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Experimental Bike Lane Opens in Downtown Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. -- The City of Duluth is experimenting with a bike lane, downtown on Michigan Street. The protected bike lane is part of a demonstration by the Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Interstate…

Tourism Season Kicks Off in Bayfield

BAYFIELD, Wis. - Summer tourism is starting to take off along Lake Superior's south shore. Every summer around the Fourth of July, tourism season kicks off in Bayfield and the surrounding area.…

Mesabi Metallics Laying Off Half Their Staff

NASHWAUK, Minn. - Mesabi Metallics has announced it is reducing its workforce in half at its newly acquired facility in Nashwauk from 50 to 25 workers. Recently the company was bought up by Chippewa Capital Partners during bankruptcy proceedings. The…

Vandals Desecrate Jay Cooke Statue

DULUTH, Minn. - Some racially insensitive remarks have made their way onto a statue of Jay Cooke near Superior Street and Ninth Avenue East. It’s not known when vandals desecrated the statue…

Judge in Castile Case Supports Verdict

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The judge who presided over the manslaughter trial of a Minnesota police officer tells the jurors who acquitted him in the fatal shooting of black motorist Philando Castile that he supports them despite widespread public…

Poland Moves Toward Extraditing US Man in Nazi Case

WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland's special prosecutors say they have taken steps toward seeking the extradition from the U.S. of a Minnesota man they accuse of participating in a World War II massacre. The Associated Press had previously identified the…

Two Events Combine Forces for the Lumberjack 5K Run/Walk

HAYWARD, Wis. - The American Birkebeiner Foundation has joined forces with the Lumberjack World Championships for the annual Lumberjack 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, July 22. The Lumberjack Run marks the blending of two community events, the American Birkebeiner ski race…

Wisconsin Medicaid Budget Will Close with Balance

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin health officials say the state's Medicaid budget will finish the 2015-17 biennium $325 million in the black. The Department of Health Services sent a letter June 30 to leaders of the Legislature's finance committee saying…

Minnesota Officials Warn of Effects of GOP Health Care Bill

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - State officials are warning that Republicans' latest health care bill in Congress could have dire effects in Minnesota. The fate of the GOP's effort to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health care law is…

DTA Offering Service to Head of the Lakes Fair

DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Transit Authority has announced it will provide special evening service between downtown Duluth, downtown Superior, and the Head of the Lakes Fair. The special evening service will run from Wednesday, July 12 and continue through…

At Least 14 Reported Dead in Clash of Mexican Gangs

MEXICO CITY (AP) - A series of raging gunbattles between two drug gangs left at least 14 people dead Wednesday in the mountains of the northern Mexico state of Chihuahua. Authorities said the number of dead could rise. Initial reports…

State Asks Full Court to Review Dassey Ruling

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - State attorneys have asked a full federal appellate court to review a ruling overturning the conviction of a Wisconsin inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" documentary. Brendan Dassey was sentenced to life in 2007 after…

DNR: Mille Lacs Walleye Fishing Closed from July 7-28

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers that walleye fishing will be closed on Mille Lacs Lake for 20 days. According to the DNR, walleye fishing will be closed from July 7-27. Fishing fall…

Minnesota Man Faces 10th Drunken Driving Offense

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Wisconsin State Patrol arrested a 47-year-old Minnesota man for drunken driving, which would be his 10th offense, if convicted. The Star Tribune reports that a trooper stopped Lawrence LaPole, of Rosemount, around 10:07 p.m. Tuesday in…

Wisconsin Scientists Improve Protein-Based Drug Stability

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Scientists at the a Wisconsin university have created a mineral coating that mimics bone and keeps protein-based drugs more stable. The Wisconsin State Journal reports protein-based drugs are used to treat bone disorders, kidney disease, wounds,…

Three Arrests Made in Connection to Hibbing Break-In

HIBBING, Minn. - Just before 3 a.m. on Friday, June 30, Hibbing Police responded to the report of a break in, in the 1900 E 27th Street, according to the Hibbing Police Department. When officers arrived on scene, they were…

Superheroes to Invade Duluth Playhouse

DULUTH, Minn. - Starting Saturday, July 8, superheroes will be flying into the Duluth Playhouse ready to work together and save the day. Imaginarium: Superheroes! will be performed July 8 through…

Revelers Enjoy Superior's 4th of July Parade

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Independence Day festivities started in the Twin Ports early Tuesday with Superior's annual 4th of July Parade. FOX 21 Photojournalist Adam Jagunich gives us his take on a…

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