Duluth, MN — Duluth Mayor Emily Larson gave her State of the City address on Wednesday night. It was held at the West Theater in West Duluth in front of about 150 people. The speech was also live streamed on the city’s Facebook page. The mayor covered a broad range of topics which she believes need to be addressed. Larson…
DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth Mayor Emily Larson gave her state of the City address earlier this evening. It was held at the West Theater in West Duluth in front of about 150 people. The speech was also live streamed on the city’s Facebook page. The mayor covered a broad range of topics which she believes need to be addressed. Larson…
Duluth, Minn. — Tuesday March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day. Down syndrome means the person has an extra chromosome, namely the 21st chromosome. And that’s the reason the day is observed on March 21st. Down syndrome affects about one in 800 babies and causes varying degrees of intellectual and physical disabilities along with medical issues. Jonah Plys has Down…
Duluth, Minn. — For the vast majority of stores that call the Miller Hill Mall home, it’s been more than a week since they were last open. For national chains that may not be a big problem. For local businesses not being able to bring in any customers or money, the issue is much more problematic. The owner of Art…
Duluth, Minn. –The DECC was the place to be if you’re a car lover and really enjoy getting a close-up look at restored and classic vehicles. Hundreds of people have been through Motorhead Madness the last two days .One man, 80 year old Alvin Cin loves restoring cars on his own and has been doing it since 2004. Alvin’s daughter,…
Duluth, Minn. — The streets in Hermantown were filled with runners Saturday morning. They were all taking part in the tenth annual St. Fennessy 4K Run. Many of those taking part were decked out in their finest green outfits in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. This annual event is a Grandma’s Marathon program that benefits the Young Athletes Foundation. Saturday’s…
Duluth, Minn. — The group’s name, the Lake Superior Modern Quilters Guild, might make it seem that this is a group that quilts things just like their mothers and grandmothers did, but that’s not the case. The first clue, after looking at some of the quilts on display, is the word Modern, in the name. These quilts are likely not…
Duluth, Minn. — There was an open house Saturday at the Duluth Police Department for women. The idea behind the open house was to see if they may want to become a part of the department. Women had been invited to talk with women who already are part of the department. The idea is that law enforcement is much more…
Superior, Wisc. –Churches in the Catholic Diocese of Superior have been raising funds this month to support humanitarian relief efforts during the war in Ukraine. The Diocese has 103 parishes located across northern Wisconsin and thus far they’ve raised just shy of 200 thousand dollars. The money is earmarked for Catholic Relief Services assisting in Central and Eastern Europe. Much…
Duluth, Minn. – At Dubh Lin in downtown Duluth, the full Irishness of the bar was on display for St. Patrick’s Day. It was also a very family friendly spot to celebrate. The sounds of Irish music could be heard as a musician was on hand to play traditional songs. That prompted some of the children who were in the…
Superior, Wisc. — St. Patrick’s Day is a day when the Irish in all of us do a little celebrating in honor of the Emerald Isle. With the wearing of the green and many people having a good time at local bars, the Superior Fire Department wants to remind everyone to be safe and to make sure your friends are…
Superior, Wisc. It’s generally not someone you want to call, a tow truck, but it needs to be done. That’s the case for law enforcement as well, when there’s a crash and the vehicles need to be towed away. The four tow companies that work with the City of Superior say they need more money to tow the vehicles for…
Duluth, Minn. — Duluth Mayor Emily Larson has officially proclaimed this week as AmeriCorps Week in the city, and Thursday she celebrated with members of the group at city hall. In the Duluth area, AmeriCorps has approximately 100 people who help at more than 75 different sites. The work of the various parts of AmeriCorps touch many different areas. In…
Proctor, Minn. — Three cities that refer to themselves as “the communities on the hill” spoke at the Hermantown chamber luncheon on Thursday. Hermantown, Proctor and Rice Lake are the three cities. The mayors from two of the cities were on hand to talk about where their cities stand today and what’s ahead. The mayor of Rice Lake was sick and…
Removing Snow from the Interior of the Mall DULUTH, Minn. — On day two of the partial roof collapse at the Miller Hill Mall, crews moved in with machines Wednesday to begin clean-up and snow removal efforts. While representatives from the mall have not provided many details other than they’re thankful nobody was hurt, a manager of one of the…
UPDATE (March 15, 1:25 p.m.) — The Miller Hill Mall will remain closed through at least Thursday after a portion of the roof collapsed Tuesday morning. This is according to a statement from the Miller Hill Mall, which is below: “We are grateful there were no injuries as result of a portion of the roof collapsing and for the swift…
Duluth, Minn. –The Duluth City Council held its regular meeting on Monday night and on the agenda was a resolution to support an international treaty banning nuclear weapons. The resolution failed as the final vote was tied at four to four Last week on International Women’s Day, a group of supporters in Duluth held a rally on the steps of…
