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Individuals Competition for Superior High Dive Challenge

'Bay Days' Festival is Back in Silver Bay

Two Harbors Heritage Days: 4 Days of Fun!

New Owners Same Passion: 'Happy Critter Farms' Opens Beloved Strawberry Fields

ALLETE sale now just one step away

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Allete Sold to Partnership in $6.2 Billion Deal; Company Going Private

Earth Ride Maker's Market Features Twin Ports Artists, Music, and Beer

City of Superior Reminds Boaters to Purchase Launch Passes for the Wisconsin Fishing Opener

Wisconsin Gov. Evers Stops in Superior for "Pothole Patrol" Tour

Northland College To Remain Open Under New Model

U.S. Jobless Claims Drop Seventh Straight Week to 268,000

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the seventh straight week to a pandemic low of 268,000. U.S. jobless claims dipped by 1,000 last week from the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday.…

Americans Ramped up Retail Spending a Strong 1.7% Last Month

WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans sharply boosted their spending last month, pushing up retail sales and giving the economy a lift. Much of the gain reflected the fact that shoppers are also paying higher prices. Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted…

Trump Ally Bannon Taken Into Custody on Contempt Charges

WASHINGTON (AP) - Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has surrendered to federal authorities to face contempt charges after defying a subpoena from a House committee investigating January’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Bannon was taken into custody Monday morning. He’s…

Minnesota Gov. Walz Departs for Europe Trade Mission

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is leaving for a six-day trip to Europe to promote the state’s businesses. The Democratic governor said says he will travel to the United Kingdom and Finland to promote trade with a focus…

Court Temporarily Delays Release of Trump’s Jan. 6 Records

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the release of White House records sought by a U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, granting - for now - a request from former President Donald Trump. The…

Texas A&M Student Hurt at Astroworld Dies; Death Toll at 9

HOUSTON (AP) - A 22-year-old college senior who was critically injured at the Astroworld festival in Houston has died. Attorney James Lassiter says Bharti Shahani died Wednesday. Her family says Shahani was studying electronics systems engineering at Texas A&M University…

Judge OKs $626 Million Settlement in Flint Water Litigation

DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Wednesday approved a sweeping $626 million deal to settle lawsuits filed by Flint residents and others who were exposed to water contaminated by lead and bacteria in 2014-15. Most of the money — $600…

US Consumer Prices Soared 6.2% In Past Year, Most Since 1990

WASHINGTON (AP) - Prices for U.S. consumers jumped 6.2% in October compared with a year earlier as surging costs for food, gas and housing left Americans grappling with the highest inflation rate since…

House Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas 10 Former White House Aides

WASHINGTON (AP) - House investigators have issued subpoenas to 10 more former officials who worked for Donald Trump at the end of his presidency. They are part of a committee's effort to find out more about what the president was…

Pfizer Asks FDA to OK COVID-19 Booster Shots for All Adults

(AP) - Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to allow boosters of its COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 18 or older. Older Americans and other groups particularly vulnerable to the virus have had access to a third dose of the Pfizer and…

Klobuchar, MN Business Owner Celebrate Border Reopening, But New Requirements for Canadians Dampen Full Economic Rebound Stateside

DULUTH, Minn.- The U.S. has fully reopened its borders with Canada, after almost 20 months closed due to the pandemic. But some border businesses in Minnesota are still feeling like the door isn’t fully…

Houston Concert Deaths Spur Calls for Independent Review

HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston police and fire departments were deeply involved in safety measures for the music festival where a surging crowd killed eight people. Now the city’s police department is leading the criminal investigation into how the deadly…

Appeals Court Stays Vaccine Mandate on Larger Businesses

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal appeals court has temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday granted an emergency stay of the requirement by…

Pfizer Says COVID-19 Pill Cut Hospital, Death Risk by 90%

WASHINGTON (AP) - Pfizer says its experimental pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% among patients with mild-to-moderate infections. The company announced Friday it will soon ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and international…