VIRGINIA, Minn. – Lawmakers and supporters of mining gathered in Virginia Tuesday night to push back against new sulfate and wild rice standards proposed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The agency says the proposed enforcement would change Minnesota’s standards for sulfate discharges into the water where wild rice grows. But mining supporters say the standard is based off of poor…
DULUTH, Minn. — Twelve positions at the cash-strapped Lake Superior Zoo were eliminated Monday. It’s the first big restructuring move that the zoo’s CEO, Erik Simonson, has made since taking the job four weeks ago. Simonson told FOX 21 the cuts will not affect the health and safety of any animals or the experience for visitors. The eliminated positions include…
CLOQUET, Minn. – The pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle while walking Sunday morning has been identified as 66-year-old LaVonna Prevost of Cloquet, according to the Cloquet Police Department. The accident happened around 9:03 a.m. at the intersection of 20th and Washington Avenue. The 79-year-old driver, who is also from Cloquet, was not injured in the crash….
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CLOQUET, Minn. – The city of Cloquet officially has a new police chief. This comes after the former chief, Steve Stracek, agreed to retire with no wrongdoing after a “vote of no confidence” by his officers. Cloquet’s new chief is Jeff Palmer – a 16-year veteran of the department who was previously tapped as the interim chief by the city…
SUPERIOR, Wis.-The state of Wisconsin is moving forward with legal action against Kestrel Aircraft. The state says the company is in serious default on millions of dollars in loans that were supposed to be used to build a manufacturing plant in Superior. That plant was expected to break ground by the Superior airport in 2013 and bring more than 650…
SAGINAW, Minn. – A man died Wednesday after the ATV he was riding rolled. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Gregry Gundy, 58, of Saginaw. Authorities said the accident happened on the 5400 block of Bear Trap Road. The cause of the crash appears to be human error, according to officials, and Gundy was not wearing…
CHISHOLM, Minn. – Chisholm City Councilor Kevin Scaia, 50, is being accused of groping a woman. The Hibbing Daily Tribune reports Scaia was at a local bar in Chisholm when he allegedly reached around a woman at the bar and grabbed her breasts. Scaia is set for court Nov. 30 on a fifth-degree criminal sexual conduct charge. Scaia and his…
DULUTH, Minn. — HR professionals from across the region converged on the DECC Monday for a special leadership conference by Associations North. Organizers say it’s a way for these professionals to stay up on current laws, network and get revived about the profession. Categories: News, News – Latest News
BIWABIK, Minn. – The Gilbert Police Department has arrested a 21-year-old man after the Biwabik Post Office and vehicles in the neighborhood were damaged. As for the post office, police say several interior mailboxes were damaged. Officers determined mail was even stolen out of those mail boxes, according to the press release. Damage is estimated to add up to several…
DULUTH, Minn. – DLH Clothing is partnering up with the Minnesota Wild for one of the team’s “Made in Minnesota” nights. The means special tickets for the Nov. 14 Wild vs. Flyers game will include a DLH t-shirt with the word “Skate the Lake” or “Skate Minnesota” on it. DLH Clothing was created by two people who love Duluth and wanted…
DULUTH, Minn. – Four Duluthians are sharing their stories of survival – people who feel lucky to be alive after dodging bullets at the Jason Aldean concert in Las Vegas. Nearly 60 people were killed and hundreds more injured. And while the four survivors made it out alive, the post traumatic streets is very real, as FOX 21’s Dan Hanger…
DOUGLAS COUNTY (Press Release) – The body found in Cloverland Township on Tuesday October 3rd was that of reported missing person Fred Luostari. Luostari, 52, had last been heard from on Thursday Sept. 28th. His vehicle was located by family members on Friday Sept. 29th, stuck in mud on family property located on Rudolph’s Rd. He was reported missing to…
DULUTH, Minn. – While the country mourns and tries to make the slightest sense of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, mental health experts are speaking out. Extreme tragedies can take a toll on one’s mental health, according to Kelly Chaudoin-Patzoldt, a mental health professional at St. Luke’s. She says it’s important to talk to other about your feelings and also…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A Vietnam veteran from the South Range has finally received his Purple Heart after being wounded in 1969. 73-year-old Jerry Carswell was in his early 20s when shrapnel from a rocket attack injured him. Carswell was hospitalized in Vietnam before being shipped to Japan and then the U.S. to recover, which he believes, may have contributed to the…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The city of Superior is officially moving forward to create its first-ever dog park before the end of the year. The new doggy hangout will be located near the Mellenium Trail in the Billings Park neighborhood. The city will use dollars from the Capital Improvement Fund to pay for the fencing at a cost of around $18,000,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Residents of Morgan Park got a chance to learn about a housing development that’s in the works for the neighborhood. The proposed development consists of eight 12-plex buildings with a total of 96 two-bedroom units that will take over the old Morgan Park Middle School. “Basically what we’re looking for out here is a development that’s going…
