Climbing To New Heights At Sandstone Ice Festival
SANDSTONE, Minn. -- When it comes to winter, we might as well enjoy it if we're going to live here. That attitude is taken to new heights each year by those who love to…
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Glensheen Hosts Community Day Before Taking Down Xmas Decorations
DULUTH, Minn. -- Glensheen Mansion held a last hurrah for its Christmas decorations by welcoming in the public for its community day. Staff there gave free tours of the mansion and self-guided tours were available…
148th Fighter Wing Held Awards and Retirement Ceremony
DULUTH, Minn. --“The great thing about speaking to you bulldogs is that I don’t ever have to worry about having enough material for my speech,” opened keynote speaker and Assistant Adjutant General of the Minnesota…
Biden Walks Stretch Of US-Mexico Border Amid GOP Criticism
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden walked a muddy stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border and inspected a busy port of entry Sunday on his first trip to the region after two years in office, a visit shadowed by…
Home And Garage Total Loss After Fire In Clinton Township
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Minn. -- A man has lost his home and garage after both caught fire early Saturday morning in the Clinton Township, which is south of Virginia on the Iron Range. According to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office,…
Jazz Returns at the Depot
DULUTH, Minn. -- Jazz at the Depot started 5 years ago, and Jan. 7 marked the return of the much loved event. The Jazz Quartet had played at Canal Park for a number of…
Playtime Palace Hosts One Year Anniversary
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- It was time for kids to have some fun on January 7, as Playtime Palace celebrated it's one year anniversary. Kids up to the age of six were welcomed. Playtime Palace…
Duluth Winter Trail-Running Series is in Full Swing
DULUTH, Minn.-- Crossing the finish line of a marathon is a great accomplishment, but doing so in freezing weather can prove even more difficult. The Northwoods Winter Trail Championships started back up in 2019...…
Driver Escapes Unhurt After Pickup Truck Falls Through The Ice On Leech Lake
WALKER, Minn. -- A pickup truck went through the ice in Walker on Friday morning, but luckily the driver wasn't hurt. It happened just after 10 a.m. on Leech Lake near the Horseshoe Bay Resort. The Cass County Sheriff says…
Bad Holiday Lights? WLSSD Is The Place To Recycle Those Cords
DULUTH, Minn. - It's the time of year when people are cleaning up after the holidays, including throwing things out that may have broken, like strings of holiday lights. One spot to do so is…
Northland Snowmobile Clubs Busy Grooming Trails
DULUTH, Minn. -- It was a beautiful Friday afternoon in January, with the sun shining and snowmobilers ready to hit the trails. Two of the people riding their sleds know the trails they’ve been…
Bills’ Hamlin Breathing On His Own, Joins Team Via Video
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It was uplifting enough for the Buffalo Bills staff and players to see Damar Hamlin appear on the video screen in the team’s meeting room Friday — “larger than life,” as coach Sean McDermott put…
US Approves Alzheimer’s Drug That Modestly Slows Disease
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday approved a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows the brain-robbing disease, albeit with potential safety risks that patients and their doctors will have to carefully weigh. The drug, Leqembi, is the…
DECC Hosts 'Sunrise Coffee' Every Thursday In January
DULUTH, Minn. -- Northlanders were down at the DECC Thursday morning, taking in the scenery of Lake Superior and the Lift Bridge for some fresh coffee and conversations. It's all part of the DECC's…
Coffee Conversation: Benefit For Duluth Armory Arts And Music Center Jan. 29
DULUTH, Minn. -- A big fundraiser is taking place at the end of January to benefit the Duluth Armory Arts and Music Center. A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Holly and the late 50's will be at Clyde Iron…
Coffee Conversation: Vitta Pizza Brings Fresh Pizza On Morning Show
DULUTH, Minn. -- Vitta Pizza Co-owner Christie Erickson brought fresh pizzas on the morning show Friday. Vitta Pizza recently expanded in November with a second location on Central Entrance, the first being in Canal Park. The Neapolitan style pizza is…
2 Arrested In Duluth Triple-Stabbing, Home Invasion
DULUTH, Minn. – Two men were under arrest Friday after police said they broke into a home in Duluth’s Kenwood neighborhood and stabbed three people they didn’t know. The call for help came in around 3:25 a.m. Friday at a…
UPDATE: Man From Culver Dead After Collision With Train, Man Identified
UPDATE (Jan. 6, 10:08 a.m.) -- The man who died after the pickup truck he was driving collided with a train on Thursday has been identified. The 56-year-old is Michael G. Froberg from Culver, Minnesota. ORIGINAL POST: INDUSTRIAL TOWNSHIP, Minn.…
2 Years After Jan. 6, Speaker Scrap Paralyzes Congress Again
WASHINGTON (AP) — Such are the fractures in the country, between the political parties and inside the Republican Party itself, that one time-honored specialty of Washington — memorializing and coming together over national trauma — isn’t what it used to be. Friday’s…
Xpedition Performs at The West Theatre
DULUTH, Minn. - Thursday, The West Theatre held its first live music event of the new year. Xpedition, a tribute act, played songs from popular 80s bands like Journey and Foreigner. The event brought in…
Superior Fire Department Hosts First Car Seat Clinic of 2023
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Thursday, the Superior Fire Department and Safe Kids NE Minnesota held their monthly Car Seat Clinic of 2023. These clinics have been going on since 2000 with the goal of keeping small…
Duluth Police Department's 2022 in Review
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Police Department and Mayor Emily Larson held a news conference Thursday highlighting the 2022 public safety report. A challenge the DPD faced this year was staffing as 27, a historic…
Great Lakes Aquarium Sets New Attendance Record
DULUTH, Minn.-- For the past few years, the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth has had a goal of boosting its attendance to break the 200-thousand visitor mark. The organization just announced that it…
Body Shops in Area Have Long Wait Times for Repairs
DULUTH, Minn -- If you've been out driving recently, you know the roads ae slippery and that is leading to crashes and long delays at area body shops. "I've never seen it like…
Push to Legalize Marijuana in Minnesota Legislative Session
A group of Minnesota lawmakers and others are pushing to legalize marijuana this legislative session. They gathered in St. Paul to say Minnesotans want marijuana legal for adults. The group also includes growers, business…
McCarthy Fails For 3rd Long Day In GOP House Speaker Fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans left the speaker’s chair of the U.S. House sitting empty Thursday, as party leader Kevin McCarthy failed and failed again in an excruciating string of ballots to win enough GOP…
Record Number of Invasive Spongy Moths Captured in Minnesota in 2022
MINNESOTA -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture caught a record number of spongy moths during 2022, catching over 100,000 with a majority of them in Lake and Cook Counties.…
Police: Idaho Slaying Suspect’s DNA Found At Crime Scene
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The DNA of the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students was found on a knife sheath recovered at the crime scene and cellphone data shows that in the months before the attack, he…
Coffee Conversation: Alworth Scholarship Deadline January 15
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Executive Director, Patty Salo Downs, of the Alworth Memorial Fund came on the morning show to spread the word encouraging students to apply for the Alworth Scholarship. The scholarship is $20,000…
Coffee Conversation: Folk and Jazz Musician Skarlett Woods Performs Live
DULUTH, Minn. -- Skarlett Woods, a swing, jazz, and folk singer/songwriter stopped by the morning show to perform a few songs. This was Woods' first time on live television. Woods will be releasing a new single, "Close To You" from…
