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Wisconsin Submits Request to Drug Test Medicaid Applicants

MADISON, Wis.-Wisconsin has submitted a request to become the first state in the country to drug test applicants for Medicaid. Republican Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday that the state submitted the waiver request to President Donald Trump's administration. The plan…

Vacant Superior Council Seat Goes To Elm

Superior, Wis. After more than a month of emotions, anger and frustrations the Superior City Council has turned a new chapter involving the open council seat Graham Garfield resigned from.…

Harbor City Students Help Plant Gardens

DULUTH, Minn.-Harbor City students today broke out their green thumb and helped plant garden behind the library on Michigan Street. The students worked with Duluth's Parks and Maintenance crews to plant…

Twin Ports Mayors are Starring in a Play

SUPERIOR, Wis.- Mayor Emily Larson of Duluth and Mayor Jim Paine of Superior are working together to put on a play, just for one night. The play “Love Letters,” by AR Gurney,…

4-Year-Old Boy Dies in Wisconsin ATV Accident

PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) _ A 4-year-old boy has died after he fell off a four-wheeler and was run over by the trailer in south-central Wisconsin. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office says the accident happened Monday night near Portage. Authorities say…

Twin Cities Council to Pay $1M in River Pollution Lawsuits

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) - The Metropolitan Council in St. Paul is paying manufacturing firm 3M Co. about $1 million to settle lawsuits over Mississippi River pollution. The Pioneer Press reports the settlement Monday ends the lawsuits between the two entities,…

4th Worker Dies After Wisconsin Mill Explosion

CAMBRIA, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin company says a fourth worker has died after an explosion at its corn milling plant. Didion Milling released a statement saying 46-year-old Angel Reyes died Tuesday at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison.…

Fatal Accident on Highway 77 in Hayward

HAYWARD, Wis. - First responders responded to a single vehicle crash on State Highway 77 in Hayward just before 5:20 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office. The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle, who authorities identified…

Justice Department Moves to Dismiss Twin Metals Mineral Rights Lawsuit

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) - The Justice Department has moved to dismiss lawsuit challenging an Obama administration decision against renewing mineral rights leases for the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. In a motion late Monday, the Justice Department…

Woman Stabbed In Hibbing After 'Domestic Dispute'

UPDATE 6/6: Thirty-three-year-old Michael David Johnson, of Hibbing, is facing four charges including Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, First Degree Assault, Fifth Degree Assault, and Michael David…

Dozens Sick After Attending Wisconsin Festival

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) - Local health officials are working with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to determine the source of a norovirus infection that sickened dozens of people at a festival at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. The…

2 Seriously Injured in Collision with Deer

BAUDETTE, Minn. (AP) - Two people suffered life-threatening injuries when their motorcycle collided with a deer in northern Minnesota. The State Patrol says the crash happened in Beltrami County Monday afternoon. The two were westbound on Highway 1 when they…

Grandma's Marathon Weekend Traffic Advisories

DULUTH, Minn. - The 24th William A. Irvin 5K will take place on Friday, June 16 at 6:00 p.m. in the Canal Park and DECC area. Traffic delays can be expected from 5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The 41st Grandma's…

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