Camp House Fire (May 15, 2025) DULUTH, Min. – A Duluth man has been cited in connection with the Camp House Fire. It is believed the fire started from an unattended campfire. The fire started May 11, 2025, near Brimson. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources tells FOX21, “The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in coordination with the St….
DULUTH, Minn.– A Duluth woman is accused of randomly stabbing another woman in a city-owned park next to Laura MacArthur Elementary School, according to court documents. Tasha Lucille Carlson, 37, of Duluth, is charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. Court documents said the stabbing happened around 10 p.m. on Sept. 1 in Memorial Park, which is located at…
Dana Wood SUPERIOR, Wis. — The Superior Police Department on Thursday night said they are investigating a stabbing that happened on Saturday, Aug. 30. Dana Wood, 35, of Superior is accused of stabbing a 38-year-old Michigan man multiple times, according to the Superior Police Department. The stabbing was reported around 9:15 p.m. in the 1600 block of Oakes Avenue. The…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz plans to call a special legislative session to consider tougher gun laws following a shooting last week at a Catholic school in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 21 people injured. The Democrat told reporters Tuesday, after welcoming children back to a public school in the Minneapolis suburb of Eagan, that he’ll…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooter opened fire with a rifle Wednesday through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck some of the nearly 200 children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.” Armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol,…
Flag lowered to half staff at White House after Annunciation School Shooting WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump has ordered flag to be flown at half staff due to the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. His proclamation reads: As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on August 27, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by…
Stella Maris Academy Seal DULUTH, Min. – The Cathodic School in Duluth, Stella Maris Academy, released a statement following the deadly shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. Our hearts are broken as we hold our brothers and sisters at Annunciation Catholic School and Parish in Minneapolis close in prayer after today’s tragic events. Catholic schools are so much…
CARLTON COUNTY, Min. – The names of the two people killed in an ATV crash in Carlton County over the weekend have been released. Lisa Jo Westendorf, 48, of Cloquet and Glen Alan Burdick, 59, of Homestead, Iowa both passed away. The initial investigation says the two of them got separated from the group of ATV’ers. On Saturday August 23, 2025…
ASHLAND, Wis. – The body of a man missing from Gogebic County for about a week was discovered Sunday night in Ashland County. Ashland County Sheriff Brian Zupke reports on Sunday August 24, 2025, at approximately 5:05 P.M., the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office received a request to investigate a vehicle located in the Township of Morse. This vehicle was believed…
CARLTON COUNTY, Min. – Two people are dead following an ATV crash in Progress Township in Carlton County. The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office says they received an emergency call just before 9:20pm on Saturday August, 23, 2025. The caller was reporting an ATV crash on Ditch Bank Forest Road in Progress Township. The caller said two people were dead. Witness…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — The body of a woman missing from Pine County has been discovered in a rural area of Superior. According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the body of Juanita Mae Rosa was found on Aug. 22. in South Superior. Police and Sherrif’s crews had been searching the area around Albany Ave. and N 54th Avenue West….
DULUTH, Min. & SUPERIOR, Wis. – People across the Twin Ports are reflecting on the life of MaeDean Davin. She was a long time employee for AMSOIL. Nathan Davin, 46, of Duluth is accused of shooting and killing his mother, MaeDean Davin, 74, of Duluth. AMSOIL released a statement reflecting on MaeDean, “MaeDean was a wonderful person. She managed the…
DULUTH, Min, – “No parent should have to wonder if their child is safe at a park.” That is what Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson said in announcing the sentencing for Dillon Alvan Reyna. Dillon Rayna Reyna was sentenced to 22-years in prison, followed by 15-years of supervised release. He was convicted of “Coercion and Enticement of a Minor.”…
Robert Ganz-Brown SUPERRIOR, Wis. – On Tuesday afternoon the Bayfield County Sherriff’s Office put out the call for a wanted man Robert Ganz-Brown. Ganz-Brown got away from Bayfield County authorities during an attempted traffic stop around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. He fled from Bayfield County Sherriff’s Deputies in a stolen mini van. Douglas County Sheriff Matt Izzard…
DULUTH, Minn. — A second-degree murder charge was filed Tuesday in St. Louis County Court against Nathan Davin, 46, of Duluth. Court documents accuse Davin of shooting his mother, MaeDean Davin, 74, of Duluth in the face at close range while she sat in her recliner. Nathan Davin, 46 Officers on scene described her injury as a “devastating gunshot wound.”…
