THOMSON TOWNSHIP, MN (KDAL) - One person died and another is in critical condition following a one vehicle crash in Thomson Township Sunday evening. The Carlton County Sheriff's Office says the vehicle left the roadway near the intersection of the Thomson and Kangas Roads. Both of the male occupants of the vehicle were from the Barnum area. One was...

MEADOWLANDS TOWNSHIP, MN (KDAL) - A motorcycle versus deer crash in Meadowlands Township on Saturday sent two people to the hospital in Duluth. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says the crash occurred near the intersection of Highways 7 and 133 around 7 p-m Saturday. The motorcycle driver was a 39 year old man from Sturgeon Lake and the passen...

ELY, MN (KDAL) - An adult male with a severe leg injury was rescued from the BWCA Friday night by helicopter. Ely area first responders and law enforcement were dispatched to the Angle Worm Trail in the BWCA on reports of someone needing a rescue. The Minnesota Air Rescue Team (MART) was called to the scene and was able to hoist the victim to safet...

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - The 21st Annual Rhubarb Festival is being held Saturday from 9 a-m to 3 p-m at the Asbury United Methodist Church, 6822 Grand Avenue in Duluth. The event features pies, crisps, scones and other baked goods along with jams, jellies and more all made with the thousands of pounds of rhubarb harvested over the last several weeks. Th...

BARNUM, MN (KDAL) - As part of an ongoing drug investigation, the Carlton County Sheriff's Office conducted a search warrant operation in Barnum on Thursday. The operation was supported by the Pine County SWAT team, the East Central Drug and Violent Offender Task Force, the DEA, the Minnesota BCA and Fond du Lac Tribal Police. Although no arrests w...

DULUTH TOWNSHIP, MN (KDAL) - A 24 year old man died in a single vehicle crash Wednesday night in Duluth Township. The victim was identified as Zander Leroy Hamlin from Duluth Township. According to authorities, Hamlin was driving northbound in the 6500 block of the Homestead Road when the vehicle left the roadway and hit a large tree in the ditch, ...

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - The apparent best value contractor for the Blatnik Bridge replacement project has been announced by the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of Transportation. The best value system combines a bidder's technical score and price to determine who will be awarded the contract. Ames-Kraemer Joint Venture II satisfied the design and c...

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - Construction has resumed on Highway 61 and London Road following a brief pause for Grandma's Marathon. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says London Road north of 40th Avenue East is only open to northbound traffic. Southbound traffic is detoured to Superior Street at 40th Avenue East to 21st Avenue East. The multi year...