Video: With Gabby Petito case in the spotlight, advocates provide advice about domestic violence

To make sure others don't follow in the footsteps, teach your children equity and equality for all humans. From WDIO-TV - September 23, 2021 Read More »

UMD faculty and staff call vaccine mandate ‘toothless’, call for change to COVID protocols

More than 600 faculty and staff from University of Minnesota campuses have signed a letter to President Joan Gabel, raising several concerns about current COVID-19 protocols. By Abigael Smith of KBJR-TV - September 23, 2021 Read More »

In the Upper Peninsula, NOAA grant will ‘supercharge’ Lake Superior beach cleanups

Plastic waste is a growing problem in the Great Lakes, which researchers estimate receive about 22 million pounds of plastic annually across the system. Lake Superior fares the best, getting about 70,000 pounds on average each year. From mlive.com- September 23, 2021 Read More »

Criminal cases against Line 3 protesters stress rural Minnesota legal system

The number of legal cases is straining resources in the northern Minnesota counties where most of the protests took place. In addition to waiting for months for a public defender, some defendants also argue that the charges they're facing are unfairly severe. By Kirsti Marohn of Minnesota Public Radio News - September 23, 2021 Read More »

Video: Major changes to I-35 traffic flow in Duluth planned for September 27

The next big change in the ongoing Twin Ports Interchange project will be on Monday when another part of the former "can of worms" will close and interstate traffic will shift onto what is normally a city street. From WDIO-TV - September 22, 2021 Read More »

Video: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women awareness event held in Superior

Red dresses were hung up as part of the “Clothes Line Project” to symbolize those missing or murdered. From WDIO-TV - September 22, 2021 Read More »

Restorative Practitioners Available Weekly at Cook County High School

To date, the Cook County MN Restorative Justice program has more than 25 trained volunteers throughout Cook County and Grand Portage. From the North Shore Health Care Foundation - September 22, 2021 Read More »

‘It's hard to show up’: New wave of COVID-19 cases frustrates, angers northern Minnesota health workers

With the vast majority of COVID-19 patients in the Bemidji hospital unvaccinated, Mistic says many have told her they regret not getting the shot — and by the time they're hospitalized, it's too late to get vaccinated. By Catharine Richert from Minnesota Public Radio News - September 21, 2021 Read More »

‘I don’t want to lose any more friends’: Silver Bay veterans walk to end Alzheimer’s

Nearly 50 people walked around the Minnesota Veterans Home in Silver Bay Tuesday. They were raising awareness for friends and families impacted by Alzheimer's. By Kendall Jarboe of KBJR-TV - September 21, 2021 Read More »

Lake Superior has seen half a dozen blue-green algae blooms this year

Blooms were minor but underscore troubling changes for the lake. By Danielle Kaeding of Wisconsin Public Radio News - September 20, 2021 Read More »