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Minnesota DNR Upgrading Electronic Licensing System in 2020

  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) –Minnesota hunters and anglers can expect a more modern electronic licensing system with some new bells and whistles. The Department of Natural Resources is looking for a vendor to upgrade the system when its current…

Fire Deaths Up 36 Percent from 2016

MINNESOTA - The Minnesota State Fire Marshal reports that fire deaths are up 36-percent compared to this time last year, according to preliminary numbers. According to the preliminary data, 30 people have died in fires in 2017, and by July…

New Deal: Blue Cross Blue Shield to Keep Children's Minnesota In-Network

(KMSP) - Children’s Minnesota and major health insurance company Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota have reached an agreement that would keep Children’s Minnesota as an in-network provider for Blue Cross patients. Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson helped broker the new deal between the…

Analyst: 1 in 60 Chance of Straits Pipeline Spill by 2053

HOLT, Mich. (AP) - Analysts say there's a small chance but serious risk of an oil spill from a nearly 65-year-old dual pipeline underneath the Straits of Mackinac in northern Michigan. Engineer James Mihell of Dynamic Risk Assessment Inc. says…

Summer Camps Beginning at Spirit Mountain

DULUTH, Minn. - Several parents throughout the Northland are looking for ways to keep their kids busy while they're off from school for the summer. Spirit Mountain in Duluth is hosting…

Sidewalk Days Festival Kicks Off Wednesday

DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth's Sidewalk Days Festival is set to kick off on Wednesday, July 12 and run through July 14. Vendors will hit the bricks of West Superior Street from Lake Avenue to 5th Avenue West to offer up…

Car Submerged off Connors Point in Superior

SUPERIOR, Wis.-A car has been found submerged off Connors Point Road in Superior. Officials from the Superior Police Department told us they believe the vehicle went into the water last night. They are currently trying to remove its position near…

FDA Approves First New Drug in 20 Years for Sickle Cell

(AP) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug in nearly 20 years for sickle cell, an inherited disease in which abnormally shaped red blood cells can’t properly carry oxygen throughout the body, which can cause…

Special Report: Exploring Shipwrecks

DULUTH, Minn. - The Northland is known for its natural beauty, but there's one kind of wilderness that -- to this day -- remains a huge mystery. Lake Superior is a huge…

Rural Inns Want to See More Homeshare Regulations

New information is out regarding house sharing numbers in rural Minnesota. According to the Airbnb, 19,000 guests stayed in homes outside larger metro areas over the past year, accounting for more than…

Fees to Enter Minnesota State Parks Increase

CLOQUET, Minn. -- For the first time in about a decade, the fees to visit Minnesota’s state parks have increased. Daily park passes have increased from five dollars to seven,…

Over 300 Agencies to Crack Down on Speeding

DULUTH, Minn. - Starting Friday, July 7, the Minnesota State Patrol will be joining forces with 300 local agencies across the state to crack down on speeding. The partnership comes as Minnesotans…

MNsure Assistance Offered at Duluth Public Library

DULUTH, Minn. - Anybody with questions about MNsure can get some help at the Duluth Public Library. A certified MNsure navigator is stationed on the Downtown Library's second floor every Thursday from 10:30…

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