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FDA Warns of Asbestos in Claire’s Makeup

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators on Tuesday warned people not to use certain Claire’s makeup products after samples tested positive for asbestos, but the retailer disputed the findings. The Food and Drug Administraiton said it issued the warning because…

Duluth man Arrested for Allegedly Manufacturing Psychedelic Drug

DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth man has been arrested for allegedly manufacturing a psychedelic drug known as Dimethyltryptamine or “DMT”. Investigators with the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office and MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension executed a search warrant on…

Elizabeth Smart set to Speak in Wisconsin on Closs Rescue

MADISON, Wis. - Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart is scheduled to speak in northwestern Wisconsin next week to help the region cope with a high-profile double homicide-kidnapping. Prosecutors have accused 21-year-old Jake Patterson of breaking into 13-year-old Jayme Closs' home just…

Bill Would Protect Identities of Minnesota Jackpot Winners

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Future lottery jackpot winners in Minnesota could be shielded from unwanted attention under proposed legislation. Minnesota Public Radio News reports that a bill calling for a one-word change to state law would put Minnesota among a…

World's Longest Fat Bike Birkie

CABLE, Wisc. -- The 45NRTH Fat Bike Birkie is taking over the world famous American Birkebeiner trails this weekend on Saturday March 9th! Fat Bike riders can test their skills and…

Dollar Tree to Close up to 390 Family Dollar Stores

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Dollar Tree is closing up to 390 Family Dollar stores this year and rebranding about 200 others under the Dollar Tree name. The company closed 84 Family Dollar stores in the fourth quarter, 37 more than…

US Plans to Lift Protections for Gray Wolves

BILLINGS, Mont. - U.S. wildlife officials plan to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move certain to re-ignite the legal battle over a predator that's rebounding in some regions but absent in others. Acting Interior…

Cleveland-Cliffs Delivers State of the Business

CHISHOLM, Minn.- Chisholm business leaders, city and state officials, and employees heard a state of the business update from the iron ore mining company Cleveland-Cliffs. President, Chairman and CEO Lourenco Goncalves spent the…

County To Hire Exec. Dir. To Oversee Duluth Depot

DULUTH, Minn. -- St. Louis County is hiring a Heritage and Arts Center executive director to handle operations at the Duluth Depot. Commissioners say the position will help with collaboration among…

Could a Zamboni Resurface Lake Superior?

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Have you ever wondered how long it would take for a Zamboni to resurface all of Lake Superior? That questions was answered Tuesday afternoon by a Mathematics professor at…

Duluth Businesses Celebrate Mardi Gras

DULUTH, Minn. - Some businesses in Duluth are celebrating Fat Tuesday the New Orleans way. A crawfish boil and Mardi Gras praty brought dozens out to Carmody Irish Pub on East Superior…

Minnesota Joins Lawsuit Over Trump Abortion Restrictions

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota has joined with 20 other states in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's restrictions on federal family planning funds. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Oregon. It claims the restrictions are illegal and…

Second Patient to be Free of HIV After Transplant

SEATTLE (AP) - Researchers say a London man appears to be free of the AIDS virus after a stem cell transplant. It's the second such success including "Berlin patient" Timothy Ray Brown. Such transplants are dangerous and have failed in…

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