CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The FBI said Friday it disrupted a New Year’s Eve attack plot targeting a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in North Carolina, arresting an 18-year-old man who authorities say pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group. Christian Sturdivant was charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization after investigators say he shared…
TOWN OF RADISSON, Wis. — A man has been arrested after a woman was stabbed to death in the Town of Radisson. According to officials, on December 30 at 2:16 p.m., Sawyer County authorities responded to reports of a dead woman in a home. Once on scene, they found 61-year-old Lynette D. Coaty of Radisson dead with apparent stab wounds….
New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (8) gets tackled by New York Jets cornerback Qwan’Tez Stiggers (37) during an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025 in New York. The Patriots won 42-10. BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with a dispute with his former private…
Donovan Vondall GRAND MARAIS, Min. – A man is accused of stabbing and trying to kill his co-worker at the Cook County Co-op. Charging documents say Donovan Michael Vondall stabbed the co-worker “because he felt like hurting someone.” Vondell allegedly told Cook County Sheriff’s Deputies he thought his co-worker was friendly but the look on the co-worker’s face that day…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A surge of federal officers in Minnesota follows new allegations of fraud by day care centers run by Somali residents. President Donald Trump has previously linked his administration’s immigration crackdown against Minnesota’s large Somali community to a series of fraud cases involving government programs in which most of the defendants have roots in the east African country. Surge in federal officers Department of Homeland Security…
DULUTH. Min. – Duluth Police says at approximately 8 p.m., Monday, December 29, 2025 police responded to the call of a person with a gun in the 400 block of Lincoln Park Drive. That is near the Renee Van Nett Pavilion in Lincoln Park. A 17-year-old set-up a sale via Snapchat. Police say the initial information said shows the 17-year-old…
VIRGINIA, Minn. — A man was airlifted to Duluth after a snowmobile accident in Virginia. According to officials, on Wednesday at around 2:18 a.m., officers responded to a report of an unknown problem near Bailey’s Lake. The caller said that they saw a bright light and heard what they thought was a generator running. When officers arrived, they found a…
Morgan Geyser, one of two Wisconsin girls charged with stabbing a classmate to impress the fictitious horror character Slender Man, sits in a Waukesha County Courtroom for a status hearing Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth-grade classmate to please the fictional horror villain known as Slender Man was ordered back…
DULUTH, Minn. — FOX 21 has learned safety concerns by Duluth public library staff forced the closure of the downtown and West Duluth branches Friday and Saturday. On Monday, the city placed a Duluth police officer at the downtown branch out of an “abundance of caution,” according to a city spokesperson. The concerns focused around a man who was outside…
DULUTH, Minn. — Automotive experts are encouraging people to keep an eye on their cars as the holiday travelling season approaches. Aside from the usual advice of keeping your gas tank filled and keeping air in your tires, experts say there are some other aspects of your vehicle you should keep an eye on to stay safe on the wintery…
DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa is celebrating a significant increase in applications to become Duluth police officers. The winter application process recently closed with 41 applicants, which Ceynowa said is unheard of. He said the department usually gets around 10 to 12 applicants. And on top of that, there is an increase in interest from lateral officers…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth police say a woman is accused of stabbing her own father in the back. The incident unfolded around 8 p.m. Friday. A location was not given by the police department’s public information officer. Officials believe the 27-year-old suspect was experiencing a mental health crisis. Police located the woman a short time after the stabbing and made…
DULUTH, Minn. – Four people are displaced, and two cats are lucky to have been rescued after a fire tore through a home in Duluth. The fire broke out around 11:30 p.m. Friday in the 4200 block of Gladstone Street. Crews from Lakeside, Downtown, UMD and Woodland responded. The four people inside got out on their own without any injuries.]…
DULUTH, Min. – Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Senator Kevin Cramer (ND), and Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01) on Friday, December 19, 2026 sent a letter to the Canadian government inquiring about new border crossing rules that were just announced. Canada Border Services Agency announced that the Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) program will end on September 14, 2026. Rep. Stauber said…
Dave Bolden SUPERIOR. Wis – “I thought he was going to kill me” that is what the alleged victim of Dave Bolden said to law enforcement. Bolden is accused of attempting to kill his ex-girlfriend on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at a residence on the 2800 block of Ogden Avenue in Superior. The victim said she had recently broken-up with…
John Magas DULUTH, Min,. – Duluth Public Schools Superintendent John Magas sent a message to parents in the district titled, “Our Commitment to Student Safety and Belonging.” The statement said in part, “We understand that many in our community are currently experiencing fear and uncertainty regarding immigration enforcement. While we cannot control the actions of outside agencies, we want to…
