DULUTH, Minn. — A Duluth student was hit by a vehicle Thursday morning, causing minor injuries. The Duluth Police Department says that at 9 a.m. an East High School Resource Officer responded to the report of a 14-year-old girl struck by a vehicle. The student was crossing 40th Avenue East at Luverne Street when she was hit by a vehicle…
Zhen Yu Zhou UPDATE (October 10, 10:45 a.m.) — The Duluth Police Department has identified the motorcyclist who died in a crash Monday morning. The person has been identified as 39-year-old Zhen Zhou of Duluth. UPDATE (October 7, 11:00 a.m.) — Duluth Police say a motor vehicle crash between an SUV and motorcycle resulted in the death of one person….
Duluth, Minn. — The man accused of attacking an elderly man with a hammer at a Duluth grocery store has been ruled incompetent to stand trial at this time. 43-year-old Lance Tolbert is facing a first-degree murder attempt charge. But Dr. Emma Welch, a psychologist, met with Tolbert and concluded, “He lacked insight into the nature of his incarceration or…
DULUTH, Minn. — A one-million-dollars bail has been set for a Superior man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend over the weekend. Aaron Johnson, 30, is facing three felony charges, including first-degree intentional homicide. According to court documents, the ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend were in her garage Sunday around 9:20 p.m. on the 2400 block of Ogden Avenue when Johnson…
CALUMET, Minn. — Two people are in the hospital with gunshot wounds and three suspects are in custody as a result. The Itasca County Sheriff’s Office says in the early hours on Monday officers responded to a shooting incident in Calumet. Two people sustained gunshot wounds and were brought to hospitals in Grand Rapids and Duluth. Three people were arrested,…
UPDATE (October 7, 3:15 p.m.) — School officials say the school is now clear after a search took place for a bomb. Superintendent Reggie Engebritson told Fox 21 law enforcement did find the suspect who made the call. It is a juvenile from a different part of the state with no connection to anyone at the school. Law enforcement is…
DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth police are investigating a “smash and grab” burglary at the KornerStore on the 1800 block of West Superior Street. Officers responded to the store around 1 a.m. Friday. They found a broken front-door window, but no one inside. The only items stolen were cigarettes, according to police. The investigation is ongoing. Categories: Crime, Minnesota, News, News…
(AP) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minnesota police officer who was convicted of killing a Black motorist when she used her handgun instead of her taser during a traffic stop is out of prison and delivering presentations at law enforcement conferences, stirring up a heated debate over how officers punished for misconduct should atone for their misdeeds. After Kim Potter…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man was arrested after allegedly threatening to “shoot up” a Minneapolis synagogue, officials announced on Saturday. Staff at Temple Israel reported to the Minneapolis Police Department on Sept. 11 that they had received several phone calls from a person threatening to “shoot up” the synagogue. Then on Thursday, a special police detail assigned provide extra…
DULUTH, Minn. – A 19-year-old Duluth man has been sentenced to 27.5 years in prison today. Corey Devon Young was sentenced for the July 2022 shooting of 17-year-old Xzavier Aubid-St. Clair near East 1st St in Duluth. When police reviewed security cameras in the area, they “showed the Defendant and Victim talking back and forth when the Defendant pulls out…
HACKENSACK, Minn. — Multiple people were injured on Saturday after a vehicle struck them and a tent at an event in downtown Hackensack. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says at 3:37 p.m. a report came in of an 80-year-old man attempting to park his Honda Pilot. Authorities say he exited the vehicle, and it continued to move away from the…
MAPLE TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A fatal crash is under investigation after one person died in a two-vehicle accident Saturday. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says the report came in at 5:03 p.m. on County Road 1 near the intersection of County Road 24 in Maple Township, rural Pequot Lakes. Authorities say a Ford pickup and Mazda pickup were involved in…
DULUTH, Minn. – A 43-year-old Duluth man has been charged in a drive-by shooting that occurred at his own family’s home in the Lakeside/Lester Park neighborhood. Authorities say Justin Miller drove past the 5400 Block of Oakley St. shortly after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday before he aimed and fired a bullet that would end up striking the room of his…
