CLOSING: Watersmeet Township School District – Closing at 1 Categories: News, News – Latest News, School Closings
DULUTH, Minn. – A Massachusetts non-profit organization has donated a bullet and stab protective vest to the Duluth Police Department’s K9 Luna. The non-profit organization that is donating the vest, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., says their mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth fire crews responded to reports of a garage fire at the Highland Village Apartments Wednesday night. According to the Duluth Fire Department, firefighters arriving on the scene around 8:00 p.m. found a 24-unit garage with heavy smoke. Fire damage was confined to two garage units with damage to contents estimated at around $30,000. Initial loss estimates…
ITASCA COUNTY, Minn.-A 39-year-old Nashwauk man has pleaded guilty to multiple counts after fatally crashing into and killing a toddler near Nashwauk in August. Jake Michael Place pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and criminal vehicular operation. At the time of the incident, 16-year-old girl Lexi Carroll was pushing two-year-old Logan Dean Klennert on the shoulder of Highway 65 at…
ROYALTON TOWNSHIP, Minn.-The Pine County Sheriff’s Office has now begun a homicide investigation after a body was found Monday in a motorhome on Royal Heights Lane in Royalton Township. The deceased male has been identified as Scott A. Ness, 61, who has no permanent address. Investigators are working on a timeline surrounding his death and following up on any leads….
DULUTH, Minn.-Duluth Public Schools Superintendent Bill Gronseth has been named as a finalist for the superintendent position at St. Peter School in southern Minnesota. Gronseth previously announced his decision to not seek another contract after his current contract expires in June 2020. Gronseth is one of six candidates for the position in St. Peter. The first interview phase for those…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – State health officials have instructed two passengers who arrived at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International on a flight from Europe Tuesday afternoon to self-quarantine for two weeks because they encountered a person confirmed to have the new coronavirus while abroad. The Minnesota Department of Health said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Quarantine Station at MSP…
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DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth man has been sentenced to nearly 37 years in prison for fatally stabbing his wife in their Chester Park home last June. Ryan Jazdzewski, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in January as part of a plea agreement. According to court records, police were called to the Chester Park area on reports of a possible…
SAWYER COUNTY, Wis. – The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office says a 4-year-old student was struck by a GMC Terrain Tuesday morning while boarding a school bus in the Village of Radisson. Authorities say the 63-year-old driver approached a stopped school bus as it was loading students at the intersection of Martin Street and STH 70/27 and passed the bus on…
DULUTH, Minn. – The accountant accused of stealing more than $235,000 from the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce pleaded not guilty to charges of theft by swindle on Tuesday. Jesse David Frye, 40, was charged with two counts of felony theft by swindle in January after the Chamber identified “discrepancies in the bookkeeping and payroll records” in their 2018 Financial…
ITASCA COUNTY, Minn. – A 29-year-old Deer River man pleaded not guilty on Monday to second-degree murder charges. Kevin Daniel Jackson was charged with second-degree murder last August in the death of his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son. According to the criminal complaint, authorities responded to a call of a non-responsive four-year-old on August 21, 2019. When officers arrived on the scene…
DULUTH, Minn.-Duluth police are reporting over the past 72 hours, local law enforcement agencies have responded to at least seven opioid related overdoses. This morning investigators from the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force arrested a 27-year-old man from Milwaukee for second degree sale of a controlled substance (heroin). The man is being held at the Saint Louis…
DULUTH, Minn.-A Duluth police officer has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. Authorities say off-duty officer Daryl Diver, 49, was stopped by Duluth Police on October 28th around 10:00 p.m. for ‘driving conduct consistent with signs of impairment.’ He’s now being sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to fourth degree driving while impaired. A 90-day jail sentence…
MOOSE LAKE, Minn.-The city of Moose Lake is searching for a new police chief. The interim city administrator Katie Bloom told Fox 21 that former Chief Bryce Bogenholm was officially separated from his employment Jan. 6. Bloom added he left the job on his own accord. He had previously been on paid administrative leave since August. City leaders did not…
DULUTH, Minn. – The upcoming Garrison Keillor show at the NorShor Theatre has been canceled. According to Keillor’s booking agency, the April 16 show was canceled “due to unforeseen circumstances.” The event has since been removed from Keillor’s website and the NorShor Theatre website. The former MPR radio host was originally scheduled to perform a show called Garrison Keillor: Stories,…
DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth Police officer sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon. According to the Duluth Police Department, the crash happened around 2:00 p.m. at the intersection at Lake Avenue and Superior Street. One of the vehicles involved in the crash was a Duluth Police Squad. The officer driving the squad car was taken to St….
