St. Louis County Board Selects Chair
DULUTH, Minn. - The St. Louis County Board held its annual organizational meeting this morning in Duluth. Commissioner Frank Jewell was elected Board Chair for 2017 and commissioner…
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UWS Hopes for More State Funding
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Over the last five years, the University of Wisconsin System has faced $362 million in funding cuts from the state government. Because of that decrease, the University of Wisconsin-Superior…
Jill Stein Launches Wisconsin Recount Group
MADISON (AP) - Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein says she is launching an organization to ensure every vote is counted in Wisconsin. Stein, who led efforts to recount Wisconsin's presidential election results, introduced the Count My Vote group at…
Megyn Kelly Leaving Fox News
NEW YORK (AP) - Megyn Kelly, the Fox News star whose 12-year stint has been marked by upheavals at her network and personal attacks on the campaign trail, is headed to NBC News. The move was confirmed by Kelly's publicist,…
15 New Wisconsin Office Holders to be Sworn In
MADISON (AP) - Fifteen newly elected members of the Wisconsin Legislature are to be sworn into office, joining incumbents in both the Senate and Assembly beginning their new terms. But…
Wisconsin DNR Revenue Options Include Raising Hunting, Fishing Fees
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is proposing raising hunting and fishing fees or linking the fees to inflation as options for generating more revenue for wildlife management. The current state budget mandated the DNR report…
Dayton's Budget Proposal Would Reduce Health Insurance Premiums for 125,000 Minnesotans
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Governor Mark Dayton released his first budget proposal, Tuesday, of the 2017 legislative session. He called for a 25-percent reduction in health insurance premiums for the more than 125,000 Minnesotans facing significant increases in the individual…
Unconstitutional Ruling Thrown Out for Minnesota's Sex Offender Program
MINNEAPOLIS - Today, a federal appeals court tossed out a ruling that the Minnesota sex offender program is unconstitutional. A Minnesota judge ruled the program unconstitutional in the…
Business Owner Reacts to Superior Shooting
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Superior Police continue to investigate a New Year's day shooting. One victim was found dead in the alley behind the Third Base Bar in…
Great Lakes Aquarium Sees Record Attendance
DULUTH, Minn. - 2016 Brought a record number of visitors to A Popular Attraction in the Northland. Around 144,000 people visited the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth in 2016, a…
Children Ring in the New Year With Zoo Animals
DULUTH, Minn.-Children looked on in awe as Lana the Tiger stalked around her enclosure. Many kids held makeshift passports in their hands. "They go around the zoo to collect…
Northlanders Stock Up on Food for New Year's
DULUTH, Minn. - Thanksgiving and Christmas have well known meal traditions, but New Year's is also a big food holiday. Grocery stores across the Northland are busy with people stocking up…
Iron Rangers React to Keetac Reopening
KEEWATIN, Minn.- There’s a collective sigh of relief across the city of Keewatin, after U.S. Steel reached agreements to supply iron ore pellets to third-party customers, and announced the Reopening of…
Lawsuit by Microbrewer Alleges Trade Secret Conspiracy
ST. PAUL (AP) - A St. Paul microbrewer is suing an executive who helped the company grow into one of the largest in the country. Summit Brewing Company has accused Jeffrey Spaeth and another longtime employee, Timothy Daly, of conspiring…
Wisconsin Transportation Study Considers Interstate Tollways
MADISON (AP) - A new state transportation study finds that installing tollways on Wisconsin interstates could raise billions of dollars, but that substantial upfront investments would be needed and federal approval is uncertain. The Wisconsin State Journal reports the Department…
Oscar Mayer Plant in Madison Prepares to Close
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The already dwindling number of employees at the Oscar Mayer plant in Madison will continue to shrink as the facility prepares to permanently close in the first quarter of 2017. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that…
Production Set to Restart at Keetac Plant
KEEWATIN, Minn. - United States Steel Corporation announced today it has reached agreements to supply iron ore pellets to third-party customers. U.S. Steel will adjust its iron ore pellet…
Russia Weighs Retaliation After Obama Administers Sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Latest on the Obama administration's response to Russia's interference in the U.S. elections, which it denies (all times EST): 4:15 p.m. Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham say sanctions against Russia announced by the Obama…
With Trump Victory, GOP Hopes to Overhaul Medicaid
ATLANTA (AP) - With Donald Trump's election, Republicans in Congress will have the opportunity to overhaul Medicaid, something they've wanted to do for years. The program provides health care to millions of lower-income and disabled Americans. Currently, the federal government…
New Vietnamese Restaurant Opens in Superior
SUPERIOR, Wisc.- Pho Cali Vietnamese Noodles Restaurant has been jam packed in Superior ever since it opened Dec. 17. The restaurant specializes in the Vietnamese noodle soup…
