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…
ST. PAUL (AP) - Fresh faces at the Legislature and an extra push from a powerful politician have Minnesota's ban on Sunday liquor sales in the crosshairs again. It's been a perennial topic at the Capitol for years, but efforts…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
DULUTH, Minn. - Throughout history medical discoveries have changed the lives of thousands. For the next few months, some of these medical miracles will be on display at the Karpeles…
MIAMI - The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today, January 17, 2017, announced 144 finalists, including 3 in Duluth, in the third annual Knight Cities Challenge, a national call for ideas to make the 26 communities where Knights…
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…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Six local high school student members of the Upward Bound program at the University of Wisconsin-Superior are gearing up for an opportunity to visit Washington, D.C. for the presidential inauguration of Donald J. Trump, on Friday, January…
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, 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…
SOLON SPRINGS, Wis. - Republican Congressman Sean Duffy made his way across parts of northwest Wisconsin Monday. Duffy hosted three town hall meetings in in Butternut, Cable and Solon Springs.…
SUPERIOR, Wis.-Psychologists have named the third Monday in January as Blue Monday. It's supposedly the gloomiest day of the year based on debt, weather, and the post holiday blues. Seasonal affective disorder…
RICE LAKE, Wis.- A Rice Lake man is dead after police say he followed through on his threat to blow up an explosive device in his apartment. Authorities received a 911 call late…
DULUTH, Minn. - Lots of families took advantage of the above average temperatures today. Bayfront Park's outdoor rink was filled with families out on the ice. With many students out of…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank has kicked off their Pledge to Volunteer campaign. The effort hopes to attract new volunteers and increase the food bank's support system.…
FREDENBERG TOWNSHIP, Minn. - On January 16, 2017, around 3:00 p.m., the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, along with area volunteer fire departments, responded to an ATV crash involving a 13-year-old male driver near the 6500 block of Stevens Road…
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DULUTH, Minn. - The 2016 shipping season is coming to a close, with the last Last Laker of the Season, the Lee A. Tregurtha arriving in the Twin Ports earlier today.…
DULUTH, Minn. - Kids made posters and signs with hand written messages, as they prepared for the Martin Luther King Jr. March in Duluth. It’s in honor of the iconic civil…
(AP) - Former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, has died at age 82. NASA announced that Cernan died Monday, surrounded by his family. NASA spokesman Bob Jacobs confirmed the death, but had no immediate…
NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) - The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a father and his young son who were swept into the sea by a wave along an Oregon beach. The agency, along with Oregon State Police and…
ST. PAUL (AP) - Hundreds of Minnesota residents have marched through downtown St. Paul, to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Afterward, city and state leaders spoke at the Ordway Center on Monday about the progress the country…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The United States Department of Justice has sued a Minnesota bank for allegedly engaging in mortgage lending practices that discriminate against minorities. In a lawsuit filed Friday, the DOJ says KleinBank engaged in "redlining." The DOJ says…
DULUTH, Minn. - Youth throughout Minnesota are sharing their stories through a slam poetry series. Be Heard MN is giving the young artists a platform. This is through TruArtSpeaks as the…
DULUTH, Minn. - This weekend Northlanders can beat their cabin fever by dancing at Zeitgeist Arts. Renegade Theater is celebrating the season kick-off with a disco dance party. Proceeds from…
ATLANTA (AP) - Civil rights leaders and activists are gathering around the country to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. In a message sent on Twitter on Monday, Trump said: "Celebrate Martin Luther King Day and all of…
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. law enforcement official says the FBI has arrested the wife of the Orlando nightclub shooter. The official says Noor Salman was taken into custody in the San Francisco area, Monday morning, and is due in…
