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Coast Guard Begins Icebreaking On Great Lakes

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has begun ice breaking operations in response to colder temperatures and ice growth in the western Great Lakes region. The Coast Guard said Wednesday...

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Mille Lacs Fishing Guides Frustrated Over Federal Regulations

GARRISON, Minn. (WCCO) – With its walleye chop and whitecaps, Lake Mille Lacs is more playground than place for commercial navigation. But in March 2010, the U.S. Coast Guard issued an administrative...

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Helicopter Rescues 5 From Thomson

THOMSON, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is using resources from around the Great Lakes to help rescue flooding victims in Minnesota. Coast Guard Lt. Adam Saurin (SOR’-en), in Sault Ste. Marie,...

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Mississippi River Closed Near La Crosse

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A portion of the Mississippi River near La Crosse, Wis., has been closed Thursday by the U.S. Coast Guard for dredging operations after barges ran aground. The upper Mississippi...

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Hennepin Co. To Get Drowning Victim Locator

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office will soon have an underwater remote-operated vehicle to help rescue and recover drowning victims. Hennepin County commissioners on Tuesday...

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Superior Entry Lighthouse Offered To Any Eligible Group

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Now one historic piece of the great lake is up for the taking. Wisconsin’s Superior Entry lighthouse is no longer needed by the U.S. Coast Guard. So, the lighthouse is being...

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Body Of Missing Minnesota Man Recovered In Alaska

CORDOVA, Alaska (AP) — The body of a 32-year-old Minnesota man missing east of Cordova, Alaska, has been recovered. Scott Bell was found Tuesday by searchers. His hometown was not immediately...

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Agencies, Enbridge Plan Straits Of Mackinac Oil Spill Drill

MACKINAW CITY, Mich. (AP) — State and federal agencies are teaming with pipeline operator Enbridge Energy Partners for an oil spill response exercise in the area where crude is piped beneath the Great...

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Coast Guard Helicopter Rescues 2 People From Stranded Sailboat In Apostle...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter team rescued two people and their dog from a stranded sailboat in Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands National Park Tuesday night. According to a press...

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Ship Stuck Outside Duluth Harbor For Nearly A Month

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A German-operated cargo ship and crew have been stuck at anchor outside the Lake Superior port of Duluth for close to a month for unspecified environmental violations, with no...

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Coast Guard In Talks To Release Ship Stuck Outside Duluth Harbor

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The alleged environmental violations that have stranded a German-operated cargo ship for about a month outside the Lake Superior port of Duluth involved the discharge of oily water...

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Agreement Reached; Ship Held In Duluth Port Can Leave

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An agreement has been reached that will allow a German-operated cargo ship to leave a Lake Superior port in Minnesota where it was detained for more than a month due to alleged...

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2 Minn. Beaches May Have Cables Similar To One That Caused R.I. Beach Blast

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The cable that caused an explosion at a crowded Rhode Island beach last summer, injuring a woman, may have counterparts lying under beaches, harbors and waterways at dozens of...

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‘He Was Just A Fun-Loving Kid’: Missing Marine Left Mark On Community

DELANO, Minn. (WCCO) — Search and rescue operations are underway for 12 military personnel who went missing after two helicopters collided off the coast of Oahu late Thursday night. Among those missing...

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Search Suspended For Missing Minnesota Marine, 11 Others

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Authorities say the search for a Minnesota Marine and his 11 crewmates has ended. The Coast Guard is suspending its search for Sergeant Dillon Semolina of Delano and the other...

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4 Things To Know: Search Called Off For Marines, East Coast Braces For Storm,...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – From the search being called off for 12 missing Marines in Hawaii to a major snowstorm headed for the east coast, here’s a look at the top four stories to know about for Jan. 20,...

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Sheriff: Father, Daughter Drown In Lake Superior In Duluth

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A father and daughter were pulled from Lake Superior Thursday after going missing off of Park Point Beach in Duluth. Fire officials say they were called to the area just before...

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Sheriff: Swimmer Rescued Near Duluth Lift Bridge

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A swimmer was rescued Saturday morning after trying to swim across a canal near Duluth’s Aerial Lift Bridge, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s office. Someone called 911...

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Update: Illinois Woman Dead, Husband Lost After Lake Michigan Dive

MILWAUKEE (AP) — 5:28p.m. Update: Authorities in Wisconsin say an Illinois woman is dead and her husband is missing after a diving incident on Lake Michigan. Milwaukee County sheriff’s authorities say...

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Christopher Hasson, Coast Guard Lieutenant Who Made Hit List Of Prominent...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – On Friday a Coast Guard lieutenant infamous for making a hit list of prominent members of the Democratic Party, including Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, was sentenced to 13 years and 4...

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