By Kate Van Daele The Duluth Fire Department responded to a call of an ammonia leak at the Duluth Curling Club just before 7 p.m. today. Once crews were on scene, they confirmed that ammonia was in space and began evacuating. Fire crews then initiated a callback, which calls in additional crews to respond to...
April 21, 2026
Category: Breaking News
Wild to buy out contracts of Parise, Suter
ST. PAUL — Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the team will buy out the final four years of the contracts of forward Zach Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter. “Zach and Ryan have been an integral part of the Wild’s success over the past nine years and we’ll always be grateful for their...
DEDA meets to consider options for vacant Lot D
DULUTH — Duluth Economic Development Authority board members and city staff held a special meeting at noon Monday at the vacant Lot D in the Bayfront District. Consultants are recommending that the city develop a Request for Information for the lot, which has sat vacant for 26 years. The purpose of the RFI would be...
UMD announces NIL program
The University of Minnesota Duluth athletic department announced its comprehensive Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) program – THE BULLDOG ADVANTAGE. The BULLDOG ADVANTAGE program is a multi-unit collaboration that will be provided to Bulldog student-athletes as they engage in NIL activities. UMD Athletics will continue to adapt and expand this program for the benefit of...
Cloquet Invitational this weekend
The 90th annual Cloquet Invitational begins today and continues through Sunday at historic Cloquet Country Club. Sam Baker of Cloquet and Alex Kolquist of Hermantown are tournament favorites. Duluth’s Mike Hill is a senior division player to watch.
Duluth Fire responds to second water rescue in a week
The Duluth Fire Department responded to the report of a water emergency on Park Point Beach near the Beach House Shortly on Wednesday evening. The initial dispatch reported a person was pulled underwater by a rip current near the Beach House. When crews arrived at about 7 p.m., a 20-year-old woman from St. Paul was...
WLSSD sewer project to close Haines Road at Hwy 53 South next week
On Tuesday, July 13, Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD) contractors will move to the next stage of its project to replace a section of WLSSD’s Hermantown Interceptor sewer pipeline — a portion of which runs under Haines Road. To facilitate the work, Haines Road will be closed near its junction with Hwy 53 South...
City to begin removing Emerald Ash Borer next week
By Kate Van Daele The City of Duluth in its efforts to mitigate the spread of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) beetle in local ash trees will be expanding the timeframe for removing impacted trees. Previously, the city has removed ash trees in the spring and late fall after flight season has ended. This year, the...