Flag Of Canada DULUTH, Min & OTTAWA – The Canada Border Services Agency is introducing new telephone reporting border crossings for remotes areas of US – Canadian border crossing. Effective September 14, 2026 the old Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) Program will end. That program allowed permit holders to cross ports of entry into Canada without physically present themselves at…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A Superior woman, who is healing from a domestic-related stabbing that left lacerations all over her face, neck and head, spoke out to FOX 21 Thursday as the suspect – her former boyfriend — sat in jail on preliminary charges of attempted homicide and substantial battery. ‘I honestly believe that his intent was to kill me, and…
NORTHSTAR TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Slippery road conditions on Thursday sent a St. Louis County plow into a ditch Officials say that at around 5 a.m., a county plow truck slid off the slippery road into the ditch on Hwy 44 in Northstar Township. No one was injured in the crash. Officials want to remind drivers to use caution and pay…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — A woman suffered “significant lacerations” during a domestic-related stabbing Wednesday in Superior, according to Chief Paul Winterscheidt. The call for help came in around 1 p.m. in the 2800 block of Ogden Avenue. “Upon arrival, officers located a 44-year-old Superior woman suffering from significant lacerations. Officers also located and took into custody the suspect, a 41-year-old Superior…
Kmauri Burnett DULUTH, Min. & ATLANTA – Kmauri Burnett was booked into the Atlanta Fulton County Georgia Jail on December 16, 2025. Earlier in the day he left the St. Louis County Jail. According to jail records in Georgia he’s being held on two murder charges, carjacking, illegal possession of a weapon, and felony tampering with evidence. Minnesota officials say…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Driver and Vehicle Services division has opened its eighth vehicle inspection site. The new facility, located along Carlton St. in Duluth, signals the end of the DVS’s expansion, which began in 2021. The Duluth location, along with the 7 others scattered around Minnesota, are put in place to help protect the…
Bondi Beach Shooting Scene TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — At least 11 people were killed Sunday in an attack on a Hannukah celebration at a popular Sydney beach and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was quick to call it an act of antisemitic terrorism. Antisemitism has been on the rise in Australia, fueled in part by Israel’s war in Gaza, even as local Jewish…
FILE – Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner arrive on the red carpet at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner, Dec. 2, 2023, in Washington. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on…
Bryce James Campbell DULUTH, Min. – Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen tells FOX21 Bryce James Campbell in now in the Lake County Jail. Campbell is the owner of the Lutsen Lodge and accused of setting it on fire the evening of February 6, 2024. He was in the Oakland County (Michigan) Jail from December 3 to December 12, 2025. He…
Bryce Campbell DULUTH, Min. – Jail records show Bryce James Campbell, the man accused of burring down Lutsen Lodge, is no longer in Oakland County Jail in Michigan as of December 12, 2025. He was booked into the Oakland County Jail in Pontiac, Michigan on December 3. The State of Minnesota requested Campbell be detained in Michigan and then be extradited…
Scene cleared after explosives found at substance abuse treatment facility UPDATE: The scene has been cleared by officials after explosive material was discovered at a Duluth Treatment facility. Officials say the scene has now been cleared, and what was previously thought to be dynamite was found to be a type of compound used in commercial-grade fireworks. Clients are now able…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz DULUTH, Min. – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is expected to announce a new Director of Program Integrity for Minnesota on Friday, December 12, 2025. The director’s goal is to address and prevent fraud. The governor is also expected to announce the hiring of outside experts to create a statewide fraud prevention program. Fraud in government programs have…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was interrupted by protesters holding anti-ICE signs during her testimony before the House on threats to national security WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN & AP) – Secretary of Homeland Security Kirsti Noem was interrupted by protesters as she began her testimony at the start of the hearing on Thursday, December 11, 2025. House Democratic identified members of…
Activists confronted a group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the largely Somali neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. DULUTH, Min & MINNEAPOLIS — Federal agents have used pepper spray to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, center, speaks during a press conference Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in…
Officer Tyler Leibfried DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth Police Officer who was cleared of any criminal wrongdoing after shooting a man through an apartment door in 2020, is now cleared again of another alleged crime. This time the allegations are of sexual assault involving a fellow Duluth police officer. While he has not been criminally charged for sexual assault, Officer…
Travis White, Deann Buncich (St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office) HIBBING, Minn. — Two people were arrested, and 3 lbs of meth were seized in a drug bust in Hibbing. Hibbing drug bust (St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office According to officials, on December 6, at around 5:50 a.m., the Lake Superior Violent Offender Task arrested Travis White during a traffic stop….
