DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) is conducting an investigation into the death of a St. Louis County Jail inmate in Duluth. The inmate was found unresponsive in their cell about 9:35 on Tuesday morning and life saving measures were taken by jail staff and first responders. The attempts to resuscitate the inmat...

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - On Monday, area nurses voted to authorize a strike claiming unfair labor practices at Essentia Health and Aspirus-St. Luke's. Negotiations between the hospitals and the Minnesota Nurses Association are continuing with contracts set to expire at the end of the month. Nurses at 11 Twin Cities area hospitals, where bargaining conti...

BAYFIELD COUNTY, WI (KDAL) - The U-S Fish and Wildlife Service is applying lampricides to Bayfield County's Cranberry River and Red Cliff Creek this week to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed into the stream bottoms. The lamprey larvae live in Great Lakes tributaries and then transform into parasites that migrate into the lakes and kill fish by feedi...

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - The Northland Foundation is introducing a new three-year initiative to support housing development efforts in rural northeast Minnesota and neighboring Native nations. Funding is being administered by the Foundation as allocated through the 2023 session of the Minnesota Legislature, authored by former Representative Dave Lislega...

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - As work continues on the bridge decks on I-35 between Mesaba Avenue and 5th Avenue West, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is changing the head-to-head lane shift starting on Monday. Two way traffic will be placed on the just completed I-35 northbound lanes while the southbound section is worked on. On Monday, the ramp ...

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - Despite some early thunderstorms, a half hour delay of the Saturday morning start and the threat of hot weather, it was the largest Grandma's Marathon weekend ever. The three races, the 5-K, half marathon and full marathon had a total of 18,317 finishers. The winner of the marathon, Joel Reichow, with a time of 2:11:58, became t...

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - If you plan to be driving in the downtown Duluth area on Friday and Saturday, expect slow going with closed roads, no parking areas, barricades and officers directing traffic. Canal Park Drive is closed from Friday morning until late on Saturday for finish line setup. With the William Irvin 5-K beginning at 1 p-m Friday, portion...

DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - A combination of hot temperatures, high humidity and possible severe storms are in the forecast for this weekend across the Northland. The National Weather Service Office in Duluth has issued an Extreme Heat Watch for the region on Saturday and Sunday as Heat Index readings could top a 100 in areas inland from Lake Superior. An ...