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Midday Update 4-19-18

An update on local news and weather.

Legal Leaders Take the Stage for Law Law Palooza

DULUTH, Minn. - Local leaders found enforcing the law and fighting for justice during the day are letting their hair down for some fun. It's the 6th Annual Law Law Palooza…

Trump Admin Starts Plan to Drill in Arctic Wildlife Refuge

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is moving toward oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. A notice being published Friday in the Federal Register starts a 60-day review to sell oil and gas leases in the…

One Injured in Virginia Drive-by Shooting

VIRGINIA, Minn. - Saturday evening the Virginia Police Department responded to Essentia Health in Virginia where an adult male presented for a gunshot wound to his lower leg. The male told investigators that he was shot at from a car…

Prince's Doctor Fined for Illegal Prescription

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota doctor accused of illegally prescribing an opioid for Prince a week before the musician died has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a federal civil claim. The settlement comes as state prosecutors are planning to announce…

Wisconsin Unemployment Remains at Record-low 2.9 Percent

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's unemployment rate remains at a record-low 2.9 percent for a second month. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that the rate for March remains unchanged from the 2.9 percent in February. That was…

Morning Update 4-19-18

An update on local news and weather.

Diaz-Canel Replaces Raul Castro as Cuba’s President

HAVANA (AP) - President Mario Diaz-Canel has made his first speech as Cuba's new head of state with a pledge to continue the socialist revolution led by his predecessors Fidel and Raul Castro. Diaz-Canel says in the nationally televised speech…

Old Carnegie Library To Become Co-Working Space

SUPERIOR, Wis.- Plans for the first co-working space in the city of Superior are moving along inside the old Carnegie Library. The Carnegie Library located on Hammond Avenue has been vacant since…

Governor Dayton Celebrates UMD Bulldog Day at Statehouse

The UMD Bulldogs National Championship win put the school and Duluth on the map, and now even Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton is giving them their own day. Governor Dayton a…

Northland Fishing Season Update

DULUTH, Minn. - The fishing opener in Minnesota is May 12. A day many have been planning for to kick off their summer fishing season. But with Minnesota lakes still filled with ice,…

College Softball: Saints Sweep in Home Opener

Game 1: St.Scholastica 12, North Central 0 (F) Game 2: St.Scholatica 9, North Central 1 (F)

UMD Third in Central Region Rankings

DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD Softball team checked in at 3rd in the NCAA Division II Central Region rankings. The NSIC in general is strongly represented, Winona State is number one, Augustana and…

Sandelin, Bulldogs Look to Future while in St.Paul

ST.PAUL, Minn.- UMD Men's Hockey Coach Scott Sandelin met with Governor Mark Dayton Wednesday and also responded to questions about next season and the future of hockey in Minnesota. Sandelin on next season,…

Snow Puts Off Lawn Prep

DULUTH, Minn.- The snow is finally melting away, allowing landscape businesses to make a profit after a rough winter. We spoke with the owner of Denny's Lawn and Garden in Duluth, he…

Kids Read to Dog

DULUTH, Minn.- Children are learning to read aloud with a little help from a k9 named Tanzy. Tanzy and her owner, Carol, visit the West Duluth Public Library giving children…

Younkers Closing

SUPERIOR, Wis.- Its official, Bon–Ton stores is headed to liquidation, wiping out more than 200 stores nation wide, including the Younkers in Superior and Duluth. The department store chain originally only planned to close forty…

Feminist Action Collective Takes a Walking Tour of Duluth Lynching Sites

DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth's Feminist Action Collective took a walking tour of the 1920 lynching of three black men in Duluth. The tour began at the old police station on East…

Meteorologist Talks Weather with Future Scientists

DULUTH, Minn.- Our very own William Seay informed our future scientists what it's like as a meteorologist. William spoke with second graders at Wrenshall Elementary School. Students are currently learning about weather in…

Evening New Update 4-18-18

Nanny Convicted of Killing Kids Wipes Away Tears

NEW YORK (AP) - A nanny convicted of stabbing two children to death at their New York home while their parents were away cried while being led out of a courtroom. Yoselyn Ortega bludgeoned 6-year-old Lucia Krim and 2-year-old Leo…

Phifer Exits Race for 8th Congressional District

ISANTI, Minn. - Leah Phifer has decided to not move her candidacy forward into a DFL primary election. Phifer announced today, “My goal, since first declaring my candidacy in October 2017, has always been to win the DFL endorsement, bring…

Largest Maker of Bump Stocks Will Stop Accepting Orders

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The largest manufacturer of bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms, announced Wednesday that it will stop taking orders and shut down its website next month. The announcement comes about a…

Sandy Hook Families File Suit Against Infowars' Alex Jones

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The families of two children slain in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre have filed lawsuits against right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for claiming the shooting did not happen. The defamation lawsuits were…

Possible Criminal Charges in Prince Death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota prosecutors are planning an announcement in their two-year investigation into Prince's death from an accidental fentanyl overdose. Carver County Attorney Mark Metz was scheduled to announce a charging decision at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, including whether anyone…