Federal judge refuses to postpone Wisconsin’s presidential primary
Federal judge refuses to postpone Wisconsin’s presidential primary but extends absentee voting…
Coronavirus
Your Green Life: Duluth Whole Foods Co-op rolls out safe shopping protocol
Duluth’s Hillside Co-op is undergoing some…
Red Lake Nation declares “medical martial law” amid COVID-19 outbreak
The Red Lake Band Tribal Council in northern…
DTA alters routes again due to COVID-19
The Duluth Transit Authority announces new…
Gov. Whitmer: Michigan schools closed for academic year
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered that…
4th Moose Lake Prison inmate tests positive for COVID-19
The Minnesota State Corrections Department…
Northland Steps Up: Frost River Trading transforms into protective gear manufacturer
The company plans to send 45,000 face shields to…
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St. Louis County Jail releases low-level inmates to prevent the spread of COVID-19
The St. Louis County Jail is sending some low-level inmates…
Ely couple stranded on COVID-19 infected ship
A Northland couple’s adventure of a lifetime has turned into a tragic…
Free lunches for workers at one Duluth COVID-19 testing site
Schneider said he’s hoping to keep this up in the weeks to…
Minnesota Health Commissioner speaks out about lack of testing support
The Minnesota governor’s office expressed frustration Wednesday about the on-going lack of supplies for coronavirus…
Share your health: donate blood
The Red Cross is asking anyone who can, to share their…
Duluth Public Schools preparing students for distance learning with orientation week
The district made both an option knowing that some students live in more rural parts of the city and may not have access to the…
Gov. Tim Walz to deliver State of the State address on Sunday
Governor Tim Walz announced Wednesday he’s going to deliver his second State of the State…
5 more COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota, new cases in Carlton, St. Louis Counties
Five more Minnesotans have died from COVID-19, the largest one-day death toll…
Minnesota State Trooper pulls over Duluth doctor for speeding, gives her his N95 medical masks
A Minnesota state trooper moved a doctor to tears when he turned what should have been a speeding ticket into a heartwarming act of…
Northland Steps Up: OMC Smokehouse owner launches ‘Lifting Lincoln Park’ initiative
It offers a chance to help the neighborhood through a cookbook, gift cards and…
Local funeral homes forced to change ceremony procedures amidst pandemic
Laying a loved one to rest is never easy. Now, due to the COVID-19 pandemic that task is even more of a…
Racers react to cancellation of Grandma’s Marathon
Race organizers say they needed to make this difficult decision to not add any additional stress on an already burdened medical…
Financial tips as April rent arrives
For Deb and Mike Strop who’ve owned Uncle Louie’s Cafe in Duluth for almost ten years, this is their new…
Minnesota looking for temporary hospital sites, preparing for the surge
The team was in Duluth looking at locations Tuesday, working to be ready for the surge in…
Bayfield County reaffirms 3rd case of COVID-19
The Bayfield County Health Department has identified a third case of COVID-19 in Bayfield County.…
Fond du Lac woman teaches community her skill to battle isolation
“I really love being around people and I really miss that personal connection that you get from other people,” said Agaton…
Gov. Tony Evers Requests Disaster Declaration in Response to COVID-19
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers sent a letter to FEMA Tuesday, asking the president to issue a major disaster declaration for the entire state of…
Gas prices continue trending down as COVID-19 outbreak continues
With the COVID-19 outbreak continuing, gas prices continue to drop.…
Minnesota now up to 12 COVID-19 deaths
Two more people have died from COVID-19 in Minnesota, bringing the total up to…
Northland Steps Up: How a health diagnosis led to Cloquet’s B&B Market food train
The popular food train did not start with the COVID-19 outbreak, but a health diagnosis more than a year…
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar listens to the needs of Northland leaders
Saint Louis County leaders are calling on U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar for…
Itasca Co. hospitals prepare for COVID-19
Itasca County leaders say their hospital is preparing their staff and facilities for COVID-19…
Officials flying across Minnesota to identify potential makeshift hospital sites
A joint operation featuring the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota National Guard are traveling by…
After flood of unemployment applications, Minnesota makes changes
According to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) agency, the application schedule is now based on the last digit of a person’s Social Security number…
Northland designer creates masks to wear over N95s
Some healthcare workers are being asked to reuse their N95…
‘The Pharm’ hoping to boost immunity and mood of healthcare workers
“We decided that we want to focus on helping the community and that’s our goal,” said…
Essentia Health expands to video appointments amid COVID-19 pandemic
Essentia Health introduces virtual visit technology, which was originally attended to start later this spring, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you…
Minnesota reports 10th COVID-19 death
Another Minnesotan has died of COVID-19.…
Wisconsin dairy farmers hit hard by coronavirus
The coronavirus has delivered a severe blow to Wisconsin dairy farmers who rely on selling milk to restaurants, schools and the hospitality industry.…
Itasca County confirms first COVID-19 case
The Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Itasca…
Non-profits make do to provide without volunteer help
The program which provides food for students throughout Northeastern Minnesota to take home every…
Northland Steps Up: Group surprises healthcare workers with feasts
One special delivery arrived Friday morning at St. Luke’s…
Mayo Clinic ambulance implement COVID-19 protocol
They say all measures taken are to make sure everyone is safe, not to make a patient feel…
Gov. Evers halts evictions, seeks to make April voting more accessible
Evers is urging the state legislature to approve sending every registered voter an absentee ballot, so they can vote safely in…
REAL ID deadline extended to 2021
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is extending the REAL ID full enforcement deadline to Oct. 1,…
COVID-19-related death reported in Gogebic County
The patient was also the first confirmed case in the…
Northland Steps Up: Small town rallies around its lone cafe
Sandy and Steve Simek have lived in the Cotton area all their lives, and have owned the 90-year-old cafe for more than a…
First Northland COVID-19 death reported
Iron County Public Health says the first death in the area was also the county’s first confirmed…
Educators and parents navigate servicing special education students
It’s something teachers and families in all school districts are adapting…
Hospitals preparing for patient surge, nurses asking to be included
The leaders of Duluth’s two hospitals said they’re focused on conserving their resources and preparing for a patient surge as they wait to see how…
Mayor Larson reacts to the Governor’s stay-at-home order
Larson says she agrees with the governor’s action and is confident Duluth will make it through this.…
Your Green Life: Duluth company now treating surfaces for COVID-19
A Duluth indoor air quality specialist wants to take your potentially grimy, infected surfaces and turn them shiny and…
Klobuchar says husband recovering from COVID-19, no longer hospitalized
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said her husband, John Bessler, is recovering after testing positive for COVID-19, and has been released from the…
Visit Duluth estimates $1.6M in lost DECC, hotel revenue due to COVID-19 so far
DULUTH, MN- What once was a destination spot for many has now turned into a ghost town. “This has been devastating for the entire industry,” said…
Customer tips $100 on $22 restaurant take-out order
A Duluth restaurant took to social media to show off some love from a customer during these tough times.…
Trump says feds developing new guidelines for virus risk
President Donald Trump says that federal officials are developing guidelines to rate counties by risk of virus spread.…
Social distancing, working remotely to keep the news going
Businesses across the country and in the Northland are adjusting to keep their employees safe and healthy amid the COVID-19 outbreak.…
Bayfield County Health Department confirms 2nd COVID-19 case, community spread
A second case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Bayfield…
Evers administration closes state Capitol
Gov. Tony Evers has decided to close the state Capitol building in Madison as the coronavirus crisis deepens in…
Milwaukee County confirms 8th COVID-19 related death in Wisconsin
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner confirms another person has died from the coronavirus, bringing the total to eight in…