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On Monday, the trustees approved $15 million for local health initiatives, fired an investment manager and dissolved Munroe Regional Health System.

Interfaith is taking in 10 to 15 people a night at the open-air shelter in addition to its indoor beds. Some public comment expressed concern that the addition will draw homeless individuals to the area and leave the overflow on the streets, but Grimsley says they could comfortably take 50 to 60 more people as long as they are seeking help and go through the vetting process.  Individuals in the open-air shelter have access to bathrooms and can leave at will, but most stay the whole night unless they have a job to get to.  Grimsley says they have seen people accumulating near Interfaith sin...

rescued anglers head back to shore (CBS-3) DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – A group of over 25 anglers who were ice fishing on Lake Superior Tuesday had to be rescued as the sheet of ice they were on broke away from the shore. Personnel from the Duluth Fire and Police Departments, St. Louis County Rescue Squad and Coast Guard used a variety of watercraft to pick up the stranded people and bring them back to shore safely. No injuries were reported. As the ice sheet broke free, strong winds were pushing it further into the lake. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department reminds the public that no ice is...

Peter Dejong / AP Energy company Equinor plans to advance what New York Governor Andrew Cuomo calls the largest offshore wind program in the country off the coast of Long Island. Developers this week say construction on the Empire Wind Farm project off of Long Beach is scheduled to begin in 2023. The company also won approval in January to build two additional projects in Long Island waters, including the Empire Wind Farm 2. Equinor spokesperson Julia Bovey said that would help the state meet its overall renewable energy goals. “We have a total of $47 million in workforce development. ...

Lake Superior ice off Duluth could be unsafe until a longer deep-freeze hits with little wind.