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Oredockers Boys Basketball Coach Blaschke Suspended

ASHLAND, Wis. - Ashland High School boys basketball coach Robert Blaschke has been suspended indefinitely as the district looks into allegations of misconduct. A letter from athletic director Pam Huston regarding the announcement was sent out to parents yesterday. There…

Thirsty Pagan Receives Hefty State Grant

SUPERIOR, Wis. – The City of Superior is receiving a $148,400 state grant to redevelop the former Soo Line freight depot into a microbrewery and restaurant. The Community Development Investment Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will support the…

Duluth Warming Center Activation: January 24 – 25

DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Warming Center will be open for those in need January 24 and January 25. Temperatures are expected to reach zero degrees or below overnight. The Warming Center Hours are from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.…

Touchdown Super Bowl Pulled Pork Sliders

DULUTH, Minn. -- In this weeks Cooking Connection Texas Roadhouse shows us how to make a touchdown dish, Pulled Pork Sliders! Offered at the restaurant itself and also take…

Flu Outbreak Prompts Wabasso Schools to Cancel Classes

WABASSO, Minn. - A school district in southwestern Minnesota has canceled classes for the rest of the week because of a flu outbreak. The Wabasso School District called off all classes, activities and practices for Thursday and Friday. More than…

Kaul Rejects Evers Directive to Withdraw From Lawsuit

MADISON, Wis. - Attorney General Josh Kaul is rejecting Gov. Tony Evers directive that he withdraw Wisconsin from a multi-state lawsuit seeking repeal of the federal health care law. Kaul tells the fellow Democrat Evers in a letter Thursday that…

General Mills Recalls Some Flour Over Salmonella Concerns

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - General Mills is voluntarily recalling some bags of its Gold Medal Unbleached Flour because of salmonella concerns. The 5-pound bags have a "better if used by" date of April 20, 2020 and the UPC code 000-16000-19610-0. Customers…

Local Establishment Staying Warm During the Cold

DULUTH, MN- With the colder weather we are expecting over the next week or so, Vita's Pizza staff is using their toasty oven to stay warm. Their wood stove they use to cook the pizzas can reach a thousand degrees,…

Jayme Closs Will Receive $25,000 in Reward Money

BARRON, Wis. (AP) Hormel Foods and Jennie-O say they'll donate the $25,000 it had offered in reward money for information leading to Jayme Closs directly to the 13-year-old girl. Jayme was kidnapped from her home in Barron, Wisconsin, on Oct.…

Cook Homicide Suspect Pleads Guilty to Killing Girlfriend

DULUTH, Minn. – An Indiana man has pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend and burying her remains in a shallow grave on a property near Cook. Forty-year-old Daniel Lynn pleaded guilty to second-degree murder without intent on Wednesday for the…

Duluth Intl. Airport Announces American Airlines Service to Chicago

DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth International Airport officials along with Duluth Mayor Emily Larson held a news conference Wednesday afternoon to announce the addition of American Airlines direct daily flights to and from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The service will add…

No Sweethearts Candy This Valentine’s Day

(AP) - For the first time since 1901, the run-up to Valentine’s Day won’t include store shelves stocked with the classic Sweethearts candy. New England Confectionery Company (Necco), the Massachusetts-based candy manufacturer behind a slew of iconic brands dating to…

DNA linked LPN to baby of Incapacitated Woman

PHOENIX (AP) — A nurse who was looking after an incapacitated woman at long-term health care facility has been charged with raping her, weeks after she stunned her caregivers and family who didn’t know she was pregnant by giving birth…

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