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Duluth Police Investigate Fatal Stabbing in Central Hillside

No Arrests Made As Of Sunday Night

DULUTH, Minn. – A “death investigation” is underway in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood. Duluth police got the call for help around 6:20 p.m. Sunday at 34 East 5th Street on a report of a stabbing, which is two blocks up from the Historic Old Central High School building. Police located a 38–year–old man with a stab wound behind the address….

Wisconsin Counties Seek Additional Funds For Child Care

MADISON, Wis. (AP)  – Wisconsin counties are seeking more state funding to address the rising number of child protection cases. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that seven counties, including Douglas and La Crosse, have passed resolutions seeking an additional $30 million in state funding under the 2019-21 budget. State figures show that 7,900 children were living in out-of-home care as of…

20 Line 3 Opponents Plead Guilty to Disorderly Conduct

Enbridge Says the Replacement Will be Safer

(Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP File)BEMIDJI, Minn. – Twenty opponents of Enbridge Energy’s planned Line 3 replacement have pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with an August protest. More than two dozen people were detained and ticketed Aug. 29 after they blocked a Bemidji intersection for nearly four hours and called on Gov. Mark Dayton to stop the project….

Individual Under Investigation for Hibbing High School Bomb Threat

Authorities say There was no Credible Threat

HIBBING, Minn. – According to the Hibbing Police Department they were made aware of a threat that was made on social media to place “bombs around the Hibbing High School” on Thursday. Authorities say they quickly determined the individual who made the threat who was not a student and was located in Duluth. The Hibbing Police Department released a statement…

Walker Activates National Guard Troops for Election Day

MADISON, Wis. – Republican Gov. Scott Walker has taken the unusual step of activating the Wisconsin National Guard troops on Election Day. Walker issued an executive order Friday authorizing troops to “provide essential services to the Wisconsin Elections Commission.” The order doesn’t offer any further details on the troops’ mission. Walker’s office issued a news release saying the order allows…

Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement With ArcelorMittal

PITTSBURGH – On Friday the United Steelworkers announced a tentative agreement has been reached on new contracts with ArcelorMittal USA. “Our committee’s hard work and dedication have resulted in tentative agreements with ArcelorMittal,” said USW International President Leo W. Gerard. “Our members’ unwavering solidarity throughout the bargaining process in the face of management’s persistent concessionary demands has been rewarded with…

New Case of Mild Bird flu Found in Minnesota Turkey Flock

The Flock has Been Quarantined

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Board of Animal Health has identified another case of a mild form of bird flu in a Minnesota turkey flock. Routine testing confirmed the presence of low-pathogenic H5N2 virus in a turkey flock in Stearns County. The flock of 13-week-old hens has been quarantined. The farm will be allowed to market the turkeys…

Snowflake Property Purchased by Duluth Edison Charter Schools

DULUTH, Minn. – The Tischer Creek Duluth Building Company, also known as the Duluth Edision Charter Schools building company, purchased the Snowflake property for $1.6 million. The purchase of the 170 acre property was purchased as part of a refinancing of the bonds for their other properties. “This purchase will allow us to offer state of the art outdoor education…

Five Hospitalized After Shooting in North Minneapolis

Five men Suffered Gunshot Wounds

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Five men are hospitalized after being shot in north Minneapolis. Police say an argument turned violent Thursday afternoon. Several callers reported that several people had been shot. Authorities found four men suffering from gunshot wounds at the scene and took them to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale. One man was listed in critical condition. A police…

DNR Issues Permits for NorthMet Mining Project

DNR and MPCA Considered More Than 22,000 Comments on Draft Permits

ST. Paul, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources granted permits for Poly Met Mining, Inc.’s proposed NorthMet mining project. The DNR has issued the permit to mine, six water appropriation permits, two dam safety permits, a public waters work permit, and an endangered species takings permit for the NorthMet project. But the project still requires permits from other…

Warrant: Contractor Mismarked gas Line Before Deadly Blast

A Firefighter was Crititcally Injured in the Explosion

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. – Court documents say a contractor failed to properly mark a natural gas line that was struck and caused a deadly explosion in downtown Sun Prairie last summer. A search warrant recently unsealed in Dane County Circuit Court says an employee of USIC failed to correctly mark the gas line in the street and instead targeted a…