(AP) - Walgreens plans to close about 600 drugstores as it completes a $4.38 billion deal to buy nearly 2,000 from rival Rite Aid. Company spokesman Michael Polzin said Wednesday that most of the closings will be Rite Aid stores,…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker says the Department of Natural Resources' forestry operations will move from Madison to Rhinelander. The governor announced Wednesday that the forestry headquarters will be housed in a DNR service center in the northern…
DULUTH, Minn- Construction on the Fond du Lac reservation to replace the Mission Creek bridge continues to be at a stand still. This because of mishandling of the project from MnDOT…
DULUTH, Minn. - Motorists will encounter lane closures on Highway 61 in Beaver Bay as crews continue to work to rehabilitate the Highway 61 Beaver Bay Bridge. Traffic will be reduced from one lane in each direction to a single…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Just before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Superior Police Department responded to a vehicle and school bus crash on Broadway Street and Banks Avenue, according to Superior PD. Police report…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin state Department of Natural Resources' board has authorized the agency to start working toward dropping population restrictions barring an elk hunt. The DNR has been importing elk from Kentucky to bolster a herd in…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota has been named the second most bicycle friendly state in the nation, according to the League of American Bicyclists' ranking released this week. The number one spot went to Washington state, which has held the…
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth Pack is touting an exciting new collaboration with another Minnesota-based company. President and Owner of Duluth Pack, Tom Sega, says the company has been working with Minnetonka Moccasin…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton says he'll continue to press to get the funding necessary to protect the state's computer system from hackers. Dayton got only a fraction of the spending he proposed for technology and cybersecurity…
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth residents wishing to vote absentee for the upcoming City of Duluth and School District 709 Election will have the opportunity now through Mon. Nov. 6. Residents may vote in person in City Hall room 330, located…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Mayor Jim Paine and 8th District Councilor Craig Sutherland announced the City of Superior's "Name That Park Contest" on Wednesday. Residents of Superior are invited to enter the…
DULUTH, Minn. - Calling all dogs, cats and owners! Matilda's Dog Bakery in Duluth's Lakeside Neighborhood will host their 2nd Annual Bark-tober Festival and Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest Saturday, October 28. The event…
DULUTH, Minn.-Duluth police say a woman found burned last Thursday outside a local college's fire training facility on Highway 23, inflicted the wounds herself. Jaclyn Arnold, 24, of Duluth, was…
VIRGINIA, Minn. - Lawmakers and supporters of mining gathered in Virginia Tuesday night to push back against new sulfate and wild rice standards proposed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The agency says…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Lake Superior Zoo started facing many challenges after the loss of the polar shores exhibit. On Monday twelve positions at the Zoo were cut, as…
DULUTH, Minn.- The 14th annual Energy Awareness Expo kicked off today at the Salvation Army. The event is hosted by the Minnesota Board of Light and Power, AEOA, and Comfort Systems. The…
ASHLAND, Wis. - An officer involved shooting in Ashland on Monday night has put an unnamed suspect in the hospital. Around 7:30 p.m. Monday night, two Ashland police…
ONTANOGAN, Mich. -- The strong winds created giant waves on Lake Superior on Tuesday, battering the south shore. Gale Warnings and Storm Warning were issued on the lake.…
DULUTH, Minn.- On Tuesday city workers in Duluth prepared for the upcoming snow during a training session at Spirit Mountain. The course gives workers an opportunity to operate the machinery,…
DULUTH, Minn.- Powerful winds slammed the Duluth Coast Guard out on Park Point. Nearly half of a roof on the Coast Guard's storage building was ripped right off. The roof folded over…
SUPERIOR, Wis.-Kestrel Aircraft’s plans for a manufacturing plant in Superior have taken another step backwards. The company’s parent company One Aviation has announced some layoffs at their offices in Superior. The company…
DULUTH, Minn. - Cooler temperatures and even snow will soon force golfers off local courses, but one business in Duluth is looking to keep your swing up to par all winter…
NEW YORK (AP) - Robert Guillaume, who won Emmy Awards for his roles on "Soap" and "Benson," has died at age 89. Guillaume's widow Donna Brown Guillaume says the…
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - The National Park Service is floating a steep increase in entrance fees at 17…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's four-month worldwide ban on refugees ended Tuesday, officials said, as his administration prepared to unveil tougher new screening procedures. Under an executive order Trump signed earlier this year, the United States had temporarily halted…
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) - Police say there's no evidence a recent break-in at a Bloomington mosque that had earlier been targeted by a bomb was a hate crime. Authorities on Tuesday released video surveillance of the break-in at the Dar…
HILBERT, Wis. (AP) - Sargento Foods is expanding in eastern Wisconsin for the fourth time in the past decade. WLUK-TV reports that the company is adding 40,000 square feet and 150 jobs to its Hilbert location. The Hilbert location currently…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Attorneys for a Wisconsin man convicted of homicide in a case featured on the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" are asking a circuit court to reconsider a prior ruling rejecting a request for a new trial.…
