Jake Pyrlik DULUTH, Minn. — Court documents have revealed a man who was stabbed in the neck in downtown Duluth did not know the suspect, according to the victim. The suspect, Jake Pyrlik, 30, of Duluth, is accused of slashing the throat of Bryce Brim, 29, because Brim would not share drugs with him, according to the criminal complaint. The…
Courtesy: Black Water DULUTH, Minn. — After 15 years of serving hand-crafted martinis in downtown Duluth, Black Water Lounge has made the difficult decision to close. The lounge on the 200 block of East Superior Street is part of the Black Woods Group. Courtesy: Black Water Co-owner Julie Thoreson told FOX 21 it’s a tough decision to close, but the…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – It was an emotional day in court Wednesday as a Douglas County judge handed down his sentence against a former Superior police officer who killed a father and newborn son in a drunken hit-and-run in 2022. Judge George Glonik sentenced Gregory Swanson, 44, to 5 years in prison and 5 years supervision for each of the two…
DULUTH, Minn. — One day after a standing-room only council meeting, the city of Duluth’s top public safety leaders are reacting to 3.5 hours of public comments and dialogue about Mayor Roger Reinert’s proposed ordinance changes to get tougher on non-violent crime. Property damage, graffiti, illegal dumping and camping on public property are among the non-violent crimes that would become…
7/12/24 Update: Courtesy: Bella Bretting Courtesy: Bella Bretting TOWN OF BELL, Wis. – Two days after the Bayfield County Sheriff’s Office said there was not enough evidence to prosecute an animal neglect case involving more than 15 horses, FOX 21 has learned the Sheriff’s Office has sent their investigation over to the District Attorney’s Office for possible charges. On Wednesday,…
Kristy Johnson DULUTH, Minn. — An update on a violent carjacking in Duluth. Court documents say the suspect was on meth at the time and had been awake for 24 hours. Kristy Johnson, 32, is facing six felony charges. The criminal complaint says a 24-year-old Duluth man was picking up food at the Domino’s on Woodland Avenue near UMD when…
DULUTH, Minn. — Longtime meteorologist Karl Spring is re-joining the FOX 21’s weather team later this month. He’ll be filling in as needed for all newscasts. Karl Spring Karl is a native Minnesotan and a life-long Twins and Vikings fan. Besides his time forecasting for years in the Twin Ports, including at FOX 21 in 2008-2009, he has also worked…
DULUTH, Minn. – The DECC’s first-ever Taco Festival is drawing some criticism because the event does not include any local Mexican restaurants. The DECC describes the event as “a festival-style taco extravaganza,” “a street party with tacos,” and “signature margaritas.” The Taco Fest is happening outside Pioneer Hall Saturday, July 6, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The DECC’s kitchen…
HIBBING, Minn. — The 2017 murder of Hibbing business owner Brian Nelson remains unsolved, as the 7th anniversary of his death approaches next week. But Monday night, FOX 21 confirmed Hibbing police investigators are closing in on the case. After seven years of investigating every lead possible, new forensic technology has created the most credible lead yet into finding out…
CRANE LAKE, Minn. – A scuba diver from Embarrass drowned Sunday while trying to recover a piece of sunken machinery on Crane Lake, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. The 50-year-old, William Rebarich was in 70 feet of water when he failed to resurface during the attempt to recover the sunken equipment. Crane Lake is just outside Voyageurs…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth police are investigating a confrontation involving a gun just outside of the downtown area. The incident happened around 5 p.m. Wednesday in the area of the 2nd Avenue East and 4th Street. Duluth police said a fight broke out between known parties and a gun was “brandished.” The suspect is a 17-year-old male. Police said the…
DULUTH, Minn. — Two Duluth murder suspects from out of state are under arrest for their alleged involvement in a fatal downtown stabbing that involved shots fired. On April 12, Chantel Moose, 25, of Duluth was stabbed in the neck after bar close outside Spurs on First on the 100 block of West First Street. Chantel Moose On Wednesday, the…
