WDIO.com - With you for life

IRRRB Recommends Money for School Collaboration Project

02/22/2019 01:03 PM

At Friday’s IRRRB meeting, a big step forward for the collaboration efforts between Eveleth-Gilbert and Virginia schools. The board said they support money for a new joint high school.

St. Mary's Medical Center Offers New Frostbite Treatment

House Dems Introduce Measure to Block Trump's Emergency Declaration

The 45th Slumberland American Birkebeiner kicks Off

Cass County Man Faces Stalking, Child Pornography Charges

Forest Service Relaunching Online BWCA Permit Reservations

Walz Discusses Infrastructure Investments at Legislative Breakfast for Duluth Days

Heavy Snow Causing Slush on Inland Lakes, Slowing Ice Fishing

Duluth Reminding Residents of Winter Watch Page for Snow Removal

Dress Drive Fairy Seeking Donations

Dresses hang on racks during the fall 2016 dress drive at the Valley Youth Center.

Police in Florida have charged New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution. Police say they have videotape of Kraft paying for a sex act inside an illicit massage parlor.

Police: Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Solicited Prostitute

House Dems Introduce Measure to Block Trump's Emergency Declaration

House Democrats have introduced a resolution to block the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump issued to fund his long-sought wall along the U.S-Mexico border.

More Civilians Leave Last IS-Held Pocket in Eastern Syria

Small trucks carrying more civilians left the Islamic State group's last pocket of territory in eastern Syria in an escorted convoy on Friday. That came hours after U.S.-led coalition airstrikes meant to pressure the militants targeted the area on the banks of the Euphrates River.

UN Chief Discusses Yemen, Venezuela with Pompeo

The U.N. Secretary-General has held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo focusing on the redeployment of forces from Yemen's key port and the situation in Venezuela.

Mike Pompeo, a former U.S. representative, requested a meeting with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

Midwest News

5 Charged in Timber Theft on NE Wis. Reservation

Ex-Wisconsin Man Charged in Wife's 40-Year-Old Disappearance

Chicago's Vast Camera Network Helped Solve Smollett Case

Records: 75 Percent Revoked Illinois Gun Licenses Ignored

Minnesota AG to Review Case of Woman Accused in 2 Deaths

No Charges Against Stillwater Officer in Fatal Shooting

Report: University of Minnesota Should Rename 4 Buildings

Man Arrested in Minneapolis, Accused of Kidnapping Journalist in Somalia

This Week in Mining

IRRRB Recommends Money for School Collaboration Project

At Friday’s IRRRB meeting, a big step forward for the collaboration efforts between Eveleth-Gilbert and Virginia schools. The board said they support money for a new joint high school.

Environmental Group Seeks EPA Documents on PolyMet Copper-Nickel Mine

A Minnesota environmental group is suing the Environmental Protection Agency to force it to release concerns that EPA specialists have expressed about PolyMet's planned mine. The lawsuit seeks documents that the plaintiffs claim the EPA never submitted.

U.S. Steel is partially crediting President Trump for its decision to resume construction on a project in Alabama.

US Steel Cites Trump in Resuming Construction Project

U.S. Steel is restarting construction on an idled manufacturing facility in Alabama, and it's giving some of the credit to President Donald Trump's trade policies. The company says Trump's "strong trade actions" are partly responsible for its decision.

WDIO Sports

Mirage Ready for State Showdown With #1 Warroad

Proctor/Hermantown will face Warroad in the State A Semifinals on Friday at 1:30 p.m. The game will be televised in the Northland on WDIO 2.

UW-Superior Women, CSS Men Advance to UMAC Basketball Title Games

The Yellowjackets defeated Northwestern in overtime while the Saints picked up a road win at Bethany Lutheran.

Wins for the UW-Superior women and CSS men.

Prep Hoops 2/21: Greenway Boys, Esko Girls Get Road Wins

The night also included a conference title, a buzzer beater, a 1,000 point milestone and a program scoring record.

Antetokounmpo Scores 30 Points, Bucks Beat Celtics 98-97

The Bucks host Minnesota on Saturday night.

Good Morning Northland

Nillie is a shy, but sweet calico cat looking for a new home to roam around in. Once she's out of her shell, she's a ton of fun to play with.

