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City of Duluth to Address Homelessness

DULUTH, Minn. - This week, the Duluth City Council passed a resolution to focus on the problem of homelessness. On Monday, a non-binding resolution was passed, which the City Council…

Duluth Citizens' Police Academy Begins

DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Police Department's citizens' police academy started Wednesday night. Over the next 11 weeks, participants will take part in classroom and field instruction, covering a wide variety of…

Hermantown Hawks Raising Money for Fellow Hawk

HERMANTOWN, Minn. - Hundreds of Hawks were soaring together in the Northland Wednesday morning. Students, staff, and faculty at Hermantown Middle School were crowded together for a group photo. It’s all for…

Smoking Forum Held in Duluth

DULUTH, Minn.-The American Lung Association held it Kick Butts event today, which focused on how young minorities are targeted using menthol tobacco products. Data was also shared from the Menthol Cigarette Intervention…

Duluth's March Madness Connection

DULUTH, Minn. - The NCAA Men's Basketball tournament really gets going Thursday as the round of 64 starts.  One of Thursday's early games should get plenty of local attention. Duluth natives Anders…

Duluth's Most Endangered Properties

DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Preservation Alliance recently published its list of the city's ten most endangered properties. Among the buildings on the list are Pastoret Terrace; otherwise known as the Kozy…

Volunteers Spruce Up Maritime Museum

DULUTH, Minn. - As Duluth slowly emerges from winter, local attractions prepare for tourist season. A crew of about 15 volunteers spent Wednesday cleaning the Duluth Maritime Museum. The workers cleaned the…

Damiano Center Celebrates Anniversary

DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth’s Damiano Center celebrated its 35th anniversary Wednesday. The center started as a temporary soup kitchen during the 1982 recession. Today, the Damiano Center is the largest emergency meal…

Feds Investigate Threats to Jewish Centers as Hate Crimes

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Federal authorities say threats to two Jewish community centers in Minnesota are being investigated as hate crimes as part of a broader probe into similar threats made nationwide. FBI Special Agent in Charge Rick Thornton…

MISSING: Sturgeon Bay Teen, Found March 17

UPDATE 3/17: Louis was found safe in Chicago early Friday morning. He is currently at a Chicago hospital with his mother for an evaluation. STURGEON BAY, Wis. - On Monday, March 13, Louis Jefferson Amelinckx was reported missing after he…

Unemployment Rises in Wisconsin's 32 Largest Cities

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Unemployment rates rose across all of Wisconsin's largest cities between December and January. A new report from the Department of Workforce Development released Wednesday shows the unemployment rate went up in the state's 32 largest cities.…

Walker Optimistic for "Meaningful Reforms" to Medicaid

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Governor Scott Walker says he is optimistic that President Donald Trump's administration will be able to make "meaningful reforms" to the Medicaid program, even as other Republican governors oppose a proposal that would drastically cut payments…

Traffic Advisory on Arrowhead Road Saturday, March 18

HERMANTOWN, Minn. - The Hermantown Police Department is notifying the public of road closures happening on Saturday March 18, for the 4th Annual Saint Fennessy 4K Run. West Arrowhead Road will be closed to traffic between Hermantown Elementary School and…

Change of venue request for officer who killed Castile

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Attorneys for a police officer facing manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile don't think the defendant can get a fair trial in Ramsey County, so they've filed a motion for a change…

Bill lets Minnesotans choose what health insurance covers

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A House bill moving through committee would allow Minnesotans to choose what conditions their health insurance covers. The author, Republican Rep. Steve Drazkowski of Mazeppa, says the bill would cut costs by giving people the…

St. Paul police involved in fatal shooting

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - St. Paul police say a man has died in an officer-involved shooting in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood. Authorities say officers were called to an apartment building about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday because of a domestic situation…

Pentatonix to Perform at Minnesota State Fair

St. Paul, Minn. - Pentatonix is confirmed for the 2017 Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Concert Series sponsored by Sleep Number. The a cappella vocal group has won three Grammy Awards and performed for hundreds of thousands of fans at their sold-out…

Over Fifty Cats Taken from Superior Home

SUPERIOR, Wisc. - The Douglas County Humane Society is staying busy these days. An animal hoarding case in the City of Superior is creating an overflow of feline friends at the shelter.…

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