Special Report: Lets Go Ice Fishing Part III
WALKER, Minn. -- Ice fishing has come a long way from sitting on a bucket, in fact now you can kick back, relax, fish from a recliner, a couch, even…
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MnDOT Updates on Mission Creek Burial Ground Restoration
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UMD Student Running For Duluth City Council At-Large Seat
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Sun Reflecting Off of Snow Can Be Dangerous to the Eyes
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Students Participate in 2019 Summit on Equity, Race, & Ethnicity
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UMD Could Get Big Money in Proposed Bonding Bill
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College of St. Scholastica Students and Faculty Participates in Community Day
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Moose Lake Sex Offender Inmate Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder
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Firefighter Dies in Rice County Snowmobile Crash
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Trying to Join Islamic State
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Special Report: Lets Go Ice Fishing Part II
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Watch Live: House Hearing Begins With ex-Trump Lawyer Cohen
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Head of the Lakes Job, Internship Fair Happening Thursday
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Lake Superior Zoo to Host Local Artist on World Wildlife Day
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Evers Appoints Former Legislator to DNR Board
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