Rivals Duluth East Greyhounds and Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Lumberjacks hit the ice for a noon showdown at Amsoil Arena in Duluth for the Section 7AA semifinals on Saturday.
February 21, 2013 The City Of Duluth appears to have run out of options to get the Fon du Lac Band to share casino profits with the city.
February 7, 2013 With all the snow falling and people complaining about not being plowed out fast or the streets not looking their best right away, i am reminded of a page I saw on the Duluth website answering questions about snow removal. So, I revisited the questions.
January 8, 2013 Duluth Mayor Don Ness has accomplished a lot since he took office, but who would've thought that dancing would be included in his achievements?
Last winter offered very little snow for Harry Welty to satisfy his annual winter tradition of creating a snow sculpture in his front yard at the intersection of 21st Avenue East and 4th Street in East Duluth. While it hasn't completely stuck around through the entire region, there has been enough snow for him to create his latest creation.
Drivers who travel past the intersection of 4th Street and 21st Avenue East in Duluth during the winter months have grown accustomed to seeing snow sculptures in the yard of Harry Welty, who lives right on the corner of the two intersecting streets. In the 25 years Welty has been carving snow statues in his yard, none have been quite as meaningful as the one currently on display.
This was the scene on London Road at 26th Avenue East this morning in Duluth. A logging truck turning off Interstate 35 onto London Road lost much of its load of logs around 9:00 am Tuesday (December 18), leading to some minor damage and a mess of logs hampering traffic.
November 14, 2012 This is the 55th year of the Christmas City of the North parade. That means for 55 years we've been hearing the "Christmas City" by Merv Griffin. Do you think you can do it better? Enter a special contest at Christmascityparade.com.
November 14, 2012 Christmas City of the North Parade gets under way on Friday. It will be Broadcast Live on KBJR 6 and Range 11 or online at: NorthlandsNewsCenter.com. So when I tell people KOOL 101.7 will be a part of it, I get a thousand questions. So here's the answers:
Hurricane Sandy, now downgraded to a "Post-Tropical Cyclone", continues to wreak havoc along the eastern coast of the United States and Canada after making landfall yesterday afternoon. The sheer size of the storm has residents wondering, "How is Sandy effecting Duluth and Superior?" Find out how Sandy is impacting the Twin Ports.
October 26, 2012 The ongoing feud between the City of Duluth and The Last Place On Earth continues Monday as the city motions an injunction against the controversial business. President & CEO of the Duluth Chamber of Commerce, David Ross sent an e-mail too local businesses to stand in solidarity against Last Place On Earth at the hearing on Monday.
October 18, 2012 Some good news for our local economy. While we generally see a boost in jobs in the month of September with the return of college students, the 1.8% increase in jobs recently is even higher than normal.
