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One Union Rejects Deal Days Ahead Of Rail Strike Deadline

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Members of one union rejected a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads Wednesday while three other unions remained at the bargaining table just days ahead of a strike deadline, threatening to intensify snarls in…

Disabled Voters Win In Wisconsin; Legal Fights Elsewhere

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Trudy Le Beau has voted in every major election since she turned 18 — a half-century of civic participation that has gotten increasingly difficult as her multiple sclerosis progressed. Now, with no use of her arms…

Solar Co-op Celebration

DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth and Arrowhead Solar Co-op held an event at Bent Paddle in celebration of their success over the past year. Organized by Solar United Neighbors and One Roof Community…

Two People Injured After Shooting On 3rd Street In Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth police are responding to a shooting on the 100-block of East 3rd Street Thursday evening. Police found two people at the scene who are now hospitalized with injuries that are not life-threatening. This is a developing…

Inside the Hospital amidst MNA Nurse Strike

DULUTH, Minn. -- As thousands of nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association walked out and hit the picket lines, many are left wondering what's going on inside of the hospitals now. Tuesday was day…

St. Louis County Board Approves 2023 Property Tax Levy

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. -- The St. Louis County board voted to increase its overall tax levy for next year, but many homeowners might actually see their property tax drop. The overall increase is 4.39% for a total of just…

New Superior National Forest Supervisor Announced

DULUTH, Minn. -- A new Superior National Forest Supervisor was announced Tuesday afternoon. Tom Hall is coming from Washington D.C. where he served in the USDA Forest Service. He has over 20 years of experience in sustainable land management principles. Hall…

What’s Left As Jan. 6 Panel Sprints To Year-End Finish

WASHINGTON (AP) — With only three months left in the year, the House Jan. 6 committee is eyeing a close to its work and a final report laying out its findings about the U.S. Capitol insurrection. But the investigation is not…

Northern Lights Foundation To Host Charitable Children's Gala

DULUTH, Minn. -- The Northern Lights Foundation, which financially supports Northland families with children suffering life-threatening illnesses, is getting ready to put on its biggest fundraiser of the year. The Children's Charitable Gala: Lifting…

Queen’s Coffin Leaves Edinburgh Cathedral For London

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was carried Tuesday from an Edinburgh cathedral as the late monarch began a final journey from her beloved Scotland to London, where she will lie in state. Her son, King…

US Inflation Still Stubbornly High Despite August Slowdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lower gas costs slowed U.S. inflation for a second straight month in August, but most other prices across the economy kept rising — evidence that inflation remains a heavy burden for American households. Consumer prices surged 8.3% last month…

DEDA Sells Empty AAR Property To Cirrus Aircraft for $1

DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth city council approved the purchase agreement on Monday that allows the Duluth Economic Development Authority to sell the former AAR property to Cirrus Aircraft. The property has been sitting empty after AAR left Duluth two years…

National Police Women Day

DULUTH, Minn. - It's National Police Women Day, a day that celebrates Women who protect and serve our communities day in and day out. It's a day that celebrates the progress made by women over…

Mike Ceynowa Named Police Chief Finalist

DULUTH, Minn. - Mayor Emily Larson announced the selection of Mike Ceynowa as the finalist for the next Police Chief of Duluth. Ceynowa has been with the Duluth Police Department for 24 years and currently…

Thousands of MNA Nurses Strike Across Minnesota

DULUTH, Minn. -- On Monday, nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association went on strike at hospitals across the Twin Cities and Twin Ports. The MNA and the hospitals have spent more than five months…

Trump Team Takes Aim At Records Probe; Calls It ‘Misguided’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers dismissed as a “storage dispute” the former president’s retention of top-secret documents at his Florida home, urging a judge Monday to keep in place a directive that temporarily halted key aspects of the Justice…

Thousands Of Minnesota Nurses Launch 3-Day Strike Over Pay

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike Monday, complaining of low salaries and understaffing worsened by the strains of the coronavirus pandemic. Some 15,000 nurses at seven health care systems in the Minneapolis and Duluth…

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