ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 66,618 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Wednesday morning and 17 new deaths bringing the death total to 1,738 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 1,308,264 tests have been completed to date. There are 60,242 patients who no longer require isolation. So far, 5,988 patients have required hospitalization…
LOS ANGELES (Fox) – The Democratic National Convention (DNC) continues Tuesday, Aug. 18. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the convention is an all-virtual event. Tuesday evening there will be remarks from notable politicians and lawmakers including Sen. Chuck Schumer, former Secretary of State John Kerry, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, former President Bill Clinton, and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of presidential nominee…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – In a new filing in the case against a now-fired Minneapolis police officer involved in the killing of George Floyd, the officer’s attorney alleged that Floyd overdosed on fentanyl while resisting arrest and in doing so contributed to his own death, arguing the charges against the officer should be dropped. Thomas Lane is charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction and sentencing of one of the accomplices charged in the 2017 murder of UMD student William Grahek. Xavier Haywood, 30, was found guilty in 2019 for aiding an offender in the fatal shooting of Grahek during a robbery gone wrong. He was sentenced to nearly 16 years in…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 66,061 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Tuesday morning and 9 new deaths bringing the death total to 1,721 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 1,273,397 tests have been completed to date. There are 59,568 patients who no longer require isolation. So far, 5,932 patients have required hospitalization…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Marcus Theatre is scheduled to reopen later this week. According to the Marcus Theatres website 35 of its theatre locations, including the Duluth Cinema, will reopen on Friday, August 21. The theatre says masks will be required except while eating and drinking and updated safety measures have been put in place. “The safety and well-being…
BAGLEY, Minn. (AP) — An 18-year-old woman has drowned in a northwestern Minnesota lake after pulling several children from turbulent water, authorities said. A group of children had been swimming Monday in a river near a dam on Clearwater Lake in Sinclair Township when some of them were caught in churning water that was coming over the dam, witnesses told…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Fire Department says they responded to reports of a small explosion and structure fire Monday night in West Duluth. Fire crews arrived at the scene located on the 4600 block of West 7th Street around 9:00 p.m. and found that a propane grill cylinder had exploded causing a fire in the attic of the home….
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 65,716 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Monday morning and 6 new deaths bringing the death total to 1,712 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 1,266,561 tests have been completed to date. There are 58,859 patients who no longer require isolation. So far, 5,886 patients have required hospitalization…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth City Council announced on Friday that all remaining City Council meetings in 2020 will be held virtually. “This decision was made with all of my Council colleagues,” Council President Gary Anderson said. “As leaders, the Council wants to set a good example for our community. To continue to hold our meetings virtually, we feel is…
LUTSEN, Minn. – The Bald Eagle that attacked a woman along the North Shore Thursday afternoon has been safely captured. According to a spokesperson with the U.S. Forest Service, a wildlife biologist along with a biological science technician from the Superior National Forest captured the bird Friday to be transported to rehabilitation at Wildwoods in Duluth. “The bird flew towards…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Police say a body was discovered under an overpass in the Lincoln Park neighborhood Friday morning. Officers responded to the area of 2100 West 1st Street around 10:50 a.m. on reports of a deceased person. Police are continuing to investigate the situation. There is no word on the cause of death at this time, but authorities…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 63,723 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Friday morning and 8 new deaths bringing the death total to 1,693 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 1,219,816 tests have been completed to date. There are 56,659 patients who no longer require isolation. So far, 5,783 patients have required hospitalization…
HIBBING, Minn. – A Hibbing woman charged in connection to the January 2019 murder of 33-year-old Joshua LaValley has been sentenced. Bailey French, 18, was sentenced on Thursday to almost 37 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and aiding and abetting kidnapping. According to court reports, LaValley’s body was found on the Mesabi Trail near Kerr with…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior Fire Department says a house sustained about $17,500 in damages from a fire that broke out Thursday afternoon. Fire crews responded to reports of a house fire at 2002 Hammond Avenue around 12:48 p.m. When crews arrived on the scene they found smoke coming from the rear of the home. All occupants were able to…
