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Coast Guard asks for paddle craft safety on 234th birthday
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The U.S. Coast Guard’s birthday is Sunday, but the Duluth station celebrated Friday with food, games, and fun for friends and family. The best gift members say they could receive this year is for people to put contact information on paddle crafts like kayaks and paddle boards.
Minnesota Severe Storms Alert: Potential Large Hail and Damaging Winds Saturday
Duluth, MN – The National Weather Service in Duluth, Minnesota, has issued a warning for potential strong to severe storms on Saturday afternoon and evening. A cold front moving south through the area is expected to bring significant weather changes. The primary threats from these storms include large hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter and wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph. While the risk of tornadoes remains very low, residents are advised to stay vigilant.
Quick moving storm leaves its mark
HIBBING—Cleanup was ongoing Thursday morning following a swift moving storm with high winds that swept through the area at about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday causing downed trees, broken branches, some hail and some power outages across the region. The National Weather Service reported maximum wind gusts at 50 miles per hour at Range Regional Airport in Hibbing. Gusts as high as 48 miles per hour were reported in the Virginia area, and 45 miles per hour outside of Grand Rapids, according to a map provided...
Bayfield woman faces charges of child neglect, abandonment
A Bayfield woman is accused of leaving the scene of an accident earlier this month, and authorities say she left her children behind in the process. Kasie Gokee, 32, is charged with two counts of child neglect, two counts of child abandonment and two counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety. If convicted, Gokee faces a maximum of nine months for each child neglect charge, 10 years for each child abandonment...
Gov. Tim Walz won't share details about VP vetting process, as Kamala Harris secures enough delegates for nomination
MINNEAPOLIS — Vice President Kamala Harris has the delegates. Now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee just needs a running mate.But Gov. Tim Walz, who is on the short list of potential candidates, isn't saying much about that process. "That's a decision that needs to be made by the vice president and she will make it on what she sees. I am who I am," Walz said Thursday when pressed by reporters. Harris, who will hit the campaign trail with her vice presidential pick on Tuesday for a tour through battleground states, is expected to announce her choice by Monday. A spokesperson for Walz confirmed Friday...
As storms become more frequent and intense, West Des Moines insurer IMT exits Minnesota
In the midst of its worst financial stretch in company history, IMT Insurance Co. will exit the Minnesota market, extend a pause on new business and continue to raise customers' deductibles. The West Des Moines company announced the changes in emails to agents over the last two weeks, most recently sharing its decision...
St. Louis County Fair season has begun
CHISHOLM—With sunny skies overhead and temperatures in the 80s, gates opened for the 139th St. Louis County Fair on Wednesday in Chisholm. Glass blowing demonstrations by SoHot Glass, of Addison, Texas took place in a booth adjacent to the Children’s Barn on Wednesday. The demonstration is one of many family-friendly events included with admission to the fair this season. Owners Max Frayman and Kayla Socha have been blowing glass for...
10 disability advocates from Minnesota fighting for equity
In celebration of Disability Pride Month in July, MPR News highlighted people throughout the month with disabilities who are working to make Minnesota more inclusive and accessible for everyone. Throughout the month you saw and heard from people sharing their life experiences in hopes of fostering understanding and connections within their communities and beyond.
Duluth’s Radisson Hotel listed for sale
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The Radisson Hotel in downtown Duluth is for sale, with an offering price of $15.8 million. The commercial real estate brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap announced the listing in a news release Friday afternoon. “We are thrilled to be marketing such an iconic building...
Status of Minnesota school district cell phone policies ahead of state law deadline
WAYZATA, Minn. (FOX 9) - For many students, cell phones are as common in school as backpacks. But that could soon change in some districts, thanks to a new Minnesota state law. "People are going to use their phones. Everyone is on it at high school," said Rena Youngquist, a...
Big job ahead for panel tasked with felony marijuana expungements
If you’ve been convicted of what used to be a marijuana-related crime in Minnesota, your record could be cleared as part of the state’s adult-use recreational cannabis law, which took effect in August 2023. Tens of thousands of low-level cases have already been erased. But the task of expunging records of felony convictions is far more complex, and a new state board is figuring out how to do it. The post Big job ahead for panel tasked with felony marijuana expungements appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
Summit pipeline segment enters final permitting stages in Minnesota
Minnesota agencies have released an environmental impact statement and set hearings on a small section of a huge project to capture carbon from ethanol plants in five states for underground storage in North Dakota. The environmental impact report filed Wednesday by the Minnesota Department of Commerce says the Summit Carbon Solutions project would have a […]