ELY, Minn. – Click the video above to see an amazing view above the Kawishiwi Falls in Ely courtesy of Photographer Chris Ellerbroek. Categories: Minnesota, News, News – Latest News, Weather in the News
COOK, Minn. – The small, close-knit city of Cook is dealing with a big problem. The swollen Littlefork River has sent feet of water into the low-lying downtown. Homes and businesses are surrounded by water. Some basements have feet of water, according to locals. There was a slight sign of relief Thursday because forecasters believe the river has hit its…
DULUTH, Minn. — Two male juveniles, a 14-year-old and 16-year-old, were arrested Wednesday, June 19 in the assault and robbery of a 75-year-old man in the DECC parking ramp. UPDATE (6/20): The juveniles are facing pending charges of Aid and Abet 1st Aggravated Robbery and 3rd Degree Riot charges. They were detained at about 10:30 pm on Wednesday, June 19…
BOUNDARY WATERS, Minn.: A boy who was struck by a falling tree in the BWCA Tuesday during severe weather has been rescued, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Rescue crews reached the 9-year-old around 9 p.m. Tuesday. He was transported to a boat landing and arrived there at 11 p.m. before being taken by ambulance to North Shore Health…
NORTHLAND — Video from viewers from around the Northland shows manholes unable to hold all the rain water in Bovey. The streets were comparable to small riverways. A similar story comes out of McKinley, as the heavy rainfall sends water down the streets and around homes. Video from viewers in Hibbing shows parking lots flooded. With vehicle owners moving cars…
Credit: Northland Fire Wire VIRGINIA, Minn. – Fire broke out at the Uptown Mall in Virginia Thursday afternoon. Credit: Northland Fire Wire Pictures from the Northland Fire Wire showed dark, black smoke coming from the building. The Fire Wire reported that the flames were contained to a storage area thanks to the mall’s sprinkler system. Multiple area fire departments responded….
Severe storms dropped all types of hail down on the Northland Wednesday evening. Click the video above to check it out! Categories: Minnesota, News, News – Latest News, Public Safety, Weather in the News
We are getting new images of significant damage in Crow Wing County from Wednesday’s severe storms. The Sheriff’s Office posted photos late Wednesday showing a camper flipped over, trees down, and pieces of debris, like a 2X4 through a home’s roof. The pictures were taken off Highway 6 just north of Crosby. This is the same area where storm chasers…
UPDATE: 10:30 p.m.: After making contact with the female, she exited the residence peacefully and was transported to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation. There were no injuries during this incident and the area is now clear. BREAKING: Officers are on scene of a welfare check in the 3000 block of Restormel Street in Duluth’s Lincoln Park that…
FOX 21 has learned a 13-foot crack in the hull of the Michipicoten was found by divers in the port of Thunder Bay after the vessel took on significant water early Saturday near Isle Royale on Lake Superior. The U.S. Coast Guard also said it may not have hit anything under Lake Superior as the agency first reported. Instead, the…
The 689-foot Michipicoten safely arrived in the harbor of Thunder Bay Saturday afternoon after the ship starting taking on water 35 miles southwest of Isle Royale Saturday morning. The U.S. Coast Guard said the ship struck something underwater just before 7 a.m. Saturday near Isle Royale Pumps were used to displace “some water entering spaces,” according to the USCG. The…
It’s been quite the week of animal sightings in the Northland. A homeowner’s doorbell camera caught a cougar taking a prowl in Hermantown. In Virginia, at least one horse was caught on camera galloping along Highway 53. And also in Virginia, a mama bear and her four cubs explored the deck of Virginia Deputy Chief Chad Nickila. Click the video…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. — A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday at a busy intersection in Hermantown on Miller Trunk Highway. Hermantown police said a 71-year-old man from Hermantown was riding his Harley Davidson northbound on Stebner Road when it was struck by an SUV traveling westbound on Miller Trunk Highway. The crash happened around 11 a.m. The 63-year-old female driver who is…