Superior, Wisc. — With rising prices at the grocery store, more people have been relying on food banks to help save their budget. But with winter keeping food shelves nearly bare, different insurance companies hosted a fundraiser for Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank at a Superior bowling alley. It’s odd to think that a bowling alley, 75 insurance companies,…
Duluth, Minn. — The Ronald McDonald house has been keeping families together in the twin ports since 2021. This weekend they are the charity of choice for Glitterati’s spring craft and vendor event at Clyde Iron’s Malting Building. Glitterati brought together 25 local vendors which sold a variety of goods like candles, paintings, and even Guatemalan jewelry. Amber Brostrom the…
Duluth, Minn. –The official start of spring is just ten days off….right? Well, apparently that’s true only in other parts of the country but not here in the Northland. Old Man Winter is telling Mother Nature he wants more time and to prove it we’re receiving more snow. The snow in Duluth started lightly enough just after the lunch hour…
DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth Public Schools closed on the sale of the Central High School property Friday. The price was $8 million, and the developer is STC Building, LLC, which used to be Chester Creek View LLC. The developer began demolition of the Central High School building last November and recently completed that work. Duluth Superintendent, John Magas said in…
DULUTH, Minn. — Art students from Duluth Public Schools have their artwork on display at the Miller Hill Mall this week. The artwork represents examples of work from school art programs across Duluth. Student’s works were chosen by art teachers to show a cross section of student learning at various levels. There are literally dozens of works on display, including…
DULUTH, Minn. — Wednesday was International Womens’ Day and in Duluth Grandmothers for Peace and other local groups held an event on the steps of city hall. The purpose was, in part, to draw attention to an item on the Duluth City Council’s agenda for its Monday Meeting. Next week the council will consider a resolution calling for the president…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — The Superior Fire Department took time Friday morning to show off a new piece of equipment, a UTV that’s better known as the Polaris Ranger. Thanks to a $30,000 grant from Cenovus Superior Refinery and another $20,000 from the city. This new vehicle actually replaces 2 vehicles the department uses now, a snowmobile and a smaller UTV….
Duluth, Minn. — With the news of Duluth Judge Sally Tarnowski’s death Monday, FOX 21 talked with a past defendant of her courtroom who said his life forever changed for the better because of Tarnowski’s compassion. Patrick Herman had seen a lot of different judges all over the state. He’d had been convicted a number of times for drunk driving…
Esko, Minn. — The need for special education teachers is growing. And for special education teachers in the early childhood years, the need is growing even faster. Recently the University of Wisconsin Superior began an online only licensure track for students to obtain the birth through three childhood special education license. This is the Growing with Love Childcare Center in…
Duluth, Minn. – More than 4,000 high school students with more than 100 robots were at the DECC for two different tournaments this week. Both the Northern Lights Regional and the Lake Superior Regional Tournament were held at the same time. Photojournalist Adam Jagunich visited the tournaments and filed this report. Categories: Education, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News
Superior, Wisc. — Superior Water Light and Power customers may have difficulty reaching the company by phone. The company’s communications department tells Fox 21 that there is an intermittent phone outage probem happening. The outages are affecting both SWL&P’s local phone number and its 800 number. In the event you are a SWL&P customer and have a natural gas or…
Duluth, Minn — A local law enforcement officer with the St. Louis County Sheriff’s office will be moving on to take on a new job as the Chief of Police for the city of Sartell, Minnesota. His name is Brandon Silgjord and he is presently the Supervising Deputy for the sheriff’s department. He was recently involved in a couple major…
Gordon, Wisc. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s office is investigating concerns about how some funds are being handled in the town of Gordon. A judge has agreed to issue subpeona’s in the effort to learn more about questions involving finances for a popular town event. Joy Rogers was the treasurer of the committee that put together the annual Gordon Good…
Cloquet, Minn. — More than 125 Scouts from Northern Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin took part in their 2023 Beargrease. It’s known as a Beargrease because the Scouts need to pull a sled around a two and a half mile loop. The dog-team for these sleds is actually the scouts who are taking part, while the team leader acts as the…
Duluth, Minn. — They’re back, Airmen from the 148th Fighter Wing, are back after taking part in the 50th exchange of military personnel between Norway and Minnesota. Two of the nearly 100 National Guard members who took part in the training talked with Fox 21 about their experience. “Sometimes you think you know everything but you don’t until you’re taught…
Northwestern, Wisc. — The snow came, just not as much as we thought there would be…none-the-less…people stayed hunkered down in their homes. With schools closed, business and government offices shut down, there was not too much vehicular traffic in Superior and these was even less pedestrian traffic. While the city didn’t have as many issues with the wind, it was…
