Twin Ports Women Are Celebrated
Duluth, Minn. The Women Today Magazine was celebrating all women in the Twin Ports this afternoon. It was the first ever event called "Women as a driving force" at the Northland Country…
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Denfeld To Change Things Up
Duluth, Minn. Denfeld High School is looking to make some big changes for next school year. The school will no longer be considered just a public school but a fully functioning…
400 Year Old Painting is Restored
DULUTH, Minn. - a 400-year old painting at the University of Minnesota Duluth's Tweed Museum of Art has been restored. "Portrait of an Elderly Lady" was painted in the Netherlands in 1628…
Exonerated Former Prisoner Speaks at UMD
DULUTH, Minn. - A wrongfully convicted former prisoner spoke with students at the University of Minnesota-Duluth about his experience. Nathson Fields spent eighteen years in prison, including twelve on death row, before he…
Fans Celebrate Special Season with UMD Men's Hockey Team
DULUTH, Minn. - The UMD men's hockey team finished the year on an incredible run, but came up just short with a tough loss to Denver in the NCAA Frozen Four championship…
Officials Prepare UMD Staff and Faculty for Work With Foreign Nations
DULUTH, Minn. -- Economic sanctions against nations like Russia or Cuba have made headlines in recent years. And they can even affect those at our local universities. Patrick Briscoe is the Export Controls…
Community Helps Clean Up Homeless Campsites
DULUTH, Minn. -- It’s the season for spring cleaning, something that is also true for Duluth’s homeless population. A group of helpful Duluthians and some homeless folks themselves were seen picking…
Senator Klobuchar Leads Transportation Summit in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. - Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar was in Duluth today leading a transportation summit to exchange ideas and opinions about infrastructure challenges in Minnesota. Transportation and business leaders from across Northeastern…
Empty Bowl Fundraiser Looks to Raise $60,000
DULUTH, Minn. - The 24th annual Empty Bowl fundraiser was held today at the Depot in downtown Duluth. The event raises money for the Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank. Participants buy…
Douglas County Employee Recognized as Telecommunicator of the Year
SUPERIOR, Wis. - 9-1-1 operators were celebrated today in Superior. It's all part of Douglas County's Public Safety Telecommunicator's Week. Douglas County Communication Center employee Elizabeth Eibon was recognized today as Wisconsin's…
Evening Update 04-11-17
Your latest local headlines and weather forecast.
Gov. Dayton to Open Bass Season on Mille Lacs Lake
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Governor Mark Dayton will travel to Mille Lacs Lake for the bass season opener on May 27. With the popular lake's walleye population struggling, Dayton is going to Mille Lacs to highlight how it has…
Judge Rejects Claims by Prince Divorce Lawyer for $600,000
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota judge says a lawyer who represented Prince in divorce proceedings a decade ago can't collect on nearly $600,000 he says the late rock superstar still owed him before his death. Carver County District Judge…
Bridge Maintenance Scheduled in Duluth Area
DULUTH, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Transportation maintenance crews will be performing bridge preventative maintenance by cleaning all state bridge in the Duluth area beginning Monday April 10 through Friday, April…
Burnsville HS Teacher Arrested for 'Sexually Explicit' Communication with Student
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (KMSP) - A Burnsville High School music teacher was arrested Monday on suspicion of having explicit electronic communications with a student. The school district said they received a complaint about Erik Akervik…
Emergency Personnel Honored in St. Louis County
DULUTH, Minn. - St. Louis County Sheriff Ross Litman recognized citizens, law enforcement,…
Official Warns GOP Budget Cuts Could Mean Tax Return Delays
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's top tax official says deep cuts to state budgets could result in months-long delays to tax returns next year. Republicans who control the Legislature have laid out some major cuts to state agencies including…
Republicans Propose Tax Breaks for Wisconsin Beekeepers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican lawmakers say they want to combat a rapidly declining bee population by giving Wisconsin beekeepers tax exemptions. Representative Amy Loudenbeck said in a memo Tuesday she and Senator Steve Nass are seeking co-sponsors on a…
Most Duluth Dog Parks are Open
DULUTH, Minn.-After battling the muddy spring conditions, many of Duluth’s dog parks are open again. Both the Keene Creek and Observation Park dog parks are already open. The one on Jean…
Study: Road Salt Levels Spike, Threaten Twin Cities Lakes
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) - A freshwater chloride contamination study shows that many lakes in the Twin Cities are so contaminated with road salt that they'll no longer support native fish and plants within three decades. The Star Tribune reports the…
San Bernardino School Closed Following Murder-Suicide
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Students dove under desks when a man walked into his estranged wife's elementary school classroom and opened fire without saying a word, killing her and an 8-year-old…
Wisconsin State Trooper Killed in Crash
LAKE DELTON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper has died in a car crash while on duty in Sauk County. Sheriff's officials say the trooper lost control…
Happy National Pet Day!
In celebration of National Pet Day, we asked you to share photos of your pet! Here's just a few!
Prescribed Fires Coming to Superior National Forest
DULUTH, Minn.-Superior National Forest crews will have multiple intentional fires in the coming weeks with the goal of creating and improving the habitat for native wildlife and plants. The fires are also expected to prepare sites for planting, while also…
Leadership Group Spreads School Spirit at Myers-Wilkins Elementary
DULUTH, Minn. - A local elementary school is hoping to drum up school spirit and an effort is underway to do just that at Myers-Wilkins Elementary School. A Leadership Duluth group…
Knowing Your Neighbors: Mainstream Has The Fashion For All Men
DULUTH, Minn. - For guys that take a little pride when they get dressed in the morning we have the place for you. This week's edition of Knowing Your Neighbor we take to…
Take Action Minnesota Is Taking Action
DULUTH, Minn. - People rallied in Duluth today to support earned sick and safe time. The rally was part of Take Action Minnesota. There was also a listening session where perspectives…
Education Fills 1890s Duluth Building
DULUTH, Minn. - Memories made at school stay with many of us forever, and one school in Duluth is working to build that type of close-knit community inside a building already full…
Duluth Man Sentenced to 15 Years on Gun, Drug Crimes
DULUTH, Minn.-A Duluth man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday for distributing 15 kilos of methamphetamine, possessing an unregistered machine gun, and being a felon with a firearm. Morgan Baumann, 36, had previously pleaded guilty to the aforementioned…
School Closings & Delays 4-11-17
School Closings and Delays for Tuesday, April 11, 2017: 2-Hour Delay: Watersmeet Schools
