New Year Keeps Local Gyms Busy
While many may be hitting the gym in these first few days of the New Year, some Northlanders have already been thinking about their 2017 goals for at least a month. Impact…
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School Board Elects New Officers
ISD 709 voted David Kirby as their new chairperson. Rosie Loeffler-Kemp will serve as vice chairperson. Annie Harala will be the clerk and Nora Sandstad will serve as treasurer. "I hope we have…
Volunteers Needed to Tear Down Bentleyville for the Season
DULUTH, Minn. - Bentleyville saw a record breaking 292,000 people walk through the gates this year. This weekend, they're asking for help from the community to help pack up the lights for the…
Duluth Hockey Company Keeping Skaters Sharp on the Ice
DULUTH, Minn. - With hockey season in full swing, that means skates are starting to get a little worn down. The Duluth Hockey Company has been busy sharpening and profiling hundreds of skates…
Paul Ryan Voted House Speaker
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin has been re-elected to serve as the speaker of the House of Representatives. The 46-year-old Ryan will serve…
Conservation Corps Employs Hundreds this New Year
DULUTH, Minn. - The Conservation Corps of Minnesota is offering 700 service opportunities this new year through a job training program. The only criteria is you must be between 15-25 years old.…
Many Enroll for Classes at Lake Superior College
DULUTH, Minn. - Today in Duluth, 30 students were busy at Lake Superior College getting signed up for Spring classes. School leaders expect to see 340 new students walking through the…
St. Louis County Board Selects Chair
DULUTH, Minn. - The St. Louis County Board held its annual organizational meeting this morning in Duluth. Commissioner Frank Jewell was elected Board Chair for 2017 and commissioner…
UWS Hopes for More State Funding
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Over the last five years, the University of Wisconsin System has faced $362 million in funding cuts from the state government. Because of that decrease, the University of Wisconsin-Superior…
Unfinished Business Greets Returning Minnesota Lawmakers
Lawmakers have returned to the Minnesota State Capital for the start of the 2017 legislative session.
Jill Stein Launches Wisconsin Recount Group
MADISON (AP) - Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein says she is launching an organization to ensure every vote is counted in Wisconsin. Stein, who led efforts to recount Wisconsin's presidential election results, introduced the Count My Vote group at…
Tracy Claeys Fired as Gophers Football Coach
MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) - University of Minnesota football coach, Tracy Claeys, has been fired, Fox 9 confirmed. The decision comes just days after Gophers athletics director Mark Coyle said he wanted to sit down with Claeys to talk about his "expectations"…
Megyn Kelly Leaving Fox News
NEW YORK (AP) - Megyn Kelly, the Fox News star whose 12-year stint has been marked by upheavals at her network and personal attacks on the campaign trail, is headed to NBC News. The move was confirmed by Kelly's publicist,…
15 New Wisconsin Office Holders to be Sworn In
MADISON (AP) - Fifteen newly elected members of the Wisconsin Legislature are to be sworn into office, joining incumbents in both the Senate and Assembly beginning their new terms. But…
Wisconsin DNR Revenue Options Include Raising Hunting, Fishing Fees
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is proposing raising hunting and fishing fees or linking the fees to inflation as options for generating more revenue for wildlife management. The current state budget mandated the DNR report…
Midday Update 1-3-17
An update on local news and weather.
Dayton's Budget Proposal Would Reduce Health Insurance Premiums for 125,000 Minnesotans
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Governor Mark Dayton released his first budget proposal, Tuesday, of the 2017 legislative session. He called for a 25-percent reduction in health insurance premiums for the more than 125,000 Minnesotans facing significant increases in the individual…
Train Timekeepers Featured at Lake Superior Railroad Museum
DULUTH, Minn - Railroad tracks cover thousands of miles throughout Minnesota including routes for freight rail, passenger rail and rail transit. Back in the day, railroad companies helped many industries…
Shooting in Pine City
PINE CITY, Minn.-A shooting in Pine City Monday has left one man with an injured leg. Pine County dispatch received a call of gun shots at about 10 p.m.…
Unconstitutional Ruling Thrown Out for Minnesota's Sex Offender Program
MINNEAPOLIS - Today, a federal appeals court tossed out a ruling that the Minnesota sex offender program is unconstitutional. A Minnesota judge ruled the program unconstitutional in the…
School Delays: 1-3-17
School Delays for Tuesday, January 3, 2017: 2-hr Delay: Babbitt Elementary School Bois Forte Head Start Lake Superior Schools Northeast Range School Tower-Soudan Elementary School
Four Seasons Supper Club
It's no secret, Northlander's love their four seasons. However, for residents of Finland Minnesota the feeling means something a little different. Owner Bonnie Tikkanen says, "I love…
Business Owner Reacts to Superior Shooting
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Superior Police continue to investigate a New Year's day shooting. One victim was found dead in the alley behind the Third Base Bar in…
If The Dress Fits
Duluth, Minn If the shoe fits, wear it. If the dress fits, you can have it for free. A new nonprofit in the Northland is gearing up for prom season…
Bars Busy with Badger Fans
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Badger Fans cheered their team on in the Cotton Bowl, at Gronk's Grill and Bar in Superior Gronk's employees say game days are always exciting, and even more…
Great Lakes Aquarium Sees Record Attendance
DULUTH, Minn. - 2016 Brought a record number of visitors to A Popular Attraction in the Northland. Around 144,000 people visited the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth in 2016, a…
Gloria Dei Plans to Remodel Church Damaged by Fire
Gloria Dei members have been holding Sunday services at the Old Faith Lutheran Church Building, since the fire that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage on the Gloria…
Sledding in the New Year
CLOQUET, Minn. - Many kids…and adults in Cloquet rang in the New Year today by sledding down a monster hill. For some it was the last day before the holiday…
Shakopee Teacher Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting
FROM FOX 9 MINNEAPOLIS MANKATO, Minn. - A man who died in an officer-involved shooting in Mankato over the weekend has been identified as Shakopee school teacher Chase Tuseth. On…
Evening News Update 01-02-16
Your latest local headlines and weather forecast.
