Looking back: Here are the Top 10 stories of 2020 – KBJR 6

DULUTH, MN It was a year like NONE OTHER! Dozens of stories took us by surprise, both good and bad.

Here's a quick recap nationally: In January, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quit the royal family and we lost basketball legend, Kobe Bryant.

In March we were in the early stages of this thing called the coronavirus.

May and June, the police-involved killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor sparked a wave of peaceful and sometimes violent protests across the world.

There was a quick blimp of Murder Hornets, which still remains a mystery.

July the coronavirus worsened, affecting millions. States began shutting down, schools shifted to a virtual learning model.

As if it couldn't get any worse, by August, deadly wildfires erupted from California to Washington state, burning millions of acres.

In September, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at 87.

Rounding out the last half of the year, it wasn't until Nov. 7 when the world found out Joe Biden would become the 46th president of the United States.

And finally, with December we have hope, the first Americans began to receive the first dose of the new COVID-19 vaccine.

Now, here are the top 10 MOST VIEWED Northland stories of 2020:

#10 Minnesota governor: some businesses can reopen, schools will stay closed for the rest of academic year The pandemic forced schools and businesses to close. On this day, Gov. Walz made an announcement for some businesses to reopen, but all of the state's public K-12 schools were ordered to stay closed the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year.

#9 Duluth McDonalds retaining wall has collapsed The retaining wall at the Duluth McDonald's off London Road collapsed. Fortunately, no one was hurt and contractors were called for clean up. The food joint remained open for business.

#8 Costco alters course on plans for Duluth store Bulk-chain retailer Costco will not be building a store in Duluth. In a statement from the city, they said, "The City of Duluth worked for months to advocate with and for Costco and have enjoyed a very positive working relationship. We are proud to lead with our values of expectation that local financial investment on the part of the city yields specific local job creation. Together with Costco, we found a great way to achieve this."

#7 Mystery wooden boat found off Wisconsin shoreline after 27 years A Wisconsin couple made an unusual discovery off the shores of the Apostle Islands. Lynn and Mike BeBeau stumbled upon a little wooden boat dating back nearly three decades and 50 miles.

#6 Missing Winter 3-year-old found alive A happily ever after for a family in Winter WI. Abigail Ladwig, a 3 year-old who went missing was located safe in the woods a short distance from her residence. Abigail sustained minor scratches, insect bites and dehydration during her nearly 24 hours of being in the woods.

#5 Suspect arrested in Cloquet double-homicide After an extensive search, authorities located and arrested the man in connection to the death of a 27-year-old woman and her 18 -month-old son. He was booked into the Carlton County Jail on two counts of second-degree homicide.

#4 Duluth photographers drone captures 3 very comfortable bobcats Images that will blow your mind. A Duluth photographer's drone came face to face with three bobcats right on the St. Louis River. These images and drone video spread across social media faster than Photog., Mike Mayou had ever expected.

#3 Wisconsin Safer-at-Home order: Heres where you can and cannot go Gov. Tony Evers today signed a stay at home order that he's calling, "Safer at Home." Theorder went into effect March 25, through April 24. In the order, Evers requested WI residents to only:

#2 Authorities end search for naked person in Duluth sewers Fortunately, after hours of searching, authorities came to the conclusion the person had made it out of the sewer system before first responders could locate them.

#1 Major winter snow storm moves in Our first major snowstorm. The day started with a wintry mix and even straight rain for Wisconsin. Then it turned COLD. Rain quickly froze on surfaces, snow became heavy at times, and road conditions were BRUTAL for the evening commute. Snow continued into the overnight and slowly diminished after 3 a.m. for Duluth. It was a storm we will not forget.

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