Members of Stormfront.org say there will be a rally in Duluth on the morning of March 3rd to protest a controversial advertising campaign meant to draw attention to racial inequalities.

A group called the Supreme White Alliance is planning a rally in Duluth to protest an ad campaign with the slogan "It’s hard to see racism when you’re white." Activists on the other side are encouraging people to stay away and not engage with a group that they say is seeking attention and trying to recruit new members.

Occupy Duluth is the latest group preparing for a long-term demonstration. The Duluth News Tribune reports the city has give protesters their approval to converge at Lake Superior Plaza.

A member of the Supreme White Alliance says people from around the country will come to Duluth for the rally. It's in response to the city's anti-racism campaign that focuses on white privilege.

Torrential rain caused major flooding in Duluth Wednesday. A state of emergency was declared. Police told residents to stay home. At least one neighborhood was evacuated and roads and highways were closed, including Interstate 35 at several points. The Lake Superior Zoo was badly flooded and a number of animals drowned.

Last week's historic flash flooding caused "extensive damage" to Duluth's 400-mile network of sewers, culverts, ditches and basins. The Star Tribune reports the northern Minnesota city is among the first wave of communities looking into how it might redesign the system to accommodate increasing precipitation -- which is a symptom of ongoing climate warming.