Former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl Dies at 88
Former U.S. Senator and Milwaukee Bucks Owner Herb Kohl has died. Kohl, who was also known as a retail shopping magnate, died Wednesday (12/27) after a brief illness. The son of Jewish immigrants…
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Truck Blows Through School Bus Stop Arm, Nearly Hit Two Kids
WILLOW RIVER, Minn. -- The Pine County Sheriff's Office is asking for the publics help in identifying the driver of a truck that nearly hit two kids exiting a school bus. The vehicle…
Businesses and Customers Adapt to Unseasonable Winter Weather
DULUTH, Minn. -- Whether you run a Twin Cities downhill ski facility, or your winter fun is here in the Northland, humans and businesses are all adapting to two different weather worlds. At…
Music Aims To Spark Memories For People With Dementia
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Music can spark memories from the past and help people reminisce, according to the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Douglas County. That's why they invited the band, Born Too…
Bentleyville "Tour of Lights" Tear Down Begins
DULUTH, Minn. -- Volunteers gathered Wednesday to assist with day one of tearing down Bentleyville "Tour of Lights." Roughly 30 to 40 people came together to help tear down five million lights and…
3rd Annual Holiday Comedy Show to Happen at Zeitgeist
DULUTH, Minn. -- If you're looking for a good chuckle to ring in the New Year, Renegade Comedy is hosting a holiday show at Zeitgeist. The 3rd annual comedy show will have all kinds of…
New TapHouse Opens in Cloquet
CLOQUET, Minn. -- A Cloquet couple held a grand opening Wednesday for their new business venture-- 218 TapHouse, which is now open and ready for customers. After 14 months of planning and construction, the taphouse…
Lincoln Park Craft District's Lights On! Competition Winner Announced
DULUTH, Minn. -- A local competition is lighting up the Lincoln Park Craft District during the darker times of the year. The Lights On! Competition is an annual event taking place around the holiday season featuring storefronts filled with festive…
Michigan Supreme Court Will Keep Trump On 2024 Ballot
(AP) -- Michigan’s Supreme Court is keeping former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot. The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling from groups seeking to keep Trump from appearing…
Bentleyville Shines For One Last Night
DULUTH, Minn. -- It may be the day after Christmas, but the holiday magic stuck around for one last night at the Bentleyville Tour of Lights. Despite spitting rain and winds, crowds gathered…
Duluth Salvation Army Receives Christmas "Miracle."
It was a long, steady march, but the Duluth Salvation Army says they had another Christmas miracle. The organization said Tuesday that it had reached their kettle goal for this holiday season. During the past couple of weeks, they were…
Bourbon, A Popular, Hard-to-Find Holiday Drink
DULUTH, Minn. -- When you think of the holiday season, there's some classic drinks that come to mind: spiked eggnog, festive cocktails, champagne. At Fitger's Wine Cellar, however, they make sure to have…
Indoor Shopping Offers Escape From Dreary Weather
DULUTH, Minn. -- Christmas shopping might be over, but there's still plenty of reasons to head to your favorite stores. After spending the holiday weekend indoors, shopping offers a way to get your…
One Person Hospitalized in Car vs DTA Bus Accident
DULUTH, Minn, -- One person was hospitalized Tuesday morning after a car crashed head on with a Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) bus. According to Duluth Police Department Public Information Officer Mattie Hjelseth, the accident happened around 10:30 am on the…
Chester Bowl Closed Tuesday; Waiting For End to Rain
The rain has forced a change in plans for Chester Bowl in Duluth. The ski hill was going to start its annual Holiday Ski and Snowboard lessons Tuesday. But the endless rain has changed that, and the hill was closed.…
Sweden Moves Closer To NATO Membership
ANKARA, Turkey (AP)--The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee has given its consent to Sweden’s bid to join NATO. The move on Tuesday draws the previously nonaligned Nordic country closer to membership in the Western military alliance. Sweden’s accession protocol will…
The Secret Life Of Gift Cards: Here’s What Happens To The Billions That Go Unspent Each Year
(AP) -- Gift cards make great stocking stuffers — just as long as you don’t stuff them in a drawer and forget about them after the holidays. Americans are expected to spend nearly $30 billion on gift cards this holiday season, according to…
Kids Pageant Brought Joy for a Christmas Eve Service
DULUTH, Minn. -- On Christmas Eve, churches across the Northland got together. For many, Christmas Eve Services are the largest for people to attend each year. At St. Paul Episcopal Church, a children were…
Young Student Brings Joy to Kids During Christmas
DULUTH, Minn. -- In the spirit of giving, one high school student is doing her part to spread some cheer to kids who are having difficult times during the holidays. Sophie Roazen, a…
Cohasset Man Fell Through Ice on Bass Lake
COHASSET, Minn. -- A Cohasset Man wants to remind people to check the ice more frequently after he went under on Friday. Through a phone call, John Anderson described that he was…
AAD Shriners Hosts Breakfast With Santa
HERMANTOWN, Minn. -- Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas! Saturday those at AAD Shriners were getting in some last minute holiday cheer by having breakfast with Santa himself! AAD Shriners had a day filled with Christmas fun, starting with a breakfast…
Fire Destroys Home in Cherry Township
CHERRY, Minn. -- A vacant home went up in flames Friday Night. Around 8:30 P.M. a house fire was reported just North of Cherry. The house was on the 9700 block of Iron…
Single-Vehicle Crash in Grand Rapids due to Intense Fog
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. -- Two people were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries in Grand Rapids after crashing due to dense fog. According to Minnesota State Patrol, it happened around 5:00 pm Friday evening. A pickup truck was traveling westbound on…
WLSSD Opens Multiple Treecycling Locations Around The Northland
DULUTH, Minn. -- It is officially treecycling time for the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District as sites are now open to drop your tree off. Holiday trees like yard and garden waste are illegal to…
Chachos Taqueria Celebrating New Hot Sauce, And Expansion
DULUTH, Minn. -- A local restaurant is spicing things up for the holidays with a brand-new hot sauce. Although Chachos Taqueria in Canal Park is closed for the season, they are excited to…
Port of Duluth-Superior Extends Season to its Latest Date in History
DULUTH, Minn. -- Despite it being the end of the shipping season, the Duluth Seaway Port Authority is cruising along with it's latest closure date since it opened in 1959. It's been a…
Amnicon Bar and Restaurant to Host Breakfast with Santa
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Christmas is only three days away-- and Santa is coming to town early to spend the morning at the Amnicon Bar and Restaurant in Superior Saturday. Amnicon Bar and Restaurant has new owners who are partnering with…
Effort To Remember Veterans At Christmas Could Use Help
During the holidays there are many people who are surrounded by friends and family members. But there are also those who may not be remembered by a lot of people. That's why the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in…
Wisconsin Supreme Court Orders New Legislative Maps In Redistricting Case Brought By Democrats
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps on Friday and ordered that new district boundary lines be drawn as Democrats had urged in a redistricting case they hope will weaken GOP majorities. The ruling comes less…
All the Buzz in the Northland this Weekend (12/22)
NORTHLAND — If you want to know all the buzz this weekend, here’s a list of events swarming through the Northland.
