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Carlton Convenience Store Feeling the Mega Millions Excitement

10/23/2018 08:36 PM

People across the U.S. are feeling lottery fever, with hopes to win a record-setting $1.6 billion in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing. One Carlton Convenience store is feeling the rush, after a $1 million winning Powerball ticket was sold from their store earlier this year.

Duluth East Assault Victim's Mother Calling for Harsher Punishment

St. Louis County Board Approves Disaster Declaration following October Storm

Council President: Disruptive Behavior 'Will Not be Tolerated'

Vukmir Expresses Sticking Up for Those with Pre-existing Conditions

DFL Candidate Plans to Partner with Small Businesses to Boost Opportunity

Duluth East High School Student Physically Assaulted

Engwalls Corn Maze Closing Permanently

Engwalls Corn Maze is closing after this weekend.

Volunteers Lend a Hand in Search for Jayme Closs

Two-thousand people met off Wisconsin Highway 25 Tuesday morning to help search for clues in the disappearance of 13-year-old Jayme Closs.

North End Superior Fire Displaces Three People

Three people have been displaced in Superior following a house fire Tuesday morning.�

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World & National

Sandra Day O'Connor Announces Likely Alzheimer's Diagnosis

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, says she has the beginning stages of dementia and "probably Alzheimer's disease."

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has announced that she has the beginning stages of dementia.

Canadian Rapper Dies in Stunt While Rapping on Plane Wing

A Canadian rapper died while performing a stunt that involved rapping while walking on the wing of a plane.

Source: Device Resembling Pipe Bomb Found Outside Soros' Compound

A law enforcement official says an explosive device found outside liberal philanthropist George Soros' suburban New York compound resembled a pipe bomb and was inside a package discovered in a mailbox.

Thieves Break into California Office of Rep. Kevin McCarthy

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy says thieves broke into his office in Bakersfield and that he's hoping for help from the public to identify them.

Midwest News

Volunteers Lend a Hand in Search for Jayme Closs

Man Pleads Guilty to Faking Kidnapping to Get Immigrant Visa

Mild Form of Bird Flu Found in Minnesota Turkey Flock

Foul Play Eyed after Chicago Postal Worker Disappears

Medtronic Co-Founder Dies at 94

Man Dies When Duck-Hunting Boat Capsizes on Fox River

University of Madison Studying Placentas, Premature Births

Detroit Police Find 63 Fetuses in Funeral Home Amid Probe

This Week in Mining

Lourenco Goncalves shared more about the company's outlook on Friday.

Cleveland-Cliffs' CEO on Contract, Bullish Market

Lourenco Goncalves gave his perspective on reaching an agreement with steelworkers so quickly, during the company's 3rd quarter earnings call on Friday.

Union presidents from Local 1938 and Local 2660 presidents are sharing details about the tentative agreement with their members.

Union Presidents Proud to Share Details About Tentative Labor Deal

The men who worked long and hard on a new labor contract with U.S. Steel are sharing the details with their members.

Steelworkers and U.S. Steel have tentative labor deal.

Steelworkers and U.S. Steel Have Tentative Agreement

Another company has reached an agreement with its steelworkers. Today, the news broke about U.S. Steel.

Eyewitness Sports

Prep Sports Extra 10/23: Minnesota Playoffs Begin

Minnesota's High School Football Playoffs have started with section tournament games. Wisconsin's postseason is in it's second week.

Virginia Girl's Tennis to Play For 5th Place in State A Tournament

The Blue Devils will face Osakis in the State A Consolation Championship/5th Place Match on Wednesday at 12 p.m. at Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center in Minneapolis.

Vikings DE Griffen to Resume Team Activities Wednesday

Minnesota Vikings Defensive End Everson Griffen will resume team activities on Wednesday. The Vikings play the Saints on Sunday.

Rogge, Norton of UMD Earn WCHA Weekly Honors

Two athletes from the University of Minnesota Duluth, Naomi Rogge and Lizi Norton were named weekly award winners by the Women's Collegiate Hockey Association.