Animal Allies: Nillie

Big Wave Dave Teaming up with DSSO

Evers Won't Seek to Phase out Vouchers in Budget Plan

Zeitgeist: 2019 is the Year of the Womxn

Authorities Investigating Fire in Lakewood Township

Second Body Found in Submerged Semi near Wis. Dells

Legionnaires' Disease Cases Investigated in NW Minnesota

Duluth and St. Louis County at the Capitol Days Hosted in St. Paul

Power of Prayer: Hockey and Heart on the Range

State Reps. Discuss New Rural Healthcare Initiatives in Walz Budget

Wisconsin Governor Vetoes Republican Tax Plan

Special Report: Don't Be Next

Evers Won't Seek to Phase out Vouchers in Budget Plan

Superior Police Investigating Vandalism at Northern Lights Elementary

Health

St. Mary's Medical Center Offers New Frostbite Treatment

Doctors at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth are offering a new treatment to reduce amputations among frostbite patients. The treatment uses a clot-busting drug for strokes to restore blood flow to thawed limbs.

Doctors at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth have developed a new treatment to reduce amputations among frostbite patients

Consumer

US Airfares Hit New Lows after Factoring for Inflation

The average fare for airline travel within the United States has hit the lowest level since the government started keeping track in 1995, after adjusting for inflation. However, fees aren't included in that tally.

Entertainment

Peter Tork, Monkees' Lovable Bass-guitar Player, Dead at 77

In Entertainment News: Peter Tork, who rose to teen-idol fame in 1966 playing the lovably clueless bass guitarist in the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died. He was 77.

Peter Tork, bass guitarist in the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died.

Fond du Lac Chairman Voices Concerns Following Derailment

Fond du Lac Band members are expressing their concerns after a BNSF train derailment spilled tons of coal on the reservation over the weekend. They say they weren't contacted by the railway after the incident in a timely matter. Meanwhile, railway officials say the opposite.

Top Stories

St. Mary's Medical Center Offers New Frostbite Treatment execCheckDiffShort("02/22/2019 12:28 PM","minutes",7524,5255418);

House Dems Introduce Measure to Block Trump's Emergency Declaration execCheckDiffShort("02/22/2019 08:25 AM","minutes",7524,5255321);

The 45th Slumberland American Birkebeiner kicks Off execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 10:40 PM","minutes",7524,5254895);

Cass County Man Faces Stalking, Child Pornography Charges execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 09:47 PM","minutes",7524,5254849);

Forest Service Relaunching Online BWCA Permit Reservations execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 09:48 PM","minutes",7524,5254700);

Walz Discusses Infrastructure Investments at Legislative Breakfast for Duluth Days execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 05:55 PM","minutes",7524,5254517);

Heavy Snow Causing Slush on Inland Lakes, Slowing Ice Fishing execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 10:39 PM","minutes",7525,5254596);

Duluth Reminding Residents of Winter Watch Page for Snow Removal execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 05:54 PM","minutes",7525,5254495);

Dress Drive Fairy Seeking Donations execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 03:51 PM","minutes",7525,5254498);

Top Stories

Snowfall Setting Records, Not Yet for Duluth execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 11:36 AM","minutes",8618,5254144);

Wis. AG Won't Defend Lame Duck Law in Union Lawsuit execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 11:36 AM","minutes",8618,5254145);

Minnesota Lawmaker Seeks Crackdown on Fake Hate Crime Claims execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 10:49 AM","minutes",8618,5254095);

Smollett Quiet after Posting Bond, Leaving Jail execCheckDiffShort("02/22/2019 05:13 AM","minutes",8618,5253739);

Wisconsin GOP Introduces Legislation to Combat Homelessness execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 03:01 PM","minutes",8618,5254426);

Moose Lake Correctional Facility Hoping to Add More Staff Under Gov. Walz's Budget execCheckDiffShort("02/20/2019 10:50 PM","minutes",8618,5253398);

Grand Marais Woman, Pets Evacuated Following Garage Fire execCheckDiffShort("02/20/2019 09:43 PM","minutes",8618,5253405);

Fawcett Scores in OT as Proctor/Hermantown Defeats Rochester Lourdes in State A Quarters execCheckDiffShort("02/20/2019 11:22 PM","minutes",8618,5253456);

