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Iron Rangers React to Keetac Reopening

KEEWATIN, Minn.- There’s a collective sigh of relief across the city of Keewatin,  after U.S. Steel reached agreements to supply iron ore pellets to third-party customers, and announced the Reopening of…

Prosecutor Decides No Criminal Charges for Gopher Football Players

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Ten suspended Minnesota football players will not face criminal charges for their involvement in an alleged sexual assault that happened off-campus. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced the decision Friday in his second look at the September…

Lawsuit by Microbrewer Alleges Trade Secret Conspiracy

ST. PAUL (AP) - A St. Paul microbrewer is suing an executive who helped the company grow into one of the largest in the country. Summit Brewing Company has accused Jeffrey Spaeth and another longtime employee, Timothy Daly, of conspiring…

Wisconsin Transportation Study Considers Interstate Tollways

MADISON (AP) - A new state transportation study finds that installing tollways on Wisconsin interstates could raise billions of dollars, but that substantial upfront investments would be needed and federal approval is uncertain. The Wisconsin State Journal reports the Department…

Fire at Piedmont Avenue Home

DULUTH, Minn.-A fire broke at a home on the 2500 block of Piedmont Avenue in the late morning hours of Friday, December 30, 2016. Upon arrival crews found heavy smoke coming from…

Oscar Mayer Plant in Madison Prepares to Close

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The already dwindling number of employees at the Oscar Mayer plant in Madison will continue to shrink as the facility prepares to permanently close in the first quarter of 2017. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that…

Late Fees Paid for Books Checked Out in 1970s

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - A Minnesota family has given a Maryland library a check for about $1,550 to cover the late fees for two books that were supposed to have been returned more than 40 years ago. Jon Kramer, of…

Blood Drives Continue in Northland

DULUTH, Minn.- Many different locations throughout the Northland will be holding blood drives in the coming weeks run by the American Red Cross. One such location is at the Lutheran…

Production Set to Restart at Keetac Plant

KEEWATIN, Minn.  - United States Steel Corporation announced today it has reached agreements to supply iron ore pellets to third-party customers. U.S. Steel will adjust its iron ore pellet…

Russia Weighs Retaliation After Obama Administers Sanctions

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Latest on the Obama administration's response to Russia's interference in the U.S. elections, which it denies (all times EST): 4:15 p.m. Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham say sanctions against Russia announced by the Obama…

Red Solo Cup Inventor Dies at Age 84

NORTHFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Former Solo Cup Company President Robert Hulseman, who invented the now party-essential, Red Solo Cup, has died at the age of 84. His son, Paul Hulseman, says his father died on December 21 at his home…

Charles Manson Follower Seeks Parole 47 Years after Killings

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A parole hearing has started for Patricia Krenwinkel, an accomplice of cult killer Charles Manson and the longest-serving female inmate in California. The hearing, Thursday, comes 47-year after Krenwinkel helped kill pregnant actress, Sharon Tate and…

With Trump Victory, GOP Hopes to Overhaul Medicaid

ATLANTA (AP) - With Donald Trump's election, Republicans in Congress will have the opportunity to overhaul Medicaid, something they've wanted to do for years. The program provides health care to millions of lower-income and disabled Americans. Currently, the federal government…

Registration Prices to go up for Grandma's Marathon

DULUTH, Minn.-Registration prices to enter Grandma’s Marathon will be increasing Jan. 1. The fee will go up $10 to $135. Those who registered early got the discounted price. The price will go up another 10 dollars in April. Registration for…

Minnesota Officer Fired for Hitting Teen, Now Reinstated

RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) - An arbitrator has reinstated a Minnesota police officer who was fired after a Twitter video appeared to show him hitting a Somali-American teen last year. Richfield police say the arbitrator reversed Nate Kinsey's termination Wednesday. The…

Wisconsin Flu Cases on Rise

MADISON, Wisc. (AP) - Wisconsin health officials say flu cases are on the rise and they are urging people to take precautions like getting a flu shot. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services said Wednesday there have been 161 influenza…

Maintaining Sidewalks in Winter

DULUTH, Minn. - Snow and ice have taken over most of the northland....and that means it's shovel season. All over the region, people are shoveling and sprinkling salt to…

DTA Offering Free Rides on New Year's Eve

The Duluth Transit Authority is bringing back free rides on New Year's Eve on their buses in Duluth and Superior. The buses will run their normal Saturday routes and…

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