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ACA Enrollment Starts Today: Here's What to Look For

A new deadline, rising prices and fewer options for help will greet health insurance shoppers as the Affordable Care Act’s main enrollment window opens Wednesday. Also in store: Befuddlement. ā€œConfusion seems to be one of the key words to describe…

Book World to Close All Stores Across 7 States

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) - Book World says it's closing all of its 45 stores in seven states, citing a shift in consumer preference to online shopping. The company's senior vice president Mark Dupont says 325 employees will lose their jobs…

Minnesota AG: 12 Drug Companies Added to Price-Fixing Suit

ST. PAUL, Minn.-Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson says 12 pharmaceutical companies have been added to a price-fixing lawsuit. Swanson announced the expansion of the suit Tuesday. She originally filed the lawsuit in 2016 along with prosecutors in 45 other states…

Hearings on Enbridge's Line 3 Oil Pipeline Open in St. Paul

ST. PAUL, Minn.-A hearing opens in St. Paul on Wednesday on whether Enbridge Energy should be allowed to replace a stretch of its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline that crosses northern Minnesota. The 12-day "evidentiary hearing" before an administrative…

UMD Hopes to Raise $120 Million By 2021

At the University of Minnesota Duluth is well on its well way of meeting a $120 million dollar fundraising goal. The college is well on its way of meeting a 10-year…

Multiple Fires Put Out in Winter Last Week

SAWYER COUNTY, Wis.-Fire crews in Sawyer County responded to multiple fires last week that left no one injured. The first fire was reported about 8 a.m. Thursday at a silo at 5735 North County Highway West in Winter. The silo…

County To Renovate The Old 'Cook Home Barn'

St. Louis County is working on a project to restore a historical building for a practical purpose. Renovations are underway on the Cook Home Barn near the public safety complex in…

Apartments Planned for Old Cloquet Middle School

CLOQUET, Minn. - A development company was awarded the financing needed to construct a new apartment complex in the old Cloquet Middle School building on Carlton Avenue. The proposed development…

Great Outdoors: North Country Trail

NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL, Minn. & Wisc. -- The North Country Trail is the longest trail in the Nation! It was created back in 1980 and it passes through…

Kids pack Miller Hill Mall for Mall-O-Ween

DULUTH, Minn. - Hundreds of kids packed the Miller Hill Mall Halloween night for "Mall–O–Ween!" There was a costume contest, and kids were able to trick-or-treat at each…

BP Gas Station Closes on London Road

DULUTH, Minn. - The BP convenience store on London Road has official closed its doors. A sign was posted sometime yesterday, thanking loyal customers for their business. The location is…

November Peak Month for Deer-Vehicle Crashes

ST. PAUL, Minn. - November is the peak time for deer-vehicle crashes in Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The increase in crashes is due to deer mating season occurring in November. Increased deer movement and reduction of…

Bemidji Teen Missing for One Year

BEMIDJI, Minn. - The Bemidji Police Department is continuing to look for Jeremy Jourdain who was last seen one year ago. Police say they have followed up on over 120 leads,…

Man Killed in Crash on Carlton Avenue Identified

CLOQUET, Minn. - Cloquet Police responded to the call of a fatal crash in the 2000 block of Carlton Avenue, late Saturday evening. Officers arrived on scene to find that a 2014 Ford F-150 had been traveling west on Carlton…

Legislative Committee Approves Lifting Mining Ban

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A legislative committee has signed off on a Republican bill that would end Wisconsin's nearly 20-year ban on gold, silver, and nickel mining. Wisconsin lawmakers passed a bill in 1998 that requires sulfide mining applicants to…

Winter Hours Start Nov. 1 at Lake Superior Zoo

DULUTH, Minn. - The Lake Superior Zoo will be switching over to winter hours beginning Nov. 1. Visitors will be welcome five days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the last admission at 3 p.m. The zoo…

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