UPDATE: CLOQUET, Minn. – Minnesota Power says crews were able to restore power to all Cloquet, Carlton, and Perch Lake customers affected by a Friday morning power outage. A squirrel in the substation was found to be the cause of the outage. CLOQUET, Minn. – Minnesota Power says crews are working to restore power to thousands of customers in the…
(FOX 9) – There remain no confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Health had sent one case to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing this week, but those test results came back negative for the COVID-19 virus. The new respiratory illness first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. There are…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Multiple agencies responded to reports of a semi that had tipped over on Highway 2 Friday morning. According to a post on the Cloquet Area Fire District’s Facebook page, the accident happened around 6:00 a.m. Friday morning on Highway 2 at Highway 33. The semi had tipped over and spilled a load of lime on the highway….
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin – Superior announced Thursday that they are suspending the Study Abroad Program in South Korea due to Coronavirus concerns. The University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Maria Cuzzo, issued a statement saying: Upon reviewing the growing numbers of COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases in South Korea, the University of Wisconsin-Superior…
DULUTH, Minn. – The First Ship contest is back and ready to help usher in the 2020 shipping season. Visit Duluth has once again partnered with the Duluth Seaway Port Authority for the annual First Ship Contest where people can submit their guess of the exact date and time they think the first “saltie” of the season will pass under…
DULUTH, Minn. – The 24-year-old Barnum man arrested earlier this week after shooting a gun in an alleyway in Lincoln Park has been formally charged. Bianca Leshun Allen, 24, was charged Thursday with one count of felony reckless discharge of a firearm within a municipality. According to the criminal complaint, authorities were called to the 2800 block of West First…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Superior’s outdoor skating rinks will be closing for the season at the end of the week. According to the city of Superior, all outdoor ice rinks will close for the season the evening of Friday, February 28 due to deteriorating ice conditions. For more information, you can visit the city of Superior website here. Categories: News, News…
DULUTH, Minn. — People recently enjoyed the nicer weather at Chester Bowl to get in some skiing and snowboarding. FOX 21 photojournalist Mitch Albers has more in this week’s Great Outdoors. Categories: Great Outdoors, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News
WASHBURN COUNTY, Wis.-Authorities are reporting that one person was killed in a house fire in Washburn County Monday. The lone resident of the house was 84-year-old Samuel E. Miller. He was located deceased inside of the residence. It all happened at about 5 a.m. after a call came into the Washburn County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center regarding a structure fire on…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Husky Energy says it will implement safety enhancements to the Superior refinery to offset emissions released in the 2018 explosion and fire. As reported by Wisconsin Public Radio, the proposed settlement was filed in federal court Friday and is an amendment to the Superior refinery’s consent decree. According to the settlement Husky Energy says it will: Add…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth police arrested a 24-year-old Barnum man Tuesday afternoon after a shooting incident on the 2800 Block of West 1st Street. Officers responded to reports of shots fired around 2:30 p.m. Witnesses gave a description to officers of the suspect running into a nearby address. When officers surrounded that address, the suspect exited and was taken into…
CLOQUET, Minn. – The first day of spring is fast approaching and so is opening day for Gordy’s Hi-Hat in Cloquet. The restaurant announced on its Facebook page that it will be opening for its 60th season on March 19. Gordy’s is located at 415 Sunnyside Drive, Cloquet MN. They will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily….
