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'The Haitian Temptation' is Heading Overseas

DULUTH, MINN.- On March 11 'The Haitian Temptation' Al Sands will fight Ukrainian fighter Roman Golovashchenko for the IBO Intercontinental Championship in Rancbach-Baumbach, Germany. Golovashchenko is 17 and 1, while Sands will…

Sunday Liquor Sales Ban On MN House's Chopping Block

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota could take the first step toward erasing the state's ban on Sunday liquor sales. The House was expected to vote Monday on a bill that would allow liquor stores to open on Sundays. It's…

Snow Storm Possible This Friday

The Northland has been under a very strange pattern of very warm air and now even has the possibility of seeing thunderstorms Monday as a cold front sparks off instability in the afternoon. The word on the street however is…

Local Legislators Hold Town Hall

DULUTH, Minn.- More than a hundred people turned out for the town hall with State Senator Erik Simonson, as well as representatives Jennifer Schultz and Liz Olson. Saturday's listening session was the…

Polar Plunge Benefits Special Olympics

DULUTH, Minn.- The annual Polar Plunge benefiting Special Olympics Minnesota was held Saturday. Despite warmer temperatures, plungers were still quick to get out of the icy water. The Fox 21 crew took…

Science and Engineering Night at UMD

DULUTH, Minn. - Fans at the University of Minnesota Duluth's Romano Gymnasium Saturday were treated to more than basketball. UMD's Swenson School of Science and Engineering took over Romano's lobby for…

Man Critical After Snowmobile Accident

DULUTH, Minn. - A Duluth man is fighting for his life after a snowmobile accident Saturday afternoon. The crash happened on Fish Lake in Duluth.  A 22 year old Duluth man was flown to Essentia Health where he is listed…

Man Hospitalized After Snowmobile Accident

EVELETH, Minn. - A 20 year old man is in the hospital after a snowmobile accident Friday night. The crash happened on Heikkila Lake, south of Eveleth. The victim was flown unconscious to Essentia Health in Duluth.  The extent of…

Blind Cleric Serving Life Sentence Dies in Prison

BUTNER, N.C. (AP) _ A federal prison official says a blind Egyptian cleric serving a life sentence in the United States in connection with a failed plot to blow up landmarks in New York City has died. Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman…

Plaintiff in Roe v. Wade Passes Away

DALLAS (AP) Norma McCorvey, the ``Jane Roe'' at the center of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, has died. She was 69. Journalist Joshua Prager, who is working on a book about McCorvey, says she died Saturday…

Minnesota Lawmaker Strengthens Bid to Lead DNC

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) New Hampshire Democrat Ray Buckley has dropped out of the race for Democratic National Committee chair and is throwing his support behind Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison. Buckley's announcement comes a week before DNC members gather in Atlanta…

Community Leaders Speak Out Against Big Tobacco

DULUTH, Minn. - It’s an email that Duluth Mayor Emily Larson was quoted as saying was “Shady to begin with,” and Community Action Duluth said was “unprecedented.” A big tobacco company has…

Twin Ports Colleges Renew Cross Registration

DULUTH, Minn. - The Twin Ports' trio of four–year colleges renewed their bonds of cooperation Friday. Chancellors from the University of Minnesota Duluth, College of St. Scholastica and Univeristy of Wisconsin-Superior renewed…

Former Tribal Chairwoman Diver Will Teach at UMD

DULUTH, Minn. - Former Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe tribal leader Karen Diver is back in the Northland after serving in the Obama administration as special assistant for Native American affairs. Diver…

Northlanders Enjoy Warm Weather

DULUTH, Minn.- Though the unseasonably warm weather hurts snow conditions and other winter sports, some community members took advantage of the sunny days. People could be seen walking, running, and soaking up…

Male Arrested on Felony Warrant and Firearm Charges

DULUTH, Minn. - Friday afternoon, just after 1:30 a.m., the Duluth Police Department responded to a residence in the 1100 block of 87th Avenue West after receiving information that an individual residing there had a felony warrant. Officers arrived at…

Senate Confirms Scott Pruitt as Head of EPA

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Scott Pruitt was approved on Friday by a vote of 52-46. Pruitt served six years as Oklahoma's attorney general and was closely aligned…

Coast Guard Warns of Thin Ice

DULUTH, Minn.- The U.S. Coast Guard is warning to the public of dangers of thinning ice due to the warmer temperatures. The unseasonably warm is causing frozen lakes to melt at a faster rate. Thin ice is especially prevalent in…

White House Denies National Guard Immigration Roundup Report

(AP) - The Trump administration considered a proposal to mobilize as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants, including millions living nowhere near the Mexico border, according to a draft memo obtained by The Associated Press. Staffers…

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