5 Charged in Timber Theft on NE Wis. Reservation execCheckDiffShort("02/22/2019 12:53 PM","minutes",7654,5255694);

Ex-Wisconsin Man Charged in Wife's 40-Year-Old Disappearance execCheckDiffShort("02/22/2019 01:05 PM","minutes",7654,5255700);

Chicago's Vast Camera Network Helped Solve Smollett Case execCheckDiffShort("02/22/2019 11:31 AM","minutes",7654,5255569);

Records: 75 Percent Revoked Illinois Gun Licenses Ignored execCheckDiffShort("02/22/2019 11:29 AM","minutes",7654,5255565);

Minnesota AG to Review Case of Woman Accused in 2 Deaths execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 09:45 PM","minutes",7654,5254848);

No Charges Against Stillwater Officer in Fatal Shooting execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 06:17 PM","minutes",7654,5254687);

Report: University of Minnesota Should Rename 4 Buildings execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 01:49 PM","minutes",7654,5254298);

Man Arrested in Minneapolis, Accused of Kidnapping Journalist in Somalia execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 03:06 PM","minutes",7654,5254428);

Animal Allies: Nillie execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 08:24 AM","minutes",7727,5253902);

Big Wave Dave Teaming up with DSSO execCheckDiffShort("02/20/2019 09:24 AM","minutes",7727,5252493);

Evers Won't Seek to Phase out Vouchers in Budget Plan execCheckDiffShort("02/20/2019 05:44 AM","minutes",7727,5252332);

Zeitgeist: 2019 is the Year of the Womxn execCheckDiffShort("02/19/2019 10:21 AM","minutes",7727,5251108);

Authorities Investigating Fire in Lakewood Township execCheckDiffShort("02/19/2019 06:05 PM","minutes",7727,5250918);

Second Body Found in Submerged Semi near Wis. Dells execCheckDiffShort("02/18/2019 06:42 AM","minutes",7727,5250058);

Legionnaires' Disease Cases Investigated in NW Minnesota execCheckDiffShort("02/18/2019 05:48 AM","minutes",7727,5250031);

Duluth and St. Louis County at the Capitol Days Hosted in St. Paul execCheckDiffShort("02/20/2019 10:43 PM","minutes",7977,5253402);

Power of Prayer: Hockey and Heart on the Range execCheckDiffShort("02/20/2019 10:36 PM","minutes",7977,5252714);

State Reps. Discuss New Rural Healthcare Initiatives in Walz Budget execCheckDiffShort("02/20/2019 10:48 PM","minutes",7977,5253087);

Wisconsin Governor Vetoes Republican Tax Plan execCheckDiffShort("02/20/2019 05:39 PM","minutes",7977,5253217);

Special Report: Don't Be Next execCheckDiffShort("02/19/2019 10:27 PM","minutes",7977,5251426);

Evers Won't Seek to Phase out Vouchers in Budget Plan execCheckDiffShort("02/20/2019 05:44 AM","minutes",7977,5252332);

Superior Police Investigating Vandalism at Northern Lights Elementary execCheckDiffShort("02/20/2019 02:20 PM","minutes",7977,5252033);

St. Mary's Medical Center Offers New Frostbite Treatment execCheckDiffShort("02/22/2019 12:28 PM","minutes",7976,5255418);

US Airfares Hit New Lows after Factoring for Inflation execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 02:28 PM","minutes",7976,5254368);

Peter Tork, Monkees' Lovable Bass-guitar Player, Dead at 77 execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 02:35 PM","minutes",7976,5254371);

Most Read Stories

Minnesota House Votes to Eliminate 'Marital Rape Exception' execCheckDiffShort("02/22/2019 12:00 PM","minutes",7787,5255617);

Study: Wisconsin Most Reliant on Property Taxes in Midwest execCheckDiffShort("02/22/2019 12:04 PM","minutes",7787,5255618);

Walz Discusses Infrastructure Investments at Legislative Breakfast for Duluth Days execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 05:55 PM","minutes",7787,5254517);

Forest Service Relaunching Online BWCA Permit Reservations execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 09:48 PM","minutes",7787,5254700);

