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Minnesota Boys sue to Join Girls High School Dance Teams

The Boys say the Rules are sex Discrimination

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Two Minnesota teenagers are suing the Minnesota State High School League because they are not allowed to dance on the girls’ competitive dance teams at their schools. Sixteen-year-olds Dmitri Moua of Maplewood and Zachary Greenwald of Minnetonka filed the federal lawsuit Wednesday with help from the Pacific Legal Foundation, which has worked on similar cases in Minnesota…

Long Standoff Outside Burnsville Costco has Ended

The Standoff Lasted for 12 Hours

BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) – A 12-hour standoff between police and a man said to be armed with a gun has ended in the parking lot of a Costco store in Burnsville, but authorities have not yet released how the situation was resolved. Police say the standoff ended about 5 a.m. Thursday and that there is no threat to the community….

Body Recovered From Lake Bemidji

BEMIDJI, Minn. – Just after 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday Beltrami County Sheriff’s responded to a report of an object floating in Lake Bemidji that appeared to be a body near the Bemidji Tourist Information Center. When authorities arrived on scene they recovered the body of a female from the water. The body was transferred to the Beltrami County Coroner’s Office…

DNR Announces First Plan to Manage Minnesota Deer Population

The Plan Seeks a Harvest of 200,000 Whitetails

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has outlined the state’s first deer management plan. The plan announced Tuesday seeks a target harvest of 200,000 whitetails. The plan is the result of a two-year effort that included meetings around Minnesota and input from a 19-member citizen advisory committee. DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr says the agency has…

State Authorizes $20,000 in Grants to Help Sun Prairie

The Grants Will Help the Community Recover

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker is announcing that $20,000 in disaster relief grants will be available to help victims of this month’s natural gas explosion in Sun Prairie. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority grants will be available to provide emergency housing assistance to residents who lost their home due to the explosion and fire. Volunteer Sun…

Seven Male Local and State Officials Call for Nolan to Resign

DULUTH, Minn. – Seven local and state officials have called on Rep. Rick Nolan to resign his congressional seat in a joint statement released Tuesday afternoon. The statement reads: “It’s important as elected officials to hold each other accountable for our actions.  This is why we are asking for Rep. Nolan to resign his congressional seat. We believe that sexual…

Swanson Forms Task Force to Review Rape Investigations

The Task Force Will Include Victim Advocates

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is joining a chorus of politicians calling for change after a Star Tribune report unveiled widespread failings in police department rape investigations. The Minneapolis newspaper published a yearlong investigation that analyzed more than 1,000 sexual assault cases statewide in a recent two-year period and found pervasive problems. Police never assigned…

Cleveland Cliffs Files Lawsuit Against Mesabi Metallics

The Lawsuit was Filed on Monday

DULUTH, Minn. – Cleveland Cliffs has filed a lawsuit in state court against Mesabi Metallics and Tome Clarke. The Libel and Defamation case was filed on Monday in Minnesota State Court in St. Louis County Court. The suit states that a statement issued last week by Mesabi Metallics used false statements that harmed Cliffs’ reputation and was made with malice….

Drowning Victim Recovered From Vermillion River

No Other Details Were Released

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) – The Dakota County sheriff’s dive team has recovered a drowning victim from the Vermillion River. The sheriff’s office says sonar was used to locate the victim early Tuesday. The sheriff’s office says it has been searching for the victim in the southern part of the county since Monday. No other details were released. The Vermillion River…

Essentia Health Says Certain Vaccines Were Improperly Stored at Duluth Clinic

The Hospital is Unaware how Many Children are Affected

DULUTH, Minn. – Pediatric patients who received two types of vaccines at the Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic may need to return for a second round due to improperly stored doses. According to a letter sent out to parents, the vaccines at the clinic were not stored at the manufacturer’s recommended temperature. Essentia is recommending that patients who received a dose of…