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Serious charges were filed Monday against a Superior man accused of shooting a Superior police officer, ramming his vehicle into the middle school and physically assaulting his girlfriend. “The allegations here would tend to cause a significant threat to the community and the public at large. So the court will accept the recommendation of the state and…
Dylan Wallace (Credit: Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) SUPERIOR, Wis. — The man accused of shooting a police officer before ramming his vehicle into Superior Middle School is being charged with multiple felonies. 28-year-old Dylan Wallace, of Solon Springs, made his first appearance in court Monday. Wallace is being charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, domestic abuse involving strangulation and suffocation,…
Dylan Charles-Edward Wallace SUPERIOR, Wis. – Dylan Charles-Edward Wallace is accused of shooting a Superior Police Officer, crashing a vehicle into Superior Middle School and domestic abuse from incidents over the weekend. He made his fist appearance in court on December 8, 2025. Hs’s facing four felony charges including: Attempt 1st-Degree Intentional Homicide (Use of a Dangerous Weapon), Strangulation and…
Courtesy: Carlton County Fire News on Facebook SUPERIOR, Wis. — Superior Middle School will continue at-home learning until Thursday, following Sunday’s officer-involved shooting. A Superior Police Officer was shot multiple times Sunday during an early morning traffic stop, which ended with the suspect crashing their car into the school. SEE PREVIOUS: Chief: Superior police officer shot, suspect shot before slamming…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A superior police officer was shot multiple times Sunday during an early morning traffic stop involving a domestic dispute, according to Superior Police Chief Paul Winterschiedt. The officer fought back with gunfire even after taking on the bullets. Superior police vehicle window shot out by suspect, according to chief The suspected shooter, a 28-year-old man from Solon…
Kane Charles Bonga DULUTH, Min. – A man is accused of stealing a car warming-up at the MnDOT office at the corner of Mesaba Avenue and Central Entrance. Charging documents accuse Kane Charles Bonga of stealing a 2008 Subaru Outback. The car belonged to a MnDOT employee. That employee got into a co-worker’s car and followed the stolen Subaru. They…
Kmauri Burnett DULUTH, Min. – A man on the Atlanta Police Department’s most wanted list for allegedly committing two murders will not fight extradition back to Georgia. He signed court documents saying so about 24-hours after his arrest in Duluth. 20-year-old Kmauri Burnett was arrested bv the Lake Superior Violent Offender Task Force, DPD, and St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office near the…
Robert W. Malone NEW YORK (AP) — A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried the actions of the panel, whose current members were all appointed by U.S. Health Secretary…
Fayal Township garage fire. (credit: Northland Firewire) FAYAL TOWNSHIP, Minn — A garage was destroyed last night in a fire in Fayal Township. Officials say that the fire was first reported around 5 p.m. in the area of Half Moon Lake along Highway 53. Upon arrival, crews found a garage engulfed in flames that was extending to a house nearby…
PEQUAYWAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Crews responded to a house fire in Pequaywon Township Thursday night. According to officials, the fire started just before 7 p.m. on Pequaywan Lake Road. The owner of the home called 911 after seeing flames near a wood stove in the basement. He was able to safely evacuate himself and his two dogs and was assessed…
Lutsen Lodge Fire DULUTH, Min. – The Bryce Campbell, the owner of the Lutsen Lodge, has been charged with burning down his own business. The fire happened on February 6, 2024. He was officially charged on February 3, 2025. Campbell’s debts and money problems were featured in the charging documents. It reads Campbell’s companies, “North Shore Resort Company, North Shore…
Lutsen Lodge Fire Bryce Campbell UPDATE: The owner of Lutsen Lodge has been charged with arson in connection with the 2024 fire. According to court documents, Bryce James Campbell, 41, is accused of intentionally starting the fire and filing a fraudulent insurance claim. Campbell is being charged with three counts of first-degree arson and one count of insurance fraud. The…
Kmauri Burnett DULUTH, Minn. — A man was arrested in Duluth on Wednesday with an extensive criminal history. According to officials, the Lake Superior Violent Offender Task Force, DPD, and St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant near the intersection of West 2nd Street and North 21st Ave West. 20-year-old Kmauri Burnett was arrested on a felony…
FILE – The entrance to the Wisconsin Supreme Court chambers is seen in the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., March 14, 2024. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an immigrant rights group arguing that it is illegal for local jails to hold…
Derek Chauvin MINNEAPOLIS (CNN) – The former police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd is seeking a new trial. Derek Chauvin was found guilty of state and federal charges related to Floyd’s death. He has served five years of a 22.5 year prison sentence. Chauvin’s attorney filed court documents asking that three criminal convictions be vacated…
Tuesday night at the scene FAYAL TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Eveleth police are investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital Tuesday. The call for help came in around 3:45 p.m. in the 3500 block of River Drive in Fayal Township, which is about 10 miles southeast of Eveleth. When police arrived, they set up a perimeter and found…
Home where bones were found (submitted) 7:15 p.m. update: Chisholm Police Chief James Vukad said possible human bones were found in the basement of a home Tuesday. Bones found in Chisolm home The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has been called in to process the scene. “Initial observations indicate the bones are NOT believed to be of human origin; however, they…
FILE – In this June 28, 2019, file photo the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seal is seen during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the United States, a move that comes as…
