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Crocs to outsource manufacturing of clogs, other footwear

NIWOT, Colo. (AP) — Colorado-based footwear company Crocs Inc. is closing company-owned manufacturing plants in Italy and Mexico by year’s end and replacing its chief financial officer. The company announced the outsourcing of additional manufacturing and the closure of a…

Two new Exotic Species Identified in the Great Lakes

BRIDGEPORT, N.Y. (AP) - Researchers say two new exotic zooplankton species have crept into the Great Lakes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Cornell University researchers confirmed the species are in Lake Erie. The species are Diaphanosoma fluviatile, which is…

Level Three sex Offender Relocates to Eveleth

EVELETH, Minn. – The Eveleth Police Department released information about a Level III sex offender that has moved into the Eveleth area. Royce Anthony Drift does not have a permanent place of residence but is living in the vicinity of…

Teasing led to Fatal Wisconsin Circular saw Attack

ELLSWORTH, Wis. (AP) - Investigators allege teasing led to a roofer killing a co-worker with a circular saw in western Wisconsin. Twenty-four-year-old Miguel Navarro of St. Louis was charged Thursday with first-degree intentional homicide and mayhem in the death of…

NFL Players Protest During Anthem, Drawing Rebuke From Trump

(AP) - NFL players demonstrated during the national anthem at several preseason games Thursday night, protests that again drew a rebuke from President Donald Trump. Writing on Twitter from his New Jersey golf resort, Trump said Friday players “make a…

Officer Assaulted at St. Cloud Prison

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - An assault at the St. Cloud prison sent a corrections officer to the hospital. Authorities say the sergeant was processing an offender through intake and was taking him to his residential unit when the inmate…

Minnesota's Swanson Accused of Pushing Staff to aid Ambition

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Democrat Lori Swanson's campaign for Minnesota governor is being hit by late accusations that she pressured staffers in her office to perform political work. D'Andre Norman, a former staffer in Swanson's attorney general office, told…

Woman who Texted man 696 Times in April is Charged

FOREST CITY, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say a Minnesota woman who sent 696 text messages to a northern Iowa man in April violated a no-contact order. Winnebago County District Court records say 34-year-old Katie Christian, of Emmons, Minnesota, is charged…

Early Morning Fire Leaves Duluth Duplex Heavily Damaged

DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth fire crews responded to a structure fire call just before 2:00 a.m. Friday morning at 331 East 5th Street. When crews arrived at the two-story duplex heavy smoke was coming from the roof of the building…

Bayfront Blues Festival Tomorrow

DULUTH, Minn.-The 30th annual Bayfront Blue Festival kicks off tomorrow with gates opening at 11 a.m. More than 20,000 fans are expected to take over Bayfront this weekend with about 30…

All Fired Up? Grab A Fajita Burger!

Silver Bay, Minn. -- In this weeks Cooking Connection Brittney Merlot takes us up the North Shore, in the heat wave, to sink our teeth into a fajita burger! It…

Canoe, Kayak the St. Louis River This Weekend

DULUTH, Minn. - Northlanders have until 4:00 p.m. Thursday, August 9 to register for the 2018 St. Louis River Alliance Canoe and Kayak Tour and Picnic. The event is taking place on Saturday,…

Dayton Requests Federal Help for Storm Damage

ST. PAUL, Minn.- Gov. Mark Dayton is requesting federal help for Minnesota communities hit hard by severe storms and flooding between June 15 and July 12. Dayton has sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting a disaster declaration. That…

Opponents of Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Project File Appeal

ST. PAUL, Minn.-Opponents of Enbridge Energy's planned Line 3 replacement are asking the Minnesota Court of Appeals to declare that the environmental review for the controversial project fails to meet the legal requirements and needs to be redone. The Minnesota…

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