Jesse Haugen | Reis Grams After an exhaustive search effort or a little more than two weeks, the second body of a missing canoer was located Monday in the Boundary Waters. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office said the body of Reis Grams, 40, of Lino Lakes, Minnesota, was discovered around 10 a.m. by the St. Louis County Rescue Squad…
A free event aimed at getting kids 17 and under fishing gear was a success this weekend. 100 fishing poles, reels, boxes and tackle were all available Saturday on Barker’s Island in Superior, which went to new homes in one hour. Organizer John D’Auria was behind the project. Click the video to see some of the fun! Categories: Community, Minnesota,…
DULUTH, Minn. – A pro-Palestine march started at Duluth City Hall Saturday and ended in a rally outside the door of the DECC where the DFL Convention was being held. The Twin Ports Democratic Socialists of America organized the protest. The group spoke on the following demands: A ceasefire now, repeal the Minnesota Anti-Boycott, Divest and Sanction Law, end all…
DULUTH, Minn. – The DECC Arena was full of the DFL party this weekend for the Minnesota State Convention. Delegates endorsed Sen. Amy Klobuchar for re-election, selected final delegates to the Democratic National Convention in August and heard from Gov. Tim Walz, Sen. Tina Smith, Jen Schultz, among other DFL candidates and elected officials. As for Klobuchar, she was in…
(FOX 9) MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A Minneapolis police officer and the suspected shooter were killed in a mass shooting in the city on Thursday. According to officials, the shooting at an apartment building Thursday afternoon along Blaisdell Avenue near 22nd Street left six people shot, including two police officers and four civilians. In an update at 8:30 p.m., city officials said the suspected gunman and…
DULUTH, Minn. – A worker was killed in Duluth Thursday after being electrocuted. The accident was reported around 10:30 a.m. in the area of North 17th Avenue East. Duluth police told FOX 21 the male roofer was climbing a ladder with a metal gutter section, which came into contact with a power line. The victim was transported to a local…
Viewer photo of crash scene SUPERIOR, Wis. — Superior police are investigating a fatal one-vehicle rollover that they believe involved excessive speed and alcohol. The accident was reported around 10 p.m. Sunday on Hwy 105 and Logan Avenue in the South Superior neighborhood. The 25-year-old male driver from Superior was ejected and later died at a hospital. The 24-year-old male…
The ice is gone, the temps are rising and the rivers are ready for rafting. Minnesota Whitewater Rafting are ready to get people out on the St. Louis River this Memorial Day weekend and the rest of the summer for wild adventures on the rapids. “You’re gonna to get wet. That’s the biggest thing. People always ask, is someone gonna…
DULUTH, Minn. – Wednesday, May 22, marked exactly three weeks since pro-Palestinian protesters set up an encampment in Duluth’s Civic Center. There were around 10 tents set up Wednesday evening. One protester, who did not want to be named, has been at the encampment since the beginning. He said Homeland Security asked the group to move off federal land near…
Crash scene CANOSIA TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A Duluth girl has died after a UTV side-by-side she was riding in rolled into some trees earlier this month in Canosia Township, according to Sgt. Eric Sathers. Meanwhile, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says criminal charges could soon be filed against the driver. The crash happened around 10:15 p.m. May 6 near…
DULUTH, Minn. — Last year in Duluth, a record number of opioid-related overdoses were recorded. There were a total of 480 opioid-related overdoses, including 46 deaths. In 2013, there were 42 opioid-related overdoses and one death. Jessica Nickila, coordinator of the Duluth Police Department’s Substance Use Response Team (SURT), said the over prescribing of opioids decades ago in our area…
DULUTH, Minn. — For a second time, voters have rejected a proposed technology referendum Tuesday for the Duluth School District. The levy would have provided $5.2 million annually over the next decade for learning technology, digital curriculum and security, according to the district. Below is a press release sent out by the district Tuesday night: Residents of Duluth Public Schools…
HIBBING, Minn., — Firefighters tackled two separate wildfires Sunday on the Iron Range. The biggest wildfire happened in the Kitzville area of Hibbing around 3 p.m. The Northland Fire Wire reported the Minnesota DNR was called to the scene because conditions were dangerously dry. The DNR brought in two Fireboss aircraft. The fire consumed around 1.5 acres. A cause was…
