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Fond du Lac Offering Healing Services to Community Members Affected By Funeral Shooting

10/19/2019 09:25 AM

Fond du Lac is offering healing services following a shooting that took place at the Head Start Building Friday morning. Services will be available from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Fond du Lac Ojibwe School in the gym.

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World's 1st Female Spacewalking Team Makes History

The world's first female spacewalking team has made history high above Earth. Friday's spacewalk by Christina Koch and Jessica Meir was the first time that a woman floated out without a male crewmate.

NASA spacewalkers Christina Koch (foreground, suit with red stripe) and Jessica Meir (suit with no stripes) replaced a failed battery charge-discharge unit with a new one during a 7-hour, 17-minute spacewalk.

Pompeo Optimistic Cease-Fire in Syria Will Hold

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he's optimistic that the cease-fire between the Turkish army and Kurdish forces in northern Syria will hold in coming days, despite some breaches.

Vice President Mike Pence is in Turkey to ask for a cease-fire in Syria.

38 People Cited for Violations in Clinton Email Probe

The State Department has completed its internal investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's use of private email and found violations by 38 people. Some may face disciplinary action.

Energy Secretary Perry Tells Trump He Plans on Resigning

Energy Secretary Rick Perry has notified the president that he intends to leave his job soon. Perry is under scrutiny over the role he played in the president's dealings with Ukraine, which are currently the subject of an impeachment inquiry.

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and lawmakers have agreed to keep talking about emergency insulin legislation.

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This Week in Mining

Minntac's Line 3 is being shutdown for a couple of months, but no layoffs are expected.

Minntac's Line 3 Shutting Down, No Layoffs Expected

One of the production lines at Minntac in Mt. Iron is being shut down this week, and could be down for the rest of the year, but the union and company said that no layoffs are expected for now.

Reaction to President Trump's comments about mining.

Reaction to President Trump's Mining Comments

President Trump said that he opened the Iron Range during an interview with Renee Passal on Thursday evening. WDIO reached out to the White House for more clarification about what that meant. Environmental groups believe it has to do with the mineral leases for Twin Metals and the mineral exploration issue on federal lands.

Federal Judge Rejects Challenges to PolyMet Land Swap

A federal judge has rejected challenges by several environmental groups to a land swap needed for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine. Judge Joan Ericksen ruled that the groups lacked the necessary legal standing to block the land exchange.

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Wilderness Make it Close, Fall 4-3 to Wings in OT

The Minnesota Wilderness put up a good fight Friday night in Cloquet, but ultimately fell 4-3 to the Aberdeen Wings in overtime.

The Minnesota Wilderness fell 4-3 in overtime to the Aberdeen Wings Friday.

Winona State Edges UMD to 1-0 Victory

Winona State defeated the UMD women's soccer team 1-0 in a tight match at Malosky Stadium Friday evening.

UMD fell 1-0 to Winona State at Malosky Stadium in Duluth Friday.

Prep Wisconsin Football: No. 4 Northwestern & Superior Earn Wins in Regular Season Finales

In prep football Friday, Superior defeated Rice Lake on the road while No. 4 Northwestern took down Chetek-Weyerhaeuser to remain undefeated.

College Volleyball: No. 7 UMD Squeaks Out Win Over No. 11 Wayne State, CSS Falls to No. 16 Augsburg

In college volleyball Friday, No. 7 UMD squeaked out a close 3-2 victory over No. 11 Wayne State, while CSS fell 3-0 to No. 16 Augsburg.

Saints fall 3-0 to No. 16 Augsburg in Duluth.

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Health

Essentia Health Confirms Vaping-Related Death in Duluth

According to Essentia Health, one of Minnesota's two recent vaping deaths was one of their patients. The Minnesota Department of Health said two more adults have died from vaping-related injuries. The two people were both over the age of 50, and died in September after complicated hospitalizations.

Two more Minnesotans have died from vaping-related lung injuries.

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