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Law Enforcement Agencies Visit Fond du Lac Tribal and Commmunity College Looking for Applicants
CLOQUET, Minn – It’s a story affecting police and sheriff’s offices across the state. More than 50% of police departments in Minnesota are short-staffed. The Duluth Police Department is more than 20 officers short of its allotted officer slots. The Peace Officer and Criminal Justice Expo was...
Superior Firefighters Respond To Partial Building Collapse, Natural Gas Leak
SUPERIOR, Wis. — A partial building collapse and natural gas leak in Superior Thursday afternoon caused some tense times at the Franklin Apartments and the Happy Hearts Childcare center located next door. The incident started when a small section on the outside of the apartment building collapsed. The debris...
40th Avenue bridge over I-35 remains closed, officials unsure when it will reopen
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The 40th Avenue bridge over I-35 is still closed, and MnDOT leaders aren’t sure when it might reopen. On March 11, a truck was pulling an excavator on I-35 when the excavator’s top arm hit the underside of the bridge. No one...
Showers exit, more sunshine returns Thursday
AFTERNOON/TONIGHT: This afternoon we will see clearing skies from west to east into the early evening. Some lingering showers will depart to the east as well. Tonight we will have mostly clear to partly cloudy skies. Lows will be in the 30s with light westerly winds. THURSDAY: On Thursday we...
Family Of Duluth Domestic Homicide Victim Talk Anger, Grief, Hope
DULUTH, Minn. — There is anger and grief from the family of a Duluth woman who has become Minnesota’s sixth homicide victim so far this year by, who authorities call, an intimate partner. In March, Allisa Vollan, 27, was killed by her boyfriend, Dale Howard, 25, according to...
Community members help family that lost their home in fire
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - A family in the Northland is seeing how close-knit a community can be. The Johnson family lost their mobile home back in March due to a faulty extension cord fire. Rainy Johnson, mother of 3-year-old Payten and 4-year-old Calvin, said she couldn’t focus on...
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