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Blatnik Bridge contractor submits $930 M bid
7+ hour, 21+ min ago (159+ words) 'BEST OF THE BEST' NOMINATIONS OPEN DULUTH " The Minnesota and Wisconsin transportation departments opened bids Tuesday, June 23, for the Blatnik Bridge replacement project and announced Ames-Kraemer Joint Venture II was the apparent best-value proposer. The joint bid by Ames Construction…...
Superior council to consider changes to towing contract
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (298+ words) 'BEST OF THE BEST' NOMINATIONS OPEN SUPERIOR " The city could be making changes to its contract with Duke's Towing for removal of abandoned, unregistered and junk vehicles so the company doesn't bear the expense of disposal for recreational vehicles. The…...
GB Leighton rocks Bayfront in Duluth
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (18+ words) Superior Telegram GB Leighton rocks Bayfront in Duluth Produced by Dan Williamson...
Ex-UWS cop who quit amid complaints now working in Hayward
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (603+ words) 'BEST OF THE BEST' NOMINATIONS OPEN An officer for the UW-Superior Police Department resigned after being investigated for sending "inappropriate and unwanted text messages" to female student employees. He now works for the Hayward Police Department, about an hour south…...
Report: Wisconsin school enrollment declines, but staffing increases
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (450+ words) 'BEST OF THE BEST' NOMINATIONS OPEN Public school enrollment is down in districts across Wisconsin. But a new report finds that having fewer students does not necessarily mean lower costs for schools. Over the past 15 years, public school enrollment in…...
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules college minority grant unconstitutional
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (548+ words) 'BEST OF THE BEST' NOMINATIONS OPEN In a unanimous ruling Thursday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court declared undergraduate retention grants for certain minority students are unconstitutional. The ruling is based on precedent set by the U. S. Supreme Court in 2023 that significantly curtailed…...
Minnesota man killed in ATV crash in Gordon
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (151+ words) 'BEST OF THE BEST' NOMINATIONS OPEN GORDON " One person was killed and another injured when an all-terrain vehicle was hit head-on by a UTV on Saturday, June 13. Ross Frederickson, 71, of Eagan, Minnesota, was operating an ATV with a group heading…...
Trump administration appeals failed attempt to get unredacted voter data
1+ week, 2+ day ago (498+ words) President Donald Trump's administration is continuing its effort to force the Wisconsin Elections Commission to turn over unredacted Wisconsin voter data after being rebuked by a federal judge last month. The U. S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is appealing the…...
Chisholm man faces child sex crime charges - Superior Telegram | News, weather, sports from Superior Wisconsin
1+ week, 2+ day ago (282+ words) SUPERIOR " A Chisholm man is facing multiple felony charges after responding to a Craigslist advertisement placed by a Douglas County detective working with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. John Michael Keating, 51, has been charged with using a computer…...
Douglas County Past: Bridge dredging contract and cathedral bids; miniature railroad a wonder
1+ week, 2+ day ago (916+ words) City briefs Parties who have occasion to cross the Nemadji River where the Eighteenth street bridge once stood will demand of the county board that the structure which was washed away by the high water in the spring be replaced…...