SAWYER COUNTY, Wis. – The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Department says a Coon Rapids man died on Wednesday in a single-vehicle accident in the Town of Draper. Authorities say Sawyer County Dispatch received a call about a semi-tractor trailer crash around 10:22 a.m. on State Highway 70 east of Loretta/Draper. When deputies arrived on the scene an eyewitness to the crash…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 62,993 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Thursday morning and 7 new deaths bringing the death total to 1,685 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 1,203,559 tests have been completed to date. There are 56,346 patients who no longer require isolation. So far, 5,742 patients have required hospitalization…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Police confirmed Thursday morning that the victim taken to the Essentia ER on Wednesday with a gunshot wound to the abdomen was shot in connection to the shots fired incident on Wednesday. Officers responded to a shots fired incident Wednesday afternoon in the Central Hillside neighborhood. Police responded to the 100 Block of the West #4…
VIRGINIA, Minn. – Fire crews from the Virginia, Eveleth, and Mountain Iron fire departments responded to a fire at Quad City Recycling around 7:00 a.m. Thursday. According to reports from the Northland FireWire, upon arrival fire crews found heavy smoke coming from a large garage at the facility located on County Road 921 in Virginia. No injuries were reported from…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of laid-off workers applying for unemployment aid fell below 1 million for the first time since the pandemic intensified in March, though applications remain at an extraordinarily high level. The Labor Department said that applications fell to 963,000, the second straight drop, from 1.2 million the previous week. The decline suggests that layoffs are slowing,…
(Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office via AP) MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The State of Minnesota filed a motion Wednesday to join the cases of the four Minneapolis police officers charged in the police killing of George Floyd into one prosecution. The move means there would be one trial for all the officers, rather than four separate trials. Floyd died on May 25 while being…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth police say officers responded to a shots fired incident Wednesday afternoon in the Central Hillside neighborhood. Police responded to the 100 Block of the West #4 alley around 12:00 p.m. and found evidence consistent with reports of shots fired in the area. According to police, one person was taken to the Essentia ER with a…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 62,303 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Wednesday morning and 12 new deaths bringing the death total to 1,678 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 1,188,288 tests have been completed to date. There are 55,855 patients who no longer require isolation. So far, 5,711 patients have required hospitalization…
NEW YORK (FOX 9) – You should delay your routine dental cleaning until the coronavirus pandemic eases, according to new guidance from the World Health Organization. Dentists, hygienists, and other oral care providers have a heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 and passing it to patients because “they are in close contact with their patients’ mouths, use spray-generating equipment that produces airborne particles,…
PROCTOR, Minn. – The Proctor Golf Course has temporarily closed its clubhouse after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The golf course made the announcement on its Facebook page Wednesday morning saying that the employee worked on August 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. According to the post, the employee was asymptomatic and is “doing well.” Check-ins will be…
In a Wednesday press release, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan issued statements endorsing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for President and Vice President of the United States. On Tuesday, Biden tapped California Sen. Kamala Harris to be his running mate, making her the first Black woman to serve on a major party presidential ticket. In his…
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(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden has chosen California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. It’s a move that fulfills the wish of Democrats clamoring to see a woman of color on a major party’s presidential ticket for the first time in history. I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris —…
(AP) – The Big Ten won’t play football this fall because of concerns about COVID-19, becoming the first of college sports’ power conferences to yield to the pandemic. The move announced Tuesday comes six days after the conference that includes historic programs such as Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska, and Penn State had released a revised conference-only schedule that it hoped…
TWO HARBORS, Minn. – Lake advisories have been put in place today by the MN Department of Health for two Two Harbors beaches. According to the advisory, the Agate Bay Beach and Burlington Bay Beach have a ‘water contact not recommended’ alert in place until further notice. The advisory was put into place due to elevated E.coli bacteria that were…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 61,839 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Tuesday morning and 6 new deaths bringing the death total to 1,666 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 1,177,935 tests have been completed to date. There are 55,151 patients who no longer require isolation. So far, 5,661 patients have required hospitalization…
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DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Duluth, in partnership with the DECC, announced on Tuesday that the Labor Day weekend fireworks display has been canceled. In May, the city announced that the annual Fourth of July fireworks at Bayfront Park would be postponed until Labor Day due to COVID-19 concerns. “When we postponed the Independence Day fireworks earlier this year,…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Fire Department says one man is dead after an early morning fire in the Duluth East Hillside neighborhood. Fire crews responded to a fire at an eight-unit apartment building on East 3rd Street just after 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. When crews arrived on the scene they found smoke coming from the first and second floors of…