CLOQUET, Minn. — Click the video above to see a spectacular time-lapse of the Northland Lights from Cloquet over the weekend, courtesy of viewer Dan Valdez. Categories: Environment, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News
DULUTH, Minn. — A driver is facing serious charges after Duluth police said he slammed into a utility pole and a vehicle. The crash happened around 10:45 a.m. Saturday in the 500 block of Garfield Avenue. The Blatnik Bridge and Garfield Avenue were closed until Minnesota Power could stabilize powerlines and install a new power pole. Police said the 36-year-old…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. — Hermantown firefighters battled a house fire Saturday as part of a “significant training opportunity.” The structure was donated by local developers from Platinum Properties and Patriot Properties of Hermantown. The day-long event featured a variety of training exercises within and around the house on the 4700-block of Lindgren Road. Categories: Minnesota, News, News – Latest News, Public…
Prescribed burning began Sunday in the Superior National Forest, north of Ely. Officials said the burning helps reduce hazardous fuel build-up and lowers the risk of intense wildfires. The process helps forest health and wildlife habitat, and is culturally significant to indigenous people in the area, according to the DNR. Categories: Environment, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News, Public Safety
DULUTH, Minn. – Wildfires in Canada blanketed the Northland with smoke Sunday. Click the video above to see the hazy conditions, and check out Chief Meteorologist Rusty Mehlberg’s forecast on the air quality. Categories: Environment, Health, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News
A 62-year-old Duluth man died Friday while canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office said the body of Mark Ham was located partly submerged in Lake Agnes, which is about 25 miles north of Ely. The call for help came in around 5 p.m. Friday. Authorities said Ham was on a solo camping trip….
NASHWAUK, Minn. — A woman was killed Saturday after authorities said an unmanned truck and its camper trailer started to roll, striking the victim. The accident happened around 10 a.m. on 2nd Street and Larue Court in the town of Nashwauk. The Itasca County Sheriff’s Office said the victim is a 59-year-old woman from Silver Springs, Florida. The name of…
DULUTH, Minn. — The future of Duluth’s multi-million dollar tourism marketing contract is being guided by a working group at the request of Mayor Roger Reinert. And later in May, there are opportunities for businesses and the public to weigh in. This comes after Reinert’s announcement in March that he believes next year’s marketing contract should be awarded to local…
Disturbing, unacceptable and extremely frustrating — those are the words from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety when describing the number of distracted driving citations in April. “The number of citations issued is disturbing, unacceptable and extremely frustrating,” said Mike Hanson, DPS Office of Traffic Safety director. “Getting distracted behind the wheel for even a couple seconds can end with…
Courtesy: Northland Fire Wire KELSEY TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A wildfire ignited Thursday afternoon near Cotton that burned up dozens of acres. Kelsey and Cotton firefighters, along with the Minnesota DNR, were called in around 1p.m. along Kacer Road in Kelsey Township, according to the Northland Fire Wire. The Cotton Fire Department said the fire burned at least 80 acres, according…
The man convicted of the 1986 rape and murder of a Chisholm woman has been granted a retrial by the Minnesota Supreme Court. In August 2022, Michael Carbo Jr., 56, of Chisholm, who was 18 at the time of the crime, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder for the death of Nancy Daugherty, 38, of Chisholm. In 2020,…
DULUTH, Minn. — A few more tents have arrived at the pro-Palestine encampment in Duluth’s Civic Center courtyard six days after police said it was illegal to set up tents on the property. On Tuesday, May 7, there were at least five tents, instead of the original two, outside the Federal Building, St. Louis County Courthouse and City Hall. A…
