NEW YORK (AP) – Starbucks plans to close more than 8,000 stores for several hours next month to conduct racial-bias training for nearly 175,000 workers. The announcement Tuesday comes after the arrests sparked protects and calls for a boycott on…
NEW YORK (AP) — Nostalgia hasn’t translated into dollars in a long-shot effort to crowdfund a future for Toys R Us. Neither did efforts to recruit other toy makers. A campaign led by a billionaire toy executive who pledged $200…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed Democratic state Rep. Paul Thissen to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Tuesday's announcement means Dayton has appointed five of the high court's seven members. Thissen replaces Justice David Stras, a Republican…
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two robbery suspects. The robbery occurred Saturday evening around 6 p.m. near 6th Avenue East and 3rd Street. The victim suffered minor scrapes and no…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -A federal investigator says one person has been killed after a plane with engine failure made an emergency landing in Philadelphia. National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt said Tuesday that the engine will be shipped for a…
DULUTH, Minn. – On Monday Bon-Ton Stores Inc. only received bids from liquidators during its bankruptcy auction according to Reuters, signaling the possibility of closure for the retail giant. The auction will continue through today with hopes of finding a…
DULUTH, Minn. - The IRS online payment option is not working for many taxpayers needing to make a payment on Tax Day. As of this morning the IRS direct pay website is showing a “this service is currently unavailable” error…
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CLOQUET, Minn. – The Cloquet Police Department have taken an 18-year-old male into custody after he allegedly made threats of a “mass homicide” on social media. Authorities received multiple reports last night that an individual made violent threats on social…
HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) - A foster mother and her boyfriend have been charged in Dakota County with manslaughter and murder in the death of a 3-year-old boy who was in the woman's care. Authorities say Zayden Lawson was fatally beaten…
DULUTH, Minn. - This month it's a dramatic event you won't want to miss, the UMD Opera Studio is teaming up with the UMD Symphony Orchestra. Together, they're performing Le Nozze…
PERHAM, Minn. (AP) - The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office has a suspect in custody in what authorities say is a double homicide. Officers responded to a reported assault at a rural Perham residence shortly before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, and…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - It's National Volunteer week across America and it's volunteers that help keep our favorite historical landmarks running throughout the country. It's easy to see Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical…
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Republican lawmakers are pushing to allow employers to pay their tipped workers lower wages by counting tips in their wages. The so-called tip credit is a familiar proposal in Minnesota. But the gradual increase of…
SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) - The police chief in a Minnesota city where an 8-year-old slashed three other students with a knife says he wishes he knew why the boy did it. Sauk Rapids Police Chief Perry Beise says the…
PROCTOR, Minn.- One quick glance outside and its clear 2018 has not been a good year for spring sports, with local baseball and softball teams seeing games being canceled and rescheduled left…
DULUTH, Minn. - AmeriCorps volunteers are building a new legacy house in Lincoln Park that will house future members and volunteers while they serve in the organization. A team of…
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluthians got a taste of Muslim cuisine and culture at the Zeitgeist Arts Building in Duluth. Food was served featuring the kind of flavors made…
DULUTH, Minn. - A new World War I memorial is expected to be built this year in West Duluth. Memorial Park on Grand Avenue has memorials for World War…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - With all the recent snow, Mont du Lac Ski Resort in Superior has decided to stay open for at least one more weekend. Resort officials tell…
DULUTH, Minn.- Although you may be thinking spring, businesses in the Northland are prepared for winter. It's no secret, Duluth was covered in snow this morning. One plowing company, ATK Enterprise…
DULUTH, Minn.- Snowfall in April has put many plans on hold. But not the 25th annual Sea of Bowls fundraiser. The event is going on right now until 7 p–m. It's a…
DULUTH, Minn.- Plows were at the ready and salt and sand bags were stocked up, even though we should be well on our way to summer. Officials from the organization said they…
DULUTH, Minn.- Governor Dayton has proposed an increase in special education funding statewide by nineteen million dollars. The Duluth school district said they could receive around two hundred and fifty thousand dollars of…
DULUTH, Minn.- Despite receiving no endorsement at the DFL Convention this past weekend 8th Congressional District Candidate Michelle Lee announced she's moving onto phase two of her campaign. On Monday…
DULUTH, Minn.- The latest winter storm has caused the Lakewalk clean-up to be postponed after getting heavily damaged from a storm in October. The city says crews are waiting for the layers…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Federal Weser vessel made its way through Duluth and docked in the superior side of the harbor Thursday evening. And today the Duluth seaway port authority hosted the first…
MINNEAPOLIS-Hundreds of travelers from Minnesota are stranded in Mexico because they are unable to rebook Sun Country Airlines flights that were canceled due to a storm at home, because the carrier…
