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Teen Charged With Setting Fire to Minnesota Church

The Teen is Charged with First-Degree Arson

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – Authorities allege a teenager set fire to a 118-year-old church in central Minnesota in March 2016, causing several millions of dollars in damage. Prosecutors in Stearns County charged the teen with first-degree arson for allegedly setting fire to the Church of St. Mary in Melrose. The suspect was 13 at the time. Sheriff’s investigators interviewed…

Haley Says US Will Leave UN Human Rights Council

Haley is Announcing the Withdrawal at the State Department

(AP) WASHINGTON (AP) – Ambassador Nikki Haley says the United States is withdrawing from the U.N. Human Rights Council, calling it “an organization that is not worthy of its name.” Haley is President Donald Trump’s envoy to the United Nations. She says a year ago she made clear the U.S. would stay in the council only if “essential reforms were…

Duluth-Superior Harbor Restrictions in Place Ahead of President Trump Visit

U.S. Coast Guard can be Contacted on VHF Channel 16

DULUTH, Minn. – The U.S. Coast Guard is setting up harbor security measures ahead of President Trump’s visit to Duluth on Wednesday. According to the U.S Coast Guard two security zones will be in effect on northern and central portions of the Duluth-Superior Harbor including the Duluth Ship Canal, East Gate Basin, and around the Blatnik Bridge. The two zones…

Michigan Flooding Leads to Disaster Declaration

Some Residents Using Boats to get Around

(Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) – Michigan’s governor has issued disaster declarations for two counties in the state’s Upper Peninsula that suffered flooding damage due to heavy rains. Gov. Rick Snyder’s office says the Monday orders will allow the National Guard to deploy to Houghton and Menominee counties to help with road repairs. The declaration also allows…

Officers Use of Force Justified in Ashland Shooting

The Shooting Took Place in October 2017

ASHLAND, Wis. –  District Attorney Gary King released a report on Monday concluding that City of Ashland Police Officers Ty Juoni and Steven Goodlet were justified in their use of force against Neville Walker in the October 23, 2017 shooting. The two officers were placed on administrative leave after the shooting that took place in Ashland on the 400 block…

Update: Roads Remain Closed After Weekend Flooding

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wis. – Many roadways throughout Wisconsin remain closed due to weekend flooding. An updated road closure map was posted on the douglascountywi.org website highlighting areas that are still not accessible to motorists. As of 1:00 p.m. Monday 511wi.org posted a list of current road closures: City of Superior Woodlawn at Nemadji River Town of Amnicon Middle River Rd…

Local Officials Say Radigan Flowage Dam Likely to Fail

Motorists Should not Drive Through Flooded Roads

DULUTH, Minn. – According to the National Weather Service in Duluth and local law enforcement, the Radigan Flowage Dam west of Dairyland is likely to fail this afternoon. If the dam breaks this will cause flash flooding downstream, as the Tamarack River flows towards the Saint Croix River. Locations impacted include: Town Road T west of Dairyland Swedish Highway at…

Minnesota Regulators Near Decision on Disputed oil Pipeline

two Days of Arguments Start Monday

(Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP File)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota regulators open two days of final arguments Monday on whether they should approve Enbridge Energy’s proposal for replacing its deteriorating Line 3 crude oil pipeline from Canada across Minnesota. The plan has aroused intense opposition from tribal and climate-change activists who are encouraging supporters to pack the hearing room. Some opponents…

Deputy Pulls Woman From Sinking car in Minnesota Lake

Toso's Injuries not Life-Threatening

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (AP) – A deputy went into a central Minnesota lake to rescue a woman from her sinking car. The Douglas County sheriff’s office says it happened Saturday night in a construction zone on Interstate 94 near Lake Latoka, southwest of Alexandria. The sheriff’s office says 76-year-old Beverly Toso, of Hoffman, couldn’t stop in time before she drove off…

Flooded Ashland County Roadway Leaves one Dead

The Incident Remains Under Investigation

ASHLAND COUNTY, Wis. – Authorities in Ashland County have reported one flood related death. According to the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, a report of a ditched truck was called in early Sunday morning. The truck was seen in the ditch on County Trunk E just south of County Trunk C in the Township of White River. Authorities that arrived on…