DULUTH, Minn. – Band members at Denfeld High School hit the halls Monday to kick off “College Knowledge Month.” All month long, the school is hosting different college-themed events to get students planning for their futures outside four years of high school. “So if you can find what you do like to do, or even what you don’t like to do…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The city of Superior wants your feedback on the future of parks, recreation and forestry. A survey is up on the city’s web site to get that feedback. Mayor Jim Paine says the city wants to know if outdoor interests have changed in the area, while also finding out what people want out of the city’s land, water…
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DULUTH, Minn. – A Minnesota man from the Twin Cities area is charged with releasing Duluth’s Vista boats into the harbor last week with one of them nearly getting hit by a freighter. The suspect is 49-year-old Mark Sullwold of Greenwood. The charge is felony theft, according to the Duluth Police Department. Vista owner Justin Steinbach told FOX 21he has no…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Plans for Hermantown’s new wellness center are getting closer to breaking ground. Hermantown city officials say the design phase should wrap up by the end of October with construction in 2018 and completion by June of 2019. The wellness center, which is a partnership with Essentia Health and the YMCA, will act as a center of the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Castle Danger Brewery in Two Harbors is wrapping up another month of what they call “Pints for a Cause.” September’s cause has been Duluth’s PAVSA, which helps victims of sexual assault. Every Wednesday this month, a dollar was donated to PAVSA from every pint of beer sold at Castle Danger. Advocates at PAVSA say this was a…
DULUTH, Minn. – With the city of Duluth facing $2.1 million in cuts for 2018, Mayor Emily Larson is looking at every single dollar that flows in and out of the city. That includes a deeper look into the lucrative revenue stream of tourism tax dollars – a stream that Larson says doesn’t have a clear story to tell –…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – While Duluth is facing cuts to police and fire, it’s the opposite for the city of Superior. Mayor Jim Paine says the police department is getting an additional $28,000 next year to help fund more community policing and provide officers training in crisis intervention, diversity and de-escalation. As for the fire department, an extra $10,000 is being allocated…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth city council voted to uphold a proposed 4.7 percent water rate increase at Monday night’s meeting. This means water rates will increase by 4.7 percent a year for the next six years. The resolution goes into effect January 1, 2018. Last week, the Duluth Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to approve the rate increase. Categories:…
LAKE COUNTY, Minn. – A man is dead after going out on Lake Superior with a group of divers, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The man, identified as Aaron Timmerman, 42, of New Hope, Minnesota, was diving Saturday afternoon just north of Split Rock Lighthouse up the North Shore at the popular site of the Madeira shipwreck. Authorities…
DULUTH, Minn. – Video from DuluthHarborCam.com shows the unbelievably close call between an unmanned Vista boat and a 750-foot ship gunning straight ahead into the Duluth harbor after a criminal unleashed that boat and another Vista boat from the dock behind the DECC. “Nightmare, a nightmare situation. We missed it by about 20 feet,” said Justin Steinbach, owner of the…
In this week’s Great Outdoors, we head to the North Shore Inline Marathon! Categories: Great Outdoors, News, News – Latest News
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Mayor Emily Larson is defending her 2018 budget proposal that includes $2.1 million in cuts spread out throughout all city departments. Mayor Larson told FOX 21’s Dan Hanger Monday that nobody wants cuts and cuts are stressful, but she says that doesn’t mean her office should avoid the problem, especially with aging streets and infrastructure –…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – There is growing excitement in Hermantown as ground is now broken on a new housing development in a part of the city that’s seeing big changes. The nine single-family homes are adjacent to the future home of the new multi-million dollar YMCA wellness center. And as FOX 21’s Dan Hanger reports, Hermantown’s mayor believes the development tonight is…
SAGINAW, Minn. – A 79-year-old man is dead after the bulldozer he was riding on rolled over and trapped him underneath. The accident happened Saturday morning at 4955 Aune Road in Saginaw, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. The victim is identified as Donald Raether who was found dead at the scene when medical and law enforcement personal arrived….
