Northern News Now staff

Witnesses nearby told Northern News Now they believe the train derailed.

With news Wednesday morning that the two companies closed on the deal, PolyMet and Teck American, Inc. will become equal owners in PolyMet Mining, Inc..

The Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force is led by the Wisconsin DOJ, Division of Criminal Investigation, and Project Respect.

Statewide law enforcement made a firm stand against the legalization of recreational cannabis from a public safety perspective

Reinert would be the second person to announce their bid for Duluth Mayor.

This week, Lincoln Park neighborhood residents can expect some extra noise as the demolition on Hwy. 53 bridge is underway.

Duluth Police have arrested 17 people in connection with a large drug trafficking ring that brought fentanyl, meth, and several other drugs into the Twin Ports.

A southern Minnesota man is in the hospital after he was hit by a car in Pine County Thursday night.

Portions of Skyline Parkway and Seven Bridges Road closed to motorized traffic beginning on Thursday December 1.

Minnesota has added two more conditions to its list of conditions that qualify for the state’s medical marijuana program.

Iron Range fire departments from Hibbing, Keewatin, Virginia, and Chisholm responded to the home on the 2500 block of 4th Ave. East shortly before 2 a.m.

Around 9:25 a.m., a pickup truck slid off the road on I-35 near the Central Avenue entrance ramp in Duluth.

She earned just 35 more votes over Murphy.

The non-profit’s “Coats for Kids” distribution runs Thursday, Nov. 9 and Friday, Nov. 10.

Wednesday’s Red Kettle Karnival has been canceled due to weather, according to an announcement on Bentleyville’s Facebook page.

Republican Quinn, a former assemblyman for the 75th district, took on Westlund, the former Northwest Regional Representative for Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin.

County residents voted for a 1% sales tax on items like retail goods and rentals by 60% to 40% of the vote Tuesday.

Farnsworth won with just over 53% the vote Tuesday, according to unofficial election results.

Hauschild, the DFL-endorsed candidate, and Hermantown City Councilor took on Zupancich, the current mayor of Babbitt and beat her by just over 740 votes and just about 50% of the vote.

Former Duluth Police Chief Gordon Ramsay will be St. Louis County's top cop after defeating current Undersheriff Jason Lukovsky.

Chisholm voters voted for the new school by 54% to 45% which will close both Chisholm Elementary and Vaughan Steffensrud Elementary, and then add a new elementary school at the high school.

Congressman Pete Stauber is claiming victory in the race for Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District.

Duluth voters said “no” to increasing property taxes in order to fund improvements to local parks.

Governor Tim Walz has been re-elected to a second term as Minnesota Governor.

Mimi Parker, vocalist, and drummer for ‘Low,’ an indie rock band based in Duluth, has died after a battle with ovarian cancer.

The road originally closed back in early October after erosion on the lake side of the road caused the slope to become unstable and fail.

The crash happened shortly after 8:00 p.m Thursday night on Highway 2 near Itasca County Road 25.

According to the Minnesota Lottery, a $1 million ticket was sold at the Kwik Twip in Hinckley at 460 Morris Ave.

Law enforcement records show a woman who died in a crash in Ashland in July was traveling more than 100 miles per hour.

The $15,000 donation came from AT&T’s Foundation.

The train will be running Thursday, October 20, through Sunday, October 23.

According to Talon Metals, they were awarded $114 million from last year’s Infrastructure Bill.

Democrat incumbent Tim Walz and his Republican challenger Scott Jensen will go head-to-head from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday.

It features live actors, props, and now even animatronics.

The center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony after years of work on their main building.

He said it’s had a “significant” financial impact on business.

Authorities added this is an open and ongoing investigation.

Officials said a 23-year-old man was taken into custody Wednesday in Cloquet.

A Duluth woman has pleaded guilty to her role in an August 2019 murder on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.

Officials said a car was t-boned by a Jeep at the intersection of Highway 37 and Hartman Road.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a hunting accident in Moose Lake Township around 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

He is currently being held in the Carlton County Jail and is expected to make a court appearance early next week.

Get ready for spooktacular fun because the William A. Irvin is going from an unsuspecting Ore Ship to one of the biggest haunted attractions in the Northland.

Hoffman and his wife Crystal were in their bed, sleeping peacefully when they woke to something they would have never expected.

One local organization in the Twin Ports is speaking up for domestic violence victims throughout October, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

The United Steelworkers announced Friday they have stuck a deal with Clevland Cliffs that will cover nearly 2,000 members at Cleveland-Cliffs’ mines in Minnesota and Michigan.