MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Milwaukee school board has approved spending $63 million in federal COVID-19 relief dollars on dozens of renovation projects. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the board signed off on the spending Thursday. The board also approved allowing…
DULUTH, Minn. - The City of Duluth is asking all natural gas customers whose business or home is East of Lake Avenue to reduce their thermostats to 62 degrees until further notice. City officials say making this change will help…
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge resentenced “Tiger King” Joe Exotic to 21 years in prison on Friday, reducing his punishment by just a year after an appeals court ordered a…
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin judge is set to hear arguments on whether prosecutors should return to Kyle Rittenhouse the assault-style rifle he used to shoot three people during a street protest. Rittenhouse shot the men during a protest…
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (FOX 9) - The mission of Golden Valley-based nonprofit PRISM is to provide social services and connections that empower people. One of the ways that mission is manifested is through their housing program. They've been helping people…
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DULUTH, Minn. - The City of Duluth is asking residents and businesses in the Lakeside and Woodland neighborhoods to reduce their thermostats to 62 degrees starting immediately. Making this change will help the City reduce the overall load on the…
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 126 East 4th Street around 2 a.m. Friday. Initially, crews were laying lines to the basement of the building and setting up for aerial operations, however, just a…
DULUTH, Minn. - If you've got your garbage cans all over the street right now, the city of Duluth's snow plow drivers are hoping you'll get those cans out of the way so…
DULUTH, Minn. - A house fire in Duluth is forcing firefighters to issue another plea to drivers to stop running over their hoses when fighting fires. It happened again Thursday morning during am…
DULUTH, Minn.- Many have heard about hat tricks in the game of hockey when a player scores 3 goals in one game. But 3 local law enforcement officials scored a hat trick of their…
DULUTH, Minn. - The city of Duluth was working on a large gas main break Thursday evening after a contractor in the Lincoln Park neighborhood "drove through a piling," according to Kate Van Daele, the city's public information officer. The…
DULUTH, Minn.- After a mass exodus of 12 retiring firefighters at the end of 2021, the Duluth Fire Department is finishing bringing on its largest new recruit class in decades. 12 new recruits finished…
DULUTH, Minn.- A new University of Minnesota academic health center could be a part of the skyline of Duluth's medical district, with legislative approval being the green light for design work to start this…
BAYFIELD, Wis. - If you don’t embrace it, winter in the upper Midwest can be a dreadful time of year. The folks in Bayfield County have an extreme passion for the season and look to…
DULUTH, MN - Every year, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development mandates a survey of those experience homelessness across the US. For St. Louis County, that is today and a handful of locations…
DULUTH, MN - Earlier today, the Damiano Center hosted a Community Connect event to provide services to those who are experiencing homelessness and other economic struggles. Those who came in were able to receive a…
DULUTH, Minn. -- The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is just a few days away, but the event that spans over multiple cities in the Northland is still looking for more volunteers. Beargrease averages about…
DULUTH, Minn. - An early Thursday morning fire caused an estimated $80,000 in damages to a home in Duluth's Observation Hill neighborhood. The Duluth Fire Department says crews responded to reports of a fire just after 7:00 a.m. on the…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers unveiled an election-year plan Thursday that would send $150 refund checks to every Wisconsin resident, bolster funding for K-12 schools and…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has released the public safety portion of his supplemental budget featuring hundreds of millions of dollars for law enforcement agencies and community groups to…
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DULUTH, Minn. - City of Duluth Utility Operations crews are responding to a water main break in West Duluth. The break was reported Thursday morning and is located on the 300 block of North 84th Avenue West. City officials say…
DULUTH, Minn. - The University of Minnesota is proposing to build a new academic health care center in Duluth. According to a Thursday news release, the University is asking for $12 million as part of its 2022 legislative request to…
DULUTH, Minn. - This is a great dish that can be served warm or cold! A 10-ounce box of frozen broccoli pieces works great in this recipe as a substitute for fresh. Grapeseed…
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, 39, confirms he is retiring after 18 seasons, 2 Super Bowl titles. Roethlisberger made the announcement on his Twitter page, saying: “The time has come to…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan’s presidency, bouncing back with resilience from 2020′s brief but devastating coronavirus recession. The nation’s gross domestic product - its total output of goods and…
VIRGINIA, Minn. – More than 100 residents of two apartment buildings in Virginia were evacuated Wednesday because of a boiler problem that supplies heat, according to the Northland FireWire. The Columbia and Rouchleau…