(courtesy: Fox 9) ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (FOX 9) – A fire burning in downtown Alexandria, Minnesota has destroyed four buildings and displaced more than a dozen residents who lived in the apartments above. The fire started early Tuesday morning on the west side of the 500 block of Broadway Street, according to officials. Firefighters are demolishing the four affected buildings—RM Tattoo, Raapers…
SUPERIOR, Wis.–Lake Assault Boats, part of Fraser Shipyards and a leading manufacturer of fire, patrol, and rescue craft, has been chosen to supply up to 119 patrol boats for the U.S. Navy. The five-year contract carries a maximum value of $56 million, and the first deliveries will begin in November 2020. The patrol boats will provide security for U.S. Navy…
CARLTON, Minn.-A Bayfield man who fatally shot his uncle and injured his cousin in Carlton County in 2018 has been sentenced. James Montano, 34, was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of premeditated first-degree murder. He also received a 180-month sentence for attempted premeditated first-degree murder. In April of 2018, Montano shot and killed his Uncle Andrew Gokee,…
(courtesy: Fox 9) EAGAN, Minn. (FOX 9) – Two people died in head-on crash in Eagan, Minnesota early Monday morning. Police say it appears two SUVs collided head-on in the northbound lane of Johnny Cake Ridge Road near Sherwood Way around 5:40 a.m. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. Neither vehicle had any passengers. Johnny Cake Ridge Road…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Chester Bowl ski and snowboard chairlift is back open. Those hoping to take to the hill were able to shred the slopes once again after a two-day maintenance issue was resolved. The lift had been closed because of an issue with a circuit breaker. “So our issue was that the electrical circuit was being triggered not…
DULUTH, Minn. – As of Friday a decision has yet to be made on whether controversial former MPR host Garrison Keillor performs at the NorShor Theatre this spring. Keillor was fired from MPR in 2017 after allegations of sexually inappropriate incidents by a woman who worked on his radio show. The Facebook post and information on the NorShor website were…
DULUTH, Minn. – Former Duluth City Councilor Noah Hobbs announced Friday afternoon that he will be running for St. Louis County Commissioner in District 3. Hobbs had been city council president since 2018 and filled the seat of “At Large City Councilor” before losing the position in the November 2019 election. In a Friday press release, Hobbs said, “I’m engaged…
Join FOX 21’s Arman Rahman and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, February 21, 2020. Categories: Community, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Mayor Paine says the City of Superior and Husky Energy are continuing to monitor the refinery after crews were evacuated from the site Thursday afternoon due to structural integrity issues with a stack. “The City of Superior will continue to monitor the refinery and support Husky’s efforts to safely stabilize the site. Public safety remains our highest…
Join FOX 21’s Arman Rahman and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, February 21, 2020. Categories: Community, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News
DULUTH, Minn. – Just hours after the NorShor Theatre posted on its Facebook page Thursday about the April performance by former MPR “A Prairie Home Companion” host Garrison Keillor, the post was pulled down and the show’s ticket information was removed from the NorShor’s website amid backlash on social media. There was no official word of the show being canceled,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Essentia Health announced Thursday afternoon that they have purchased the former Sears location at Miller Hill Mall. Essentia Health made the announcement Thursday afternoon in a press release saying, “The acquisition will allow the Northland’s largest health care provider to offer a variety of services to its patients at a convenient location. Several options are being considered…
Join FOX 21’s Arman Rahman and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, February 20, 2020. Categories: Community, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News
Join FOX 21’s Arman Rahman and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, February 20, 2020. Categories: Community, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News
Join FOX 21’s Andrew Kirov and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Categories: Community, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News
DULUTH, Minn. – Authorities say a semi-truck with the Claw Trucking Group delayed traffic Tuesday evening after the truck spilled its load of logs onto the southbound Hwy 53 ramp. The truck was exiting the ramp onto I-35 south when it lost its load of logs around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday which caused a significant backup of traffic. Authorities say there…
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Below are the up to date results to the key races in Tuesday’s Wisconsin Spring Primary Election **98% of Precincts Reporting** Representatives in Congress District 7 (Democrat) – One Advances Tricia Zunker – 35,562 votes | 89% Lawrence Dale – 4,473 votes | 11% Representatives in Congress District 7 (Republican) – One Advances Tom Tiffany – 43,766 votes | 58%…
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SUPERIOR, Wis. – Polls are now open for the Wisconsin spring primary election. Two Republican candidates and two Democratic candidates are running to replace former Congressman Sean Duffy’s seat in District 7. The Democratic candidates are Lawrence Dale and Tricia Zunker, and the Republican candidates are Jason Church and Tom Tiffany with only one to advance. Running for justice of…
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