SUPERIOR, Wisc. — The Caravan for Disability Freedom and Justice made a stop in Superior on Monday. The caravan is traveling around the country, starting in San Diego at the beginning of April. Members of the caravan want to celebrate local disability rights movements, educate communities of disability history, and — most of all — encourage people to vote. “A…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump says Ohio Sen. JD Vance will be his vice presidential pick. He says on his Truth Social Network that, “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a gunman armed with an AR-style rifle was able to get close enough to shoot and injure former President Donald Trump at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania, a monumental failure of one of the agency’s core duties. The gunman, who was killed by Secret Service personnel, fired multiple shots at the stage from an “elevated…
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign said in a statement that the former president was “fine” after a shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A local prosecutor says the suspected gunman and at least one attendee are dead. “President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act,” spokesman Steven Cheung said…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. — Wisconsin businessman Eric Hovde visited Mama T’s Smokin’ Eats in Superior on his statewide RV tour. The stop was just one of 28 Hovde plans to make during his week-long campaign travels. Around thirty people came to Mama T’s. In a speech to his supporters, Hovde focused on the U.S.-Mexico Border, inflation, and the fentanyl crisis. He…
DULUTH, Minn. — Former Minnesota State Representative Jason Metsa has been arrested with criminal sexual conduct in the third degree, involving force or coercion, according to the St. Louis County Jail roster. Metsa was booked in at 11:48 a.m. on Saturday, July 6 for probable cause. No bail has been set. He represented District 6B — north of Duluth —…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee can’t legally block conservation projects initiated by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The decision marks a victory for Evers, whose relationship with Republican lawmakers has deteriorated since he took office in 2019, as well as environmentalists across the state. “I’ve spent years working against near-constant Republican…
NEW YORK (AP) — Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in the state on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made false statements about Trump’s 2020 election loss. A New York appeals court in Manhattan ruled that Giuliani, who had already had his New York law license suspended in 2021…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court extended the delay in the criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election, reducing the chance that Trump could be tried before the November election. In a historic ruling, the justices said Monday for the first time that former presidents can be shielded from prosecution for at least…
ATLANTA (AP) — The first general election debate of the 2024 election season is here, and it’s a historic moment no matter what happens on stage. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are taking part in Thursday night’s debate in Atlanta. Not only is it the first-ever matchup between a sitting president and a former one, but it’s also the first debate…
SUPERIOR, Wis.– Two democrats vying for for Wisconsin Assembly Dist. 73 held a public forum in Superior this evening. This comes after Republican Representative Angie Sapik announced she would not seek re-election after the redistricting maps were approved. District 73 now covers the northern portion of Douglas and Bayfield counties. Wednesday evening, Candidates John Adams and Angela Stroud answered submitted…
OBBÜRGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Nearly 80 countries called Sunday for the “territorial integrity” of Ukraine to be the basis for any peace agreement to end Russia’s two-year war, though some key developing nations at a Swiss conference did not join in. The way forward for diplomacy remains unclear. The joint communique capped a two-day conference marked by the absence of Russia, which was not invited. Many…
DULUTH, Minn. — First lady Dr. Jill Biden landing at Monaco Air Duluth yesterday, meeting with Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert and Chairman of the Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Kevin R. Dupuis as part of her husband’s campaign for the 2024 presidential election. The Lincoln Park Community Center was filled to capacity Thursday afternoon as Dr. Jill…
DULUTH, Minn. — First lady Dr. Jill Biden landing at Monaco Air Duluth yesterday. The first lady headed to the Lincoln Park Community Center to reach out to older voters while campaigning on behalf of her husband while he is in Italy attending the Group of Seven summit. “As if our rights are at risk…because they are. As is our…
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden is kicking off her husband’s outreach to older voters, an effort that will blend rallies and phone banks with social events like bingo nights and pickleball games. While President Joe Biden is in Italy attending the Group of Seven summit, the first lady will travel to four swing states to launch the Seniors…
President Biden and former president Donald Trump are getting most of the election attention. But a Duluth man announced Thursday that he too is entering the presidential race. Robert Schieve made the announcement outside his West Duluth home. The army veteran and Native American said that after 30 years of fighting for the rights of the Anishinaabe, that it was…
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by pledging “we will not walk away” from the defense of Ukraine and allow Russia to threaten more of Europe. “To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators, is simply unthinkable,” he said during a ceremony at the American cemetery in Normandy. “If we were to…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in 2020. The charges were filed against attorneys Kenneth Chesebro, 62, and Jim Troupis, 70, and former Trump aide Mike Roman, 51, who allegedly…
DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth’s Shawn Savela announced on Tuesday morning he is joining the race for Minnesota House District 8B. Savela earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in computer science from UMD. He’s run a software consulting firm for over 25 years and believes his business background will serve Duluth well. Savela will face incumbent Democrat Alicia Kozlowski and independent…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz held a ceremonial signing Monday for legislation to increase penalties for firearm straw purchases. Straw purchasing is when an individual buys a firearm for someone who is not allowed to have it. Walz says the problem is keeping firearms out of the hands of the wrong people. And when they are this…
DULUTH, Minn. – A pro-Palestine march started at Duluth City Hall Saturday and ended in a rally outside the door of the DECC where the DFL Convention was being held. The Twin Ports Democratic Socialists of America organized the protest. The group spoke on the following demands: A ceasefire now, repeal the Minnesota Anti-Boycott, Divest and Sanction Law, end all…
DULUTH, Minn. – The DECC Arena was full of the DFL party this weekend for the Minnesota State Convention. Delegates endorsed Sen. Amy Klobuchar for re-election, selected final delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August and heard from Gov. Tim Walz, Sen. Tina Smith, Jen Schultz, among other DFL candidates and elected officials. As for Klobuchar, she was in…
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump launched into attacks on the judge in his criminal trial and continued to undermine New York’s criminal justice system Friday as he tried to repackage his conviction on 34 felony charges as fuel, not an impediment, to his latest White House bid. Trump spoke to reporters at his namesake tower in Manhattan on Friday, his return…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Superior Mayor Jim Payne delivered his State of the City speech Thursday evening from the stage at the Douglas County Historical Society. Paine gave an upbeat take on the past year in the city, and encouraged residents to have a positive outlook, especially when talking with visitors to Superior. Among the highlights Paine mentioned were grants provided to…
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex. Jurors deliberated for 9.5 hours over two days before…
NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial asked to rehear testimony Wednesday less than four hours after beginning deliberations in the first criminal case against a former American president. The four requests included testimony related to a 2015 meeting at Trump Tower where a tabloid publisher agreed to identify negative stories about Trump so that they could…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked Memorial Day with a pledge that the United States would continue the work of the nation’s fallen toward creating a more perfect union, “for which they lived, and for which they died for.” Delivering remarks at a solemn remembrance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Biden said each generation must ensure the sacrifice of the country’s…
AURORA, Minn. — One of the Northland’s representatives in the Minnesota House will not run for re-election this fall. Dave Lislegard (DFL) announced Sunday that he will retire from the Legislature at the end of this year. In a statement, he cites the need to give his family his full attention and dedication. He adds he is proud of his…
DULUTH, Minn. – Wednesday, May 22, marked exactly three weeks since pro-Palestinian protesters set up an encampment in Duluth’s Civic Center. There were around 10 tents set up Wednesday evening. One protester, who did not want to be named, has been at the encampment since the beginning. He said Homeland Security asked the group to move off federal land near…
DULUTH, Minn. — Last year in Duluth, a record number of opioid-related overdoses were recorded. There were a total of 480 opioid-related overdoses, including 46 deaths. In 2013, there were 42 opioid-related overdoses and one death. Jessica Nickila, coordinator of the Duluth Police Department’s Substance Use Response Team (SURT), said the over prescribing of opioids decades ago in our area…
DULUTH, Minn. — For a second time, voters have rejected a proposed technology referendum Tuesday for the Duluth School District. The levy would have provided $5.2 million annually over the next decade for learning technology, digital curriculum and security, according to the district. Below is a press release sent out by the district Tuesday night: Residents of Duluth Public Schools…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s planned campaign visit to Minnesota on Friday will mark his return to a traditionally Democratic state that he has long argued he could carry. Trump will take a break from his hush money trial in New York to speak at the Minnesota GOP’s annual Lincoln Reagan fundraising dinner. Tickets start at $500, ranging…
DULUTH, Minn. — The future of Duluth’s multi-million dollar tourism marketing contract is being guided by a working group at the request of Mayor Roger Reinert. And later in May, there are opportunities for businesses and the public to weigh in. This comes after Reinert’s announcement in March that he believes next year’s marketing contract should be awarded to local…
RACINE, Wisc. (AP) — President Joe Biden raced into yet another battleground state Wednesday, continuing to push a contrast with Donald Trump on economic policy as his own reelection campaign readies a new $14 million advertising blitz aimed in part at Black, Latino and Asian American voters. Biden traveled to Racine, Wisconsin, where he’ll highlight a decision by Microsoft to…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. — At tonight’s Superior City Council meeting, Mayor Jim Paine put forward a resolution to intervene with the proposed rate increase by Superior Water, Light, and Power starting in 2025. At the end of March, the ALLETE subsidiary Superior Water Light and Power submitted a request to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, or PSC, to increase rates….