Good Morning Northland

Darcie Novak of Keller Williams Realty dressed up as a 'T-rex' to promote the second

Halloween Event in Duluth Raising Money for Boys & Girls Club

Minnesota Posts 300th Traffic Death of 2018

Duluth Area Groups Offering Early Halloween Fun

Minnesota Frozen Food Company Recalls Pork, Chicken Products

Lyric Opera of the North Starting Season with Double Bill

Teen Arrested after Fires at Gilbert Recycling Center

Animal Allies: Thackery Binx

Dozens of tombstones were knocked over at the Fort Frances Cemetery.

Woman Arrested in Fort Frances Cemetery Vandalism

Grand Marais Challenges Other Small Towns in Lip Sync Battle

Local Organization Helping Preserve Historic Armory Building with Window Restorations

UMD Hockey Players Sign Autographs and Skate with Fans at Amsoil

Report: Wisconsin Has a Psychiatrist Shortage

Community Members Partake in Out of the Darkness Walk for Suicide Awareness

One Injured in Two Vehicle Crash near Pine City

Health

Mild Form of Bird Flu Found in Minnesota Turkey Flock

Authorities report an outbreak of a mild form of bird flu in turkeys in Kandiyohi County in west-central Minnesota.

Consumer

Americans Who Do Not Have a Bank Account Falls to Record Low

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation says the number of Americans who do not have a bank account fell to a record low last year.

Entertainment

Canadian Rapper Dies in Stunt While Rapping on Plane Wing

A Canadian rapper died while performing a stunt that involved rapping while walking on the wing of a plane.

Authorities Respond to Duplex Structure Fire in Superior

The Superior Fire Department along with other emergency departments responded to a structure fire Friday night. The fire started near a second story balcony in a duplex and spread to the ceiling between the first and second floors of the home.

The Superior Fire Department along with other emergency departments responded to a duplex structure fire Friday night.

Walker, Evers, Discuss Transportation and More at Gubernatorial Debate

The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation hosted a gubernatorial debate with governor candidates Friday. Republican Gov. Scott Walker and his DFL opponent Tony Evers covered several topics at their first debate hosted at the Madison Market.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker and his DFL opponent Tony Evers covered several topics at their first debate hosted at the Madison Market.

Superior, Douglas County Authorities Help Search for Jayme Closs

Nearly a dozen authorities from Superior and Douglas County went down to Barron County this week to help investigators there search for missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs.

An FBI mobile command center in Barron County.

City Celebrates Completion of DWP Trail and Bridge

Two critical pieces of infrastructure in Duluth's Smithville neighborhood have been in serious need of repairs. Thanks to several grants and city funds they got them, and the city officials celebrated the project's completion Friday afternoon.

Politics

Vukmir Expresses Sticking Up for Those with Pre-existing Conditions

Republican candidate for US Senate, Leah Vukmir, said�that dismantling Obamacare is not her plan while addressing her views in Superior.

DFL Candidate Plans to Partner with Small Businesses to Boost Opportunity

DFL candidate for Minnesota Lieutenant Governor, Peggy Flanagan, plans to partner with small businesses across Minnesota to make sure they have an opportunity to thrive.

Secretary of State Candidate John Howe Ready for Election Day

Outdoor

Annual Hunter's Expo Attracts Hundreds To Mission Covenant Church in Poplar

Will a Deadly Deer Virus Affect this Year's Hunt? MN Health Expert Weighs in

Two Bucks Lock Horns, Fight on Dashcam Video

A police dashcam caught a fight between two bucks in Ohio.

UP Sees First Known Case of CWD

The first case of CWD in Michigan's Upper Peninsula has been confirmed.

Gnat-Borne Disease Turns Up in Southern Minnesota Deer

The first case of EHD has been found in a Minnesota deer.

Grand Teton Bear Killed after Becoming Accustomed to People

Rangers have put down a bear at Grand Teton National Park that had become accustomed to people.

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Teen Arrested after Fires at Gilbert Recycling Center

Animal Allies: Thackery Binx

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Grand Marais Challenges Other Small Towns in Lip Sync Battle

Local Organization Helping Preserve Historic Armory Building with Window Restorations

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Report: Wisconsin Has a Psychiatrist Shortage

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DFL Candidate Plans to Partner with Small Businesses to Boost Opportunity

Secretary of State Candidate John Howe Ready for Election Day

Annual Hunter's Expo Attracts Hundreds To Mission Covenant Church in Poplar

Will a Deadly Deer Virus Affect this Year's Hunt? MN Health Expert Weighs in

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