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Morning Update 4-17-18

An update on local news and weather.

House Aims to cut Tipped Workers' Minimum Wage

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…

Minnesota Second Grader Attacks Classmates With Knife

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…

Spring Sports Struggle: Rails Battle Elements in High Spirits

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…

Knowing Your Neighbors: AmeriCorps Legacy House

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…

Duluthians Have a 'Taste of Muslim Cuisine and Culture'

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…

New World War I Memorial Expected to Be Built in Duluth

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…

Mont du Lac Resort to Remain Open for at Least One More Weekend

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…

Local Businesses Profit from Spring Snowfall

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…

Sea of Bowls Tonight

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…

MNDot's Weather Preparation

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…

The Push for Special Education Funding

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…

8th Congressional District Candidate Calls for Code of Fair Campaign Practices

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's Storm-Damaged Lakewalk Too Frozen For Cleanup

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…

Evening News Update 4-16-18

First Saltie of the Season

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…

100s of Minnesota Passengers Stranded When Airline Ends Mexico Service

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…

Midday Update 4-16-18

An update on local news and weather.

As Prince Heirs Stew, Bankers and Lawyers Cash in on Estate

MINNEAPOLIS-As the second anniversary of Prince's death approaches, the rock star's heirs have yet to collect a dollar of his estimated $200 million estate. But bankers, lawyers and consultants have earned millions from it. The long saga to settle the…

Numerous Crashes Reported Throughout State During Storm

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-The Minnesota State Patrol says one person was killed when a Metro Transit bus broadsided a car that had spun out on Interstate 94 in north Minneapolis. The fatal crash Sunday evening brought to at least five the number…

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Naughty by Nature, Coolio to Perform at Bayfront in July Show

DULUTH, Minn.- Rap icons Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Naughty by Nature and Coolio will be bringing the hip-hop scene to the Northland in a special concert July 6 at Bayfront Festival Park. Tickets will go on sale Friday at 11 a.m. A…

Superior Street Construction Delayed

DULUTH, Minn.-The Duluth Transportation Authority has announced the detours that were going to begin today for all westbound buses, will be delayed until Wednesday. Originally, the Superior Street reconstruction project was going to begin today, but that has since been…

Annual Bike Swap to Kick Off Spring and Support Local Organizations

DULUTH, Minn. - As we transition slowly into Spring, many Northlanders are ready to get on their bikes and go for a ride. If you need a new bike or are looking…

Local High School Golfer Practices in Blizzard

DULUTH, Minn.- The golf course isn't in ideal condition, but that didn't stop sophomore Nate Scullard-Bender with the Denfeld golf team from taking some swings.

Former First Lady Barbara Bush in Failing Health

HOUSTON- A family spokesman says former first lady Barbara Bush "has been a rock in the face of her failing health." Jim McGrath did not elaborate as to the nature of the 92-year-old Bush's health problems. She is at home…

Seven Inmates Killed in South Carolina Prison Riot

COLUMBIA, S.C.-South Carolina's governor is expressing support for his state prisons chief following riots at a maximum-security prison that killed seven inmates. Gov. Henry McMaster's spokesman Brian Symmes tells The Associated Press on Monday that the governor has "complete confidence''…