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Defense Wants Trial Moved for Officer Who Shot Castile

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -  Defense attorneys are pushing to move the manslaughter trial of a Minnesota police officer charged with fatally shooting a black motorist last summer. Attorneys for St. Anthony police officer…

Evers Wins Re-Election as Wisconsin Schools Chief

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Incumbent state Superintendent Tony Evers easily won a third term as Wisconsin's top education official over an underfunded conservative opponent dogged by questions over whether he broke state law by using a public school email account…

Hayward School Referendum Fails

HAYWARD, Wis.-The Hayward Schools Referendum failed last night, by a narrow margin. Just 59 votes stopped the district from getting a huge influx of money from local property tax payers. The referendum would have called for a boost of nearly…

Water Emergency Involving ATV near Voyageur National Park

LAKE KABETOGAMA, Minn. - On the afternoon of April 4, around 3:04, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to Lake Kabetogama regarding a water emergency involving an ATV. The ATV had gone through the ice north of the…

Board of Trade Building Sold

DULUTH, Minn. - A historic building in downtown Duluth has been sold. The Board of Trade building on West 1st Street is a done deal. Sold for $800,000 to Dubin Does…

Furry Friends Aid in Rehabilitation Process

DULUTH, Minn. - Injuries are often unpredictable. When a crash, stroke or any type of trauma to the body happens, it can be devastating to our mental health. However, Essentia Health…

Duluth Stabbing Sends Two to the Hospital

DULUTH, Minn. - A stabbing in Duluth’s Lincoln Park neighborhood has sent two victims to the hospital. Duluth Police responded to Winnipeg Avenue and Sixth Street Tuesday evening on reports of the incident. Officers remained on the scene for some…

City Of Superior Has New Mayor

Officially with 58% of the vote, Jim Paine is now the Mayor of Superior. Paine defeated City Councilman Brent Fennessey by over 700 votes. Paine announced his candidacy back in October…

Superior Election Results

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Here are the official April 4th election results from the City of Superior:   Mayor Paine                      2849 Fennessey          2058   2nd District Van Sickle           276 Harp                    192   4th District Sweeney             382   6th District Garfield                142 Elm                     …

Payless Shoesource Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

NEW YORK (AP) — Shoe chain Payless ShoeSource has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest retailer to succumb to increasing competition from online rivals like Amazon. The Topeka,…

State Assembly Passes Batch of Bills to Combat Opioid Abuse

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Months after Gov. Scott Walker called on the Legislature to take swift action to combat the state's opioid epidemic, the state Assembly has passed nine pieces of Legislation. The Assembly, on Tuesday, passed all but two…

Fun and Leaning for Kids at Day Camps

DULUTH, Minn. - Kids get to have a lot of fun and learn all about science this week at the Duluth Children's Museum. The annual April Day Camps give kids a chance…

Early Childhood Summit Connects Educators

DULUTH, Minn. - Educators from across Northeastern Minnesota attended the eleventh annual Early Childhood Summit today in Duluth. More than two hundred school officials focused on the importance of Pre-K through…

Equal Pay Day Rally Held in Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. - Today is Equal Pay Day because, according to the National Committee on Pay Equity, April 4th is how far women have to work into 2017 to earn what…

Holocaust Survivor Speaks to Elementary Students

SUPERIOR, Wis. -  A Holocaust survivor spoke to kids at Northern Lights Elementary School in Superior today. Marion Blumenthal Lazan spent many years of her childhood at a concentration camp in Germany. She published…

Opiate Problems Come to Forefront in Wisconsin

SUPERIOR, Wis.-The Wisconsin House of Representatives today, worked on passing a bill to expand opiate treatment facilities at a cost of almost $5 million. The funding could help many different organizations in…

Itasca County Burning Restrictions Begin April 10

ITASCA COUNTY, Minn. - With the warmer temperatures and dry vegetation, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will implement burning restrictions in Itasca County beginning April 10. Fire danger can vary greatly from one part of the state to another,…

Wisconsin Traffic Crashes Kill 28 People in March

MADISON, Wis. - Preliminary data shows that 28 people died in Wisconsin traffic crashes for the month of March, seven fewer than March of 2016, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Last month was tied for the second safest…

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