ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. -- St. Louis County announced Friday the COVID-19 Community Level has increased from moderate to high. "Per the CDC, this level is determined based on three factors: new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 population in the…
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CHICAGO (AP) — Two people are dead and another eight wounded following a shooting near a fast food restaurant just blocks from Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile shopping district that sent bystanders scattering, authorities said. The shooting happened about 10:40 p.m.…
In this weeks Active Adventures, Meteorologist Ken Slama heads out on the lake with Captain Brody Kaldahl with Looper Charters to see if they can catch some luck ahead of the summer…
(AP) -- President Joe Biden’s approval rating dipped to the lowest point of his presidency in May, a new poll shows, with deepening pessimism emerging among members of his own Democratic Party. Only 39% of U.S. adults approve of Biden’s…
Some of the video used in this story is courtesy of Nice Mediaworks. DULUTH, Minn. -- It's a big weekend for Bent Paddle in Lincoln Park, as its Festiversary event is returning this…
DULUTH, Minn.- Essentia Health hosted an event Thursday for graduating students looking for a job in health care. The "Nurses Night Out" event including casino games, food, prizes, and career opportunities. Essentia Health hopes events…
DULUTH, Minn.- Thursday, The Women Today Magazine hosted the 5th annual Rosie Awards to celebrate women's achievements in the Northland. Seven awards were given out to women who are a driving force in the Northland.…
SAGINAW, MN - Wednesday’s storms brought recorded wind gusts up to 60 mph along with hail nearly 2 inches in some areas, but for some in Saginaw, the winds were reported by the…
DULUTH, Minn. -- It’s been years in the making for the USS Minneapolis-St. Paul to be commissioned, and its finally happening here in Duluth as members of the navy league and twin ports community…
DULUTH, Minn. -- For the first time in three years the Benedictine Senior Living and Health Care Services is holding their annual jewelry and purse sale. The event was being set up today in Somers…
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- A new apartment building in Superior broke ground in March and is coming along quickly to be the next hot spot to live. The building is named Acadia. It’s a 120 unit…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Starting on May 23rd, all faculty and staff members at Duluth Public Schools will be required by the district to mask up again. The mandate will be in place for all of ISD 709's buildings, as well…
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order on Thursday that activated the state's National Guard troops to head up to Northeastern Minnesota to help respond to the floodwaters rising in communities. A peacetime emergency was…
DULUTH, Minn. - It’s one of the newest classes of naval ships for the United States, and for the first time it is here in Duluth for its commissioning. The USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul…
DULUTH, Minn. - St. Louis County officials are continuing to monitor the worst flooding some parts have not seen since 2014. A combination of above average spring rainfall and a late snowpack…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An effort to ban “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ youth won a majority in the Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate on Thursday, but it didn’t get enough votes on a procedural maneuver to advance to a full debate on the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A proposal to legalize sports betting survived a test Thursday amid lawmakers’ efforts to pull together the pieces of a package to spend the Minnesota’s enormous budget surplus with just days remaining in the legislative…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a $40 billion infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies on Thursday as both parties rallied behind America’s latest, and quite possibly not last, financial salvo against Russia’s invasion. The 86-11 vote…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Superior's top cop is calling for the Palace Bar to lose its liquor and amusement device licenses after a shooting in March and after more than 150 calls for police services since January of 2021. Superior Police…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth Mayor Emily Larson has announced she will continue City Hall in the City Community Listening Sessions starting at the end of May. These sessions are held throughout the city. They are meant to be a great…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely divided House approved legislation Thursday to crack down on alleged price gouging by oil companies and other energy producers as prices at the pump continue to soar. A bill backed by House Democrats would give…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration told lawmakers Thursday that a shuttered baby formula factory could be up and running as soon as next week, though he sidestepped questions about whether his agency should have intervened earlier…
WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits is at a 53-year low. Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 21,000 to 218,000 for the week ending May 14,…
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white man accused of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket appeared briefly in court Thursday after a grand jury indicted him on a first-degree murder charge. Assistant district attorney Gary Hackbush said the…
KOOCHICHING COUNTY, Minn. -- Although the rivers in Duluth don't seem to be too affected, just two and a half hours north, they're experiencing what they're calling historic flooding, and they expect it…
DULUTH, Minn. -- In honor of the commissioning of the U.S.S. Minneapolis-St. Paul naval ship on Saturday, the Navy League asked Bent Paddle to create a special brew. Brewers were able to come…
DULUTH, MN - Nearly 1500 elementary students from ISD 709 got to spend part of their day at Malosky Stadium for the Essentia Health Fit-n-Fun Run. This annual event pitted the 3rd,…
SUPERIOR, WI - Superior Mayor Jim Paine is proposing a partnership with the nonprofit Green New Deal Housing in an attempt to combat the affordable housing crisis. An agreement would lead to the development…