(courtesy: Facebook/Sawyer County Sheriff)WINTER, Wis. (FOX 9) – A three-year-old girl, who went missing after she followed the family dog into the woods in northwestern Wisconsin, has been found alive, according an official with the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office. According to authorities, Abigail Ladwig went missing Sunday around 6:45 p.m. southwest of Winter, which is about 20 miles north of Ladysmith and 30 miles…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Superior Police say they are searching for four suspects in a Sunday morning home invasion robbery. Police responded to a call about an altercation at a residence in the 1300 block of Grand Avenue around 12:44 a.m. Authorities say upon arrival they learned that four suspects had forcefully entered the victim’s home and at least two of…
DULUTH, Minn. – Spirit Mountain’s Executive Director and General Manager have resigned. The Spirit Mountain Recreation Area Authority made the announcement on Monday that Executive Director Brandy Ream and her husband General Manager Jody Ream have resigned but will complete their employment through the end of August. “On behalf of the board, we would like to thank the Ream’s for…
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DULUTH, Minn. – The Lundeen Group announced on Monday afternoon that the Duluth Fall Wedding Show has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The show, originally scheduled to take place on September 20, has now been moved to September 19, 2021. “We have reviewed the latest State of Minnesota guidelines regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and, as it stands…
ESKO, Minn. – An Esko woman is facing felony assault charges after attacking her mother with a hammer last week. According to the criminal complaint, while being arrested in Minneapolis on Thursday 35-year-old Amber Rae Stonemark told arresting officers that she had attacked her mother with a hammer at her home the night before. The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office and…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 61,516 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Monday morning and 3 new deaths bringing the death total to 1,660 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 1,172,118 tests have been completed to date. There are 54,364 patients who no longer require isolation. So far, 5,606 patients have required hospitalization…
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(courtesy: Essentia Health) DULUTH, Minn. – Effective Saturday Essentia Health will begin requiring masks at the Center for Personal Fitness at the Miller Hill Health Plaza. Essentia says they will require masks to be worn by members and staff at all times at the facility. “Two of the most effective ways of keeping people healthy are to wear masks and…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A group of protesters is filing a class-action lawsuit against the City of Minneapolis for the use of “unreasonable and excessive shows of force” during peaceful demonstrations in the days following George Floyd’s death. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court Thursday also names Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo as defendants. According to the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 59,185 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Friday morning and 4 new deaths bringing the death total to 1,640 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 1,121,299 tests have been completed to date. There are 51,940 patients who no longer require isolation. So far, 5,458 patients have required hospitalization…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Lake Superior Zoo has named its new CEO. The Lake Superior Zoological Society Board of Directors appointed Haley Cope as the new Chief Executive Officer. Cope, who was most recently in the role of Director of Marketing and Development, has been with the zoo since 2018. “I am very excited to have Haley as our CEO…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Minnesota election officials have been scrambling for weeks to hold Tuesday’s primary election in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. From relaxed rules on absentee voting to changes on election night to new procedures at polling places, here’s what you need to know. HOW MANY VOTERS HAVE CHOSEN ABSENTEE BALLOTS? As of Friday, 545,259 Minnesotans had…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 58,640 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Thursday morning and 7 new deaths bringing the death total to 1,636 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 1,105,094 tests have been completed to date. There are 51,604 patients who no longer require isolation. So far, 5,421 patients have required hospitalization…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and sentencing of a Duluth man found guilty of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of a UMD student in 2017. Last month, 24-year-old Deandre Davenport, appealed his conviction and sentencing saying that the court failed to provide the jury with proper instructions regarding a testimony provided by…
(Fox Business) – Moderna’s customers are lining up to order its coronavirus vaccine even though it’s still in the experimental state. “We have received approximately $400 million of customer deposits for potential supply. As we pivot to a commercial-stage company, we recognize the need for responsible pricing in the face of the pandemic,” CEP Stéphane Bancel said in the company’s earnings release. Pricing for smaller…
