Author: Alex Evans

Individuals Competition for Superior High Dive Challenge

DULUTH, Minn. – The first-ever professional high dive competition on the Great Lakes takes place in the Duluth Harbor. As part of Duluth’s Festival of Sail activities behind the DECC, professional divers plunged from a 65-foot platform into the harbor. The individual portion of the Superior High Dive Challenge on Friday involved five men and five women performing dives of…

Cloquet DWI Suspect headbutted Nurse at Hospital – Charges

CLOQUET, Minn. – A man arrested for DWI, is accused of also headbutting a nurse at Cloquet Memorial Hospital. Kash Steven Ankarlo, 34, of Esko, is charged with offenses including fourth-degree assault on a hospital personnel, escape from custody, and child endangerment, in relation to an incident on July 3, in Cloquet. According to court documents, Cloquet Police were called…

Hibbing Break-In Suspect Shot, Flees to Grand Rapids Hospital

HIBBING, Minn. – A man was shot in the stomach after he broke into a Hibbing Apartment and assaulted the two occupants, charges allege. Hibbing Police responded to an apartment on the 500 block of East 40th Street around 5:30 a.m. last Friday, Jun. 29, for a report of shots fired, according to court documents. Officers spoke with the apartment’s…

Charges for Duluth Hillside Apartment Assault and Knife Threats

DULUTH, Minn. – A woman is threatened with a knife after walking in on an active domestic assault, charges allege. Ray Charles Brantley, 65, is charged with second-degree terroristic threats and domestic assault for an incident that occurred at an apartment on the 200 block of North 2nd Ave East around 3:00 a.m. Sunday. Duluth Police responded to the apartment,…

Duluth Man Charged with Murder in Wife’s Fatal Stabbing

DULUTH, Minn. – A man charged with fatally stabbing his wife in their Duluth apartment, has a history of violent out-of-state convictions against previous partners, court records show. A Duluth man, originally from Arkansas, is charged with the stabbing death of his 49-year-old wife, Anissa Gay Cope, at their Lincoln Park apartment on Saturday evening. Corddarro Andrew Cope, 37, was…

Duluth man with Knife breaks down Neighboring Apartment’s Door – Warrant

DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth man broke down the door to his neighbor apartment with a knife in hand, court documents allege. On Sunday, Duluth Police were called to an apartment on the 1500 block of East 1st Street for reports of a man who kicked down his neighbor’s door, according to court documents. Two male victims told police that…

Duluth Public Schools respond to questions on 2023 Denfeld sexual assault Case

District says 'none of our school elevators have cameras' cites 'high cost' and prioritization of 'other critical safety and instructional needs'

DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Public Schools says “none of our school elevators have cameras installed” in a response to charges filed against a former student for a 2023 sexual assault inside of an elevator at Denfeld High School. A representative for Duluth Public Schools, ISD 709, released a statement on Friday, following FOX 21’s reporting of charges filed for a…

‘Right to Repair’ and alternative ordinance discussed at Special Meeting

CITY HALL – The ‘Right to Repair’ ballot initiative and an alternative suggested ordinance are read at a special meeting of the Duluth City Council. After petition signatures for the ‘Right to Repair’ ballot initiative were certified by the Duluth City Clerk’s office, the proposed ordinance is required to be read by the City Council at two separate meetings. The…

2023 Sexual Assault at Denfeld High School leads to Charges

DULUTH, Minn. – In 2023, a 15-year-old Denfeld High School student was sexually assaulted during school hours by another 18-year-old student, charges allege. A man has been charged for a 2023 sexual assault at Duluth Denfeld High School. Cameron Joseph Williams, 20, was an 18-year-old student at Denfeld when court documents allege he assaulted a then 15-year-old female student. According…

Runway Arrest at Cloquet Airport

CLOQUET, Minn. – A man faces two misdemeanor charges following his arrest on the runway of the Cloquet Carlton County Airport on Sunday. At 9:50 a.m. on Sunday, Fond du Lac Police responded to the Cloquet Carlton County Airport following multiple calls about a man wandering around private hangers. When the 911 caller first encountered the man, later identified as…

Charges filed against driver in Lafayatte Tunnel Crash

TWO HARBORS, Minn. – A man is charged with a crash that left a road worker with life-threatening injured. Charges have been filed against the driver accused of crashing into a scissor lift inside the Lafayette Tunnel, leaving a road worker critically injured. Court documents show 34-year-old Patches Magickbeans of Hartland, Wisconsin, is charged with criminal vehicular operation and possession…

Minnesota Nurses Association Votes on Strike Authorization

DULUTH, Minn. – Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association vote for whether or not to authorize a strike. Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) voted Monday over whether or not to authorize the union to strike. A vote ‘to authorize’ would allow the union to strike after giving a 10-day notice to hospital employers. Local members could cast their…

People impacted by Wildfires access multiple resources in one Place

HOYT LAKES, Minn. – People impacted by recent wildfires access multiple resources at an event organized by United Way of Northeastern Minnesota. The Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) established at the Hoyt Lakes Arena provides those impacted by recent wildfires with a single place to access governmental and non-government organizations. Hosted by the United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, organizations at the…

Hermantown Police identify deceased couple found in Midway Road Home

HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Officials identify a married couple as the two people found deceased from gunshot wounds in their home on Friday. Hermantown officials identified the two people who police found deceased from gunshot wounds in a Midway Road home on Friday. Lissette Joy Nelson, 62, was shot by her husband Bradley Duane Nelson, 63, before he took his own…

Shootings of MN Lawmakers turn homes into Crime Scenes

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. – Shootings at the residences of two Minnesota lawmakers turn the homes into crime scenes. The homes of DFL Rep. Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park and Sen. John Hoffman in Champlin were turned into crime scenes after what authorities are calling targeted political shootings early Friday morning. Hortman, the former speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives,…

Duluth Church Leader Speaks About Past Criminal History Surrounding his Time as a Youth Pastor

Click the video above for the full on-air story DULUTH, Minn. – The pastor of a recovery focused Duluth church is speaking about his past criminal history involving sexual conduct convictions against two 13-year-old girls while he was working as a youth pastor at a different church. Pastor Ronald Allen and his wife, October, started Revive City Church of Duluth…