Cara Kopp
Multimedia Journalist
Cara Kopp started at Northern News Now in 2022 but is no stranger to the area. Before starting her career as a reporter, she graduated from the University of Minnesota-Duluth with a Political Science B.A.
An unusually warm winter across the northland could be making an unwelcome pest, a little more prevalent this spring.
A northern Minnesotan girl recently hit the big time, thanks to her love for music and hometown.
After more than 100 days in office, Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert gave his first State of the City Address.
It’s Get Downtown Week in Duluth, and some are hoping it will help make the area safer.
An historic Cloquet building is about to get a brand-new look.
It’s back to the drawing board for the Duluth City Council.
A non-profit dedicated to strengthening crisis response protocols sat down with Duluth’s first responders, talking about school safety.
Coming by paid maternity and paternity leave is hard for first responders, but one Superior city councilor is hoping to change that.
Carlton parents and students can expect next school year to look a little different.
Friends, family, and loved ones gathered in Downtown for a candlelight vigil.
Duluth’s International Airport welcomed the public to learn more about their $66 million project.
The word bravery can be used to describe a lot of people, especially one young woman who recently discovered she was battling ALS.
The Duluth Public School District invited the public to ask any questions about a referendum taxpayers will vote on next month.
Frustration continues to grow on the Fond du Lac Reservation amid the search for a missing man.
When life knocked down one Grand Rapids fisherman, he stood back up and cast his line.
According to an Ashland Area Development expert, the 132-year-old college has its roots deep into the community.
Right now, the average Duluth household’s utility bill includes a water payment of $4.62 per billing period.
another packed Duluth City Hall as councilors prepared to vote on a resolution.
Some of Duluth’s most popular outdoor recreational areas could be seeing big improvements in the future.
The Superior Planning Commission is preparing to decide what’s next for the proposed Nemadji Trail Energy Center project.
Major budget cuts at Grand Rapids School District is causing is bigger worries for teachers in the district.
It was a scary scene at Proctor High School Wednesday afternoon, especially for the students who stayed after school.
This week the Grand Rapids school board approved $1.5 million in cuts that will impact faculty and even families in the district.
Rallies calling for a ceasefire in Gaza have been amping up in Duluth, and now, it made its way to city hall.
A big crowd showed up during Duluth’s council meeting.
Lake Superior School District teachers are continuing their fight for pay raises.
The Duluth City Council is looking to move one step closer in their plan to replace all lead-pipes in the city.
The “uncommitted” movement to protest against President Biden and his response to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza showed success during Minnesota’s primary election.
Among their key priorities is something that enters your home every day.
Hibbing business suddenly announced they’re closing on Friday, shocking everyone, including the mayor.
Minnesota will help foot a part of the bill for agencies to perform open water rescues, but not when it comes to ice-covered lake rescues.
Do you know what's in your child's bedroom?
Minnesotans are looking ahead to a big election year, and it starts Tuesday with the precinct caucus.
City leaders are speaking up after two fatal crashes, within the last month, happened on the same stretch of road.
Two fatal crashes along a popular Duluth road in the last month has some in the community calling on the city to make a change.
All eyes were focused on the Royalton Manor apartment complex at Superior’s City Council meeting.
In the face of a growing national drug crisis, one Duluth organization is aiming to be a part of the solution.
Thousands of outdoor sport fans are running to the DECC’s Duluth Sport Show.
A Boys & Girls Club member was honored with a special award Thursday night.
UMD football kicker Curtis Cox received an email in November that contained a life-changing opportunity.
Teachers of the Lake Superior School District are continuing their fight for a pay raise after months of stalled negotiations.
North America’s largest cross country ski race is changing location this year, and one business is already feeling the pressure.
Five months after a flash flood caused damage across the St. Louis County, state help is on the way.
Some of those who are battling ALS in Northern Minnesota are celebrating a new spark of hope.
A night of rain is not what competitors of a Spirit Mountain ski race need.
A proposed natural gas power plant in Superior is continuing to divide residents and city leaders.
Some Northlanders have been enjoying a lack of snow over the course of the winter, but some businesses aren’t.
USA Hockey is now requiring hockey players under 18 to wear neck guards by August 1st.
The business owners were excited to hear Biden talk about the one billion dollar investment into the Blatnik Bridge.
Duluth voters rejected a multi-million-dollar investment in schools last November, but now the district is trying again.
