Noah Hobbs Returns To Duluth City Council
DULUTH, Minn. - Former Duluth city councilor Noah Hobbs is headed back to the council. Hobbs was voted in Monday night by fellow councilors to serve the remaining two years of Derek Medved's term.…
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Duluth Homeowner Creates Snow Sculpture To Support Ukraine
DULUTH, Minn. - A Duluth homeowner along 21st Avenue East is showing his support for Ukraine through a snow sculpture on his front yard. Harry Welty has been making snow sculptures for more than…
Minnesota Already-Huge Budget Surplus Grows to $9.25 Billion
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s already-huge budget surplus has become even more enormous, growing to a projected $9.25 billion, the Walz administration announced Monday. The updated forecast was $1.5 billion more than the whopping $7.7 billion surplus that Minnesota…
Mayor Not Lighting Duluth Lift Bridge For Ukraine Adds To List Of Other Rejections
DULUTH, Minn. -- From London to Milwaukee, to Minneapolis -- structures are being lit blue and yellow in support of Ukraine. But in Duluth, its most iconic structure, the Aerial Lift Bridge, is…
Duluthian Born And Raised In Russia: 'I Am Ashamed And Outraged'
DULUTH, Minn. - As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, we’re getting a unique perspective from a Duluth woman, Irina Haller, who was born and raised in Russia and moved to Duluth in 1995 at…
Minnesota House Democrats Propose Summertime Gas Tax Holiday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Several Democrats in the Minnesota House have proposed a gasoline tax holiday from Memorial Day until Labor Day to help lessen the burden of rising gas prices on motorists. Rep. Stephenson, of Coon Rapids, said the proposal…
Duluth Mayor To Light Enger Tower For Ukraine After Community Requests; Superior Mayor Releases Statement
DULUTH, Minn. -- One day after Mayor Emily Larson said she had no plans to light any buildings in support of Ukraine like other cities and states were doing across the country, Larson…
Minnesota Senate GOP Unveils Massive $8.5B Tax Cut Proposal
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Senate Republicans on Thursday announced a tax cut proposal that would cost more than $8.5 billion over the next three years. Republican lawmakers say the proposal is the largest tax cut in the state’s…
AP Sources: Biden Taps Ketanji Brown Jackson for High Court
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. That word comes from people familiar with the…
Duluth Council Names Top 3 Candidates For Medved's Vacant Seat
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth City Council interviewed 26 candidates Thursday evening who are vying to fill Derek Medved's seat who recently stepped down to focus on his growing business. The interviews were virtual. Each…
Local Veteran Weighs In on Possible Military Response in Ukraine
SUPERIOR, Wis. - As military action continues to escalate in Ukraine, could the United States and NATO nations soon get involved in direct conflict with Russia? The commander of Superior’s American Legion Post 435 believes it…
CDC to Significantly Ease Pandemic Mask Guidelines Friday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter, meaning most Americans will no longer be advised to wear masks in indoor…
Russia Attacks Ukraine; Peace in Europe ‘Shattered’
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Russian troops have launched a broad assault on Ukraine from three sides. The attack began before dawn and brought explosions to Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, and other cities. Ukraine’s leadership…
Russia Evacuating Embassy in Ukraine as Crisis Escalates
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia began evacuating its embassy in Kyiv, and Ukraine urged its citizens to leave Russia. Those moves come as the region braced for further confrontation Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin received authorization to use military force…
Duluth City Hall, Public Libraries Closed Tuesday
DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth City Hall, Duluth public libraries and the CareerForce building will be closed Tuesday because of the ongoing snow storm. Meanwhile, the city will not decide on whether to issue a snow emergency until Tuesday. More information…
