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Endangered Plovers Nesting On Wisconsin Point
SUPERIOR, WI (KDAL) - For the first time in 49 years, a pair of piping plovers, an endangered migratory shore bird, have been...
Aug 26, 2026
Lightning Sparks Cabin Fire
LEIDING TOWNSHIP, MN (KDAL) - Lightning during a heavy thunderstorm in northern Minnesota on Tuesday morning is the likely ca...
Aug 25, 2026
Fatal Fire In Normanna Township
NORMANNA TOWNSHIP, MN (KDAL) - On Monday afternoon, fire personnel and St. Louis County Deputies responded to the area of Eas...
Aug 25, 2026
State
Walz Signs Executive Order Blocking Nonferrous Mining
ELY, MN (Northern News Now/KDAL) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed an executive order banning non ferrous metal mining...
Aug 19, 2026
Primary Election Results
UNDATED (KDAL) - Minnesota and Wisconsin voters went to the polls on Tuesday to determine who would be on the ballot in the N...
Aug 12, 2026
Duluth Airports Share In MnDOT Safety Upgrade Funds
ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is awarding 8 million dollars to airports across the...
Aug 04, 2026
DNR Conducting "Operation Dry Water"
ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) - Warm weather will mean an extremely busy 4th of July weekend on the waterways of Minnesota. The Departm...
Jun 30, 2026
Mn DNR Launches New Electronic Licensing System
ST. PAUL, MN (KDAL) - The first phase of a new electronic licensing system for anglers, hunters and trappers has been launche...
Jun 11, 2026
Local Sports
Prep Scores and Playoff Update for June 12
Thursday, June 11 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL MINNESOTA STATE TOURNAMENT CLASS AAA - QUARTERFINAL AT CHASKA ATHLETIC PARK Mahtomedi ...
Jun 12, 2026
Prep Scores and Playoff Update for June 10
Tuesday, June 9 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL WISCONSIN PLAYOFFS ALL ROUNDS SINGLE ELIMINATION DIVISION 3 SECTION 1 - SEMIFINAL AT CUM...
Jun 10, 2026
Prep Scores and Playoff Update for June 5
Thursday, June 4 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL MINNESOTA PLAYOFFS SECTION 7AA - CHAMPIONSHIP AT HERMANTOWN Aitkin 1 Duluth Marshall 0 ...
Jun 05, 2026
Prep Scores and Playoff Update for June 4
Wednesday, June 3 HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL MINNESOTA STATE TOURNAMENT AT CASWELL PARK, NORTH MANKATO CLASS AAA - CONSOLATION Oron...
Jun 04, 2026
Prep Scores and Playoff Update for June 3
Tuesday, June 2 HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL MINNESOTA STATE TOURNAMENT AT CASWELL PARK, NORTH MANKATO CLASS AAA - QUARTERFINAL St. F...
Jun 03, 2026
National Sports
SEC set to 'defend' rights at hearing on pros returning to college
By Field Level Media Aug 31 (Field Level Media) - The Southeastern Conference said it's ready to defend itself at a hearing T...
2h ago
Tennis-Kenin beats Venus Williams in late-night US Open encounter
By Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) - American Sofia Kenin beat 46-year-old compatriot Venus Williams 6-2 7-6(6) i...
4h ago
MLB roundup: Yankees pound rival Red Sox 16-1 to take season series
By Field Level Media Aug 31 (Field Level Media) - Heliot Ramos delivered his biggest hit for his new team when his three-run ...
4h ago
Tennis-Ailing Djokovic stunned in US Open first round by Navone
By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic made his earliest exit at the U.S. Open after a shock 7-6(5...
6h ago
LIV Golf prepares for bankruptcy filing in September, FT reports
Aug 31 (Reuters) - LIV Golf may file for bankruptcy protection as soon as the week of September 7, the Financial Times rep...
6h ago
National News
Polymarket stands ready to fight misconduct as US midterms loom, intel chief says
By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Prediction market company Polymarket is fully prepared to police trading o...
58m ago
Analysis-Depleted US oil stash loses potency as Iran war grinds on
By Timothy Gardner, Arathy Somasekhar and Anushree Mukherjee WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Six months into the U.S.-...
58m ago
Jury to hear closing arguments in Tupac killing trial
By Jack Queen Aug 31 (Reuters) - Closing arguments are set for Monday in the trial of an ex-gang leader accused of mastermind...
1h ago
Trump to host oil executives after accusing refiners of gouging consumers
By Jarrett Renshaw Aug 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has accused U.S. oil refiners of gouging Americans, called for a...
1h ago
Rhine water rises after rain, shipping problems not yet over
HAMBURG, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The river Rhine in Germany has risen sharply after recent rain, the country's inland navigation a...
1h ago
World News
Israeli fire kills two people in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike killed at least two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials...
20m ago
Italy extends border curbs with Spain a month after migrant rush
ROME, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Italy said on Monday it would suspend its open-border arrangements with Spain for another 15 days, e...
29m ago
Spanish PM blames Russia, Israel for disinformation in Ceuta migrant crisis
MADRID, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday there were signs Russia and Israel had spread ...
42m ago
Lula's lead narrows in potential Brazil presidential runoff, AtlasIntel/Bloomberg poll shows
SAO PAULO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would win a potential second-round vote ...
44m ago
Russian drone barrage on Kyiv enters fifth day, disrupting life across capital
By Anna Voitenko and Anna Pruchnicka KYIV, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Russian drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the sur...
