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UMD Honor Choir Delights Fans and Fills Auditorium

Musicians from UMD and from nineteen area schools blended their voices together for the annual UMD Honor Choir Middle Level festival concert. 182 students made up the largest choir this program has ever…

Marshall Opens Wellness Center

A new wellness center has opened up at Marshall School. The center takes over a spot on the mezzanine that wasn't used a whole lot, but now students have a space to run,…

Duluth Man Charged In Lincoln Park Shooting

DULUTH, Minn. - A Duluth man is facing an assault charge after his alleged involvement in a shooting that happened early Sunday morning in Lincoln Park. On Tuesday, January 31, Quentin Lake, 27, appeared in court after authorities say he…

United Healthcare Adding 100 Jobs

DULUTH, Minn. - Good news in the local job market. United Healthcare is hiring 100 people for its Duluth office. Positions include customer service and enrollment representatives. United Healthcare told…

UMD Responds to Trump's Travel Ban

DULUTH, Minn. - Last Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order which banned refugees from entering the country for 120 days and immigrants from seven muslim majority countires for…

Charter School Students Visit Star Lab

DULUTH, Minn. - Students at the Duluth Edison Charter School North Star Academy learned about stars and constellations from a Native perspective. The Dakota and Ojibwe Language Immersion Program brought its Star…

Lake Superior Zoo Needs Volunteers

DULUTH, Minn. - The Lake Superior Zoo needs help for the upcoming season. The zoo is looking for volunteers to help out in the barnyard, teach guests about the animals, even some…

Minnesotans Encouraged to Swap Older Stoves

DULUTH, Minn. - You've likely heard of "Cash for Clunkers"; well, there's now a similar program for wood–burning stoves. Project Stove Swap gives Northern Minnesotans an incentive to replace their older, inefficient…

Trump Cancels Planned Milwaukee Visit

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump canceled an expected speech on the economy in Milwaukee on Thursday, without saying why or if he will reschedule. The visit would have been one of his first outside of Washington as president.…

Elaine Chao Sworn In as Transportation Secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) - Elaine Chao has been sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence as the next transportation secretary following her Senate confirmation. Chao served as labor secretary for eight years under President George W. Bush. She is the wife…

$1M Powerball Ticket Sold in Madison Set to Expire

MADISON (AP) - Time is running out for whoever bought a Powerball ticket in Wisconsin last August to claim the $1 million prize. Lottery winners have 180 days to claim the prize money after their numbers are drawn, giving the…

WisDOT Issues Two New Specialty License Plates

MADISON - Two new designs are the latest additions to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's offering of specialty license plates. The two new designs include Whitetails Unlimited and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation artwork. Purchasing these plates includes a $15 issuance…

Trump Set to Announce Nominee for Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is ready to announce his choice to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court, one of the most consequential moves of his young administration and a decision with ramifications that could long outlast his…

Committee to Finalize CWD Recommendations in Wisconsin

MADISON (AP) - An advisory committee is getting ready to finalize its recommendations for revisions to Wisconsin's long-term chronic wasting disease program. The Department of Natural Resources adopted a 15-year plan in 2010, which calls for a review following the…

Three Actors Take on 37 Plays at UMD

DULUTH, Minn. - Actors with the University of Minnesota - Duluth Department of Theatre have been working hard for their next production. Three actors will be taking on roles to perform 37…

Cow Moose Rescued After Fall into Idaho Basement

KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) - Authorities say a female moose is safe after she fell through an unlatched window into the basement of an Idaho home. The Idaho Mountain Express reports that the moose spent about three hours in the basement…

History of The Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce

DULUTH, Minn. - Downtown Duluth is bustling with growing businesses moving into the Zenith City. The Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce played a role in that as they were founded the same…

Senate Committee Approves Education Secretary Nominee Betsy DeVos

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate committee has approved Republican donor and school choice advocate Betsy DeVos, for education secretary, even as two GOP senators expressed some reservations. After a heated debate Tuesday morning, senators on the Health, Education, Pensions, and…

GOP Proposes Limits on Severance for State Workers

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Republicans are weighing changes to severance for state workers after Governor Mark Dayton was criticized for sizeable payouts to three top appointees who resigned. A House committee had been set to discuss a bill,…

Minnesota Man Airlifted to Twin Cities After Snowmobile Crash

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office is urging safe and responsible driving while operating any motorized vehicle after a Minnesota man crashed his ATV. On January 30, 2017 around 1:40 p.m., the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, along with members…

New Moose Lake School Taking Shape

MOOSE LAKE, Minn. - It was back in 2014 when voters in Moose Lake approved a nearly $35 million referendum to build a new school, and now construction…

Morgan Remembered On ‘Morgan Long Day’

[gtxvideo vid='2t4y6f9I' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2t4y6f9I.jpg' vtitle='Morgan Remembered On 'Morgan Long Day''] Duluth, Minn. - Family members and people in the community were honoring Morgan Long on Jan. 30 -- a day that was proclaimed "Morgan Long Day" by former Duluth Mayor Don…

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