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Midday Update 2-8-19

UW Regents OK Graduate Tuition Increases at Eight Schools

MADISON, Wis. - University of Wisconsin System regents have approved raising graduate tuition at eight schools and out-of-state undergraduate tuition at six schools. Resident graduate tuition will increase at Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Stevens Point, Stout…

Superior Schools Will Need to add to School Year

SUPERIOR, Wis. – Duluth and Superior School Districts faced multiple school closing days last week due to severe weather conditions. Now, Superior School officials say they will have to look at options to add to the calendar school year. The…

Escape Rooms Take Over The Bong Historical Center For A Good Cause

SUPERIOR, Wisc. -- In this weeks Active Adventures, Brittney Merlot and Brett Scott get locked into a mobile escape room with 1 hour to get out! Watch the video above to…

Automakers Recall 1.7 Million Cars With Fatal Airbags

NEW YORK - Subaru, Tesla, BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler Vans, Mercedes and Ferrari are recalling about 1.7 million vehicles to replace potentially deadly air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan. The inflators can hurl shrapnel into drivers and passengers.…

Morning Update 2-8-19

School Closings, Delays for Friday, February 8, 2019

Bessemer School District: CLOSED Feb. 8 including all events/activities Mellen Schools: 2 Hour DELAY Feb. 8 Watersmeet Township School District: CLOSED Feb. 8

Duluth's Millard LaJoy Turns 106 Years Old!

DULUTH, Minn. - A very special birthday was celebrated Feb. 7 for Millard LaJoy, of Duluth, who turned 106 years old. Millard is getting care at the Benedictine Living Community in Duluth.…

AJ's Tanning Sees Rise in Business During Winter Months

DULUTH, Minn.- People who are looking for a little bit of vitamin D on these dreary winter days might find themselves at the tanning bed. Winter is the busiest time of year for…

Duluthians Help Neighbors Experiencing Homelessness

DULUTH, Minn. - In the bitter cold and snow, many in the Duluth community are making donations to help people experiencing homelessness. Thursday night, good samaritans took food donations to the West…

Snowy Weather Doesn't Stop Delivery Drivers

DULUTH, MINN.- Delivery drivers dealt with the terrible roads to get food to people who didn't want to get out. The roads weren't too bad for delivery drivers to call off…

Experienced Ground Crews Work to Keep Duluth International Airport Flying

DULUTH, Minn. - Air travel was hectic for many today around the midwest, and when bad weather strikes crews at Duluth International Airport work around the clock. Most of the experienced…

Northlanders Work and Play on a Snowy Day

DULUTH, Minn. - Northlanders are no strangers to heavy snow and bitter cold this time of year. But the past couple weeks have been especially rough. In true Minnesota…

An Economic Study Shows the LS&M Railroad Can Be More Lucrative For Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. - For generations families have ridden the Train that runs on the Lake Superior and Mississippi railroad to make lifetime memories And the Friends of Western Duluth Parks and trails…

College of St. Scholastic "Snow Team" Attempts to Keep Up with Ongoing Snowfall on Campus

DULUTH, Minn. - All hands were on deck today at the College of St. Scholastic, as ground crews attempted to clear more than seven inches of snow that has already fallen in…

CDC says This Year's Flu Season Has Been Mild; MedExpress Sees Increase in Patients

DULUTH, Minn. - Across the U.S., roughly over 150 million doses of the flu vaccine are expected to be given during this flu season. Today, we stopped by the MedExpress Urgent…

Charges: Suspect Fired Five Times at School bus Windshield

MINNEAPOLIS - Prosecutors allege a 31-year-old Minnesota man fired five shots at a school bus windshield, wounding the bus driver, after a minor accident on a snowy interstate near…

Prosecutors: Wisconsin man Asked for Video of Rape Before Helping Teen

MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin man told a 14-year-old Tennessee girl he met online that he’d help her run away when she told him her adoptive father had been raping her, but only if she sent him video proof of an…

Duluth Snow Plows Working to Clear Snow Covered Roads

DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Duluth says snow plows are out in full force to clear roads as snow continues to fall throughout the Northland. The City is pulling in additional plow drivers from other divisions to increase capacity…

Minnesota House Panel Passes Sexual Harassment Bill 16-0

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minnesota House committee has approved a bill to strengthen the state's laws against sexual harassment. The judiciary committee sent the bill to the floor on a 16-0 vote Thursday. Democratic Rep. Kelly Moller, of Shoreview,…

Wells Fargo Customers Experiencing Widespread Outages

DULUTH, Minn. - Wells Fargo says they are experiencing a system wide issue due to a power shutdown at one of their facilities. According to a recent Twitter posts, customers have been experiencing issues with the Wells Fargo mobile app…

Midday Update 2-7-19

School Closings, Delays for Thursday, February 7, 2019

Aitkin Schools - CLOSING Elementary at 1:00 p.m. Feb. 7| High School at 1:20 p.m. Feb. 7 Ashland Schools - CLOSING at 1:00 p.m. Feb 7 Birchwood School - CLOSING at 1:00 p.m. Feb 7 Carlton Schools - No after school…

Warm Beer Cheese Soup On A Snow Day!

DULUTH, Minn. -- In this weeks Cooking Connection we are making the perfect lunch for a snow day with Va Bene Caffe! As the snow quickly piles up a warm soup…

Fisher-Price recalls Power Wheels Barbie Campers

WASHINGTON — Fisher-Price is voluntarily recalling about 44,000 Children’s Power Wheels Barbie Dream Campers because they can keep running after the foot pedal is released. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says Fisher-Price has received 17 complaints. No injuries have been…