Check It Out! Wisconsin Family Builds Massive 40+ Foot Snowman

In April, 2022, the City of Duluth Parks & Recreation Department announced that all natural surface trails had been temporarily closed. This happens every year around that time because if used on foot or by bike, the wet soil conditions would would lead to significant damage of these critical assets. While the trails need to be close, the City always reminds outdoor enthusiasts that they will reopen again once surface conditions improve.

One Minnesota carnival wasn't all fun and games over the weekend after a fight broke out on a ferris wheel, causing a major frenzy among attendees. It's been a strange month for crime stories. Recently, a Minnesota couple was injured when a vehicle smashed into their motel room. The elderly couple were in Detroit Lakes relaxing in the room when a pickup drove into their room and drove away.

The Voyageurs Wolf Project shared on the unfortunate news on their Facebook page that someone illegally shot and killed a breeding female wolf. If you haven't heard of The Voyageurs Wolf Project, it started as a University of Minnesota research project. The project includes the area in and around Voyageurs National Park, in northern Minnesota. The project studies wolves and their prey during the summer and to provide a comprehensive understanding of the summer ecology of wolves in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem.

The Mitchell Building had once been the center of Iron River, Wisconsin. Lately, it's been sitting lonely with graffiti and vandalism. Things are changing. According to the Ashland Daily Press, the Hessey-Hatten Lumber Company built this iconic building in 1892 back when Iron River was a logging hub. In summer months, the town was flooded with loggers spending their hard-earned money at the establishments around town.

With the rising costs of food at the grocery store, here's a great way to make sure that there's enough food on the table. The Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) is bringing their Free Produce Events back to the Northland for another summer. The events were well received last year...

It has been a wet and stormy week across Minnesota and Wisconsin. Those storms packed some significant rainfall, bringing already swollen waterways further beyond their banks in parts of the state. Across Northern Minnesota, a flood watch was issued ahead of Thursday's storms. Late snowmelt from heavy winter snow and...

Superior, Wisconsin might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of celebrity sightings but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen! There are a ton of celebrities from Wisconsin. There are also a few celebrities from Minnesota, including in Northern Minnesota. A few examples of this...

I've been golfing Nemadji Golf course in Superior, Wisconsin for the last 15 years. I love the courses. Both the East/West course and the North/South course have something for everyone. I've gone out twice this spring so far, and the experience is noticeably different. KemperSports took over running the course...

The current law in Minnesota stopped breweries that produced more than 20,000 barrels of beer a year from selling growlers, but under the new bill that the House passed last night the growler cap would increase to 150,000 barrels. This is a huge victory for the makers of the growing craft beer industry in the state.

The travel website, Travel & Leisure released a list of the best beaches across the United States. Could a beach in Duluth make the list?. My grandpa actually built a house on Park Point back in the day. Growing up with a beach as your backyard was something I could only dream about. I absolutely loved spending my days soaking up the sun (or getting severely sunburnt because I'm a sad ginger) and cooling down in the refreshing waters of Lake Superior.

With the 2022 Minnesota Fishing Opener upon us this weekend, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants to remind all anglers that they play a vital role in preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species. Not only is it important to follow the steps laid out by the DNR to...

The 2022 Minnesota Fishing Opener is this weekend and after a warm, stormy week, it looks like ice on area lakes will not be an issue. However, stubborn ice did remain on some Minnesota lakes right up until this week and that makes for especially dangerous water temperatures. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants all anglers to take that threat seriously and take preventative measures.

One of the best parts of spring in the Northland is all of the amazing seasonal businesses that open when the weather gets warmer. Now, one of the seasonal favorites has announced their opening date. Gordy's Hi-Hat is a great example of this. The staple usually opens sometime in March,...

Marena Kouba was a swimmer for St. Cloud State which definitely came in handy as she and her boyfriend Dayton were on vacation in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan in July of 2020. They made their way out to a sandbar when they spotted an uncle with his niece and nephew. She told WCCO-CBS "I thought that they were laughing out in the water, but it turns out that they were actually screaming. And Dayton was like, ‘Hey maybe you should go check that out, I dove into the water and swam out there.”

There's been a new Coast Guard regulation that took place just a couple of weeks ago. You may not even know that you could be violating the law when you take your boat out this weekend. Starting on April 20, 2022, new fire extinguisher regulations are required for recreational boaters....

As we finally move in to some warmer temperatures, a powerful May storm hit Minnesota and caused some damage with large size hail. Minnesota has had their fair share of crazy weather events from the great Duluth flood of 2012 to the Halloween blizzard of 1991, This storm is nowhere in comparison. However, it was pretty crazy seeing the size of the hail.

The Northland received sad news Wednesday when Cloquet Area Fire District announced that they had un expectedly lost one of their own earlier in the week. Not only did they lose an important member of their team, but also a cherished member of the community. Arson K-9 Wish had provided the department with nine years of dedicated service before passing way Monday.

One of largest and oldest waste service providers in the Duluth-Superior area has been cited and fined by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency following an investigation. Hartel's Disposal LLC in Proctor was fined $20,000 as part of the citation. The charges and the financial penalty stem from what the Minnesota...

Northland residents will want to have their eyes to the nighttime skies at the end of this weekend as there will be an opportunity to see something very cool!. Sunday night into early Monday morning, people in the Americas, Europe and Africa will get to see a total lunar eclipse, when the moon is fully in Earth's shadow.

Great news arrived recently for Minnesota's frontline workers recently when Governor Tim Walz signed a bill, passed by the Minnesota Legislature, that provides bonus pay for eligible COVID-19 frontline workers. While Gov. Walz officially signed Frontline Worker Payments into law on April 29, 2022, there are still lingering questions as...