ASHLAND, Wis. — Ashland emergency personnel responded to a school bus accident Monday morning. Ashland police said an SUV cut in front of the bus at the intersection of Binsfield Road and Farm Road. The bus struck the front passenger corner of the SUV driven by a 28-year-old female from Bessemer, Michigan, as she was turning left to go north…
CARLTON, Minn. — A man is dead after crashing his vehicle into Carlton Laundry Wednesday night. The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office says the report of the crash came in 8:28 p.m. The driver, 48-year-old Adam Forsythe of Grand Lake Township was driving a pickup truck. Authorities say he was traveling east on Highway 210 when he drove off the road…
DULUTH, Minn. — A Duluth man accused of killing his girlfriend in March and who first denied committing the death has entered a guilty plea of second-degree murder, while committing domestic assault and strangulation. As part of the plea deal, 25-year-old Dale John Howard has agreed to a sentence of 20 years in prison for the death of 27-year-old Allisa…
COOK COUNTY, Minn. — One person is dead, and another is injured after a car wreck happened in the Tofte area. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office says on Tuesday at 8:29 p.m. they received a 911 call about the accident. Two people in a vehicle needed immediate medical attention. Authorities say Douglas Junker was pronounced dead at scene. Another person,…
MAHTOWA TOWNSHIP, Minn. — One man is injured after a vehicle crash in Mahtowa Township. The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office says on Tuesday at 4:51 p.m. a single vehicle crash was reported near the intersection of County Road 61 and Painted Lane. Authorities say a Ford Ranger left the roadway and crashed into the ditch. A 37-year-old man was found…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump was charged Monday with federal gun crimes, making his first court appearance in the final weeks of a White House race already touched by violence. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, faces charges of possessing a firearm despite a prior felony conviction and possessing a…
AP WASHINGTON (AP) — A man with an AK-style rifle pointed the firearm’s muzzle into Donald Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, as the former president was playing a round, prompting the U.S. Secret Service to open fire, according to three law enforcement officials. The former president is safe and unharmed, and the FBI says it is investigating…
CHISHOLM, Minn. – Chisholm police are investigating a possible shooting that occurred during a home invasion. The incident was reported around 8:30 p.m. Saturday during an altercation with some armed suspects. Police said two people were forcibly entered a residence on the 400 block of Central Avenue South. One of the suspects had a handgun and the other had a…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — The search is on for a stolen trailer filled with equipment belonging to a Boy Scout troop in Superior. This is a surveillance photo of the get-away pick-up truck that stole the trailer. It happened around 8:15 Saturday night in the parking lot of United Presbyterian Church off North 28th Street. On Wednesday, the scouts were holding…
HIBBING, Minn. — A school bus versus vehicle crash happened in Hibbing Thursday morning causing a total of 12 people injured. The St. Louis County Sheriff Gordan Ramsay says the car t-boned the bus causing it to roll on its side and then roll upright after the kids evacuated. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened at…
EVELETH, Minn. – Eveleth’s city council is looking into purchasing the Hells Angels clubhouse, located in the heart of downtown. According to property records, the clubhouse is owned by Jerand French, who prosecutor say is the President of the Hells Angels’ Iron Range Charter. French is facing kidnapping, false imprisonment, and assault charges, in connection to a 2023 incident that…
A man who Duluth police say is behind a homicide and arson investigation is back under arrest for a different crime. Superior police say they arrested Tyler Edwards, 25, of Illinois, around 10 p.m. on Sept. 5 while officers were responding to a call about a man trying to break into somebody’s home. After a foot chase with Edwards, police…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz faced the biggest crisis of his political career when Minnesota’s two largest cities erupted in protests and riots after a white Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd. The Black man’s murder in 2020 sparked a nationwide reckoning over racial discrimination and police misconduct. His death, and its complicated aftermath, tested Walz’s leadership at one…
