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Interim Executive Director named to Lake Superior Zoo

Coffee Conversation: Local Musician to Perform National Anthem at Brewers Game

River Walk Goes Over Planned Prescribed Burn on Wisconsin Point

K-9 Teams Across the Northland Bring Excitement to Superior

Man sentenced for murder in fentanyl overdose

Wisconsin News

Warm Weather Brings Worrying Ice Conditions

Sawyer County Arsonist Remains at Large as Victims Remain Fearful

Hear From Candidates in the Race for Superior's 6th District

1 Dead, 1 Rescued After UTV Falls Through Ice In Bay Along St. Louis River

Overdose Prevention Kits Available in Superior

Justices Keep Student Loan Cancellation Blocked For Now

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Biden administration program to cancel student loans will remain blocked for now, but the justices agreed to take up the case in late winter. The court’s decision to hear arguments relatively quickly…

Biden Administration Presses Senators To Avert Rail Strike

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy would face a severe economic shock if senators don’t pass legislation this week to avert a freight rail worker strike. That’s the message the Biden administration is delivering personally to Democratic senators in a…

Biden Hosting Macron Amid Some Friction Over US Climate Law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron are celebrating the long-standing U.S.-French relationship, but these are friends with differences. The French leader is using his visit to Washington to sharply criticize aspects of his ally’s signature climate law as a bad deal…

House Votes To Avert Rail Strike, Impose Deal On Unions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House moved urgently to head off the looming nationwide rail strike on Wednesday, passing a bill that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement that was reached in September but rejected by some…

Amazon Says It Had Its Biggest Thanksgiving Shopping Weekend

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Wednesday it had its biggest ever Thanksgiving holiday shopping weekend, aided by a record number of consumers looking for deals online amid high inflation. The e-commerce company does not typically share how much it…

Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Bill Wins Senate Passage

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since…

Pulisic Goal Advances US In World Cup With 1-0 Win Over Iran

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Christian Pulisic scored while crashing headfirst into the goalkeeper in the 38th minute and the United States advanced to the knockout round of the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Iran on Tuesday in a…

Senate To Vote On Landmark Bill To Protect Same-Sex Marriage

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will vote Tuesday on bipartisan legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, moving Congress closer to passing the landmark bill and ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law. The expected passage of the…

Survivor Of Virginia Walmart Mass Shooting Files $50M Suit

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Walmart employee who survived last week’s mass shooting at a store in Virginia has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company for allegedly continuing to employ the shooter — a store supervisor — “who had known…

US Consumer Confidence Falls In November For 2nd Month

(AP) -- U.S. consumer confidence fell for the second straight month in November amid ongoing high inflation, rising interest rates, and layoffs in the tech sector. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 100.2 this month,…

High Court To Hear Arguments Over Biden’s Deportation Policy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a dispute over a blocked Biden administration policy that would prioritize deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. Republican-led states sued and won a nationwide court order that…

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Starts To Erupt, Sending Ash Nearby

HONOLULU (AP) — The world’s largest active volcano spewed some ash and lava Monday and officials said that Mauna Loa wasn’t threatening communities on Hawaii’s Big Island but people should be prepared for worse. The U.S. Geological Survey warned the island’s 200,000…

Buffalo Gunman Pleads Guilty In Racist Supermarket Massacre

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman who massacred 10 Black shoppers and workers at a Buffalo supermarket pleaded guilty Monday to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges, guaranteeing he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Payton Gendron, 19, entered…