DULUTH, Minn. –The St. Louis County Historical Society and its Veterans Memorial Hall Program held it’s 16th annual Veterans Remembrance Dinner at the Duluth Depot on Monday. The Veterans Memorial Hall collects veterans’ stories and artifacts to educate its visitors. Attendees purchased $50 tickets for a dinner and silent auction was held Monday night to help fundraise for the…
DULUTH, Minn. — With subzero temperatures on the horizon, the Duluth Fire Department wants to remind the public to be weary of the dangers of frostbite and hypothermia. Officials say that bundling up with multiple layers and covering yourself up as much as you can is the best way to stay safe, along with simply limiting your time outside. It…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior Police Department says it is increasing traffic enforcement in an effort to prevent and reduce traffic crashes within the city. According to the police department, crashes are up approximately 25% in 2021 while nationwide data shows crashes have increased 18.4% in the first six months of 2021. “Studies have shown increasing enforcement of speeding, safety…
DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Duluth Parks and Recreation division is bringing back the popular Snow Stompers program this year. The Snow Stompers program uses volunteers to pack down trails making them more accessible for users during the winter. By packing the trails, users who do not have snowshoes or need a more stable surface, are provided with more…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth School District says they are proposing to extend the upcoming Winter Break by two days to help with student and staff COVID safety as well as address staffing shortages. “With general staffing shortages, many unfilled positions, and a shortage of temporary help, every position in the district has been impacted. We need to ensure that…
UPDATE: NEW YORK (AP) — Just a day after the U.S. announced its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus had been detected in California, health officials announced Thursday it was found in a man who attended an anime convention in New York City in late November. The man tested positive after returning home to Minnesota, health officials…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the Endion neighborhood early Thursday morning. Crews responded to reports of an apartment fire around 3:45 a.m. on the 1900 block of Jefferson Street. Flames could be seen coming from a ground-floor window of the building. Fire crews knocked down the flames quickly and contained the fire…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth police say three people were injured in a crash Wednesday morning after a vehicle suffered a brake failure. According to police, the accident happened at the intersection of 8th Avenue East and East Superior Street around 10:40 a.m. A vehicle was driving on 8th Avenue East when the brake failure occurred. The car then crashed at…
(courtesy: Minnesota Department of Transportation) ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation is bringing back its popular “Name a Snowplow” contest. After last year’s success, the MnDOT is inviting the public to help name another eight snowplows – one snowplow for each MnDOT district. MnDOT encourages the public to get creative and submit their most witty, unique, or…
DULUTH, Minn. – Portions of Skyline Parkway and Seven Bridges Road will close to motorized traffic beginning today Wednesday, December 1. This is a planned, annual closure for the winter season. These roads will open to motorized traffic again next spring. The portions of roads closing for the winter include: Skyline Parkway from 0.4 miles east of Glenwood Street to…
DULUTH, Minn. – Authorities say a 68-year-old Duluth man was injured Tuesday in a car accident with a school bus transporting children on Highway 53. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the driver of the bus and children were not injured in the crash. Reports state the man was driving his van south on Highway 53 approaching Caribou Lake Road…
DULUTH, Minn. – Red River Broadcast has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Forum Communications Corp for the sale of their station assets, the FOX affiliates in Fargo, ND, and Duluth, MN. The transaction is pending the grant of a waiver from the FCC. Forum currently owns WDAY, the ABC affiliate in Fargo, as well as a number of…
DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Duluth says water has temporarily been shut off to a small portion of North 40th Avenue West in the Denfeld neighborhood while crews work to replace a water service line in the area. Water has been turned off on North 40th Avenue West between the West 7th Street alley and West 8th Street. The…
DULUTH, Minn. – A 38-year-old Duluth man was arrested Tuesday morning on multiple charges including fourth-degree DWI after driving his vehicle the wrong way on a one-way street in downtown Duluth. According to police, officers were dispatched to the 100 block of East 3rd Street around 5:15 a.m. on reports of a car traveling the wrong way down the road….