Heavy Snow Causing Slush on Inland Lakes, Slowing Ice Fishing execCheckDiffShort("02/21/2019 10:39 PM","minutes",7787,5254596);

Fatal Brain Disease Found in Wild Deer in Crow Wing County execCheckDiffShort("02/15/2019 03:44 PM","minutes",7787,5248298);

Anglers Can Keep Some Mille Lacs Walleye This Year execCheckDiffShort("02/14/2019 04:07 PM","minutes",7787,5246890);

New Coalition Backs Plan for Keeping Carp out of Great Lakes execCheckDiffShort("02/14/2019 06:55 PM","minutes",7787,5247110);

Citizens Voice Frustration on Website Crash for BWCA Permits execCheckDiffShort("02/09/2019 10:49 PM","minutes",7787,5240523);

Heard on the Radio

St. Mary's Medical Center Offers New Frostbite Treatment

House Dems Introduce Measure to Block Trump's Emergency Declaration

The 45th Slumberland American Birkebeiner kicks Off

Cass County Man Faces Stalking, Child Pornography Charges

Forest Service Relaunching Online BWCA Permit Reservations

Walz Discusses Infrastructure Investments at Legislative Breakfast for Duluth Days

Heavy Snow Causing Slush on Inland Lakes, Slowing Ice Fishing

Duluth Reminding Residents of Winter Watch Page for Snow Removal

Dress Drive Fairy Seeking Donations

Snowfall Setting Records, Not Yet for Duluth

Wis. AG Won't Defend Lame Duck Law in Union Lawsuit

Minnesota Lawmaker Seeks Crackdown on Fake Hate Crime Claims

Smollett Quiet after Posting Bond, Leaving Jail

Wisconsin GOP Introduces Legislation to Combat Homelessness

Moose Lake Correctional Facility Hoping to Add More Staff Under Gov. Walz's Budget

Grand Marais Woman, Pets Evacuated Following Garage Fire

Fawcett Scores in OT as Proctor/Hermantown Defeats Rochester Lourdes in State A Quarters

5 Charged in Timber Theft on NE Wis. Reservation

Ex-Wisconsin Man Charged in Wife's 40-Year-Old Disappearance

Chicago's Vast Camera Network Helped Solve Smollett Case

Records: 75 Percent Revoked Illinois Gun Licenses Ignored

Minnesota AG to Review Case of Woman Accused in 2 Deaths

No Charges Against Stillwater Officer in Fatal Shooting

Report: University of Minnesota Should Rename 4 Buildings

Man Arrested in Minneapolis, Accused of Kidnapping Journalist in Somalia

Animal Allies: Nillie

Big Wave Dave Teaming up with DSSO

Evers Won't Seek to Phase out Vouchers in Budget Plan

Zeitgeist: 2019 is the Year of the Womxn

Authorities Investigating Fire in Lakewood Township

Second Body Found in Submerged Semi near Wis. Dells

Legionnaires' Disease Cases Investigated in NW Minnesota

Duluth and St. Louis County at the Capitol Days Hosted in St. Paul

Power of Prayer: Hockey and Heart on the Range

State Reps. Discuss New Rural Healthcare Initiatives in Walz Budget

Wisconsin Governor Vetoes Republican Tax Plan

Special Report: Don't Be Next

Evers Won't Seek to Phase out Vouchers in Budget Plan

Superior Police Investigating Vandalism at Northern Lights Elementary

St. Mary's Medical Center Offers New Frostbite Treatment

US Airfares Hit New Lows after Factoring for Inflation

Peter Tork, Monkees' Lovable Bass-guitar Player, Dead at 77

Minnesota House Votes to Eliminate 'Marital Rape Exception'

Study: Wisconsin Most Reliant on Property Taxes in Midwest

Walz Discusses Infrastructure Investments at Legislative Breakfast for Duluth Days

Forest Service Relaunching Online BWCA Permit Reservations

Heavy Snow Causing Slush on Inland Lakes, Slowing Ice Fishing

Fatal Brain Disease Found in Wild Deer in Crow Wing County

Anglers Can Keep Some Mille Lacs Walleye This Year

New Coalition Backs Plan for Keeping Carp out of Great Lakes

Citizens Voice Frustration on Website Crash for BWCA Permits