Gov. Walker heads to Superior for major job announcement
Speculation is that Superior has landed the aircraft manufacturer Kestral, which the city and Douglas County have been luring. It could bring more than 500 jobs to Superior.
Speculation is that Superior has landed the aircraft manufacturer Kestral, which the city and Douglas County have been luring. It could bring more than 500 jobs to Superior.
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for much of the state until 3 a.m. Saturday.
It's assumed that at least eight inches of rain fell in Randall, with more heavy rain expected Friday night into Saturday morning.
Watch the video for the full details with meteorologist Sven Sundgaard.
Damico Jamal-Tokyo High will receive a sentence in juvenile court, along with an adult prison sentence.
It's a renewed effort from a previous proposal from Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan's supplemental budget in January.
The attempt was discovered through text messages in the ongoing public hearing held by the Jan. 6 select committee.
The Minnesota State system's Board of Trustee's approved the increase Wednesday.
The next daily update will be provided Monday, June 27.
After voting to overturn Roe, conservative Justice Clarence Thomas has hinted contraception and same-sex marriage protections should follow.
The crash occurred Thursday evening on County Road 81.
New details say a St. Cloud police officer struck the suspect with gunfire.
The machinery maker is planning a major expansion after striking a global distribution deal with Caterpillar. The company says the expansion will bring up to 300 new jobs to the city over the next six to eight years. It's the just latest in a series of good job news in Superior; Kestrel Aircraft earlier announced it would hire up to 600 workers to staff a new manufacturing center there.
Kestrel Aircraft, led by the founder and former chief of Duluth-based Cirrus Aviation, is negotiating with the city and state over a possible manufacturing facility in Superior. The deal isn't final yet, but the city's mayor says an announcement could come in weeks.
Wisconsin Gov. Walker and Kestrel Aircraft announced plans Monday morning for an airplane manufacturing center that will bring up to 600 permanent new jobs to the city. The state offered a suite of loans and tax incentives to court the aircraft maker, which was also considering a site in Maine. WDIO says the company will recruit locally and tap area community colleges for training.
Enbridge, a Calgary, Alberta-based petroleum company, wants to build a new 500-mile pipeline to transport more crude from northwest North Dakota to Superior, Wis., Forum Communications reports. Company officials say the Sandpiper Pipeline could move about 225,000 barrels per day. If the project is approved, the earliest it could go into service would be late 2015.
A century ago, a four-pronged archway loomed over one of Superior's main downtown intersections as a tribute to Civil War veterans and an architectural landmark for the city. Now Mayor Bruce Hagen thinks the time is right bring back the arch as a gateway to Superior's business district.
Critics of Gov. Scott Walker are looking forward to November 15th, with is the day they can begin circulating recall petitions. The group People First is opening a Superior office to coordinate the regional effort. This week they'll begin training volunteers in how to collect petitions.
51 percent of registered Wisconsin voters polled said they approve of Scott Walker's performance as governor. The Republican also leads four potential Democratic challengers in head-to-head polling by Marquette University's Law School.
Armed officers swarmed a house in Superior after a 911 caller said someone was holding hostages there at gunpoint. Police say the people in the house were victims of a prank, and computer forensics experts are trying to find out who was responsible.
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