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Duluth International Airport Awarded Over $1 Million

DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth International Airport has received over $1 million for safety improvements. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, along with Rep. Rick Nolan made the announcement Thursday. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the airport with a…

Mayor Larson Meets With Morgan Park Residents

DULUTH, Minn. Duluth Mayor Emily Larson is continuing her speaking sessions across town focusing on her proposed 0.5 percent sales tax increase for 2018 to specifically fix roads and the…

Sappi Mill Honored With Governor's Award

CLOQUET, Minn.-A paper company in Cloquet received statewide recognition today. Sappi North America received an award from the governor's office for all the work they do when it comes to investing in…

EPA Rule Tough for Wood Stove Manufacturers

HERMANTOWN, Minn. - Wood stove manufacturers are struggling to comply with a new EPA requirement. The rule was put in place to reduce particles in the atmosphere, but business leaders say it's…

Duluth Aldi Store to Open this Fall

DULUTH, Minn. - Construction is buzzing along at a new Aldi grocery store in Duluth. We don’t know the precise date it will open yet, but in previous discussions with the…

Timber Sales Increase at National Forest in Wisconsin

RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) - A national forest in northwest Wisconsin expects to sell its largest amount of timber since at least the mid-1990s. The Associated Press reports the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest may sell 123 million board feet of timber by…

New Lock Proposed at Soo Straights

DULUTH, Minn. - The Soo Locks at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan connect the Duluth and Superior shipping industry with the rest of the world, but the aging locks haven't been updated in…

Volunteers Needed for Bentleyville

DULUTH, Minn.-Bentleyville will be opening up in a few months, and that means volunteers are needed to help set it up. Preparations are expected to begin this weekend as volunteers flood into…

Touchstone Award Given to Three Local Non-Profits

DULUTH, Minn.-Those who give back were honored on Monday, for all they do. Three non-profits were given the Touchstone Award by the Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation. The local chapter of the American Red…

Walker Signs $3 Billion Foxconn Bill into Law

MADISON, Wis.-Gov. Scott Walker has signed a $3 billion incentive package designed to lure a Foxconn Technology Group flat-screen plant to southeastern Wisconsin. Walker signed the bill Monday afternoon during a packed ceremony at a technical college in Sturtevant in…

Enbridge Protestors Arrested In Superior

SUPERIOR, Wis. Protestors hoping to keep Enbridge workers from getting into their construction site on the line 3 replacement project Thursday morning are now in trouble with the law. In a dramatic…

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