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Natural gas Explosion Hurts two at North Mankato Truck Shop

NORTH MANKATO, Minn. - A natural gas explosion has injured two workers at a truck service shop in North Mankato. The explosion happened just before noon Wednesday at Allstate Peterbilt. North Mankato Police Chief Ross Gullickson says employees were working…

Food Safety Officials Stress Safe Handling of raw Turkey

MINNEAPOLIS - Food safety officials are stressing the importance of proper handling and cooking practices amid a nationwide outbreak of drug-resistant Salmonella found in raw turkey, with Thanksgiving approaching. The Centers for Disease Control last week said the number of…

International Falls Gift Shop is on the Move

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. – The gift shop “It’s A Girl Thing” was moved across town in International Falls today. The shop will be turned into a future residence the owners will…

Lawsuit Seeks to Maintain Federal Gray Wolf Protections

MINNEAPOLIS - An environmental group has sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to preserve federal protections for gray wolves and force the agency to develop a national recovery plan for the species. The Center for Biological Diversity filed the…

PJ's Rescue in Search of Forever Homes

DULUTH, Minn. - Click here to donate to PJ's Rescue on Give to the Max Day, Thursday, November 15, 2018. Pacino: Pacino was found wandering the streets of mesquite, Texas and was picked…

Wisconsin Company Gives Employees Revolvers for Christmas

HORTONVILLE, Wis. - A Wisconsin company is giving employees revolvers for Christmas in what it says is an effort to promote personal safety and team building. Ben Wolfgram is co-owner of Hortonville-based BenShot. The company makes novelty glassware embedded with…

FBI Examining More Video in Search for Wisconsin Teen

MILWAUKEE - The FBI is examining additional surveillance video taken from an expanded area around the Wisconsin home where a couple was shot and killed and their daughter was apparently abducted. Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs disappeared early on Oct. 15, when…

Wolf Taken to Isle Royale National Park This fall Dies

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A gray wolf relocated this fall from the Minnesota mainland to Isle Royale National Park has died. The male wolf was among four taken to the Lake Superior island park from the Grand Portage Chippewa reservation.…

WITC Hosts Cosmetology Open House

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Since the closing of Regency Beauty Institute in 2016, only two cosmetology schools remain in the twin ports: Cosmetology Careers Unlimited in Downtown Duluth and the program at…

Pro-Life Posters Taken Down and Destroyed at UMD

DULUTH, Minn. - A pro-life UMD student organization says their free speech is being limited on campus after posters about an upcoming event were torn down and destroyed. Bulldog Students for Life…

Christmas Comes to Glensheen

DULUTH, Minn.-The holiday season is in the air at Glensheen. Right now the mansion is closed off from the public as preparations are underway to fill the 39–room estate with holiday decorations. Twenty–five Christmas trees are being put up throughout…

Students Showcase Research at UMD

DULUTH, Minn.-We are about a month away from the semester ending at UMD and that means students big research projects are nearing completion. Today those students held their Undergraduate Research and Artistic…

Purple Heart Winners Honored in Duluth Today

DULUTH, Minn.-Purple Heart Recipients were honored in Duluth earlier today for all they have sacrificed for their country. The St. Louis County Board passed a resolution today honoring those who were…

Pine County Sheriffs Searching for Armed Robbery Suspect

HINCKLEY, Minn. – The Pine County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating an armed robbery suspect. Authorities responded to a report of a hold up alarm at the Hinckley Holiday Store on Fire Monument Road at…

Two Harbors Receives $5.6 Million Loan for Electric Grid Improvements

TWO HARBORS, Minn. – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Rick Nolan announced Tuesday the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded Cooperative Light and Power Association of Lake County a $5.6 million loan for infrastructure improvements. “This investment…

Ventura Visits Walz for pep Talk, pot Legalization Push

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota's Gov.-elect Tim Walz is calling on one of his predecessors for some advice. Walz met with former Gov. Jesse Ventura at the Capitol on Tuesday. Ventura says the newly elected Democrat called him shortly after…

U.S. Steel Ratifies new Four Year Agreements With Steelworkers

PITTSBURGH, PA – United States Steel Corporation announced the ratification of a new four year collective bargaining agreement by the United Steelworkers on Tuesday. The new agreements cover approximately 14,000 USW-represented employees and takes effect immediately. “We believe these four-year…

Dierks Bentley Coming to AMSOIL Arena in March

DULUTH, Minn. - Country crooner Dierks Bentley is making a stop in Duluth for his Burning Man tour in March. Bentley along with special guests Jon Pardi, Tenille Townes and Hot County Knights will visit the Northland on Friday March…

Juul Halts Store Sales of Some Flavored E-Cigarettes

NEW YORK - The nation's leading e-cigarette maker says it has halted store sales of some flavors to deter use by kids. The announcement Tuesday by Juul Labs Inc. comes ahead of an expected government crackdown on underage sales of…

Mayo Clinic Receives its Largest Gift Ever

ROCHESTER, Minn. - A corporate strategist from Michigan has given Mayo Clinic its largest gift ever - $200 million. The Rochester-based medical center announced Tuesday that its School of Medicine will be named for the philanthropist, Jay Alix, of Birmingham,…

New Type of Police Officer for Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. – The city council could vote tonight on adding a new type of police officer for Duluth. The police department wants to create a new position called a ‘lateral police officer’ to help the department avoid employee shortages…

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