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House Endorses State Authority Over Wages, Sick Leave

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota House has taken a step toward giving the state sole authority over whether to hike the minimum wage or require sick leave, a move opponents say strips local control from cities in favor…

Minnesota Fears Costs of GOP Health Care Plan

ST. PAUL, Minn.- Minnesota officials are bracing for billions of dollars in additional health care expenses if President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans move ahead with a plan they're considering to replace the Affordable Care Act. A draft state planning…

Augsburg College to Become Augsburg University in September

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) - Minneapolis-based Augsburg College is changing its name. Starting September 1, the nearly 150-year-old school will be known as Augsburg University. School officials say the name change reflects the fact that Augsburg already offers nine graduate degree…

Wisconsin Republicans Try Again to Stop Sanctuary Cities

MADISON, Wis.- Republicans in the Wisconsin state Legislature are trying again to outlaw sanctuary cities for immigrants who are in the country illegally. The bill being circulated for co-sponsors would prohibit local governments from enacting any ordinances, resolutions or policies…

Mentor Duluth Seeking 31 Mentors in 31 Days

DULUTH, Minn. - An organization is seeking help from Northlanders to give local children a chance to spend time with a positive role model. Mentor Duluth pairs adults with children between…

No More Snow Days In Minnesota?

PROCTOR, Minn.- A House committee is discussing a bill that could replace up to 5 snow days each year with electronic learning days, where students would complete school work online,…

Weekend Spotlight: March 3-5

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Students Art Work On Display

Duluth, Minn For months students from Duluth, Cloquet and Hermantown have put their artistic skills to the test. Now the Duluth Art Institute has recognized their artistic achievements by placing…

10 Year Anniversary of Northland Blizzard

A powerful winter storm aimed at the Northland at the end of February and continued through the Beginning of March. It was an interesting setup that began this storm.  The winter of 2006-2007 was observed by a weak El Nino…

Recreational Park Could be Coming to Silver Bay

SILVER BAY, Minn.-Phil Huston, owner of the Silver Bay Spur on Highway 61, has plans to build a recreational park behind his gas station. City officials told us today, the park would include…

Interest in Home Security is Going Up

  DULUTH, Minn.- After a string of violent crimes in Duluth, some community members are looking into making their homes a little more secure. Experts say interest in home security has been…

New Youth Center Coming to Two Harbors

TWO HARBORS, Minn. - Kids on the North Shore will soon have a new place to hang out. The Neighbor to Neighbor Thrift Store, run by the Two Harbors Christian Ministerial Association,…

Dayton Recovering from Prostate Cancer Surgery

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Gov. Mark Dayton is recovering from surgery to treat a recent prostate cancer diagnosis. Deputy Chief of Staff Linden Zakula said Dayton's surgery went as planned Thursday, with the procedure ending about 11:30 a.m., and…

Sunday Liquor Sales Bill Heads to Dayton's Desk

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A bill allowing Minnesota liquor sales to open on Sundays is on its way to Governor Mark Dayton's desk. The push to legalize Sunday liquor sales goes back years, but it has regularly failed at…

Wisconsin Senate Committee Approves 2 Opioid Bills

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A state Senate committee has overwhelmingly approved bills that would grant people who overdose on opioids legal immunity and lay out money for more state drug agents. The first measure would ensure heroin users who overdose…

Regional Robotics Competition at the DECC

DULUTH, Minn. - Robotics action is happening in Duluth this weekend. The Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center is hosting two regional robotics championships on Friday and Saturday. Over 120 teams from…

Command Typo Caused Amazon's Big Cloud-Computing Outage

NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon says an incorrectly typed command during a routine debugging of its billing system caused the five-hour outage of some Amazon Web Services servers on Tuesday. In a summary posted online, the Seattle company says a…

Minnesota Fears Costs of GOP Health Care Plan

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota officials are bracing for billions of dollars in additional health care expenses if congressional Republicans enact a plan they're discussing to replace the Affordable Care Act, according to a draft document obtained by The…

Alleged Heroin Dealer Arrested and Charged in Duluth

DULUTH, Minn.-A 22-year-old Duluth man has been charged with first-degree sale of a controlled substance and being a felon in possession of a fire arm, for his role in a suspected heroin dealing operation on the 2600 block of West…

Wisconsin Republicans once again target sanctuary cities

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Republican proposal targeting sanctuary cities that offer protections for immigrants living in Wisconsin illegally is back in the state Legislature. A similar proposal failed to get enough support to pass last year following an outpouring…

Wisconsin Democrats propose tax cuts for middle class

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democratic state lawmakers want to cut taxes for Wisconsin's middle class. Rep. Chris Taylor of Madison and others introduced a bill at a news conference Thursday that would cut taxes for a family of four earning…

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