic-Era Hobbies

NEW YORK (AP) — Fabric and crafts retailer Joann has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as consumers continue to cut back on discretionary spending and some pandemic-era hobbies. In a Monday statement, the Hudson, Ohio-based company said that it…

Knowing Your Neighbors: Damage Boardshop

DULUTH, Minn. -- The hill that Duluth is built on provides a natural landscape for a variety of downhill sports. Once local shop that has been around for nearly 20 years has been…

Coffee Conversation: Damiano Center Feeding Our Community Fundraiser

DULUTH, Minn. -- The cost of food is on the rise, and the Damiano Center is holding a fundraiser on Thursday, April 4 to help meet the surge in price and local demand. Seth Currier is the Executive Director of…

Stolen 'Wizard of Oz' Ruby Slippers To Go On Tour, Then Be Auctioned

MINNESOTA --The famous "Wizard Of Oz" ruby slippers have been reunited with their owner, but will soon be on the auction block. As first reported Sunday night, a…

Superior Public Library Offers Free Resource Help

SUPERIOR, Wis. -- The Superior Public Library is offering help to community members in need. The Community Resource Connection event is hosted twice a week for people to stop in and ask questions. Questions…

Political Sign Alert: Careful Where You Plant Them

If November brings the general election season, what does April bring? Wisconsin's spring election season of course! And what is a political campaign without political campaign signs? This spring the signs have sprouted out of the ground--not the snow. Superior…

Wisconsin Voters To Decide On Banning Private Money To Help Fund Elections

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters are set to decide next month whether to make it unconstitutional to accept private grant money to help administer state elections, one of two Republican-backed ballot measures that Democrats say are meant to make…

A Supreme Court Ruling In A Social Media Case Could Set Standards For Free Speech In The Digital Age

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a busy term that could set standards for free speech in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Monday is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to…

Be Sure Your Bike is Ready to Go This Spring

HERMANTOWN, Minn. -- Early last week when temperatures climbed into the 50s and 60s, some of you may have pulled your bike out of the garage for the first time in several months.…

Klobuchar Leads Effort To Make all Veterans Exposed to Toxins .Now Eligible for VA Health Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The largest expansion of VA Health benefits ever just took effect on March 5 and it could benefit more than 100,000 veterans in Minnesota. In the past, only veterans who were…

Hitting the Slopes One Last Time for 2023-24 Season at Spirit Mountain

DULUTH, Minn. -- With the spring season right around the corner people grabbed their skis and snowboards for one last ride of the year. The Spirit Mountain annual Spring Happening, or smash…

Dubh Linn Celebrates 19th St. Patrick Day Celebrations

DULUTH, Minn. -- Whether it’s your local pub or a fan favorite bar or brewery, St. Patrick’s Day had the doors open Sunday morning for the Irish holiday weekend. At Dubh Linn Irish…

Finnish Soup-Off Fundraises for Carlton County Historical Society

CLOQUET, Minn. -- While the majority of folks spent this weekend drinking, a handful of individuals were perfecting their soups for the 18th annual Mojakka Cook-off. Mojakka is Finnish-American slang for soup, originally consisting…

Second Man Charged in Connection With 2005 Theft of Ruby Slippers Worn in ‘The Wizard of Oz’

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A second man has been charged in connection with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz," according to an indictment made public Sunday. Jerry…

Rice Lake House Catches Fire Saturday Night

RICE LAKE, Minn. -- A house caught fire Saturday evening around 6 p.m. in Rice Lake. According to the authorities, a sole resident of the 4300 block of W. Calvary Rd reported smoke coming up from the basement of the…

Downtown Duluth Eatery Closes After 5 Months; New Eatery Eyeing Location

DULUTH, Minn. – Blue Rock Grill in the heart of downtown Duluth has closed after five months in business. Owner Rick Lampton tells FOX 21 the business closed on March 9. “We definitely didn't get the volume we were expecting,”…

Int'l Falls & Grand Portage Entry Points to Receive Federal Funding

Minn. -- International Falls and Grand Portage will be getting federal funding for their Land Port of Entry projects. International Falls will receive $86 million and Grand Portage $27 million. The funds will…

Plans For Superior Street Reconstruction Displayed

DULUTH, Minn. -The City of Duluth held its fourth and final public meeting on the reconstruction of West Superior Street between Carlton and West Michigan Street. Residents and Businesses were looking at the plans of the latest design for the…

Celebrate St. Paddy's Day In Style

DULUTH, Minn. - Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day and that brings out the Irish in all of us, even if on the other 365 days of the year, you have no Irish in you! [blox_vms account="KQDS" key="783c481bccb03f69b48aa6adccd73b49756151a6" vtitle="kqds1-Fri_Mar_15_21_00 - selection"…

New Furnace Or Boat Or Air Conditioning?

Well, it's not winter, and it's not spring, so you can't blame anyone for being a bit confused. But people may get some clarity Friday and Saturday at the Home, Business and Sports Show. One hundred and twenty-five businesses from…

UMD Students Bus To State Capitol For 'Bulldog Lobbying Days'

DULUTH, Minn. -- UMD students rode by bus to Minnesota’s state capitol Thursday on behalf of the university for Bulldog Lobbying Days. Bulldog Lobbying Days is an annual student-led event where students advocate for the…

Community Program Teaches Seniors About Gardening

DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth Parks and Rec is teaming up with a non-profit that focuses on supporting seniors as they age. Every month both organizations host an event called Lunch, Learn, and Share. Friday's program took place at the Harrison…

Damage Board Shop Transitioning to Spring Season

DULUTH, Minn. -- A full-service snowboard shop is switching gears to their spring skate season. "It's been a bit strange nonetheless. I've actually been out skateboarding this winter more than I've been snowboarding which is…

In A First, Vice President Harris Visits Minnesota Abortion Clinic To Blast ‘Immoral’ Restrictions

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic on Thursday, marking what her office said was the first time a president or vice president has toured a facility that performs abortions, as the White House escalates…

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