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Democrats have introduced far-reaching legislation to add abortion and LGBTQ rights to the state’s constitution in hopes of making it much harder for future lawmakers to repeal these and other rights in the future. The Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment was introduced last week and has its first legislative hearing Monday. It would be among…
DULUTH, Minn. — At least 50 people arrived at the Duluth Rose Garden during the 7 o’clock hour Thursday evening. The pro-Palestine protesters were making their voices heard for the second day in a row there. The crowd Thursday was much larger than last night’s demonstration. Earlier in the day Thursday, the city of Duluth put out a warning that…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday rejected calls from student protesters to change his approach to the war in Gaza while insisting that “order must prevail” as college campuses across the country face a wave of violence, outrage and fear. “Dissent is essential for democracy,” Biden said at the White House. “But dissent must never lead to disorder.”…
DULUTH, Minn. — A small encampment In the Duluth Civic Center courtyard got a visit from the Duluth Police Department Wednesday evening. The two officers told the pro-Palestinian protesters that it’s against the law to set up camps sites on the property. Wednesday marked the first time protesters have taken to the streets of Duluth to set up an encampment…
Courtesy: The Duluth Palestine Solidarity Camp DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth Palestine Solidarity Camp, as the group is calling themselves, set up an encampment at the Rose Garden Wednesday evening. This encampment followed another encampment within the Duluth Civic Center, which police said was not legal. Duluth Palestine Solidarity Camp’s purpose is to “demand city and state divestment and boycott…
Sen. Grant Hauschild (DFL-Dist. 3) has announced $3 million for the 148th Fighter Wing has been secured in the Senate Capital Investment Bonding Bill. If a super majority approves the funding, it would assist in the construction of a new hangar for the Fighter Wing. The Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce has been the lead advocate for the new hangar…
DULUTH, Minn. — “So tonight, I am announcing that our 2025 budget will hold property taxes for the city of Duluth flat for the first time since 2014. in over a decade, with the exception. Thank you,” said Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert. Mayor Reinert, the City of Duluth’s 40th Mayor giving his first State of the City Address Thursday night….
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he was immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine as he signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also included assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other global hotspots. The announcement marked an end to the long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress over urgently needed assistance for Ukraine, with Biden promising…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz named two women to the Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday, which will give the state’s highest court its first female majority in three decades. When they take their seats in the coming months, all seven justices will have been appointed by Democratic governors. Walz elevated Minnesota Court of Appeals Judge Theodora Gaïtas to replace…
DULUTH, Minn. — Minnesota DFL House 11A members have unanimously endorsed Pete Radosevich. Pete Radosevich The district covers Carlton County and parts of Pine and St. Louis counties. Radosevich ran for the same seat in 2022 but narrowly lost to Republican Jeff Dotseth. Radosevich is an attorney in Esko and a small business owner. He’s the publisher of Cloquet’s Pine…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare weekend session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion. With an overwhelming vote Saturday, the $61 billion in aid for Ukraine passed in a matter of minutes, a strong…
NEW YORK (AP) — The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday as dozens of prospective jurors packed into a courtroom where the former president will answer to charges that he falsified business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life. The first criminal trial of any former U.S. president will unfold as Trump vies to reclaim the White House,…
DULUTH, Minn. -The air traffic control tower at Duluth International Airport is more than 70 years old. Having been built in the 1950s, it no longer meets FAA standards and needs to be replaced. The Duluth Airport Authority held an open house Wednesday night to introduce the public to the design and plans to build a new air traffic control…
DULUTH, Minn. – 8th District Congressman Pete Stauber has received his fourth endorsement from former President Donald Trump. This comes as former Minnesota Rep. Jen Schultz vies to win Stauber’s seat this November. Trump posted on Truth Social, calling Stauber a “tremendous representative.” The statement went on to say: “A Former Police Officer and Professional Hockey Player, Pete is working…
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said he believes abortion limits should be left to the states, in a video released Monday declining to endorse a national ban after months of mixed messages and speculation. “Many people have asked me what my position is on abortion and abortion rights,” Trump said in the video posted on his Truth Social site. “My view…
