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A year after legalization, where you can and can’t smoke pot in Minnesota is still a little hazy
Despite being legal for months, it was still kind of surreal to see people openly smoking marijuana in public recently, and smell the pungent clouds surrounding them. A small crowd of smokers at the Northern Haze Festival puffed on bongs and other glass pipes under a tent in a parking lot on a sweaty Duluth Saturday in early July.
Canadian Forces Snowbirds to perform free airshow over Duluth Harbor
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are performing a free air show over the Duluth Harbor. The performance is planned for Wednesday, July 31 @ 5 p.m. It celebrates the Royal Canadian Air Force. Duluth is one of just 4 cities in the United States to host the snowbirds. “Plans fell into...
City leaders aim to expand shelter space ahead of proposed encampment ordinance
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - So much has been made of the proposed ordinance that would criminalize homeless encampments on Duluth city property. At Thursday night’s city council agenda session, leaders focused on some solutions to make sure that if the ordinance passes, there are plenty of places for the unhoused to go.
Downtown Duluth offers support for proposed safety ordinances
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Downtown Duluth leaders are throwing their support behind the recently proposed updated safety ordinances. The 10 ordinances cover a wide array of topics, the most contested of which critics say would criminalize camping on Duluth city property. In a letter to councilors, Downtown Duluth’s...
Earlier Start Time For Monday City Council Meeting
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – With a possible vote on the proposed public safety ordinance, the Duluth City Council is expecting a large public turnout at the scheduled Monday night meeting. To meet the anticipated demand for both public comment and policy decisions, the start time of the meeting has...
Rice Lake Road Corridor Project Begins in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. — After a decade of planning nearly $35 million has been secured for the Rice Lake Road Corridor Project. The money is coming from federal and state governments. The Rice Lake Road Corridor acts as a key commuter, and trucking route for the Duluth metro area. Crews will be reconstructing Rice Lake, Martin and Calvary roads.
Heads Up Duluth Commuters, W First Street Closure for Maintenance Tomorrow Morning
Morning commuters may need to quickly rethink their route tomorrow as the City of Duluth has announced a scheduled closure of W First Street for maintenance. Starting at the brisk hour of 7:30 AM, the street’s stretch from Mesaba Avenue to Sixth Avenue W will be off-limits to the regular traffic flow to allow city crews to undertake crack-sealing operations.
Woodland Avenue closure extended in Duluth
The Woodland Avenue closure for thru traffic between St. Paul Ave. and Northfield Street is being extended through August 10th. The closure began July 9 and was originally supposed to end by the end of July. Steve Krasaway, Resident Engineer with St. Louis County, cited higher than normal rainfall as...
Community Members Learn About Blue Heron Research Vessel in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. — Community members stepped on deck to learn all about the Blue Heron research vessel in the Duluth. UMD’s Large Lakes Observatory hosts the Science on Deck event in the Duluth Harbor near Pier B Resort. There are three days of tours offered this summer. Scientists...
Summer of Service Clean-Up Event in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. — On Thursday people from radio station Life 97.9 paired up with Twin Ports Trailer Trash to get Duluth a little cleaner. Through the radio, they encouraged listeners to get outside and help keep the community clean. Volunteers hit the park point beach to pick up trash along the shoreline. They say, they had their work cut out for them.
Northern Minnesota district tests out 4-day school week starting this fall
CARLTON, Minn. — Students in a northern Minnesota school district will have Fridays off this fall. Carlton, near Duluth, is moving to a four-day school week."What can we do in Carlton to be so big, so different, so unique, so innovative. That Carlton School District would be a school of choice," said Superintendent Donita Stepan.If it sounds like Stepan is making a sales pitch, she is. She's trying to sell people on the district's new four-day school week."We had about 79% of the families that filled out the survey were in support of a four-day week. We had about 99% of...
Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center recognized as top project statewide
Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center recognized as top project statewide Essentia Health is proud to announce that the replacement St. Mary’s Medical Center has been recognized as 2023’s top project in Minnesota by Finance & Commerce, an independent newspaper dedicated to business reporting. The new St. Mary’s opened last July after almost four years of construction. Among those who played such an integral role in making this transformative medical facility...
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