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St. Mary’s Medical Center leaders, staff discuss highs and lows after one year
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - It’s been more than a year since the St. Mary’s Medical Center opened its new high-rise facility in downtown Duluth and hospital leaders provided a self-evaluation on what has been accomplished since then. The first patient moved into the St. Mary’s Medical...
Dairy shows remain ‘status quo’ at Wisconsin State Fair despite additional hurdles of avian flu
A team of around 10 veterinarians helped check-in the cattle and other show animals coming to the Wisconsin State Fair last week. Veterinary superintendent Dr. Tia Kastenson said the process will look mostly the same as it does every year, with animals coming off trailers and being settled into barns before the West Allis fairground fills with hundreds of thousands of people. But last week, the team of animal doctors...
Does Wisconsin Rank As One Of The Best School Systems?
It's almost time to send the kids back to school. But when they go back, will they be going to one of the best-run school systems in America?. A recent study shows where Wisconsin ranks in the nation. How The School State Rank Was Determined. The Wallethub study used different...
Public education supporters’ summit highlights school funding, ways to advocate for more
“We have a lot of hope in all of you, who chose to spend your entire day thinking and learning and plotting with us about all of these things, and we know that if we work stronger together, we can make a difference," WPEN Executive Director Heather Dubois Bourenane said. (Baylor Spears | Wisconsin Examiner)
4th Assembly District: Jane Benson and Alexia Unertl meet in the Democratic primary
Assembly District 4 will see both Republican and Democratic Party primaries this August. Alexia Unertl and Jane Benson will meet in the Democratic primary. The state Senate and Assembly races reflect new electoral maps — signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers. The maps were created to more evenly divide the legislative districts...
Upcoming Pop Culture Convention Happening in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn.– A gathering encouraging self-expression, connecting, and bonding over similar hobbies and passions. That’s the goal for this upcoming event in the Northland. It is no secret there is a lack of pop culture conventions in Duluth. But soon enough, there will be one right in town....
New severe thunderstorm watch includes Brainerd, Duluth, and Iron Range until 7 p.m.
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 581 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK. 210 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northeast Minnesota Far Northwest Wisconsin Lake Superior. * Effective this Wednesday afternoon...
Man found dead after fire in Duluth, "suspicious circumstances" prompt investigation, police say
DULUTH, Minn. — A man found dead in a burning apartment last week in Duluth has raised the suspicion of authorities, prompting further investigation.Maxton Gudowski, 25, was found dead after an apartment fire on the 600 block of North 47th Avenue East on Thursday, the Duluth Police Department said.The Duluth Fire Department responded around 2:30 a.m. to find smoke, but no visible flames. Firefighters evacuated the building and found an active fire inside a first-floor unit. After extinguishing the fire, crews found Gudowski inside the apartment.On Wednesday, the police department said there were "suspicious circumstances" surrounding Gudowski's death."This remains a very active and ongoing investigation," police said.Anyone with information is asked to call Duluth police at 218-730-5050.The fire caused about $25,000 in damage, the fire department said, but did not displace any residents.