Caring for Cancer with Valentine Cards
DULUTH, Minn. - Handmade cards full of color and love are now decorating the Caring Ways Cancer Resource Center of Essentia Health in Duluth. The Duluth KidsClub started two years ago, when…
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Duluth ESST Task Force Ready for Next Step
DULUTH, Minn. - The city's Earned Safe and Sick Time Task Force is ready for the next step towards its goal of a city ordinance requiring business to provide paid time off…
Organizers Gear Up for Birkebeiner Weekend
HAYWARD, Wis. - The countdown is on! The 44th annual American Birkebeiner is only 12 days away. Organizers are hard at work gearing up for North America's largest nordic ski race. But…
Warm Weather Brings Out the Shovels
DULUTH, Minn.- The warm weather helps the ice break up, making it easier to remove snow and ice from sidewalks, roads, and driveways. The warm weather even helps city workers remove ice…
Candy Shops Busy for Valentines Day
DULUTH, Minn.- Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, and businesses across the Northland are helping people celebrate the day of love. Candy shops in the Northland are busy as people come through to buy…
UMD Kicks Off Out Cold Week
DULUTH, Minn.- The University of Duluth Minnesota is kicking off a week of winter fun. Events for Out Cold Week started today with a photo-booth and free Watermelon Sugar Cookies provided…
4th Street Market Closes
DULUTH, Minn.- The 4th Street Market in Duluth closed its doors possibly for good, Monday. The market is the only grocery store in the neighborhood, and according to Tom Potter,…
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Jerry Sandusky's Son Jeffrey Arrested on Child Sex Charges
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - One of Jerry Sandusky's sons faces multiple charges of sexual offenses involving children, more than five years after the former Penn State assistant coach was himself first arrested. Court records filed Monday says 41-year-old Jeffrey S.…
Wisconsin, Minnesota Team Up to Take on Painkiller Abuse
ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota and Wisconsin are teaming up to tackle prescription painkiller abuse. The attorneys general from both states met at the Minnesota Capitol Monday to discuss their "Dose of Reality" campaign. Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson says…
35-Year-Old Arrested and Charged for Sale of Fentanyl
DULUTH, Minn. - Thirty-five-year-old Byron Terrell Robinson, of Duluth, was arrested on Thursday, February 9, after the Duluth and Superior Police Departments along with the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force conducted a search warrant at an apartment…
3 Duluth Men Charged In I-35 Drive-by Shooting
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth police have arrested and charged three men believed to be involved in the drive-by shooting that took place on Sunday, Feb. 5…
Insurance Signup Slip Sparks Worries of More Price Hikes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Record-breaking signups in the state's health insurance exchange belies a startling trend: Fewer Minnesota residents are buying coverage on their own. Nearly 270,000 residents bought insurance last year on the individual market, where shoppers who…
The Latest on Problems with an Emergency Spillway at Nation's Tallest Dam
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) _ The Latest on problems with an emergency spillway at the nation's tallest dam (all times local): 12:40 p.m. The acting head of California's water agency says he's ``not sure anything went wrong'' on a damaged spillway…
Wisconsin Fire Officials Ask Walker for Help
MADISON (AP) - Wisconsin fire officials are calling on Governor Scott Walker to expand to use of circuit interrupters in new homes. Firefighters, electrical inspectors, and other fire safety officials held a news conference at the state Capitol on Monday…
Digital Archives Gives Access to African American History
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A University of Minnesota-led digital archive of African American historical materials is now free and accessible online to the public. The Minnesota Daily reports that the university's Umbra search includes handwritten 17th century letters, underground hip-hop albums…
2 North Dakota Students Killed, 1 Hurt, in Crash on I-94
GLYNDON, Minn. (AP) - Two North Dakota State University students are dead and a third is injured after a crash on a snow and icy interstate in Minnesota. The Minnesota State Patrol says 18-year-old Danie Thomssen of Fargo, and 19-year-old Carson…
Superior Man Sentenced for Role in Hermantown Drive-by Shooting
DULUTH, Minn.- A Superior man was sentenced today to 7 1/2 years in prison for his role in a September drive-by shooting in Hermantown. Denzel Perrin, 20, had previously pleaded guilty to three counts of felony drive-by shooting. One person…
SPECIAL REPORT: Dating Dangers
Join us Tuesday, February 14 after Bones, for our special report, Dating Dangers. While online dating has worked for many, there are some who have fallen victim to con artists looking to steal their possessions and even their identities. FOX…
Buzz Frenzy Software Promotes Local Businesses on Facebook
DULUTH, Minn. - A new tech company, Buzz Frenzy, is offering a software to help small businesses propel their marketing on Facebook. This new tool Buzz Frenzy created allows businesses…
Figure Skating Club Offers Valentine's Ice Show
DULUTH, Minn. - UMD students showed off their figure skating skills today at the Mars Lakeview Arena. The UMD Figure Skating Club presented their annual Valentine Ice Show,…
Duluthians Learn to Make Laser Hearts for Valentine's Day
DULUTH, Minn. - Another way Duluthians got into the mood for Valentine's Day was by creating laser cut hearts at Duluth MakerSpace. Six participants learned how to…
Nikki Notebook: DeVos Protests
Some are protesting the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education.
Tribal Leaders Call For Clean Water, Less Pipelines
DULUTH, Minn. - Tribal leaders from across the Great Lakes discussed environmental concerns raised by the expansion and abandonment of pipelines. Leaders addressed how pipeline removal projects could…
Update: Body Of Military Member, Joel Costa, Discovered
DULUTH, Minn - Just before 9 p.m. Sunday, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office notified the media that the body of missing Minnesota National Guard member Joel Costa, 32, had…
Planned Parenthood Protests Spread to Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. - Pro Life people across the nation took a stand at more than 130 Planned Parenthoods across the Nation, calling for legislators to de-fund the women’s health care provider,…
Ice Climbing Festival Draws More Than 100 to Quarry Park
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Climbing Coalition’s 2nd Annual Winter Rendezvous brought over 100 people to Casket Quarry in Duluth Dozens of people tried ice climbing and mixed climbing, a combination of…
Kids Celebrate Valentine's Day at Clyde Iron Works
DULUTH, Minn.- Children celebrated valentines day with family fun at Clyde Iron works The event, hosted by Duluth’s Kids Club had things like bouncy houses, dances, and costumed characters, and food. Organizers…
Minnesota AG: Travel ban could devastate rural health care
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson says she is worried about will happen to small-town hospitals and clinics if President Donald Trump's immigration restrictions prevail. Foreign-born doctors have helped ease the shortage of physicians in rural Minnesota.…
Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry Gets Millions of Views
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin's online resources to find details about sex offenders are generating millions of page views. USA Today Network-Wisconsin reports that sections of the state Department of Corrections' website that provide details on sex offenders generated 19 million…