BAYFIELD COUNTY, Wis. – The Bayfield County Sheriff’s Office, along with the assistance of surrounding agencies, are searching for a runaway suspect with multiple arrest warrants in Wisconsin. Robert Ganz-Brown got away from Bayfield authorities during an attempted traffic stop around 4 a.m. Tuesday. Spike strips were deployed, which disabled the van Ganz-Brown was driving, but he fled the scene,…
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. – Three vehicles were recently stolen from a repair business in Grand Marais, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle thefts happened at Tire & Auto Lodge during the early morning hours of Aug. 14. Two vehicles were eventually recovered after the suspects left them abandoned. On Aug. 18, the third stolen vehicle, a 2014…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — The Superior Police Department released a timeline Monday of its response to a missing person case involving Corrine Johansen, 40, of Superior. The full release is below: The Superior Police Department is releasing an extended update to provide the community with a clear timeline of events related to the disappearance of Corrine Johansen and the steps taken…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – It has been nearly two weeks since a woman in Superior went missing. And on Sunday, another search effort was launched with the help of Superior police and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Sunday Multiple emergency vehicles and a command unit were stationed in the parking lot of the Superior High School Sunday. Previous Story: Daughter Of…
DULUTH, Minn. – A woman was shot and killed Saturday by her 46-year-old son, according to the Duluth Police Department. Officers responded to the 1500 block of North 9th Avenue East where they located the body of 74-year-old MaeDean Davin. Home where shooting happened Police said she died of an “apparent gunshot wound.” Officers arrested the son without incident on…
OUTING, Min. – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office has identified the two individuals who were found deceased in the Thursday, August 14, 2025 fire. They were 56-year-old Connie Lea Pollock and 63-year-old Jack Eugene Pollock. The Sheriff Office reports the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that Connie Pollock died from a gunshot wound to the chest and Jack Pollock died…
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Min. – International Falls Police says a guest at the Riverfront Hotel pulled a gun on a delivery driver. The driver told Police when they first approached a room a gun was pointed at them. It happened on the evening of Thursday, August 14. International Falls Police say they searched the room where the guest was staying and…
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Min. – Some residents of International Falls were evacuated for their own safety during a stand-off on the morning of Thursday, August 14, 2025. The International Falls Police Department say it happened on the 100 block of 13th Street West. Police responded to the area after the call of a disturbance around 3:30am. A man met police and…
Kyle David Kannas DEER RIVER, Min. – The Itasca County Sheriff’s Office and Deer River Police Department had about a three hour stand-off during the morning of Friday, August 15, 2025. Kyle David Kannas, 36, of Deer River, was wanted on warrants. Law enforcement believed Kannas was inside a Deer River residence and possibly armed. The Sheriff’s Office says there…
DULUTH, Min. – Derrick Vincent Weatherly has been sentences to 86 months in prison for Third Degree Murder. He was convicted in the overdose death of Christopher Michael Sauve. An autopsy revealed that Sauve’s death was caused by fentanyl toxicity. Law enforcement discovered Weatherly sold the drugs to Sauve that ultimately caused his death. In his obituary Sauve’s family wrote, “Our…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is warning residents of text and email scams. These scams are aiming to get money and personal information from their targets. Some of the ways to identify the scams include: out of state area codes, Identifying as Department of Motor Vehicles, instead of Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s official Division of Motor Vehicles…
Guadalupe Lopez ST. PAUL, Min. – Guadalupe Lopez is the new director of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Office. She began July 30. Lopez brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking and the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives to the MMIR Office….
Dugs Sized in Chicago-to-DuluthFentanyl Trafficking Scheme DULUTH, Min. & ST. PAUL, Min. – A federal jury found defendant Carl Maurice Brown 32, guilty of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. Brown was part of what the federal government called a “Massive Chicago-to-Duluth Fentanyl Trafficking Scheme”. The Department of Justice says from December 2021 to…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man charged with killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court. Melissa Hortman Vance Boelter, 58, of Green Isle, Minnesota, was indicted July 15 on six counts of murder, stalking and firearms violations. The murder charges could carry…
DULUTH, Minn. – Two handguns are off the streets of Duluth after police conducted a traffic stop on Sunday. The stop happened while an officer was investigating a case of vehicle prowl and credit card fraud. The officer located the 25-year-old suspect from Cloquet driving in the area of 2nd Avenue West and Superior Street. The traffic stop was made….
