BARNES, Wis. –This afternoon a wildfire was reported southwest of the Township of Barnes in Douglas County and is reported to have burned 3,500 acres and several structures and is still growing.
MADISON - The state Assembly is poised to vote on a Republican bill that would allow bars and liquor stores to sue underage patrons or their parents for $1,000.
ST. PAUL - A significantly scaled back bill to revise Minnesota's gun laws is headed for a vote in the state Senate, with the blessing of a vocal gun-rights group.
ASHLAND - The Ashland Fire Dept. received a call from the Ashland Co. Communications Center May 12th 2013 at 0537 hours for a report of a house fire located “1 block west of 6th Street Market”.
DULUTH - In the last three years on Minnesota roads (2010-2012), there were 864 traffic deaths, of which 352 (41 percent) were not buckled up, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety.
CASS LAKE - Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch reports that on 05-11-13, at approximately 3:18 AM, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a disturbance in the City of Cass Lake.
NEW ORLEANS AP - NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ New Orleans police say 17 people have been wounded in a shooting during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday.
DULUTH - Terrorism on the homeland is on the minds of Americans on all levels -- from the top of our government, to local law enforcement in the Northland.