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Wisconsin man Contracts Rare Blood Infection From dog

Doctors say the Infection is Rare

(Dawn Manteufel via AP) WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) — Surgeons have amputated the legs and hands of a Wisconsin man who contracted a rare blood infection from a dog lick. Greg Manteufel remains hospitalized at a Milwaukee area hospital. Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin infectious disease specialist Dr. Silvia Munoz-Price says the bacteria that invaded Manteufel’s body comes…

Minnesota Couple Charged in Overfishing Case

The Couple Could Have Fines up to $3,000

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A tip to a poacher’s hotline has resulted in charges against a southern Minnesota couple who investigators say were found with nearly 300 crappies after fishing on Fairmont’s Lake Sisseton. The State Department of Natural Resources says the possession limit for crappies in the state is 10. The Star Tribune reports that 70-year-old Isouvahn Xayachack,…

Fight Over Mesabi Metallics Lands in Federal Court

Clarke Says Nubai's Lawsuit is a Smoke Screen

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A fight over ownership of the Mesabi Metallics project in northern Minnesota has landed in federal court. Nubai Global Investment has filed a lawsuit asking a judge for a temporary restraining order against Tom Clarke as the two sides battle over ownership. Nubai says Clarke was removed from his roles with Mesabi and Chippewa Capital Partners. But,…

Five Wisconsin Counties Receive Grant Money for Flood Damaged Homes

Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, and Iron Counties can Apply for Funds

IRON COUNTY, Wis. – The Northwest Regional Planning Commission announced Wednesday that Iron County received funds on behalf of Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, and Iron Counties to assist with home repairs stemming from the June 16 flash floods. The five counties received a total of $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant-Emergency Assistance Program funds through the Wisconsin Department of Administration,…

Officials Tracking Boundary Waters Wildfire

Two Other Small Fires Have Been Quickly Contained

GRAND MARAIS, Minn. (AP) – Officials are tracking a 2-acre wildfire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Kris Reichenbach, with the Superior National Forest, says the fire is burning north of Grand Marais near Seagull Lake. WDIO-TV reports Reichenbach says a crew is canoeing to the area to assess the fire which is also being monitored from the air….

Lightning Strike Injures Two at Ely Campground

The Current Condition of the Victims is Unknown

ELY, Minn. – Tuesday night just after 9:00 p.m. the Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of injuries due to a lightning strike. Officers responded to the Fall Lake Campground where a male and female along with their dog had been sitting in their tent when lightning struck nearby trees. Both parties were transported to the Ely Bloomenson Hospital…

Ashland Authorities Search for Missing Juvenile

GLIDDEN, Wis. – The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing juvenile reported missing from her home in Glidden, WI. Authorities say Kendra Lamb, 17, last contacted a relative on December 13, 2017 through an Instagram account where it was determined she may have been living in Lake Villa, IL. Further checking revealed she was not there. Law…

46th Avenue West Ramp to Close Thursday

The Ramp Will be Closed Through Saturday

DULUTH, Minn. – The 46th Avenue West ramp will be closed starting Thursday for a bridge painting project. The ramp will be closed from Thursday through Saturday while crews paint the ramp over Interstate 35. MNDOT has listed the detour route as: Ramp to southbound I-35, exit at Central Avenue, re-enter I-35 heading north, proceed to the eastbound Hwy 2…

Broader DWI law Among new Statuses Taking Effect Wednesday

The law Will Take Effect on August 1

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Starting Wednesday, Minnesota residents who get a DWI while driving a car won’t be able to drive an ATV or snowmobile with impunity any more. That legal change is among several new laws due to take effect on Aug. 1. The revised DWI law closes what lawmakers say was a loophole that let people keep…

Minnesota Appeals Court Upholds Winona County Frack Sand ban

MN Sands President Says he is 'Extremely Disappointed" with Ruling

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld Winona County’s frack sand ban. The appeals court Monday affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit from a company that challenged the ordinance. Minnesota Sands and a group of landowners argued the 2016 mining ordinance violates their constitutional rights by singling out sand used for industrial purposes,…