ELY, Minn-The city of Ely announced they are dealing with issues with their water system, which is causing an unusual odor and taste in their drinking water. Officials say the water is safe to drink as testing continues at this…
MINNEAPOLIS-An internal Environmental Protection Agency investigation has found that the federal agency mishandled its oversight of permits for what would be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine. The findings released Wednesday describe a flawed review of two permits issued for the $1…
MINNEAPOLIS-The family of Daunte Wright is preparing for his funeral Thursday. It comes just days after guilty verdicts were handed down for the former Minneapolis police officer whose killing of George Floyd set off nationwide protests and a reckoning over…
ST. PAUL, Minn.-Gov. Tim Walz has written a letter to the Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board, which meets today, calling on them to take immediate steps to increase trust and transparency in policing. “Your work as members of…
KABUL, Afghanistan-A U.S. defense department official says the U.S. military has begun shipping equipment and winding down contracts with local service providers ahead of the May 1 start of the final phase of its military pullout from Afghanistan. The pullout…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Tony Evers has ordered the Wisconsin State Patrol and other state law enforcement agencies to update their use of force policies to prohibit chokeholds,…
DULUTH, Minn.- In this week's Cooking Connection, Meteorologist Ken Slama knows what to do when life gives him lemons -- whip up a lemon cheesecake with the owner of The Cozy Hen…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has convened a global climate summit - by livestream from around the world because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden started it out Thursday with an ambitious U.S. pledge to cut by at least one-half…
DULUTH, Minn. - It's National Volunteer Week, and one healthcare clinic is happy it has its volunteers back in action. St. Luke's Hospital had to say goodbye to its volunteers who work in the hospital…
DULUTH, Minn-The Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge, which works as an alcohol and drug treatment facility, recently completed a $2 million renovation on its campus in downtown Duluth. The renovated Chatham building on East Second…
DULUTH, Minn. - For the second year in a row, the commencement at the University of Minnesota Duluth will be virtual. Students have the opportunity to take photos with their dean, professors, college banners, and…
DULUTH, Minn.-- Community groups came out the Clayton Jackon McGhee Memorial in downtown Duluth this evening to bring attention to the fatal officer involved shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. "The state of…
DULUTH, Minn.-- For the first time since the start of the pandemic, a popular downtown Duluth pizza place is back open for dining. Pizza Luce has spaced out its tables and reopened most of the…
DULUTH, Minn.-The Rice’s Point Business Group came together this morning to do a neighborhood cleanup at four different sites near the DNR boat launch by the Blatnik Bridge. More than 30 businesses took part…
DULUTH, Minn-The Lake Superior Railroad Museum reopened earlier this month, and since then they have had no shortage of guests. In addition to cleaning and reducing some of the high-touch zones during the pandemic…
(AP) - U.S. regulators say the Baltimore factory contracted to make Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine was dirty, didn’t follow proper manufacturing procedures, and had poorly trained staff. The problems resulted in contamination of a batch of material that was…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help, and the avid-for-money for a two-day summit aimed at rallying the world’s worst polluters to do more to slow climate change. Biden’s first…
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Burning Man festival organizers are considering requiring attendees to prove they’ve been vaccinated for COVID-19 if they move forward with plans to hold this year’s counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert. But they backed off an…
(FOX 9) - Minnesota health officials reported 1,611 new COVID-19 cases and 13 more deaths Wednesday. The state has now seen 560,450 COVID-19 cases and 7,044 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The Superior City Council voted Tuesday to extend Superior's emergency declaration through June 1, which once again extends the citywide mask mandate. Earlier this year, Superior's mask mandate was reinstated until April 30 when Evers' statewide mask…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly’s bipartisan racial disparities task force created in the wake of a white Kenosha police officer shooting a Black man is making 18 recommendations. But the group stopped short Wednesday of calling for a…
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth Mayor Emily Larson, Police Chief Mike Tusken, and Human Rights Officer Carl Crawford have each released statements following the verdict of the Chauvin trial and the next steps for the community. You can read each statement…
CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — Paisley Park will welcome back a select 1,400 fans on Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of Prince’s death from inside his creative sanctuary in suburban Minneapolis. The sprawling studio’s atrium will be opened to those…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to announce that the Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after the guilty verdict in George Floyd’s death, a person familiar with the matter told…
DULUTH, Minn.-The first saltie has arrived in the Twin Ports which kicks off the region’s international shipping season. The Federal Biscay arrived Sunday from Turkey carrying 21,000 metric tons of cement. Leadership from the…
SUPERIOR, Wis.-Students at UWS are continuing to celebrate Earth Week with a variety of giveaways. Today they handed out 100 seed pots to students who could plant them or even keep them in their…
DULUTH, Minn. -- "Just in the last five years it's really starting to spike up," Back Alley Owner, Jerome Fischer says. That growth led Jerome Fischer and his family to purchase this building…
DULUTH, Minn.-The Rambler food truck has opened for its 2021 season. The truck was spotted outside the Rose Garden earlier Tuesday where they dish up everything from teriyaki pulled pork to Mahi tacos. Staff…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Chauvin was handcuffed and taken into custody Tuesday after being convicted of all three counts against him. Twelve jurors found Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter, ultimately deciding that Chauvin caused Floyd’s…
EVELETH, Minn. -- J and T sales in Eveleth has been open for five years, and after suffering a devastating fire back in 2018 where they had to toss most of their inventory, the…
