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Northern Minnesota Braces for Damaging Winds Up to 60 mph
Duluth, MN – Northern Minnesota is facing a week of severe weather, with isolated thunderstorms and damaging winds up to 60 mph expected. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Duluth has issued a warning for residents to stay alert and prepared. According to the NWS, the active weather pattern...
Duluth City Council votes on public safety ordinance changes
The Duluth City Council considered 12 proposed public safety ordinance changes in a meeting on Monday, July 29. The proposed changes amend ordinances already city code by either changing the language of particular ordinances – redefining terms and/or modernizing language – or changing the means of enforcement for violators.
Minnesota mom’s promise helps to shape bill to curb illicit drug sales on the Web
In the spring of 2020, Devin Norring was a young man with big, bright plans. Though the COVID-19 pandemic had knocked him and many of his peers back on their heels, Devin, his mother Bridgette Norring said, still talked excitedly about a future where he’d move to California and enroll in music school to enhance his natural artistic talents.
Riverwood to host surgery expansion grand opening
Riverwood Healthcare Center is thrilled to invite the community to the grand opening of its newly expanded surgery addition on Monday, August 12, from 4—6 p.m., This celebration marks the culmination of a significant two-year project aimed at enhancing healthcare services in our region. Designed by DSGW Architects and constructed by Kraus-Anderson, the new 72,000-square-foot addition represents a transformative upgrade from our current surgery department. Beginning in August 2022, this extensive project has doubled our operating rooms from three to six, incorporating state-of-the-art robotics and...
Duluth Playhouse to Present GODSPELL JR. and MEAN GIRLS This Summer
Duluth Playhouse Youth Theatre will bring two fantastic productions to the NorShor Theatre this summer. Featuring the phenomenal talent of over 60 young performers in the Twin Ports area, these shows are the culmination of four weeks of intensive training in acting, singing, and dancing. From August 9-11, the Junior Intensive (grades 3-8) will delight audiences with Godspell Jr., one of the most enduring and heartwarming shows of all time. The fun continues the following weekend when the Teen Intensive (grades 9-12) performs Mean Girls High School Version, running August 16-18.
Biggest Blueberry festival in Ely happened over the weekend
People from all over the states gathered in Ely’s Whiteside Park for the 44th Annual Blueberry Arts Festival. This year was the biggest Blueberry Festival yet. Every last week in July, the Blueberry Arts Festival fills the streets of Ely. As Kristen, one of the event coordinators, shares with us about the growth of the event.
American Pickers In Search of Minnesota Rusty Gold
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- A popular History Channel show is coming to Minnesota this fall. American Pickers is planning to come through the area in September looking for rusty gold. The show was in Minnesota last year as well and this will be their 7th visit to the state....
Minnesota-Based Target Introduces New ‘Denim Take Back’ Program
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle is a phrase we've been taught from a young age. Reduce the number of things you throw out, Reuse what you can, and Recycle anything that can have a new life, like clothes that don't fit anymore could be donated to a thrift store for someone else to wear.
More Than 1/2 Of The Twin Cities Largest Shopping Centers Have This Anchor
I was surprised to learn that many of Minnesota's largest shopping centers seem to share the same stores, namely one store, with loose "Minnesota-ties" as one of it's anchor stores. Would you believe that the store that many of Minnesota's largest shopping centers share is...Macy's?. Macy's, which filled the whole...
MINNESOTA DNR ACCEPTING ENTRIES FOR PRAIRIE CHICKEN HUNTING LOTTERY
(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for this year’s prairie chicken hunting season. The 9 day season begins September 28th and only 125 permits will be issued. The hunt will be held in northwestern Minnesota between St. Hilaire and Breckenridge. The deadline to apply is August 16th.
Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers. At the Minnesota Regional Poison Center, calls from April through July more than tripled over the same period last year, said Samantha Lee, the center’s director. The center took 90 calls for potential exposures over that period, compared to 26 calls for the same months in 2023. Exposures include people who have had actual or suspected contact with potentially poisonous mushrooms and who may or may not develop symptoms, she said. The cases can include kids who didn’t know what they were doing and foragers who make mistakes, she said. But those numbers don’t include people who are merely curious about whether the mushrooms popping out of their yards are good to eat. “Fortunately the majority of the time these tend to be mild symptoms,” Lee said. “A lot of these are mushrooms that were in the yard or nearby parks. Many of these cause upset stomachs, vomiting and diarrhea, but every year we do get some cases with serious outcomes.”
REFRESHER: What’s the Difference Between a Watch and a Warning?
With severe weather possible the next few days across southern Minnesota, it's a good time for a refresher on the difference between a Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado 'WATCH,' and a Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado 'WARNING.' Here's the scoop:. The next three days feature warm and humid conditions with chances for...
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