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Minnesota Slip Clean-Up Plans

DULUTH, Minn. - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has announced that the contaminated Minnesota Slip will be dredged and capped. Nearly 37,000 cubic yards of sediment are contaminated where the William A…

Props Landing Opens in Hayward

HAYWARD, Wis. - Props Landing isn't a Bar–B–Que joint, but the new restaurant at the site of the original Famous Dave's on Round Lake is open for business. Hayward lost a landmark…

Caring for Cancer with Valentine Cards

DULUTH, Minn. - Handmade cards full of color and love are now decorating the Caring Ways Cancer Resource Center of Essentia Health in Duluth. The Duluth KidsClub started two years ago, when…

Duluth ESST Task Force Ready for Next Step

DULUTH, Minn. - The city's Earned Safe and Sick Time Task Force is ready for the next step towards its goal of a city ordinance requiring business to provide paid time off…

Organizers Gear Up for Birkebeiner Weekend

HAYWARD, Wis. - The countdown is on! The 44th annual American Birkebeiner is only 12 days away. Organizers are hard at work gearing up for North America's largest nordic ski race. But…

Warm Weather Brings Out the Shovels

DULUTH, Minn.- The warm weather helps the ice break up, making it easier to remove snow and ice from sidewalks, roads, and driveways. The warm weather even helps city workers remove ice…

Candy Shops Busy for Valentines Day

DULUTH, Minn.- Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, and businesses across the Northland are helping people celebrate the day of love. Candy shops in the Northland are busy as people come through to buy…

UMD Kicks Off Out Cold Week

DULUTH, Minn.- The University of Duluth Minnesota is kicking off a week of winter fun. Events for Out Cold Week started today with a photo-booth and free Watermelon Sugar Cookies provided…

4th Street Market Closes

DULUTH, Minn.- The 4th Street Market in Duluth closed its doors possibly for good, Monday. The market is the only grocery store in the neighborhood, and according to Tom Potter,…

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Jerry Sandusky's Son Jeffrey Arrested on Child Sex Charges

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - One of Jerry Sandusky's sons faces multiple charges of sexual offenses involving children, more than five years after the former Penn State assistant coach was himself first arrested. Court records filed Monday says 41-year-old Jeffrey S.…

Wisconsin, Minnesota Team Up to Take on Painkiller Abuse

ST. PAUL (AP) - Minnesota and Wisconsin are teaming up to tackle prescription painkiller abuse. The attorneys general from both states met at the Minnesota Capitol Monday to discuss their "Dose of Reality" campaign. Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson says…

35-Year-Old Arrested and Charged for Sale of Fentanyl

DULUTH, Minn. - Thirty-five-year-old Byron Terrell Robinson, of Duluth, was arrested on Thursday, February 9, after the Duluth and Superior Police Departments along with the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force conducted a search warrant at an apartment…

3 Duluth Men Charged In I-35 Drive-by Shooting

DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth police have arrested and charged three men believed to be involved in the drive-by shooting that took place on Sunday, Feb. 5…

Insurance Signup Slip Sparks Worries of More Price Hikes

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Record-breaking signups in the state's health insurance exchange belies a startling trend: Fewer Minnesota residents are buying coverage on their own. Nearly 270,000 residents bought insurance last year on the individual market, where shoppers who…

The Latest on Problems with an Emergency Spillway at Nation's Tallest Dam

OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) _ The Latest on problems with an emergency spillway at the nation's tallest dam (all times local): 12:40 p.m. The acting head of California's water agency says he's ``not sure anything went wrong'' on a damaged spillway…

Wisconsin Fire Officials Ask Walker for Help

MADISON (AP) - Wisconsin fire officials are calling on Governor Scott Walker to expand to use of circuit interrupters in new homes. Firefighters, electrical inspectors, and other fire safety officials held a news conference at the state Capitol on Monday…

Digital Archives Gives Access to African American History

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A University of Minnesota-led digital archive of African American historical materials is now free and accessible online to the public. The Minnesota Daily reports that the university's Umbra search includes handwritten 17th century letters, underground hip-hop albums…