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Apostle Islands Ice Caves too Dangerous to Explore

FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CORNUCOPIA, Wis. (AP)-The National Park Service says it's still too dangerous to explore the Apostle Islands ice caves off the Wisconsin shore of Lake Superior. When accessible, the majestic ice caves have attracted tens of thousands…

Music Resource Center Open Mic Night

Students from the Student Resource Center in Duluth were able to showcase their talents tonight. Every 3rd Tuesday an open mic session is held at the Amazing Grace…

Homicide Investigation Underway In Hibbing

HIBBING, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and the Hibbing Police Department are investigating a homicide. Hibbing police discovered the body while conducting a welfare check around 10 a.m. Tuesday on a person…

Vandals Strike Duluth’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial

[gtxvideo vid='rLJKhbKt' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/rLJKhbKt.jpg' vtitle='Vandals Strike Duluth's Vietnam Veterans Memorial'] There was growing anger and sadness Tuesday after vandals defaced Duluth Vietnam Veterans Memorial. News traveled fast for family members of the veterans whose names are engraved on the monument, which…

Schroeder Headed Back to Iditarod

DULUTH, Minn. - Northland Musher n Nathan Schroeder is headed back to the Iditarod Sled Dog race in Alaska. Schroeder made the announcement last week on his Facebook page. …

Highway 53 Relocation Ahead of Schedule

VIRGINIA, Minn. - Last fall, work began on the Highway 53 relocation project near Virginia. Plans call for the new roadway to be open to traffic this November. But so…

UW-Madison Suspends Fraternity for Serving Minors

MADISON (AP) - University of Wisconsin-Madison officials have suspended a fraternity chapter for serving alcohol to minors. The university announced, Tuesday, that the Sigma Chi chapter will be suspended until March 1 after the Committee on Student Organizations found the…

Wisconsin Republican Senator Circulates Marijuana Extract Bill

MADISON (AP) - State Senator Van Wanggaard is circulating a bill that would make possessing a marijuana extract used to prevent seizures legal, in Wisconsin, with a doctor's certification. Parents of children who suffer from seizures have been pushing for…

Dayton Announces $350M in Federal Funds for Water Quality

ST. PAUL - Governor Mark Dayton, today, January 17, signed an agreement with the United State Department of Agriculture, to secure $350 million in federal funding to protect and improve waters in 60,000 acres across 54 Minnesota counties. The new…

Wisconsin State Senate Passes Bill to Help Cheese Plant

MADISON (AP) - The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a bill extending tax incentives to help a cheese distributor. The Senate unanimously passed the bill Tuesday that is designed to assist with Plymouth-based Masters Gallery Foods building of a $30…

Obama Cuts Short Chelsea Manning's Prison Sentence

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is commuting the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst who leaked classified documents. The White House says Manning is one of 209 inmates whose sentences Obama is shortening. Manning is…

Minnesota Extends Subsidized Health Care Coverage

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota is the fourth state in the nation to extend subsidized health care coverage to those participating in the Obama administration's deportation reprieve program. The Star Tribune reports that this month the state opened subsidized…

Appeals Court Upholds Provisional Release of Sex Offender

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The state Court of Appeals has upheld a judicial panel's decision to provisionally release a man from the Minnesota Sex Offender Program. Jesse Lee, formally known as Dennis Wisinger, pleaded guilty in 1976 to kidnapping and raping…

Registration Opens for Boulder Lake Ski Race

BOULDER LAKE, Minn. - An annual race is getting winter sport enthusiasts out on the trails. The Boulder Lake Ski Race hosts competitive Nordic skiers and snowshoers. For the 14th annual event, organizers are doing things a little differently. This…

Majority of Superior Shipyard Workers Test Positive for Lead

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Health officials say the majority of more than 200 workers tested for lead exposure at a Superior shipyard had elevated levels of lead in their blood. Wisconsin and Minnesota health departments began a joint investigation last spring…

Motley House Fire Results in Fatality

MOTLEY, Minn. - A 20-year-old Motley man is dead following a fire in a home. On Friday, January 13, the Cass County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a house fire on the 12000 block of State 64 around…

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