1h ago
Business
India's April-July fiscal deficit at 26.8% of 2026/27 target
NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - India's fiscal deficit in the months of April-July stood at 4.55 trillion rupees ($47.81 &zw...
22m ago
India's GDP grows 7.8% in April-June
(Corrects first paragraph to say GDP in the previous quarter was up 8.6%) NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (Reuters) - ...
27m ago
Aon strikes $17 billion deal for rival USI Insurance Services
Aug 31 (Reuters) - Aon will buy rival USI Insurance Services in a $17 billion deal from private equity firm KKR, the insuranc...
30m ago
ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox to adhere to EU's "very large platform" rules
BRUSSELS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Monday said ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox will need to adhere to the ...
57m ago
Experts, lawyers puzzled over US-Venezuela oil deal, call for contract transparency
HOUSTON/CARACAS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A massive long-term oil deal expected to grant the U.S. access to a fifth of Venezuela's ...
59m ago
Politics
Trump to host oil executives after accusing refiners of gouging consumers
By Jarrett Renshaw Aug 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has accused U.S. oil refiners of gouging Americans, called for a...
1h ago
Judge deals blow to Trump moves to deport pro-Palestinian activists
(This Aug 28 story has been republished, with no changes to text.) By Nate Raymond Aug 28 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Frid...
Aug 29, 2026
Trump loses bid to move already-decided criminal hush money case to US court
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A federal judge denied Donald Trump's attempt to move his already decided New York ...
Aug 28, 2026
Trump administration appeals $16 billion Hudson Tunnel funding order
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday appealed a court order requiring it to ...
Aug 28, 2026
US judge questions but won't yet block Trump's new birthright citizenship order
By Blake Brittain and Nate Raymond GREENBELT, Maryland, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday declined to immediately ...
Aug 28, 2026
Health
Booming weight-loss drug demand in Brazil fuels thriving black market and health fears
By Luciana Magalhaes SAO PAULO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - When Brazilian customs agents opened jars of dulce de leche aboard a touri...
1h ago
Samsung Biologics to launch takeover bid for PolyPeptide in September
Aug 31 (Reuters) - Samsung Biologics will launch its takeover offer for Swiss contract drugmaker PolyPeptide Group i...
5h ago
China's Fosun International wins approval for ClubMed Hong Kong spin-off
Aug 31 (Reuters) - Fosun International has received approval from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to proceed with the propose...
8h ago
USDA cyclospora research projects shelved amid funding cuts and relocations, Politico reports
Aug 30 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is shuttering two of the three U.S. Department of Agriculture research projects s...
19h ago
US FDA approves Takeda, Protagonist's drug for rare blood cancer
By Kamal Choudhury and Mariam Sunny Aug 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind...
Aug 28, 2026
Science
Coral bleaching occurring too frequently for reefs to recover, scientists say
By Christine Chen and David Stanway SYDNEY/SINGAPORE, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Coral reefs are experiencing bleaching events so fre...
6h ago
NASA launches powerful Roman Space Telescope, a spy satellite turned to the stars
By Joey Roulette and Will Dunham CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Aug 30 (Reuters) - NASA began a new mission to probe some of the bi...
23h ago
Trump signs order to create a US Space Academy
By Jacob Bogage, Joey Roulette and Nandita Bose HOUSTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Fr...
Aug 28, 2026
Isar Aerospace secures 200 million euros from European Space Agency
By Maria Rugamer Aug 27 (Reuters) - German rocket startup Isar Aerospace has secured about 200 million euros ($233 million) f...
Aug 27, 2026
Roaches to the rescue: Australian scientists develop cyborg cockroaches for medical missions
(This August 27 story has been republished to add a video, with no changes to text.) SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A swarm of gi...
Aug 27, 2026
Technology
Chinese court freezes Dutch chipmaker Nexperia B.V.'s stakes in four China units
BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) - China's Wingtech Technology said a court in Dongguan froze Du...
48m ago
ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox to adhere to EU's "very large platform" rules
BRUSSELS, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Monday said ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox will need to adhere to the ...
57m ago
Huawei H1 profit drop quickens to 36% on rising costs, R&D spending
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies reported a 36% plunge in first-half net profit on...
1h ago
Singapore commits $170 million over three years to drive fintech innovation
SINGAPORE, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Singapore will deploy S$220 million ($172.83 million) over three years to strengthen its fintec...
2h ago
Honda, Nissan target rollout of joint vehicle software in fiscal 2029
TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda said on Monday they would jointly develop standardised electro...
2h ago
Entertainment
Dolly Parton's legacy lives on through book deliveries to kids
By Jayla Whitfield-Anderson and Kaitlin Bender-Thomas CLEVELAND, Georgia, Aug 27 (Reuters) - For 3-year-old Simon Dockery, a ...
Aug 28, 2026
'Practical Magic 2' returns to celebrate sisterhood, pass the baton
By Hanna Rantala LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reunite to reprise the roles of cursed witch sis...
Aug 27, 2026
US judge awards Blake Lively $407,000 for legal bills in Justin Baldoni dispute, much less than she sought
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday awarded Blake Lively $407,000 to cover her lega...
Aug 26, 2026
Behind the rhinestones, Dolly Parton built a business empire
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Dolly Parton, the larger-than-life country singer and songwriter who died on...
Aug 26, 2026
Miley Cyrus pays tribute to godmother Dolly Parton after singer's death at 80
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - American singer Miley Cyrus said on Wednesday she was heartbroken follow...
Aug 26, 2026
