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DULUTH – A frigid winter is pushing Lake Superior toward a complete ice-over for the first time since 1996, although there’s still a ways to go before you can skate from Duluth to the Soo Locks. Lake Superior had at least some ice across an estimated 91 percent of its surface as of Thursday, according to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
MINNEAPOLIS - A Virginia, Minn., man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to kidnapping his estranged wife. Timothy Caskey, 42, admitted to kidnapping Roberta Caskey in July 2011 and driving...
DILWORTH – The City Council here fired the longtime fire chief who has been charged with making threats against the council and city staff. Kennedy, 49, was charged in Clay...
BEMIDJI, Minn. -- A Bemidji man has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman after a Super Bowl party. Police responded Monday to the Sanford emergency room after a woman...
CHISHOLM, Minn. -- A man was found dead on a snowbank in Chisholm early Wednesday morning. The Chisholm Police Department said it doesn’t expect foul play in the death. Police...
RED WING, Minn. - A southbound Canadian Pacific train leaked a trail of about 12,000 gallons of crude oil Monday morning after passing through Red Wing, according to the Minnesota...
This week we’re sharing the recipe for one of Tony’s favorite dishes to prepare at Sarello’s: Pollo Tricolore, (pronounced po-lo tree-ca-lor-ray), otherwise known as Chicken Breast stuffed with Roasted Red...
GRANITE FALLS, Minn. - A Yellow Medicine County man died Monday after apparently being accidentally buried in a grain bin. The Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office identified him as Richard...
Harvey Langeliers is called “Grandpa Harvey” by many. Not just his 11 grandchildren and two great-grandkids, but by the children who spend their days at Villa Maria, the long-term care facility where 94-year-old Langeliers has lived for three years. Inside the 140-bed facility on south University Drive is a group day care, licensed for up to 12 children of Villa Maria employees.
BRAINERD, Minn. - Brainerd’s city council president and former mayor and teacher was found dead in her home Monday night. Soft-spoken and quick to offer an encouraging word to others, Bonnie Cumberland provided an example of strength and endurance as she battled cancer. Her sudden death at the age of 67 was a shock to her fellow council members Monday night.