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While the Lakewalk will temporarily reopen for winter, it will be closed again for nearly all of 2027. Here's what to you need to know.

If you live, work, or travel in the area of Midway Road and North Cloquet Road, it just got a lot easier to get around! Here's a look.

Produced by an award-winning production team, the show puts Duluth-area homes, businesses, and people in front of a national audience. Lake Superior Living is hosted by Alicia Lokke, a local real estate leader. Here are the details.

Despite his name, the ZZ Top drummer was the only band member without an iconic beard.

He is the 23rd defendant in the case to be sentenced.

He was previously convicted of 2nd-degree murder in 2012 for the death of a 24-year-old man in St. Paul.

The Minnesota State Fair frequently ranks as the best state fair in America, but that doesn't mean there aren't bad reviews from fairgoers. However, the truth is that even its worst reviews are very polite. Here are some of the best gripes.

Members of Guns N' Roses, Foghat and Rage Against the Machine were among those paying their respects to the ZZ Top drummer.

ZZ Top lost its drummer, its bassist four years ago, and somehow the band is still rolling. Billy Gibbons says that is exactly what Frank Beard wanted.

Frank Beard, the drummer behind ZZ Top's Texas blues thunder for over five decades, died at 77 at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, surrounded by family.

Wisconsin finally has its first Topgolf, now open near Madison. It's a new prototype with a lot of cool features, including the opportunity to run your whole bay from your phone. Here's everything that makes this new Topgolf different.

He's getting our hopes up again.

Minnesota distilleries still can't sell spirits at the State Fair, even when their cocktails have about the same alcohol content as some craft beers on tap.

Planning to attend the Minnesota State Fair this year? Here are two easy ways to save money on tickets, food, rides and more before the event even begins.

Law enforcement is changing, and so is our privacy. An interactive map shows where all the police drone flights have occured, and it's been used a lot.

A fundraiser for the family of 18-year-old Drew Von Fisher, who was killed in a tragic I-94 crash in Minneapolis, has raised more than $51,000 for funeral and memorial expenses.

The pop star surprised staff at a Wisconsin frozen custard shop AND a vintage store over the weekend, shortly after performing a huge concert at U.S. Bank Stadium. See the photos!

Luke Combs is bringing his My Kinda Saturday Night Tour to Minneapolis in April 2027, and presale tickets drop Wednesday morning before general on-sale Friday.

From debut releases to cult classics, these LPs were put to tape in record time.

I notice this weekend that our maple tree at the lake was already turning colors. It's not even Labor Day, but we can expect earlier fall colors this year.

The guitarist knows a bit about sibling rivalry.

Lead actors from Sam Mendes’ four movies seen in 1969 outfits.

The famed Welsh singer was laid to rest during a ceremony on Aug. 17.

It was once a music mail-order juggernaut, but most of us didn't even know it was still around.