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9:20 A.M. WEDNESDAY UPDATE: There is now a fifth fire burning in the Superior National Forest. Late Tuesday night, the U.S. Forest Service-Superior National Forest posted about another fire, called the “Newton Fire”. It’s burning near Newton Lake in the Boundary Waters and is less than one acre in size. No closures or campsite evacuations … Read more

MADISON, Wis. (Gray) – The U.S. Postal Service is proposing significant changes to absentee mail-in voting, including a rule that would create a list of voters eligible to use mail-in ballots and intelligent mail barcodes on ballot envelopes, allowing votes to be processed at centralized sorting facilities. The proposal is drawing bipartisan opposition continue reading … Read more

HAMPTON, N.H. (WMUR) – A New Hampshire father’s final wish was to see his daughter get married, and his family made sure to make that happen, even after he was hospitalized. The emergency department at Portsmouth Regional Hospital wasn’t the wedding venue that Heather Lindberg and John Spagnola had envisioned, but Heather’s father, 77-year-old Dana … Read more

Synopsis: A Flood Watch remains in effect for southern Aitkin, Pine, Burnett, and Washburn counties until 10 AM today (Wednesday). Rainfall will continue for parts of the region today with chances for a few more afternoon thunderstorms across NW Wisconsin. Otherwise, dry weather will return to the Northland from NW to SE today and stick … Read more

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that the U.S. was preparing for another night of strikes, just hours after he said the ceasefire was over following Iranian attacks on American military sites in the Gulf. Trump threatened to strike Iran’s civilian infrastructure, including electric plants and desalinization continue … Read more

9:40 A.M. WEDNESDAY UPDATE: The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has just released that two people were killed in a crash in Superior on Tuesday morning. The victims have been identified as Martha Lippai, 62, of Superior, and Devern Bender, 36, of Barron, WI. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Lippai and Bender were standing … Read more

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed holding facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children next to an airport hub, positioning itself to speed up deportations. The location in Alexandria, Louisiana, would remove logistical headaches caused by wrangling children from foster homes and shelters across the country and not having … Read more