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Investigator suing the Superior Police Department in Federal Court, Mikayla LeRette, has also filed a union grievance. It was filed by Wisconsin Professional Police Association (WPPA) Local #27 Grievance and Discipline Committee. The filing was submitted on June 30, 2025. That was about five months after her federal lawsuit was filed. The grievance was submitted to Chief…
COOK, Minn. — A 17-year-old male is in custody after a pursuit in Cook Aug. 2nd. Around 7:45am, deputies received reports of a man passed out in a driver’s seat of a parked car. The juvenile woke up and sped off when Cook ambulance arrived on the scene. A pursuit took place but the male did eventually stop on his…
Great Seal Of The State Of Minnesota DULUTH, Minn. – Many new laws are going into effect in Minnesota on August 1, 2025. Housing protections for service dog trainers: Minnesotans who train service dogs will now receive the same housing rights as people who rely on trained service animals. This means homeowners associations and landlords are not allowed to deny…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A fire broke out in the Village of Superior the night of July 31, 2025 around 11pm. It was a two-story residential building at 6614 John Ave. The building had heavy fire conditions on the 1st and 2nd floors when crews arrived. The Superior Fire Department crews say they found the lone occupant of the residence in the…
Honorable Eric L. Hylden DULUTH, Min. – Governor Tim Walz has announced the retirement of the Honorable Eric L. Hylden. He’s a judge in the Sixth Judicial District seated in Duluth. Governor Walz is now asking for application for the vacancy. A news release from the Governor’s Office says applications for the position are due by 4:00 pm on August…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Investigator suing the Superior Police Department, Mikayla LeRette, has filed an amended complaint in Federal Court. The new amended complaint lists new allegations and actions of more people within the department. LeRette is the wife of current Police Chief Paul Winterscheidt. The suit is against the City of Superior, former Superior Police Captain Thomas Champaigne, Assistant…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A man accused of pointing a firearm at someone caused a standoff with Superior police Tuesday. Officers got a report around 2:50 p.m. of an intoxicated man inside a home in the 1700 block of Iowa Avenue who pointed the firearm at “another occupant” who was trying to leave, according to police. “Officers arrived and attempted to…
Muzzle flash shown on Squad Camera from July 15th, 2025 Normanna Officer Involved Shooting. DULUTH, Min. – The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office released videos from the the officer-involved shooting that took place in Normanna Township on July 15, 2025. The released video is from the body-worn cameras and squad video during the moments leading up to, during, and immediately…
ST. PAUL, Min. – Governor Tim Walz issued an executive order activating the Minnesota National Guard following a hack on the city of St. Paul. The order went into effect on July 29, 2025. Minnesota National Guard’s cyber protection assets were called up. The Governor’s Office says the magnitude and complexity of the cybersecurity incident have exceeded the city’s response…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Greysolon Apartments in downtown Duluth became the center of a standoff Monday. Duluth police said a 37-year-old man wanted for felony domestic assault barricaded himself in a bedroom of an apartment. The man was originally arrested Friday for the alleged assault. But at some point Friday, police said he fled a local hospital while in custody….
UPDATE: The vehicle that hit the trooper’s squad was a 2018 Kia Sportage. — DULUTH, Min. – A vehicle crashed into a Minnesota State Patrol vehicle on Highway 53, spinning it 75-feet from the impact site. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash that happened just after 11am on Monday, July 28, 2025. They’re reporting the Trooper’s…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A naked man with apparent mental health issues was found in the Minnesota State Capitol late at night, officials said Saturday, raising questions about security after the top Democrat in the state House was killed in what authorities have called a political assassination. The discovery just six weeks after the fatal shooting of Democratic former House Speaker…
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. – A man is accused of raping a juvenile girl then giving her the Plan B birth control “Morning After Pill” following the rape. Eric Kye Gatewood, 22, Virginia is charged with one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Third Degree. Police documents say Gatewood took a juvenile victim to run an errand. The victim then…
UPDATE: The Sheriff’s Office has made contact with next of Kin for Susan Hein. They also have updated her age to be 67. — DULUTH, Minn. – Two people were found dead in Beatty Township the evening of July 17, 2025. Nearly a week later, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help in positively identifying one person…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Friends and relatives of four University of Idaho students murdered in their rental home by Bryan Kohberger delivered powerful statements of love, anguish and condemnation as his sentencing hearing began Wednesday. “This world was a better place with her in it,” Scott Laramie, the stepfather of Madison Mogen, told the court. ”Karen and I are ordinary…
DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth Public Schools on Tuesday said its assistant superintendent, Anthony Bonds, was arrested overnight for drunken driving. In a statement, a district spokesperson said this is a first-time DWI offense for Bonds. Bonds started with ISD-709 in 2020. The district said it is “committed to transparency that is consistent with the law to ensure the community is…
DULUTH, Minn. – Darrius Lamar Plummer, 35, was sentenced to nearly 19-years in prison for the death of Chantel Moose. He fatally stabbed Chantel Moose in the neck while she stood outside a bar located at 109 West First Street, in Duluth. On May 20, 2025, a jury found Plummer guilty. Chantel Moose On July 22, 2025 Louis County District…
VIRGINIA, Minn. — A man was taken into custody on Sunday after a police pursuit ended in Eveleth. At about 11:30 am Sunday July 20, 2025, Saint Louis County Deputies received an alert of a suspect in connection to Domestic assault, no contact order violation, weapons possession, and threats to law enforcement and the general public. The incident originated…
DULUTH, Min – A flat tire on the way to Minneapolis might not lead to an arrest for every driver. But if you are hiding something in your backseat, it will. On July 10th, 2025, 25-year-old Joshua Patrick Baxter was arrested on one count of criminal sexual conduct in the first and second degree both involving a 13-year-old girl. Earlier…
Law enforcement scene in Normanna near McQuade Road and E Pioneer Road ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has released more information on the deadly incident in Normanna Township on July 15, 2025. BCA says the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office identified Adam Clinton Wolf, 57, of Normanna Township as the man who…
