Kent Steps Down as Minnesota Senate Minority Leader
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Susan Kent has announced she is stepping down from her role as minority leader and plans to retire when her…
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'Travel Superior' CEO Speaks Out Against Mayor Paine's Tourism Commission Proposal
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The president and CEO of Superior's visitor's bureau, known as Travel Superior, is speaking out against Mayor Jim Paine's proposal to create a tourism commission to handle 100 percent of the…
High Court Divides 5-4 To Leave Texas Abortion Law in Place
WASHINGTON (AP) — A deeply divided Supreme Court is allowing a Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in force. The court’s action, for now, strips most women of the right to an abortion in the nation’s second-largest state.…
Texas Bans Most Abortions, With High Court Mum on Appeal
(AP) - The nation’s most far-reaching curb on abortions has taken effect in Texas, with the Supreme Court silent so far on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold. If allowed to remain in force, the law would…
Paul Gazelka Resigns as Senate Majority Leader as Governor's Race Looms
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - State Sen. Paul Gazelka said Wednesday he's resigning his position as Senate majority leader, a likely precursor to joining the 2022 Minnesota governor's race. Gazelka's move stole some attention from fellow Republican state Sen.…
U.S. Drone Kills Member of Group Blamed in Kabul Bombing
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States military struck back at the Islamic State in Afghanistan on Saturday, acting on President Joe Biden's vow to hit the extremists in retaliation for a suicide bombing claimed by IS that killed as many…
Supreme Court Allows Evictions to Resume During Pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. Roughly 3.5 million people in the…
Gov. Walz Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff to Honor Victims of the Attack in Kabul
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Governor Tim Walz has ordered all United States and Minnesota flags be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in Minnesota to remember, mourn, and honor theUnited States service members and other victims that…
Pentagon to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine, as Pfizer Is Approved
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon says it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby says that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making good on his…
Driver Goes Off Road On Duluth's Skyline Parkway
DULUTH, Minn. --- The Duluth police and fire departments responded to a report of a car that went off of the road on Skyline Parkway in the city on Sunday. It happened right before noon. The fire department used a…
Biden to Address Chaotic Kabul Evacuation, Flights ‘Paused’
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden plans to speak Friday about the chaotic evacuations in Afghanistan. He's facing a torrent of criticism, including from some U.S. diplomats over the effort to evacuate U.S. citizens and Afghans who helped the U.S.…
Embattled Minnesota Republican Party Leader Resigns
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The embattled leader of the Minnesota Republican Party has been forced to resign following accusations that she ran an operation that was rife with verbal abuse, intimidation, and sexual misconduct.…
Source: Biden to Require Vaccines for Nursing Home Staff
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration will require that nursing home staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding. Biden will announce the move Wednesday afternoon in a White…
Council Approves Outsourcing Duluth's $1.8M Tourism Marketing Contract
DULUTH, Minn. – The city council made a historic vote Monday evening to approve a new $1.8 million tourism marketing contract to a firm in Minneapolis – Bellmont Partners and its partner Lawrence & Schiller -- instead of Visit Duluth,…
Biden to Address Nation on Deadly Chaos in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is returning to the White House Monday to address the nation on the U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan. This, as the planned withdrawal of American forces, turned deadly at Kabul’s airport Monday as thousands tried…
