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Bail set at $2 million for Wisconsin man accused of shooting officer during traffic stop Sunday

SUPERIOR, WI (KVRR/KQDS) — The man accused of shooting a police officer before ramming his vehicle into Superior Middle School has bail set at $2 million. 28-year-old Dylan Wallace of Solon Springs, Wisconsin appeared in court on charges of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, domestic abuse, damage to property, and discharging a firearm on school grounds. Wallace is accused of shooting…

Officer, suspect struck in Superior, Wisconsin shootout

SUPERIOR, Wis. (KVRR/FOX 9) — In Superior, Wisconsin, a shootout between an officer and a suspect who then crashed into a school. Police responded to a domestic dispute after 2:30 in the morning. Officers stopped a vehicle driving they believed was connection to the incident. The driver got out of the vehicle and fired a semi-automatic rifle at police, hitting…

Body of missing Wisconsin grad student found in Mississippi River

Eliotte Heinz/La Crosse Police DepartmentLA CROSSE, Wis. (KVRR) — The body of a missing Wisconsin grad student is discovered in the Mississippi River. The La Crosse Police Department says that shortly before 10:30 this morning they were notified by the Houston County Sheriff’s Department that a body was found. Eliotte Heinz, 22,  has been missing since the early morning hours…

Former Valley City School Board Candidate Enters Pleas for Role in January 6 Riot

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/KFGO) — Former Valley City political candidate and North Dakota Young Republicans member, Damian Johnston, has pleaded guilty in federal court for charges stemming from the January 6 Capitol riots. Johnston pleaded guilty to two counts of Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds. Other charges were dropped as part of a plea agreement. He’ll be sentenced…

Marcus Theatres CEO on Showing “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” In Ojibwe

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — When the first Star Wars movie came out in 1977, it ignited a franchise that has made billions upon billions of dollars. It has been translated into 50 languages with Navajo being the first Indigenous People’s version in 2021. Now in 2024 comes the Ojibwe version. “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….”…

Italian Air Force Aerobatic Team Stops In Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Italian Air Force Aerobatic Team is on its way from Moosejaw, Saskatchewan to the annual Experimental Aircraft Association Air Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. For the first time ever, the team gave a brief performance over Fargo and stopped for fuel before heading to Oshkosh. There are 10 pilots flying Italian-built Aermacchi MB-339 jets. They are…

Marshfield Clinic To Merge With Sanford Health

Would Combine 56,000 Employees and 56 Hospitals

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Marshfield Clinic Health System has reached a memo of understanding to merge with Sanford Health. Should the merger go through, the combined system would bring together nearly 56,000 employees and 56 hospitals. Sanford Health would serve as the parent company and the headquarters would remain in Sioux Falls. Marshfield Clinic Health System based in Wisconsin…

Vice President Harris targets Trump as she rallies for abortion rights in Upper Midwest

Vice President Kamala Harris blasted Republicans as extremists for trying to ban abortions as she rallied women in the key battleground state of Wisconsin on Monday, marking the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade by leading Democrats' charge for restoring reproductive rights

(AP Photo/Morry Gash)WAUKESHA, Wisc. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris blasted Republicans as extremists for trying to ban abortions as she rallied women in the key battleground state of Wisconsin on Monday, marking the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade by leading Democrats’ charge for restoring reproductive rights. She singled out Donald Trump, who is tightening his grip on the Republican presidential nomination,…

Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System Proposed Merger

DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR) — Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System plan to merge. They have entered into an agreement to form a new integrated regional health system serving rural and mid-urban communities across four states. They hope to get regulatory approval by the end of the year. Essentia Health serves patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota. It is…