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Reversing Trump, Biden Acts To Deploy US Troops To Somalia

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday signed an order to deploy U.S. troops to Somalia amid heightened concerns about the country’s Islamic extremist rebels, known as al-Shabab. The move is a reversal of President Donald Trump’s late-term decision to remove nearly all 700…

Biden Offers Logistics Support To Ease Formula Shortage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire from parents and politicians, President Joe Biden is offering formula manufacturers and retailers transportation and logistics support to ease the nationwide shortage of baby formula, as the administration works to bring the largest domestic plant…

Buffalo Shooter’s Prior Threat, Hospital Stay Under Scrutiny

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman accused of committing a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket made threatening comments that brought police to his high school last spring, but he was never charged with a crime and had no further contact…

Northeastern Minnesota Bracing For Record Flooding

LUTSEN, Minn. (AP) — Communities in northeastern Minnesota are preparing to deal with more flooding and are calling for volunteers to help with sandbagging. Near Voyageurs National Park, most docks are under water at area lakes and some 200 homes…

Walz, Top Lawmakers Strike Deal On Tax Cuts, New Spending

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Gov. Tim Walz and top lawmakers have struck a deal that carves up Minnesota's budget surplus into tax cuts, new classroom spending, and public safety. The agreement calls for $4 billion in new spending, $4 billion…

Flooding Near Fayal Township Shuts Down Two Roads

ST. LOUIS CO., Minn. -- The banks of the St. Louis River are overflowing, flooding two roads close to Fayal Township. Bodas Road/County Road 95, and Barker Road/Unorganized Township Road 9212 are affected by the situation. The roads can reopen…

Bridging the Divide, Bus Bike Walk Event

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Cyclists got together Sunday afternoon and made the trek across the bong bridge in support of Bridging the Divide, a bike lock fundraiser for local Duluth and Superior kids. Part of Bus…

Authorities: 1 killed, 5 Hurt In California Church Shooting

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — One person was killed and four others were critically wounded in a shooting Sunday at a Southern California church, authorities said. Deputies detained one person and recovered a weapon following the shooting at Geneva Presbyterian…

Most Great Barrier Reef Coral Studied This Year Was Bleached

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event in seven years in the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, Australian government scientists said. Bleaching is caused…

Tig's Smok'n Pig BBQ Opening Day

DULUTH, Minn. - On Saturday, it was opening season for another type of food in the Fredenberg area. Tig's Smok'n Pig BBQ food truck parked in front of the Fredenberg Minno-Ette for their opening day.…

Wisconsin DNR Warns of Very High Fire Danger Across Most of State

MADISON, Wis. – Douglas, Ashland, and Bayfield Counties are among those with very high fire danger Saturday, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, due to dry conditions and low moisture. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking…

20 Injured in Milwaukee Shootings After Bucks Playoff Game

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Twenty people were injured in two shootings in downtown Milwaukee near an entertainment district where thousands had been watching the Bucks lose to the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference semifinals, authorities said.…

Love Your Block Grant Applications Live

DULUTH, Minn. -- Grant applications are now live for the first cycle of the 2022 Love Your Block Duluth. Grant applications went live this week for residents of Lincoln Park and Central Hillside…

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