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Police Locate Body of Missing Pine County Woman

Duluth Public Schools Welcoming New Bus Drivers

Duluth Veteran and Volunteer Recognized for Significant Service

Lakehead Harvest Show Returns for 64th Year

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Superior Diocese Message On Election Of Pope Leo XIV

Douglas County Humane Society Takes In Malnourished Horse, Needs Donations

Charges: Superior Teen Threatened Grandmother, Shot At Deputies Over Denial Of Video Game Purchase

City Council Approves Outside Investigation Into Internal Issues With Superior Police Dept.

Sheriff: 'Tragic Outcome' Avoided After Boy Shoots At Douglas Co. Deputies

Apology Letter Found After US Citizens Killed In Mexico

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemned the violence and said the gang turned over to authorities its own members who were responsible.…

Biden Budget Aims To Cut Deficits Nearly $3T Over 10 Years

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s upcoming budget proposal aims to cut deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade, the White House said Wednesday. That deficit reduction goal is significantly higher than the $2 trillion that Biden had promised in…

Joe Biden Plans New Taxes On The Rich To Help Save Medicare

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed new taxes on the rich to help fund Medicare, saying the plan would help to extend the insurance program’s solvency by 25 years and provide a degree of middle-class stability to millions of older adults.…

January US Job Openings Dip, But Still High At 10.8 Million

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted 10.8 million job openings in January, indicating the American job market continues to run too hot for the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve. Job openings fell from 11.2 million in December but remained…

2 Kidnapped Americans Found Dead In Mexico, 2 Others Alive

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Two Americans whose abduction in Mexico was captured in a video that showed them caught in a cartel shootout have been found dead, officials said Tuesday. Two others who were kidnapped with them were found…

The Way We Eat Could Add Nearly 1 Degree Of Warming By 2100

(AP) -- Greenhouse gas emissions from the way humans produce and consume food could add nearly 1 degree of warming to the Earth’s climate by 2100, according to a new study. Continuing the dietary patterns of today will push the…

Made In The USA? Proposed Rule Clarifies Grocery Meat Labels

(AP) -- Shoppers could soon find it easier to tell if those grocery store steaks or pork chops were really “Made in the USA.” Federal agriculture officials on Monday released new requirements that would allow labels on meat, poultry or eggs to…

Doctor: Lesion Removed From Biden’s Chest Was Cancerous

WASHINGTON (AP) — A skin lesion removed from President Joe Biden’s chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma — a common form of skin cancer — his doctor said Friday, adding that no further treatment was required. Dr. Kevin…

Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to Life Without Parole For Murder Of Wife, Son

WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — A judge sentenced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to life without parole Friday, a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son. The Colleton County jury deliberated for…

Trump Can Be Sued For Jan. 6 Riot Harm, Justice Dept. Says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday in a federal court case testing Trump’s legal vulnerability…

Biden Pushes For $1.6B Funding For Pandemic Fraud Measures

(AP) -- President Joe Biden’s administration is asking Congress to approve more than $1.6 billion to help clean up the mess of fraud against the massive government coronavirus pandemic relief programs. In a strategy announced Thursday, the administration called for…

Special Report: Heart And Hope, From Ukraine To Duluth

Russia continues to destroy parts of Ukraine, killing innocent men, women and children. In a special report – Heart And Hope – we’re bringing you the story of a Ukrainian family that found refuge in…

Lilly Plans To Slash Some Insulin Prices, Expand Cost Cap

(AP) -- Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately give more patients access to a cap on the costs they pay to fill prescriptions. The moves announced Wednesday promise critical relief to some…

Greek Transport Minister Resigns Over Train Crash; 36 Dead

TEMPE, Greece (AP) — Rescuers delved Wednesday through flattened, burned-out carriages for survivors and bodies after a passenger train and a freight train crashed head-on in central Greece overnight, killing at least 36 people and injuring scores. Transport Minister Kostas…