EVELETH, Minn. – The Minnesota State Patrol says one man is dead and two others injured following a crash Monday afternoon due to icy roadways near Eveleth. According to reports, the crash happened just before 4:00 p.m. Monday on Highway 53 near milepost 49 south of Eveleth. The state patrol says the GMC van was heading northbound on Highway 53…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth police are investigating a burglary that took place on Sunday evening at the UPS shipping center on Port Terminal Drive. According to police, officers responded to reports of a burglary around 5:40 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene they found multiple items had been “ransacked through” at the shipping center. The Duluth Police Department’s Crime…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Fire Department says more than 20 people have been displaced after an apartment fire broke out Monday morning in the Duluth Heights neighborhood. Fire crews responded to reports of a single-unit fire at 720 Maple Grove Road around 9:30 a.m. Smoke could be seen coming from the second floor of the building when crews arrived…
HIBBING, Minn. – The 32-year-old Hibbing man found guilty of the 2018 murder of Jeryel Octavious McBeth has been sentenced to life in prison. According to the St. Louis County Attorney’s office, Jerome Dionte Spann waived his right to a jury trial opting for a trial to the Court. In September, Judge Rachel Sullivan found Spann guilty of premeditated first-degree…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Fire Department says over 20 people have been displaced after a sprinkler pipe broke in an apartment building in the Observation Hill neighborhood Tuesday. Crews responded to the building around noon after a resident reported that her ceiling collapsed due to flooding. Crews investigating the cause of the flooding found additional units with ceiling damage…
(Fox News) – Deceased fugitive Brian Laundrie died of suicide, a forensic anthropologist told Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino on Tuesday. Laundrie took his own life with a gunshot wound to the head, Bertolino said. “Chris and Robert are still mourning the loss of their son and are hopeful that these findings bring closure to both families,” he said. Laundrie…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Fire Crews are responding to a sprinkler malfunction at an apartment building in the Observation Hill neighborhood. Crews were called to the building located on the 1300 block of West 3rd Street around 12:00 p.m. Tuesday. According to a recent Twitter post, the sprinkler malfunctioned in the building causing the ceiling in one of the apartment…
COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. (FOX 9) – Minnesota drivers will start seeing extra DWI enforcement on the roads this weekend as part of a statewide effort to crack down on drunk driving this holiday season. The Department of Public Safety’s extra DWI holiday patrols campaign starts Wednesday and runs through Dec. 31. During that time, law enforcement officers will be looking…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday he is activating the Minnesota National Guard to form skilled nursing “response teams” that will provide support to long-term care facilities experiencing staffing shortages amid the state’s COVID-19 surge. Over the next week, 400 National Guard members will start training as certified nursing assistants and temporary nursing aides over…
DULUTH, Minn. – St. Luke’s has updated its visitor policy citing growing COVID-19 cases in the community and rising test positivity rates. Changes to the policy went into effect Saturday. Patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 will not be allowed visitors until the patient is no longer contagious. Exceptions include one adult support person during labor and delivery, two parents…
The Greater Downtown Council is once again offering its free weekend shuttle service for people attending the Bentleyville Tour of Lights. The Jingle Buses run approximately every 10 to 20 minutes beginning at 5:00 p.m. The Canal Park Jingle Bus stop is at Buchanan Street near Canal Park Drive. The Downtown Jingle Bus travels along Superior Street with stops at…
DULUTH, Minn. – After 16 years with Visit Duluth, President and CEO Anna Tanski will be stepping down at the end of the year. “As Duluth’s hospitality industry emerges from the challenges brought on by the pandemic, I feel it’s the right time to step aside and pave the way for a new leader at Visit Duluth,” said Tanski. “Tourism…
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) – The Kenosha County jury found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges against him. Rittenhouse killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz in August 2020 during chaotic protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. The jury came back with its verdict after close to 3 1/2 days of deliberation. Rittenhouse, 18, could…
DULUTH, Minn. – Commuters can expect multiple road and parking closures tonight in Downtown Duluth as the Christmas City of the North Parade kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Road closures will begin at 4:00 p.m. on London Road where parade floats will start lining up for the start of the parade. London Road will be closed to traffic between 10th…
DULUTH, Minn. – Bentleyville will be adding video surveillance to this year’s “Tour of Lights” to help deter vandalism and theft. Today, Bentleyville founder Nathan Bentley announced that Downtown Computer has donated a campus-wide CCTV system, complete with cameras in elevated locations, recorders, surveillance management systems, and other technologies that can be remotely accessed 24/7. “Nearly every year Bentleyville experiences…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a woman who has not been heard from since last Friday. Authorities say 29-year-old Ashley Braaten has now been entered into the Federal missing person database. Braaten may own a red 2005 Ford Five Hundred sedan with the license plate “FEZ001.” Police say there is…
DULUTH, Minn. – Fire crews are responding to a “small structure” fire in the Woodland neighborhood Tuesday morning. According to a recent Twitter post, the Duluth Fire Department responded to the fire around 9:45 a.m. on the 300 block of West Wabasha Street. Crews were able to put the fire out quickly and are now working on extinguishing hotspots. Residents…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – On Monday afternoon Superior City Councilor Craig Sutherland announced he will be resigning from the council at the end of the month. Sutherland has represented the city’s 8th district for nearly five years. In a Monday Facebook post, Sutherland said he made the decision, in part, to focus on his family and health. “As we get older,…
SPOONER, Wis. – On Monday the Spooner School District provided an update on the “epoxy-like odor” identified in the middle school building last Wednesday that forced an evacuation of all students and staff. According to a news release, the odor “continues to to be present in three areas of the building today” which has caused the Superior Fire Department to…
SPOONER, Wis. – The Spooner School District says a total of 44 people have received medical treatment following an evacuation of the Spooner Middle School Wednesday morning due to a strong epoxy-like odor in the building. According to school officials, 24 students and 20 staff members have received treatment for their symptoms. Two students were transported to a medical facility…
DULUTH, Minn. – This year’s Twin Ports Walk to End Alzheimer’s raised more than $167,000 to fight the disease. Organizers report 450 people and nearly 100 teams took back in the event back in September. Funds raised help to provide people in the local community with Alzheimer’s and dementia and their caregivers with free care and support services. “The Twin…
DULUTH, Minn. – A portion of Lake Avenue will be closed today to accommodate Minnesota Power installing their Christmas tree in Minnesota Power Plaza. The closure will affect traffic going southbound on Lake Avenue from Superior Street to I-35. Drivers are encouraged to access I-35 and Canal Park from South Fifth Avenue West. The closure will be in place from…
FORBES, Minn. – Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire in Forbes just after 2:00 p.m. Wednesday. According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, when deputies arrived on the scene a residence and an outbuilding were fully engulfed in flames. The homeowners were not home when the fire broke out. The cause of the fire remains under investigation….
