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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…

One Dead After Vehicle Goes Over Ledge in Lutsen

Cook County Towing Extracted the Vehicle From the Scene

LUTSEN, Minn. – A Twin Cities woman is dead after a single vehicle accident in Lutsen on Monday evening. According to authorities, a female driver and her female passenger were behind the vehicle attempting to push it in a steep driveway in the 3900-area of Cascade Beach Road when the vehicle rolled backwards over the ledge. The driver, 59, was…

Family of Woman Killed by Minneapolis Officer Sues

The Lawsuit Seeks Monetary Damages

Justine Damond, Fox 9MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The family of a woman who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer last year after she called 911 to report a possible assault is suing the officer, his partner and the city. A lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court alleges Justine Ruszczyk Damond’s civil rights were violated when she was shot July…

Divers Recover Body of 13-Year-old boy From Mine pit Lake

He was Swept Aaway by a Strong Current

CROSBY, Minn. (AP) – Authorities say divers have recovered the body of a 13-year-old Minneapolis boy from a mine pit lake in the Crosby area. A spokesman for the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office says the boy was playing Frisbee with his father Friday evening when the disc landed in the water. He was swept away by a strong current…