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Minnesota State Auditor announces she is not running for re-election

Coffee Conversation: Duluth Oktoberfestival Returns to Bayfront Festival Park

Source: Duluth Mayor To Propose Inflation-Only Property Tax Levy Increase

UMD Land Lab Harvests Flax

Wisconsin News

Keel Laying Watch Party for USS WISCONSIN Submarine

Superior Welcomes Sister City Delegates and Students

Missing man from Gogebic County found dead in Ashland County

$100,000 Powerball winner in Duluth; Huge jackpot on Monday

Police Locate Body of Missing Pine County Woman

Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it's not sold by its Chinese parent company

The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech…

Former President Jimmy Carter Dead at 100

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has…

Police: Man In Custody Had Gun, Mask, Writings Tying Him To Killing Of UnitedHealthcare CEO

NEW YORK (AP) — Police arrested a “strong person of interest” Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a customer who was found…

UnitedHealthcare CEO Killed In 'Targeted Shooting' Outside New York Hotel, Officials Say

NEW YORK (AP) — UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed Wednesday morning in what police said was a “brazen, targeted attack” outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding an investor…

Biden Pardons Son Hunter Despite Previous Pledges Not To

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of…

Is Outlook Down? Thousands Of Microsoft 365 Users Report Outage Issues

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers worldwide reported having issues with services like Outlook and Teams on Monday. In social media posts and comments on platforms like outage tracker Downdetector, some impacted said that they were having…

Gaetz Withdraws As Trump’s Pick For Attorney General, Averting Confirmation Battle In The Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general amid continued fallout over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation’s chief federal law enforcement officer. The announcement averts what was…

Trump to Nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to be Attorney General

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will nominate Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general, putting a loyalist in the role of…

Investigators Believe Wisconsin Kayaker Faked His Own Death Before Fleeing To Eastern Europe

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man apparently faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his family and flee to eastern Europe, investigators say. Green Lake County Sheriff Mark Podell said in a news release Friday that…

Judge Delays Ruling On Whether To Scrap Trump’s Conviction In Hush Money Case

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Tuesday put off a key ruling in President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case as his lawyers argued for dismissing it so he can run the country. New York Judge Juan M. Merchan had been set…

FOX 21 Live Report: VP Harris Delivers Concession Speech

Vice President Kamala Harris delivering a concession speech Wednesday after Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States.

Democrats Hoped Harris Would Rescue Them, On Wednesday, She Called Trump To Concede

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to concede the election and congratulate him on his victory, according to a senior adviser to the vice president. The aide, who declined to be identified discussing a private conversation, said Harris talked…

Donald Trump wins US presidency, GOP reclaims Senate majority

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Republicans reclaimed control of the Senate, picking up seats in West Virginia and Ohio. Top House races are focused in New York and California, where Democrats are trying to claw back some of the 10 or so…

Hundreds Of Ballots Are Destroyed After Fires Are Set In Ballot Drop Boxes In Oregon And Washington

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities were investigating Monday after early morning fires were set in ballot drop boxes in Portland, Oregon, and in nearby Vancouver, Washington, where hundreds of ballots were destroyed. The Portland Police Bureau reported that officers and firefighters…

Supplies Rushed To Communities Isolated By Helene As Death Toll Passes 100

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Desperate residents isolated by washed out roads and the lack of power and cellular service in western North Carolina lined up for fresh water Monday, days after Hurricane Helene ripped through the Southeastern U.S. and killed more than…