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Duluth Aldi Store to Open this Fall

DULUTH, Minn. - Construction is buzzing along at a new Aldi grocery store in Duluth. We don’t know the precise date it will open yet, but in previous discussions with the…

Virtual Reality Open House Held at UMD

DULUTH, Minn.-A new reality has come to the University of Minnesota Duluth. Tuesday, a demonstration was held at the school which showed multiple virtual reality projects they've been working on including ones…

Archery Hunting Season Starts Off Strong

DULUTH, Minn. - The archery deer season kicked off last weekend and after talking to one local expert, it’s looking like it will be a good season for local hunters.…

Wisconsin Assembly Democrats Elect New Leader

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - State Rep. Gordon Hintz, of Oshkosh has been voted in as the next leader of Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly. Assembly Democrats voted Tuesday afternoon on who will replace outgoing Minority Leader Peter Barca starting in October.…

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…

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