(FOX 9/Fox TV Digital Team) – The NFL has fined the Green Bay Packers $300,000 and franchise quarterback Aaron Rodgers as well as wide receiver Allen Lazard $14,500 each for violating the league’s COVID-19 rules. The move follows controversial comments Rodgers made last week about why he didn’t get vaccinated for COVID-19, despite previously saying publicly that he was “immunized.”…
SPOONER, Wis. – Students and staff at the Spooner Middle School were evacuated Wednesday morning after a “strong epoxy-like odor” was detected in the building and surrounding grounds. School District officials say the odor was detected around 8:40 a.m. when some faculty members and students began experiencing discomfort from the smell. As a precaution, the building was evacuated around 9:10…
UPDATE: According to the Duluth Fire Department the Red Lobster in Canal Park has fully reopened following a carbon dioxide leak reported Tuesday afternoon. Fire crews arrived at the restaurant around 12:00 p.m. and spoke with the manager who said she had shut off the carbon dioxide cylinder and evacuated the restaurant before crews got to the scene. Crews evaluated…
DULUTH, Minn. – Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., with 1 in 5 Americans developing it by the age of 70. That’s why Essentia Health is hosting a skin cancer screening day. The SPOTme® Skin Cancer Screening day will be Thursday, Nov. 11 from 8:30 a.m.to 4:00 p.m. at the Duluth Family Medicine Clinic. The event…
(courtesy: Fox 9) EAGAN, Minn. (FOX 9) – The Eagan Fire Department has an all-female crew for the first time in the department’s 58-year history. Captain Jessica Hoffman, Firefighter Danielle Fasching, and Firefighter Natalie Holter make up the team that will crew Eagan Engine 2. According to a release from the fire department, the National Fire Protection Association reported that…
(FOX 9) – The family of a Wisconsin mother who has been missing for more than a month is offering a $20,000 reward for information that helps bring her home. The reward was originally $10,000, but has since been doubled after a close family friend contributed another $10,000, the family said. The family of 33-year-old Ashley Miller Carlson has also…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Superior police say they are investigating two unrelated robberies that happened within a 24 hour period in Superior earlier this week. According to the Superior Police Department, officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Walgreens located on 2015 Tower Avenue around 11 p.m. Wednesday. An employee told officers that a white male had been…
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD Chancellor Lendley Black announced his retirement Thursday after 12 years at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Black started at UMD in August 2010 after serving as Vice President for Academic Affairs in Kennesaw, Georgia from 2002 until he was promoted in 2006 to Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, a position he held until he came…
DULUTH, Minn. – St. Luke’s announced Wednesday that parents can now schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments for their kids between the ages of 5 to 11 years old. Appointments are available at St. Luke’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic starting on Monday. Appointments can be made by logging into your child’s St. Luke’s myCare patient portal or by calling 218.249.4200. St. Luke’s COVID-19…
CASS COUNTY, Minn. – A Pine River man was arrested Saturday in connection to an ongoing drug investigation in Cass County. According to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, investigators, along with the Minnesota State Patrol, made a traffic stop on a vehicle Saturday in the Motley area. The driver, a 44-year-old Pine River man, was detained. Authorities say a search…
UPDATE: BALKAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. – A Minnesota man is facing multiple charges, including first-degree arson and third-degree burglary in connection to the Tuesday night Iron Range fire that destroyed a garage and four vehicles. According to the St. Louis Couty Sheriff’s Office, authorities responded to reports of a fire on the 5900 block of Krogerus Road around 7:12 p.m….
GREEN BAY, Wis. (Fox 9) – Aaron Rodgers has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not play on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs, according to a report by Tom Pelissero, NFL Network reporter. Sources: #Packers QB Aaron Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 and is out for Sunday’s game against the #Chiefs. — Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 3, 2021 Rodgers…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A mobile home in Superior was completely destroyed and two dogs were killed in a fire that broke out late Tuesday night. Superior fire crews were dispatched to 4920 Bay Drive around 11:09 p.m. on reports of a structure fire. According to the Superior Fire Department, when crews arrived at the scene they found a mobile home…
