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Woman Flown to Duluth Hospital After Crash Involving Semi

The Crash Remains Under Investigation

ASHLAND COUNTY, Wis. – A woman was flown to a Duluth hospital after her car struck an eastbound semi-tractor and trailer in the township of Sanborn. According to authorities the accident occurred around 5:14 a.m. on Wednesday morning on US Highway 2 just east of Goslin Road. Deputies from Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, Ashland Fire and Ambulance, and the Bad…

Dress Your Car for Winter Before it’s Too Late

Icy roads mean Winter tires are best for keeping drivers safe in the Northland.

DULUTH, Minn.- Tuesday brought more than just election results to the Northland. Those who were out may have experienced the icy roads that came with a bit of snowfall. Snow season means lots of work for mechanics putting on winter tires to help keep drivers in the Twin Ports safe. Discount Tires in Duluth says this is their busiest time of…

Fraser Shipyards Inc. Settles Lawsuits With Workers

The Settlement Totals $7.5 Million

SUPERIOR, Wis. – Fraser Shipyards Inc. has reached a settlement with more than 60 workers who were exposed to high levels of lead during a project involving a Great Lakes freighter. The settlement of $7.5 million resolved all outstanding claims and lawsuits with the workers who were exposed to the lead during a 2016 engine repowering project for the Herbert…

Funerals Scheduled for Girl Scouts, Mother Struck and Killed

The Four Were Killed While They Picked up Trash

(Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)LAKE HALLIE, Wis. – Funeral arrangements are set for three Girl Scouts and a mother who were killed in a hit-and-run in rural northwestern Wisconsin. A funeral service for 32-year-old Sara Schneider and her 10-year-old daughter, Haylee Hickle, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Chippewa Valley Bible Church in Chippewa Falls. Nine-year-old Jayna…

Walker Concedes Defeat to Democrat Evers

Evers is Slated to be Sworn Into Office January 7

MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Scott Walker has conceded defeat to Democrat Tony Evers. Walker says he called Evers on Wednesday to concede defeat. The two-term Republican incumbent had held off conceding because the race was so close, but his campaign decided Wednesday there were not enough votes in play to change the outcome. Based on unofficial results, Evers won by…

Joe Radinovich Concedes to Pete Stauber

BAXTER, MINN. – Radinovich campaign manager Jordan Hagert released the following statement: “Joe Radinovich fought incredible odds against over $7 million in outside negative and false attacks, and this election result makes clear the damage that outside money from billionaires is having on our democracy. Billionaires just bought Pete Stauber a seat in Congress. Now we will finally get to…

Democrat Tony Evers Elected Wisconsin Governor

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Democrat Tony Evers ousted Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in the state’s closest governor’s race in more than half a century. A Republican and one-time presidential candidate, Walker was denied a third term in a long-sought Democratic victory in Wisconsin. Democrat Tony Evers’ running mate Mandela Barnes will become the first African American lieutenant governor in Wisconsin history. The…

Ellison Wins Minnesota Attorney General Race

Democrat Keith Ellison has been elected Minnesota attorney general, surviving ex-girlfriend's abuse claim .

ST. PAUL, Minn.-Democrat Keith Ellison has been elected Minnesota attorney general, surviving ex-girlfriend’s abuse claim . Ellison gave up a safe seat in Congress to seek the post, and he should have been a heavy favorite in a state that has not elected a Republican attorney general in half a century. But an ex-girlfriend’s domestic abuse accusation – which he…

Minnesota Sen. Klobuchar Cruises to Third Term

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar has easily won a third term in Minnesota. Klobuchar defeated Republican state Rep. Jim Newberger on Tuesday. It comes as Klobuchar’s name swirls amid the crop of potential Democratic presidential candidates for 2020. The race was never close. Newberger is a little-known state lawmaker who struggled to raise money against…

Walz: Victory Shows State has ‘can-do Spirit’

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Tim Walz says his election as Minnesota’s governor and high voter turnout is proof that the state’s “can-do spirit” is alive and well. Walz defeated second-time Republican candidate Jeff Johnson on Tuesday. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton chose not to run for a third term. Walz was the favorite throughout the race, but his victory was still unusual….

Smith Ready to go Back to Senate After Victory

(Star Tribune via AP File)MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Democratic Sen. Tina Smith says she’s humbled by the Minnesota voters who elected her to fill out former Sen. Al Franken’s term. Smith defeated Republican state Sen. Karin Housley in Tuesday’s special election. The race was triggered by Franken’s resignation in January amid a growing sexual misconduct scandal. Smith told supporters at a…

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High Voter Turnout Expected for Tuesday Election

Polls are Open in Minnesota Until 8:00 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota elections officials are anticipating a high voter turnout for Tuesday’s midterm elections. Minnesota Secretary of State spokesman Ben Petok says as of Tuesday morning, elections officials had received nearly 615,000 absentee and mail-in ballots. That’s close to the more than 650,000 absentee and mail-in ballots received for the presidential election two years ago. Petok says he…

Charges Filed in hit-and-run That Killed Four in Wisconsin

Treu is Being Held on $250,000 Bond

(Chippewa County (Wis.) Sheriff’s Office via AP)LAKE HALLIE, Wis. –  Wisconsin prosecutors have filed vehicular homicide charges against a 21-year-old man who police say was inhaling chemical vapors before he crashed his truck into a group of Girl Scouts, killing three children and one adult. The 11 charges filed against Colten Treu on Tuesday include four counts of vehicular homicide…