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Proctor Residents Voice Opinions About Police Chief Being Let Go

PROCTOR, Minn. - Last month, the Proctor City Council voted 3-2 to not extend the contract of police chief Walter Wobig. Tonight, dozens of Proctor residents came to the city council…

Brewery Coming to Downtown Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - A new brewery is expected to open up by the end of this year in Grand Rapids. Rapids Brewing Company recently got the green light to move forward…

Tornado Reported Near Princeton; Earliest for March

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A confirmed tornado near Zimmerman, Minnesota at 5:49 p.m. Monday. At 5:56 p.m., a confirmed tornado was located over the south side of Princeton, moving northeast at 40 mph. Law enforcement reported the tornado in east-central Minnesota, about…

19-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Iron Range Murder

HIBBING, Minn. - A 19-year-old man plead guilty, Monday, to aiding an offender after the fact in a death. Sean Powers, helped clean-up the crime scene after his roommate, Jaysen Greenwood was…

U-Haul to Settle in Vacant Superior Kmart Space

SUPERIOR, Wisc. - After closing its doors nearly a year ago, the Superior Kmart building will soon have a new beginning. U-Haul is set to be moving into the location off Tower…

Sea Grant Battling Government to Stay Alive

DULUTH, Minn.-Discussions are looming on Capitol Hill to cut 17 percent of the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These cuts could affect many different organizations including the National Weather…

Bald Eagles Migrating Earlier

DULUTH, Minn.-In other environmental news, bald eagles are migrating back to Minnesota a few weeks ahead of schedule. The early migration, comes after February melted much of the snow, while ice is…

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Two Of Five Charged in Duluth Man's Murder

DULUTH, Minn. - Two of five suspects in the murder of University of Minnesota Duluth student, William Grahek, have been charged for their roles in the…

DNR Gives Western Wisconsin Sand Plant Preliminary OK

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Department of Natural Resources has given a timber company subsidiary preliminary approval for a sand plant in western Wisconsin that would destroy more than 16 acres of wetlands. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the…

Record Number of Riders to Pedal in Fat Bike Birkie

HAYWARD, Wis. - On Saturday, March 11, the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is expecting to greet 1,200 fat bikers to the American Birkebeiner Trailhead, just east of Cable. The Fat Bike Birkie is the world's largest fat bike race,…

2 Men, 2 Calls for Help on Anoka County Lake

EAST BETHEL, Minn. (AP) - It took more than once for two snowmobilers on a lake in Anoka County to learn the dangers of thin ice. Sheriff's officials say the two men called 911 Sunday afternoon, after one of them…

Real ID Law Hits a Snag in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota officials' efforts to upgrade driver's licenses so they pass muster for domestic flights have hit a snag. The state Senate defeated a bill Monday to put Minnesota in compliance with federal Real ID law.…

Update: Runaway Teen From Rice Lake Located

RICE LAKE, Minn. - St. Louis County authorities found a runaway teen from Rice Lake Monday who went missing late Saturday.who may not have the necessary medications with her. Jenna Scurlock, 15, was found safely in Gordon, Wis., Monday evening.s…

Wisconsin Schools Borrowing at Highest Level in 20 Years

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A new report says borrowing by Wisconsin Public School Districts is at its highest level in at least 20 years. The Wisconsin Taxpayer Alliance reported Monday that voters approved $1.35 billion in new borrowing for Wisconsin…

Proctor City Council Meets Tonight to Discuss Fired Police Chief

PROCTOR, Minn.-Tonight more than 250 people have signed a petition to reinstate Proctor’s Police Chief Walter Wobig. Supporters will be at tonight’s council meeting to present the petition. Mayor Phil Larson, along with councilors Troy Dewall and Gary Nowak, were…

Disturbance at Ashland County Jail

ASHLAND COUNTY, Wis. - Ashland County Sheriff Michael Brennan reports that on the evening of Saturday, March 4, several inmates in the Ashland County Jail were causing a disturbance by yelling, kicking on doors, and refusing to return to their…

Trump Signs Revised Travel Ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has signed a revised travel ban that temporarily halts entry to the United States for people from six Muslim-majority nations, who are seeking new visas and suspends the country's refugee program. That's according to…

Drugs Seized in Minnesota Reach Record Highs

ST. PAUL, Minn. - From prescription pills to Methamphetamine, drugs are being seized at an alarming rate in Minnesota. Illicit drug use continuously threatens the safety and health of communities across the state as lives are lost and families destroyed…