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Duluth Seaway Port Authority executive director to retire
Adolph Ojard, executive director of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, announced today plans to retire this year after serving in that leadership role for the past decade.
The retirement of an industry leader such as this will be felt not just in the Port of Duluth-Superior, but throughout the Great Lakes-Seaway ...
City of Duluth Press Release: Missing Person Bulletin (Updated)
On Thursday, May 16th, 2013, Duluth Police took a report of a missing child Lyrik James Schmelz, a 12 year old male who was last seen getting on the bus after school at Lincoln Park Elementary school. When Schmelz’ bus arrived at his stop, Schmelz was not on it. Officers and investigators have ...
Crawford Community Diversity Award winner
The Office of Multicultural Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Superior has chosen Carl Crawford as its Community Diversity Award Recipient for the 2012-13 school year.
Carl is a graduate of UW-Superior and played and coached basketball with the Yellowjackets as well. Carl was the featured speaker ...
Local actress and model stars in independent short film
Hermantown Middle School fourth-grader Sydney Hansen is starring in the independent short film Princess: A Dark Fairy Tale. She plays a girl named Angel who is trapped in an ageless reflection since 1890. The film project has begun — and it has already been an amazing and fun experience for Sydney.
The ...
Local publisher wins first-place at Midwest Book Awards
Going Full Circle by Mike Link & Kate Crowley, published by Lake Superior Port Cities, Duluth, won the first-place award in the Travel category at the 23rd Annual Midwest Book Awards.
Winners were announced at a gala event on May 8, at the Bloomington Center for the Arts, Bloomington, Minnesota. ...
Visit Duluth announces annual volunteer award winner
At its annual membership meeting on May 7, Visit Duluth recognized the recipient of its annual “Monnie and Erwin Goldfine Volunteer of the Year” award. This year’s award was presented to Ken Aparicio, owner of the Cotton Mansion Bed & Breakfast for his extraordinary volunteer efforts.
Ken ...
KBJR 6 and KDLH 3 win journalism awards
KBJR 6 and KDLH 3 have been awarded Eric Sevareid Awards from the Northwest Broadcast News Association.
The awards, given out the Midwest Journalism Conference on April 13, include:
. First-place, Talk/Public Affairs — Northland Voices: Ground Zero in the War on Synthetic Drugs (Barbara Reyelts)
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KUWS FM’s Mike Simonson wins national journalism award
Wisconsin Public Radio reporter Mike Simonson and the late Jim Packard were just named winners of a National Headliner Award for their documentary titled “Forever Ace: The Richard Bong Story.” The piece, which aired on Veteran’s Day last year, received the first-place award in the “Broadcast ...
Schneider named KBJR 6 and KDLH sports anchor-producer
Zach Schneider has been named main sports anchor-producer for KBJR 6 and KDLH 3.
Schneider, a Duluth native, takes over for Tom Hansen, who left the anchor desk last month for a position at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Schneider began his tenure at KBJR 6 and KDLH 3 in 2008 as an intern while ...
Duluth fire fighters elect new union president
Duluth Fire Fighters IAFF Local 101 has elected a new president to lead their union.
Pete Johnson, a fire captain for the Duluth Fire Department, was elected in early April after winning 71% of the vote.
Johnson will succeed president Erik Simonson, who stepped down January 1 after winning a seat in ...
