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Reinsurance Approval Costly for Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota should get federal approval for a new program to control health insurance premiums but may lose hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding. That's according to a letter Gov. Mark Dayton sent to…

Timber Sales Increase at National Forest in Wisconsin

RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) - A national forest in northwest Wisconsin expects to sell its largest amount of timber since at least the mid-1990s. The Associated Press reports the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest may sell 123 million board feet of timber by…

Portion of Haines Road to Close Sept. 21

DULUTH, Minn. - Haines Road will be closed between Arrowhead Road and Highway 53 beginning Thursday, Sept. 21, according to the St. Louis County Public Works Department. This section of Haines will close due to construction and work on the…

GOP Warns Legislature Could Run Out of Money

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A report filed by attorneys for the Republican-led Legislature says lawmakers will have to start furloughing employees in December and shut down completely by February unless there's a resolution to a legal battle with Gov.…

New Lock Proposed at Soo Straights

DULUTH, Minn. - The Soo Locks at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan connect the Duluth and Superior shipping industry with the rest of the world, but the aging locks haven't been updated in…

State, Federal Authorities Proposing New Rules on Equifax

NEW YORK (AP) — State and federal authorities are proposing tougher regulations against Equifax and the entire credit monitoring industry after the company announced that personal information like Social Security numbers of about 143 million…

New Time Capsule Being Created in Virginia

VIRGINIA, Minn. - Last year, the City of Virginia opened a fifty-year time capsule, giving their residents a look inside the past. Now, a new time capsule is being created. The…

Volunteers Needed for Bentleyville

DULUTH, Minn.-Bentleyville will be opening up in a few months, and that means volunteers are needed to help set it up. Preparations are expected to begin this weekend as volunteers flood into…

Touchstone Award Given to Three Local Non-Profits

DULUTH, Minn.-Those who give back were honored on Monday, for all they do. Three non-profits were given the Touchstone Award by the Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation. The local chapter of the American Red…

Leif Erikson Monument Vandalized

DULUTH, Minn. - A monument to Leif Erikson was vandalized with spray paint in the park named after him. Underneath Erikson’s name, it says “Discoverer of America.” A suspect spray painted…

Gov. Walker Thinking of Running for Governor Again

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -Republican Gov. Scott Walker is hinting that he'll officially announce his bid for a third term in November. Walker told WTMJ-AM radio on Monday that an announcement during the first week of November would make sense since…

Wisconsin Submits Revised Education Accountability Plan

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin submitted a federally required school improvement plan to President Donald Trump's administration on Monday over objections from Gov. Scott Walker and conservative groups that it didn't do enough to embrace innovative ideas, such as expanding…

Minneapolis Chief: Body Camera Use Up After Policy Change

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) - Minneapolis' police chief says he's seeing an increase in the use of body cameras since he required that officers turn them on when responding to any call. Numbers released Monday show that from July 29 to…

Walker Signs $3 Billion Foxconn Bill into Law

MADISON, Wis.-Gov. Scott Walker has signed a $3 billion incentive package designed to lure a Foxconn Technology Group flat-screen plant to southeastern Wisconsin. Walker signed the bill Monday afternoon during a packed ceremony at a technical college in Sturtevant in…

Minnesota Teen Found Dead in NDSU Dorm

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - A 17-year-old boy, identified as Devin Delaney, of Burnsville, Minn., was found dead Sunday, inside a North Dakota State University residence hall. It seemed like another typical Saturday night. "We just heard a lot of noise…

Temporary Road Closures Scheduled in Chippewa National Forest

CASS LAKE, Minn. - Five temporary road closures in Sept. and Oct. have been announced by the Chippewa National Forest. Bridge deck replacements are part of the forest's routine maintenance and will result in road closures taking place from Sept.…

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