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MnDot Considers "Can of Worm" Intersection Updates

DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth's 'can of worms' or what the Minnesota Department of Transportation formally calls the "Twin Ports Interchange Project" is slowing sliding along. MnDot is currently narrowing down the preferred…

One Book Northland Honors Local Author

DULUTH, Minn.-  For the 17th year libraries around the region are joining together celebrating the One Book Northland project. This month's chosen book is written by local author Katharine Johnson titled The…

Superior Sister City Celebrates 20th Year

SUPERIOR, Wis.-  The Superior Sister City is celebrating a 20 year relationship with Ami Machi, Japan. Monday night kids in the Superior School District are getting a taste of another culture. The Japanese…

Cleveland Indians Phasing Out Chief Wahoo Logo

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians are dropping the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms next year after decades of protests and complaints that the grinning, red-faced caricature used in one version or another since 1947 is racist. The move,…

Operation Grace Visits Denfeld

DULUTH, Minn. - Getting your teeth cleaned on a regular basis can be quite helpful for your overall health. For some that's easier said than done, due to cost. That’s where Operation Grace comes in. They’re a group that goes…

What is the Real State of the Union?

WASHINGTON (AP) — A by-the-numbers look at President Donald Trump’s first year in office reveals areas of both progress and peril.  The stock market is soaring, smashing record after record. The unemployment rate has ticked downward. Some categories of violent…

Schouweiler Wins Beargrease Mid-Distance Race

GRAND MARAIS, Minn.-Martha Schouweiler has won the mid-distance race in the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. The musher has been competing for 15 years and has won multiple mid-distance titles at the Beargrease. To find out more about the race…

Super Bowl Week Celebrated in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-Officials from Minnesota, the NFL, the Vikings and the Super Bowl host committee are opening their arms to fans as they kick off a week of events before Sunday's championship game. Gov. Mark Dayton proclaimed it Super Bowl Week…

Floodwaters Peak in Paris

PARIS (AP) - Floodwaters have reached a peak in Paris and are now threatening towns downstream along the rain-filled Seine River. The French national flood monitoring agency said the water levels hit a maximum height of 19 feet, 2 inches…

Michigan Governor Refuses Temporary Oil Pipeline Shutdown

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has rejected a call to shut down twin oil pipelines in a Great Lakes waterway so their external coating can be inspected for gaps. Snyder told the Michigan Pipeline Safety Advisory Board in a…

FBI Deputy Director Resigns

WASHINGTON, D.C.-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is leaving his position ahead of a previously planned retirement this spring. McCabe has been a frequent target of criticism from President Donald Trump. Two people familiar with the decision described it to The…

Western Wisconsin had Most Farm Bankruptcies in the US

MADISON, Wis.-Federal court data show that a Wisconsin district had the highest amount of farm bankruptcies in the country last year. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that the Western District of Wisconsin had 28 farm bankruptcy cases in 2017. The district…

Salt, the Solution to Winter's Dangers, Threatens US Waters

CONCORD, N.H.-Truckloads of road salt used to keep highways ice-free in the winter are starting to take a toll on the environment. Researchers say they're finding rising salt levels in hundreds of lakes, especially in the Northeast and Midwest where…

Blaze Injures Firefighter in Superior

SUPERIOR, Wis.-One firefighter suffered a minor injury this morning after responding to a structure fire at 2217 Lackawanna Ave. in Superior. Fire units arrived to find smoke billowing out of a detached garage. Crews extinguished the fire quickly. Damages estimates…

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