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Annual Spring Feast Blossoms at UMD

Mayor Reflects on Accomplishments and Tough Road Ahead, During State of City Address

Duluth Public Schools Supt. Reacts to President Trump's Order to Dismantle Dept. of Education

Busy Section Of Railroad Street To Be Resurfaced This Summer

Coffee Conversation: Essentia Health Raises Awareness for Colorectal Cancer

Wisconsin News

Wisconsin Doctor Buys Illinois Buildings To Offer Abortions

Wisconsin Supreme Court Disallows Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes

Wisconsin Court: Sex Trafficking Can Be Defense For Homicide

Weather Postpones Superior's 4th Of July Fireworks Show, Concert

Wisconsin's 1st Monkeypox Case Identified, State Health Officials Say

NASA Nails Test on Voyager Spacecraft, 13 Billion Miles Away

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has nailed an engine test on a…

Trump Offers Full Support for Embattled Republican Roy Moore

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump endorsed embattled Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race on Monday, looking past sexual misconduct allegations against the GOP candidate to argue that his vote is…

GOP Nears Senate OK of Tax Bill After Flurry of Final Deals

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans used a burst of eleventh-hour horse-trading Friday to edge to the brink of Senate passage of a $1.4 trillion tax bill, as a party starved all year for a major legislative triumph took a giant step…

Russell Simmons Steps Down from Companies Amid Allegation

NEW YORK (AP) - Russell Simmons has stepped away from his companies following a second allegation of sexual misconduct, though the Def Jam founder again denied ever being violent.…

Trump Weighs Plan to Replace Tillerson with CIA's Pompeo

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is discussing a plan to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo in a major shake-up of…

Wisconsin Senate Leaders Say Sex Complaints Should Remain Secret

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican and Democratic leaders in the state Senate say sexual harassment complaints in their chamber should remain secret. The Assembly and Senate chief clerks refused to release complaints their offices have received over the last decade,…

'Today' Show Host Matt Lauer Fired Over Inappropriate Sexual Behavior

NEW YORK-Matt Lauer's former "Today" show colleagues were emotional on-air while dealing with the aftermath of his firing by NBC for what it termed "inappropriate sexual behavior." Co-host Savannah Guthrie fought back tears while calling Lauer "my friend and my…

Woman Charged in Pregnant Fargo Woman's Death to Change Plea

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A woman charged in the death of a pregnant North Dakota woman intends to change her not-guilty plea. Thirty-eight-year-old Brook Crews filed a change-of-plea notice Monday…

North Korea Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missile into Japanese Waters

(FOX NEWS) - North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) around 1:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, the first such launch from the…

House Panel to Weigh Bill Expanding Gun Rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans moved forward on legislation to expand gun owners’ rights, the first gun-related measure since mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas killed more than 80 people. The Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote Wednesday on…

Cyber Monday on Track to Set Record for Online Sales

(FOX NEWS) - Cyber Monday was poised to set a new record for online sales in the U.S., as more holiday shoppers used their smartphones to search for bargains. Shoppers spent a whopping $840 million by 10 a.m. ET, an…

Trump, Senate Republicans Scramble to Change Tax Plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans scramble Monday to make changes to a Republican tax bill in an effort to win over holdout GOP senators and pass a tax package…

Dad's Final Love Letter to Daughter for Birthday Goes Viral

(FOX NEWS) - Since Bailey Sellers was 16 years old, she received flowers and a note from her deceased father on her birthday. William Sellers had a strong attachment to his daughter. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2013…

Egypt: Militants Kill at Least 235 in Attack on Sinai Mosque

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Militants attacked a crowded mosque during Friday prayers in the Sinai Peninsula, setting off explosives, spraying worshippers with gunfire and killing at least 235 people in the deadliest ever attack by…

AG to Represent Evers in Lawsuit Despite Conflict

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican Gov. Scott Walker ordered the state Department of Justice on Wednesday to represent schools Superintendent Tony Evers in a lawsuit alleging Evers is illegally writing education regulations without Walker's permission, even though the agency believes…