KOOL 101.7

The next 'First Street Friday' block party event is today in Downtown Duluth. Here's what is planned.

He later called the Carole King-penned track "the best song written by a human being."

Minnesota's top 11 professional athletes are set to split around 300 million dollars next season — and the highest-paid one is only 24 years old.

The Pearson's Candy Company factory in St. Paul has been around since 1909. Sadly, the factory, which produces candies like Salted Nut Rolls, is closing.

Sweet Martha's cookies, giant buckets of fries and more deep-fried everything than you can count — turns out the rest of the country noticed.

Hot temperatures, and calm weather allow these algae blooms to show up on Minnesota lakes. They are toxic to humans, and deadly to dogs.

Yelp ranked the Minnesota State Fair No. 1 for fair food, with Wisconsin and Iowa close behind on the list.

Planning to go to a movie at the theater in Canal Parks sometime soon? Staff are warning you to plan ahead.

It's his new LP's leadoff track.

The guitarist shares the "creepy" details which made him halt his My Whitesnake Years outing set for next week.

Go back to the '70s with 71 rarely seen candid photos of iconic celebrities, caught living everyday, in mostly unposed moments.

Drummer Steven Sweet has dealt with a long list of serious ailments in recent years.

Now that we're around the halfway point of the year, we're taking a look at our personal favorites.

Overall, Bella is America's No. 1 dog name, but that's not the case in Minnesota. A new study crunched 500,000+ records to rank the top dog names in all 50 states. See which name topped the Land of 10,000 Lakes, plus every state's champ.

Guitarist explains why he chose the musicians who appear on ‘From the Dark.’

You may believe in their methodology and you may not but I think we can all agree - this is a good fall forecast!

"There is only one Mick and he's an insane player," the drummer conceded.

Minnesota roads ranked second best in the country — but drivers here are still losing around five hundred dollars a year because of rough pavement.

While some of these items are pretty obvious, there are several others you might not think would be banned.

This scam has been happening for quite some time, but recently scammers have been specifically targeting the Northland and posing as a fake local dealer.

Another free, outdoor live music concert series is ready to entertain this summer in Duluth!

At least four motorcycle operators died in crashes between Sunday and Wednesday. The fatal crash victims range in age from 17 to 71.

Peak meteor shower activity will happen soon, and you won't want to miss this stunning light show.

Smash burgers, smoky baked beans, mac and cheese and generously portioned smoked meat sandwiches — the spot quietly rolled out a whole new menu this summer and it's worth knowing about.