DNR is Reminding Fish House Deadline is Coming Up
DULUTH, Minn. - the deadline to remove ice houses from Minnesota lakes is quickly approaching. The Department of Natural Resources tells us structures must be removed by March 18th for…
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Duluth Police: Two Injured in Home Robbery, Assault
DULUTH, Minn. – According to the Duluth Police Department, officers responded to reports of a robbery at a residence on the 600 Block of Atlantic Avenue at approximately 5:15 a.m. Wednesday morning. When officers arrived on the scene they found…
University of Minnesota Files Post-Trial Motion in Miller Case
DULUTH, Minn. – The University of Minnesota filed a post-trial motion in district court today requesting the judge to grant a new trial in the Shannon Miller lawsuit. University of Minnesota Senior Associate General Counsel Timothy J. Pramas released a…
Wisconsin man Arrested for Throwing Puppies in the Trash
MARSHFIELD, Wisc. (FOX 9) - A 56-year-old Marshfield, Wisconsin man was arrested after allegedly throwing a bag containing eight newborn puppies in the trash. On February 28, officers were dispatched to the sound of kittens coming from a garbage can…
Trump: US Grounding Boeing 737 Max 8, 9 After Ethiopia Crash
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the U.S. is issuing an emergency order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people. Many nations in…
Users Report Widespread Outages on Facebook and Instagram
DULUTH, Minn. – Social media users are reporting outages on both Facebook and Instagram Wednesday morning. According to the website downdetector.com over 4,000 people have reported problems with Facebook and Instagram since 11:00 a.m. There is no word yet on…
Manafort Sentenced to 3½ More Years in Prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to more than 3 1/2 additional years in prison. That’s on top of the roughly four-year sentence he received in a separate case in Virginia last…
Milwaukee Police Seek man in Woman's Killing, Child Abduction
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police are searching for a man accused of fatally shooting a woman and abducting their young daughter. Thirty-four-year-old Dariaz Higgins of Milwaukee was charged Tuesday with first-degree intentional homicide. Police say Higgins is considered armed and dangerous.…
Catching Hoppers This Weekend at Annual St. Urho's Day Celebration
FINLAND, Minn. - Folks in Finland, Minnesota are inviting St. Urho enthusiasts to join in on the 44th Annual St. Urho's Celebration March 15 - 17. This year's theme is "Catching…
St. Louis County Attorney Releases Officer Involved Shooting Findings
DULUTH, Minn. - In a Wednesday morning news release, St. Louis County Attorney Mark Rubin determined the conduct of Officer Dale Marcus was justified in necessitating the use of…
Audit Finds no Child Care Fraud-Terror Link
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota's legislative auditor says he can't substantiate allegations that money defrauded from a state child care program found its way to terror organizations overseas. Lawmakers asked for the report following TV reports last year alleging that…
Animal Allies Donations to Help Multiple Organizations in the Northland
DULUTH, Minn. - As spring inches closer to the Northland, the demand for supplies at animal organizations in the Northland is rising. Local shelters and animal advocates will soon be…
Minnesota to Report on Alleged Child Care Fraud-Terror Link
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota's legislative auditor is about to release a report on fraud in a state child care program that was undertaken after allegations that some of the money may have found its way to terror organizations overseas.…
Heavy Snow Collapses Fairgrounds Barn Roof
MINNEAPOLIS - Heavy snow has caused some structural damage at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Authorities say part of the roof of the cattle barn gave way Tuesday night. No one was hurt. The…
School Closings & Delays Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Watersmeet Township Schools - Closed Wrenshall Schools: 2 hour delay
Great Outdoors: X Game Gold Medalist Hits the UMD Rooftops
DULUTH, Minn.- A part of Minnesota-Duluth's campus turned into an extreme skiing event for a professional skier who took home Gold in the 2012 X-Games. X-Game Gold Medalist Tom Wallisch used the campus of UMD for some extreme skiing, being…
Duluth Police and Fire Departments Hit the Ice for a Good Cause
PROCTOR, Minn. - Duluth Police and Fire hockey teams hit the ice this week for bragging rights and a good cause at the St. Luke's Sports and Event Center.…
Kids Skate on Spring Break
SUPERIOR, Wis. - It's spring break for Superior Public Schools and kids are making the most of their free days. Skating at World of Wheels was the activity of choice for…
Higher Flooding Risk than Normal Because of Melt and Rain Expected
DULUTH, Minn. - Flooding is common after the first big snow melt of the season. But this year's conditions could mean more flooding than normal. Rebecca Teasley is an associate professor of…
Cleaning at Beijing Restaurant Begins After 2018 Fire
DULUTH, Minn.- Cleaning crews are now on site at Beijing Restaurant in Duluth, after fire closed the business down last October. The owner of Beijing on London Road tells us…
City Crews Tackle Storm Drains in Superior, Cleaning Businesses Prep for Flooding
SUPERIOR, Wis.- There are 3067 storm drains, 91 miles of sewer, and 181 miles of ditches, swales and culverts in the City of Superior. Now crews are rushing to have those near…
Duluth Ordinance Possible Solution to Child Care Shortage in the Northland
DULUTH, Minn. – Finding quality child care in the Northland has been a challenge for many parents in the area. In Duluth there are about one hundred fifty licensed family child care…
DNR Announced Details of Mille Lacs Walleye Harvest in May
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says anglers who fish Mille Lacs Lake in May will get to keep one walleye. It’ll be the first time since 2015 that anglers on the big east-central Minnesota…
Amtrak Officials Making Further Pushes for Connector Train
DULUTH, Minn.- For the second time in a month, Amtrak officials were in the Duluth pushing for the Northern Lights Express rail service from the Twin Ports to the Twin Cities. A…
The Women Behind the Building for Women
DULUTH, Minn.- March is Women's History Month, and where better to hear stories by women than in the Building for Women? The building faced an incredible journey leading to it…
Cause of La Pointe Fire Hall Blaze Ruled 'Undetermined'
LA POINTE, Wis. – The cause of the fire that destroyed Madeline Island’s only fire station and ambulance service has been ruled ‘undetermined’ by the Fire Marshall, but La Point Fire Chief Rick Reichkeitze says indications point to battery…
College Coaches, Others Indicted in Admissions Bribery Case
BOSTON (AP) — Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were charged along with nearly 50 other people Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents bribed college coaches and insiders at testing centers to help get their children into…
