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A New Year Dawns for the Duluth Hmong Community

DULUTH, Minn -- Meanwhile in Duluth, community members gathered to celebrate the Hmong New Year. The free event was open to the public and was hosted at Coppertop Church. Traditional food was available…

Students Uncover the Past Through Pine Trees

DULUTH, Minn -- Today at Duluth Makerspace, there was much activity, and it was all about dead tree stumps and what we can learn from them. A group of college students from both…

Poinsettias Make Their Yearly Appearance

DULUTH, Minn.--Poinsettias are  popping up all over. In fact, it's estimated that during the six week, peak season for the plant, 35 million of them are sold. Shelly Tomlin of Engwall Flowers says the poinsettias…

Duluth Police Department Swears In Eight New Officers

DULUTH, Minn.--The Duluth Police Department is the third largest in the state of Minnesota. On Friday, the police force welcomed eight new officers who had completed their training with the Duluth Department's own…

Biden Sees Economy Avoiding Recession, But Risks Remain

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden assured Americans on Friday that the U.S. economy is chugging along in the holiday season, but the very strength of a new jobs report showed that high inflation remains a recession threat. At the White House,…

Infowars Host Alex Jones Files For Personal Bankruptcy

(AP) -- Infowars host Alex Jones filed for personal bankruptcy protection in Texas on Friday as he faces nearly $1.5 billion in court judgments over conspiracy theories he spread about the Sandy Hook school massacre. Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…

US Hiring Stays Strong, Complicating Fed’s Inflation Fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy — a sign of resilience in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes. The economy added 263,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate stayed 3.7%,…

Rail Strike Averted: Biden Signs Bill Enforcing Agreement

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bill Friday to avert a freight rail strike that he said could have plunged the U.S. into a catastrophic recession. At the White House, Biden signed a measure passed Thursday by the Senate and…

Superior National Forest Hosts Open House

DULUTH, Minn. - The Superior National Forest Service held an open house at the Supervisor's office in Duluth Thursday. The Forest Service has held a series of these open houses across its five districts, with…

Winter Holiday Market Returns to Duluth Cider

DULUTH, Minn. - If you are looking to continue shopping local for the holidays, there is a new weekly option at Duluth Cider. Held at the tap room in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood, a rotating…

Justices Keep Student Loan Cancellation Blocked For Now

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Biden administration program to cancel student loans will remain blocked for now, but the justices agreed to take up the case in late winter. The court’s decision to hear arguments relatively quickly…

Biden Administration Presses Senators To Avert Rail Strike

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy would face a severe economic shock if senators don’t pass legislation this week to avert a freight rail worker strike. That’s the message the Biden administration is delivering personally to Democratic senators in a…

Biden Hosting Macron Amid Some Friction Over US Climate Law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron are celebrating the long-standing U.S.-French relationship, but these are friends with differences. The French leader is using his visit to Washington to sharply criticize aspects of his ally’s signature climate law as a bad deal…

UPDATE: Arrest Made After Tuesday Stabbing In Gary-New Duluth

UPDATE: Duluth police arrested a 45-year-old suspect just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday in connection to the stabbing. He faces a charge of first-degree assault. The 42-year-old man who was stabbed is in "stable" condition at a hospital. The father…

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