Best of B105 – The Top 10 Local News and Events Stories of 2015 on KKCB.com

At the beginning of May, a black bear was spotted lounging in a tree outside the Duluth City Hall. As crowds gathered to see the bear in the tree, a man in a bear costume attempted to coax the bear down. Watch the video here.

Did you know there's a great mystery of science in our part of the world? Ken shared this video about a mysterious happening at one of the Minnesota State Parks along the North Shore. See the story and watch the video here.

Little Big Town brought their Painkiller tour to Duluth this year, joined by opening act Chris Stapleton. While LBT was an obvious crowd-pleaser with their many hit songs, many didn't know who Chris Stapleton was - at least before he hit the stage. His performance impressed many, and later this year, he went on to win some big awards and land one of his songs on the radio. Check out photos from the concert here.

Every community has specific things that set them apart. Ken shared a few things that only people living in Superior can truly understand. Check out the list and video here.

The Aerial Lift Bridge is one of the best-known Duluth icons. Earlier this year, an extremely rare job opening as a bridge operator became available. Cathy shared this unique opportunity, which got many of you talking. Since then, another opening with the lift bridge has popped up. See more about the job from Cathy's story here.

Duting the Little Big Town concert at Amsoil Arena (which made an appearance earlier on this list), one lucky fan got the opportunity to have the band take some photos with her camera/selfie stick. Chris Allen put out the call to see who the fan was to see if they'd be willing to share some of those photos. His search was successful, with the lucky fan sharing these great pics.

Cathy's deep connections to the various communities around the area led to sharing a tip about some shady activity that many of you appreciated knowing about. See the story here.

The Nopeming Sanatorium was investigated for paranormal activity by the Duluth Paranormal Society this year, and the group released their findings in an exclusive piece with Chris Allen on our website.  See the story and photos here.

The stars of popular TV show American Pickers made a stop in Wisconsin earlier this year, and many of you were excited to find out where and when they'd be visiting. See Ken's story here.

This fall, Ken Hayes shared a story about cast members of the reality TV show Alaskan Bush People pleading guilty to fraud charges. From there, he also analyzed the show and whether or not the "reality" TV series was as real as it could be. See the story here.