Remembering the Life of Rice Lake Mayor John Werner
RICE LAKE, Minn. - On Saturday, the Mayor of Rice Lake, John S. Werner passed away after years of battling cancer. Werner was a lifelong resident of Rice Lake and served as its first…
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Knowing Your Neighbors: Spring at Last
DULUTH, Minn. -- For seven years Spring at Last Greenhouse has provided plant lovers of the Northland with various flowers, herbs, vegetables and a whole lot more. After a historic snow filled winter, owner Jennifer…
Chamber Promotes "Donor Days" To Boost Low Supply At Blood Banks
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth Area Chamber Of Commerce is encouraging the community to step up and donate to blood banks, which are facing a critically low supply right now. The chamber says groups of people, businesses, and organizations can…
More Stores Can Reopen Wednesday Inside Miller Hill Mall
DULUTH, Minn. -- More stores will be allowed to re-open soon inside the Miller Hill Mall. Apricot Lane, American Eagle, Bath & Body Works, Custom World, Hot Topic, Spencer's, Tradehome Shoes, and Victoria's Secret can reopen this week. They're cleared…
Study Of Potential Changes To I-35 In Downtown Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. -- There has been some discussion about possible changes in how the interstate goes through downtown Duluth. Now the University of Minnesota Duluth has added to the conversation. A study concludes that freeing up land for other uses…
Highway 61, Pigeon River Bridge Lane Closure In Cook County
COOK COUNTY, Minn. -- The Pigeon River Bridge will be having work done in preparation for this summer's bridge re-deck project. Contractors will be working on bridge preparations on March 30 and 31. Anyone traveling that way can expect delays…
Police ID Kids, All Age 9, And Adults In Nashville Shooting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A woman wielding two “assault-style” rifles and a pistol killed three 9-year-old students and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday in the latest in a series of mass shootings in a…
US To Adopt New Restrictions On Using Commercial Spyware
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world, under an executive order issued Monday by President Joe Biden. The…
Coffee Conversation: Minnesota Film Festival Starts Wednesday
DULUTH, Minn. -- Minnesota Film Festival is starting Wednesday at Zeitgeist in Duluth. A feature film from Duluth screenwriter Matthew Dressel with its Always Sunny in Philadelphia actress, Mary Lynn Rajskub in attendance…
3 Adults, 3 Children Fatally Shot At Nashville Grade School
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two adults and three children were killed in a shooting at a private Christian grade school in Nashville on Monday, hospital officials said. While police said the suspect is dead after a confrontation with officers, it…
Juice Pharm Celebrates 3rd Anniversary
DULUTH, Minn. -- A downtown Duluth business celebrated its 3rd anniversary Sunday. The Juice Pharm on 1st Street threw a party for the occasion, and everyone was welcome. The band, "Multigrade" played some tunes,…
Duluth Folk School Hosts Egg Decorating Class
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth Folk School held an Ostara egg decorating party Sunday morning. Ostara is a Pagan term for welcoming the spring season. All ages were welcome, as children and adults learned…
Rosie The Riveter At The Bong Center In Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- The Bong Center played host this weekend to Rosie the Riveter, the woman from World War II who represented female workers of that era. The group Border Town Betties were on hand…
Rice Lake Mayor John Werner Dies After Battle With Cancer
RICE LAKE, Minn. -- The city of Rice Lake's mayor, John S. Werner, has died at the age of 72. The announcement was made Monday morning on Werner's mayoral Facebook page. "The City of Rice Lake is very saddened to…
Lincoln Park Children and Families Collaborative Hosts Grocery Give Away
DULUTH, Minn. -- Lincoln Park Children and Families Collaborative (LPCFC) hosted a grocery give away at the Lincoln Park Commons Sunday. The Community Mobile Market was also there. For SNAP-EBT customers, the Community Mobile…
UPDATE: Duluth Missing Man Found Safely
UPDATE (March 27, 9:35 a.m.) -- Duluth Police say that missing 23-year-old Joe Benjamin has been found safely on Monday. ORIGINAL POST: DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a missing man.…
Daunting Recovery Underway In Tornado-Devastated Mississippi
ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the U.S. after a deadly tornado tore a path of destruction across a long swath of Mississippi, even as furious new storms Sunday struck across…
Turtle Story Time at Zenith Bookstore
DULUTH, Minn. -- It was story time at the Zenith Bookstore in West Duluth, kids gathered for a reading of a book about a turtle, then got to meet a very special…
Duluth Jigsaw Puzzle Contest
DULUTH, Minn. -- Hundreds of jigsaw puzzlers filled the great hall of the Duluth Depot this weekend. Each person was there to complete the goal finishing a 500 piece puzzle in the least amount of…
I-35 Closure Leads to Many Delays
DULUTH, MINN. -- Interstate 35 is closed this weekend through 6 PM Sunday. If you were trying to get somewhere today and you usually used I-35, you learned that first hand. There were…
Much of Miller Hill Mall Now Open
DULUTH, MINN -- It's been eleven days since the roof at Miller Hill collapsed in the area of Caribou Coffee. Most of the stores in the mall were closed for at least a…
Trees Near Brighton Beach's Kitchi Gammi Park to be Cut Down
DULUTH, MINN. -- The city of Duluth is in the process of removing about 100 trees from Brighton Beach's Kitchi Gammi Park area. The trees to be cut include 75 scotch pines, 20…
New Restaurant On Island Lake Has Been Successful
ISLAND LAKE, Minn. -- Lake Effect Restaurant & Bar opened a month ago during a blizzard and business has been booming. The Northwoods cozy feel restaurant has a mix of everything on their menu.…
UMD Hosts First Medication Take Back Event
DULUTH, Minn. -- UMD hosted its first Medication Take Back event Friday to spread awareness on how to properly dispose of your unused or expired meds. Often when people throw away their medications improperly there…
Ashlie Castaldo Running for At-Large Duluth City Council Seat
DULUTH, MINN. -- Ashlie Castaldo has formally announced that she is a candidate for the at-large seat on the Duluth City Council. Castaldo had previously run for the at-large seat in the last city council election,…
Thousands Gather For Minnesota State Archery Tournament
DULIUTH, Minn. -- Over the years thousands of students have participated in the Minnesota National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament, this year is no different as 1,900 kids show off their archery skills…
Treatment Participants Graduate From Drug Court
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Sixth Judicial District Treatment Court celebrated today because of the record number of Drug Court Graduates since COVID. Five participants were recognized for completing the treatment court program. Family members…
I-35 Closures Happening Friday Through Weekend
DULUTH, Minn. -- Work on I-35 that will begin at 7:00 p.m. Friday will make travel to and from Duluth difficult through Sunday night. MnDOT will be closing northbound lanes completely between 40th Avenue West and Garfield. Traffic will be…
US-Canada Migration Deal Aims To End Walk-Around Crossings
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vermont (AP) — The immigration deal announced Friday by U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau aims to shut down a process that has enabled tens of thousands of immigrants from across the world to move between…
‘Trans Refuge’ Bill Closer To Becoming Law Despite Concerns Of Lacking Protection Safeguards
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Lawmakers in Minnesota are working to ensure transgender youth have a safe space when seeking gender-affirming healthcare, moving a new "Trans Refuge" bill closer to law after passing the House of Representatives early Friday on a…