Duluth, Minn. — The new 911 Emergency Communications Center in St. Louis County has 14 working stations that support 180 user agencies – police, fire and EMS. On an average year, dispatchers answer 205,000 calls throughout the county. The new state-of-the-art took a year of planning, and the actual switchover took about five months. During that time, the dispatch center…
Duluth, Minn. –The University of Minnesota Duluth’s Medical School has the distinction of having graduated the second largest number of native or indigenous medical professionals in the nation. Only Oklahoma State University has more. The Center of American Indian and Minority Health Department has been a part of UMD’s Medical School for more than 40 years. Dr. Mary Owen, an…
DULUTH, Minn. — These second graders at Marshall Forest School are back in class learning reading, writing, and arithmetic after two years being away from a school room. They are also having to learn or relearn something else. 8-year-old Lola Ray and the rest of the students are also learning about dealing with their feelings and with others, thanks to…
Duluth, Minn. — A Small home built aircraft had to make a landing on Big Lake near Cloquet this afternoon. The plane had lost part of its landing gear when it took off from Fish Lake in Fedenberg Township. The pilot was aware of the loss and was going to try to land at Cloquet Airport, but decided it was…
Duluth, Minn. — Lake Superior played host to the 23rd Annual Polar Plunge in Duluth this afternoon. Some 600 people were scheduled to take the plunge to help raise funds for Special Olympics. Ryan Temple of the Duluth Police Department said, “Law enforcement is the number one supporter and fund raiser for Special Olympics and the world. So to see…
Dultuh, Minn. — The pandemic had, in the words of the Brookings Institute, a devastating impact on students. It not only affected academic levels, but with students not having interactions with other students their social skills were also impacted. True North AmeriCorps is helping 30 schools and other organizations work with children to help the students with their Social Emotional…
Duuth, Minn. — The scene on the campus of Michigan State University, with hundreds of flashing lights, officers in SWAT gear running around, and an active shooter on the loose had UMD’s Police Chief wondering about all the “what ifs?” “The first thing I thought – three questions popped into my head – what if this were us, are we…
Duluth, Minn — It’s been just a month and a half since Ida Rukavina was appointed commissioner of the IRRRB. For most of that time, she has been in St. Paul talking with legislators and committees about the IRRRB and its needs. Rukavina is a name most people in the area will recognize…Ida Rukavina is the new commissioner of the…
Eveleth, Minn. — In January Ida Rukavina was appointed by Governor Walz as commissioner of the IRRRB. The name is familiar, because her father was Tom Rukavina, a state legislator for 26 years and who was known as an Iron Range Champion. One of IRRRB’s roles is to help diversify industry on the range. That will bring in more people…
Duluth, Minn. –There are contests and competitions for just about eerything these day. At the DECC t on SAturday teh Midwest Cubing Association held a competition with cubes, like Rubik’s Cube, but mush more difficult. There were 100 contestants signed up for this speed cubing event. The idea is to solve the cube puzzles as fast as possible. There are…
Duluth, Minn. — If you stop in a Wisconsin liquor store to pick up some THC or CBD water, there’s no problem. But that’s not the case in Minnesota where THC CBD water can’t be sold in the liquor stores. Since 1981 Keyport Liquors has been a family owned liquor store in Superior. Last October Keyport made the decision to…
Duluth, Minn. — Nearly 100 airmen and soldiers are in Norway as part of an annual exchange with the Norwegian Home Guard. They are part of a unique program that allows them to become fully immersed in foreign military and social culture while their counterparts are here in the United States. This is the 50th year of the Norwegian Reciprocal…
Duluth, Minn. — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill into law on Tuesday that mandates Minnesota’s public power companies become 100% carbon-free by 2040. Power companies and political leaders are not sure how this will be accomplished. What is clear, is that there is a need for many more solar, wind and biomass facilities to be added to replace…
Duluth, Minn. — Students from area middle and high schools were on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth this afternoon. The Swenson College of Science and Engineering held a STEM Discovery Day. 128 students from schools around the area were learning various ways that STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering and Math are being used in a variety of…
Duluth, Minn. — Come early next month the DECC will be crawling with robots. These robots will be different from the robots you’ve seen in the movies and on TV …. And they all will have been built by high school students. One of the school’s building a robot is Denfeld. Robotics team 4009 has done very well in competition…
Duluth, Minn. –The cities of Superior and Duluth have both declared February 3rd and 4th Transit Equity Day. The day is in honor of Rosa Park’s birthday, the woman who is remembered for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Birmingham, Alabama bus in 1955. She was also a leader in the civil rights movement….
Duluth, Minn. — When downtown Duluth business leaders talk about safety issues in the downtown area, parking ramps top the list. Police Chief Mike Ceynowa addressed those concerns with a new plan Thursday during a luncheon with dozens of business owners. “Interstate Parking, beginning Monday, February 13 is going to bring an enhanced security presence to the Tech Ramp,” said…
