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Level Three Offender Relocating to Cherry Township

IRON, Minn. – The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office is notifying the public that a level three sex offender has relocated to the Cherry Township area. Registered predatory offender Robert Alan Keogh, 43, moved to Fraser Road in rural Iron…

Polymet Restructures Glencore Debt

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Polymet announced today that it has secured a 12 month payment extension and lowered interest rates on its approximately $152 million of debt owed to Glencore AG. Glencore also committed to an additional $80 million debenture…

Dow Surges 669, Clawing Back Lost Ground

NEW YORK (AP) - The Dow Jones industrial average surged nearly 670 points, erasing nearly half the ground it lost last week and marking the biggest gain since August 2015. The broad gains Monday were led by technology stocks and…

Senate OKs Pension Boost, Ratifies Public Worker Contracts

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Senate has signed off on raises for the state's 30,000 public employees and voted to plug a budget shortfall in state pension plans. Underfunded pensions and state employee contracts have been controversial at…

FTC, States Increase Pressure on Facebook on Privacy

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators and state attorneys general are increasing pressure on Facebook as they probe whether the company’s data-collection practices have hurt the people who use its services. Facebook’s stock, which already took a big hit last…

Grandson Charged With Killing Paynesville Couple

PAYNESVILLE, Minn. (AP) - A Paynesville man has been charged with killing his grandparents who had taken him into their home. A criminal complaint filed Monday charges 33-year-old Gregory Scheel with two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of…

Walker Signs School Safety Legislation

KAUKAUNA, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker has signed a school safety bill that would provide money to help district make building improvements, but places no limits on guns. The governor signed the $100 million measure at a Kaukauna elementary…

Lawyer for Trump Attorney Says Daniels Lied

WASHINGTON (AP) - A lawyer for Michael Cohen, a Trump attorney who has said he paid $130,000 to Stormy Daniels as part of a nondisclosure agreement, says Daniels lied in her "60 Minutes'' interview about having an affair with Donald…

Body Found at Golden Eagle Lodge

COOK COUNTY, Minn. – The Cook County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from the Golden Eagle Lodge on Flour Lake Sunday evening. According to authorities a male was found deceased after workers noticed a water meter running for an…

Monday’s Council Meeting Includes ESST

DULUTH, Minn. – The controversial Earned Sick and Safe Time proposal is back in front of Duluth City Councilors tonight. Earned Sick and Safe Time has been a controversial…

Rural Minnesota Struggling With Day Care Shortage

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Research shows that rural Minnesota is seeing a shortage of day care options. Minnesota Public Radio reports that the Center for Rural Policy and Development found the northern and central parts of the state are…

Taste at Fitger's Fights Hunger in the Northland

DULUTH, Minn. - This weekend Northlanders can sample some good food and wine while supporting the local food bank. In this week's Coffee Conversation, FOX 21 sat down with Fitger's Mall Manager…

New car Prices Climbing

DULUTH, Minn. – Auto dealers believe new car prices may be climbing a bit too high. Experts say tighter credit, higher interest rates and metal tariffs are all working to push…

Unemployment Rates Remain Stable

DULUTH, Minn. - A new report released Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows unemployment rates were lower in February in seven states and stable in 43 states. The report shows…

Wisconsin's Annual Billiards Tournament

  BRULE, Wis. -- An annual billiards tournament took place in the Northland this weekend! Pool shooters from across the region, out of state and out of country came here to compete!…

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