DULUTH, Minn. – The clock is ticking. Duluth fire and police departments are facing a $711,800 combined budget cut proposed by Mayor Emily Larson – a cut the unions believe is putting lives at serious risk. It’s been one month since Larson released her 2018 budget proposal with a total of $2.1 million in cuts. And since then, the public…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The city of Superior has released images of what a future housing development will look like when it is completed next year. The building is under construction at North 13th Street and Grand Avenue. It’ll include 54 one-and-two bedroom market rate apartments. All units will have a washer and dryer, dishwasher, air conditioning and a private balcony….
DULUTH, Min.. – The Duluth Police Department’s Mounted Patrol unit could come to an end because of proposed budget cuts by Mayor Emily Larson. The unit has been around since 2014. It consists of four horses. The cost of the mounted patrol, according to a department official, is close to $300,000 a year. As of now, Mayor Larson is asking…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Friends of Animals is hosting a public grand opening of its new facility Wednesday from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. There will be face-painting for the kids and other fun plans during the open house. The new building is located at 1001 Avenue B. Categories: News, News – Latest News
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DULUTH, Minn. – A heads up for drivers who use the Bong Bridge: Crews will be performing maintenance starting Monday and last through the end of the Month. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says drivers will encounter alternating lane closures between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Categories: News, News – Latest News
Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas are feeling more love after a truck load of donations arrived over the weekend from a relief drive held on the Iron Range last week. David Poderzay, an Eveleth firefighter and Virginia business owner, organized the relief drive. He used one of his hauling rigs and drove to Tomball, Texas to deliver dozens and dozens…
DULUTH, Minn. – Laura Von Lokken, a lifelong Duluthian, recently moved to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands with her husband Paul. They were hunkered down for Hurricane Irma as it blasted the island as a category-five storm with winds around 180 mph. FOX 21’s Dan Hanger reached Laura via Facebook Messenger video chat who says the experience before,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Nichole Phillips, a Duluthian who now lives in Clearwater, Florida, is bracing for the worst as Hurricane Irma moves through the state. She experienced the mega ‘Halloween Blizzard of 91’ in the Northland but she says nothing like Irma. “I can deal with snow. Snow you can shovel away. Water you can’t run from. Wind is picking up….
DULUTH, Minn. – We’re learning about Northlanders who are riding out the storm in Florida, including the Pfingsten family of Hermantown who are hunkered down in the Ft. Lauderdale area. Gina and her husband Matt Pfingsten still own Pelican Coffee in Hermantown. They moved to Florida only three weeks ago, along with their five children. The family is staying in…
VIRGINIA, Minn. – An overwhelming amount of donations on the Iron Range have poured in for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. And now, a truck load is headed to a church in the Houston area for distribution. It was an effort in Virginia organized by Eveleth firefighter David Poderzay who simply wanted to help and give the platform for others on…
UPDATE: The two girls have been located by local authorities and appear to be in good physical condition. The Itasca County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the public for their assistance. INITIAL REPORT 9/5: GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – The Itasca County Sheriff’s Office is looking for assistance from the public in locating two females from the Deer River area….
VIRGINIA, Minn. – As clean-up efforts continue in Texas from Hurricane Harvey, Northlanders are continuing to step up to help, including those on the Iron Range. Eveleth firefighter David Poderzay and Virginia business owner of DMP Transport set up a drop-off site at the Miners Memorial Building Tuesday. People were seen donating items like baby products, dog and cat food,…
DULUTH, Minn. – A big name in Northland country radio is about to step away from the microphone. That person is B105’s Cathy Kates who has been on the radio in the Northland for two decades. But that’s all coming to an end – on her terms – at the end of the week. “Probably just the fact that I…
DULUTH, Minn. – Throughout the year, 4-H offers a variety of community learning programs designed to help kids explore something new. In this week’s Great Outdoors, FOX 21’s Matt Van Winkle takes us to the St. Louis River for the club’s first hooked-on-fishing event. Categories: Great Outdoors, News, News – Latest News
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth city council unanimously passed new vacation rental permits for properties in the city on Monday. The approval brings the number of vacation rentals to 60. That number is the cap under a city ordinance that was put into place last year after councilors Zack Filipovich and Noah Hobbs heard from concerned residents. “One of the reasons…
