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Superior Mayor’s Longtime Chief of Staff to Retire

SUPERIOR, The Mayor of Superior's right-hand-woman, Rani Gill, is retiring after 30 years serving the city as the mayor's Chief of Staff. Gill has served six different Superior mayors, and was actually the first official…

Walz Expects to Extend Stay-at-Home Through End of April

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota has one of the lowest COVID-19 infection rates in the country but the state must not get complacent, Gov. Walz said Monday, as he prepared to extend a stay-at-home order that he imposed nearly two weeks…

3M Fires Back at Trump Over Order to Produce More Face Masks

Manufacturing giant 3M pushed back Friday against criticism from President Donald Trump overproduction of face masks that are badly needed by American health care workers. 3M said the administration asked it to stop exporting medical-grade masks to Canada and Latin…

Memo: Some in US may not get Stimulus Checks until August

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government expects to begin making payments to millions of Americans under the new stimulus law in mid-April, but some people without direct deposit information may not get checks until mid-August or later, according to a…

Democrats Delay Nominating Convention Amid Virus Concerns

(AP) - Democrats announced Thursday that they were postponing their presidential nominating convention until August, an unprecedented move that shows how the coronavirus is reshaping the battle for the White House. The party had hoped that a mid-July convention would give them…

Gov. Whitmer: Michigan Schools Closed for Academic Year

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — More than 1.5 million Michigan students will not return to K-12 school buildings the rest of the academic year due to the coronavirus pandemic and instead will learn remotely, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered Thursday. All public…

Virtual Medical Appointments Spike Amid Pandemic

DULUTH, Minn - Virtual medical appointments are now on the rise as more healthcare facilities are encouraging patients to use the new type of service. St. Luke's telehealth offers patients a virtual exam room experience.…