The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office is reporting an apparent hit-and-run involving a pedestrian. The incident was reported around 4:45 p.m. Thursday. That’s when first-responders and law enforcement were dispatched to the 5300 block of Highway 25, which is just south of the city of Kinney. A 26-year-old man was found lying in the ditch. Officials said the man was…
WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The father of the teenager charged in the killing four people at a Georgia high school has been arrested, authorities said Thursday. Colin Gray, 54, the father of Colt Gray, has been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation…
DULUTH, Minn.– A woman is facing felony charges in connection to a shooting outside of the Hells Angels’ clubhouse in Eveleth, MN, according to court documents. Adrien Marie Gunderson, 39, of Forbes, MN is charged with ‘Drive by Shooting Toward Occupied Building’ and unlawful possession of a firearm. The charges stem from an early morning shooting on Labor Day, which…
WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A shooting at a Georgia high school Wednesday caused an unknown number of injuries and a suspect was arrested in a chaotic scene in which officers swarmed the campus and students rushed for shelter in the football stadium. One suspect was in custody, the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Shortly before 10:30 a.m.,…
EVELTH, Minn. – Charges are pending against one person in connection to a shooting outside a building in Eveleth Monday morning. Police say they got word of the shooting on the 400 block of Grant Avenue at 6:16 a.m. on September 2, 2024. The initial call was for a report of someone shooting a gun at the caller who fled…
DULUTH, Minn. – One person is in custody in connection to a structure fire that killed one in Duluth back on July 25, 2024 Duluth Police say they arrested a 25-year old man on Sunday, September 1, 2024. They are recommending charges of 2nd Degree Murder, 1st Degree Arson, 2nd Degree Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and Interference with a Dead…
CLOQUET, Minn. — A Cloquet area man is accused of slashing a woman’s throat, after accusing her of snitching; according to Probable Cause Documents filed in District Court. 25-year-old Toby Ray Smith is being held in the Carlton County Jail on $100,000 bond, after police alleged, he stabbed a woman in the neck on Aug. 22, on the Fond Du…
AURORA, Minn. — A 22-year-old Biwabik man was booked into the St. Louis County Jail today, according to jail records. Court documents show that Landon Tuomala is facing several charges, including attempted second-degree murder, stemming from a Tuesday shooting in Aurora. Tuesday, East Range Police Department responded to a 911 call from a man, reportedly Tuomala, claiming they had shot…
MIDWAY TOWNSHIP, Minn. — One person is dead after a house fire happened in Midway Township. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says the fire occurred at 11:35 p.m. on August 18 on the 5300 block of Old Highway 61. After fire crews fought the fire for 2 hours they found a dead man in the living room. Authorities say…
UPDATE (August 28, 2:30 p.m.) — The Virginia Police Department has released the name of the man who was found dead in a tanker trailer back in March. The man’s name is Justin Le Erickson. His body was found at Wayne Transports in Virginia on March 7, 2024. There is no update on the cause of death. ORIGINAL POST (March…
MAHTOWA TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A 70-year-old man sustained significant injuries after an ATV accident on Tuesday evening. The accident happened in the 2500 block of County Road 4 in Mahtowa Township at 5:29 p.m. The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office says they received a report of an ATV that flipped with the driver unconscious. After investigation, it was found the man…
AURORA, Minn. — A 22-year-old man has been arrested after a shooting occurred Monday night. The East Range Police Department says around 7 p.m. a report of a shooting happened on East 3rd Avenue South in Aurora. A call about a 54-year-old woman screaming 911 after a bang was heard came in. After that a 22-year-old man called saying he…
CITY OF PINE RIVER, Minn. — A missing 54-year-old man was found dead after drowning in Pine River Monday evening. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says a report of a missing man came in at 5:31 p.m. in the City of Pine River. The Pine River Police Department says the 54-year-old man had left his residence to go swimming in…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Police are investigating a shooting just south of the UMD campus that took place Sunday afternoon. Officers responded to the 600 block of Woodland Avenue around 1 p.m. on August 25, 2024. When they arrived, they located casings in the area, but no injuries. As of early Sunday evening, they have determined the shooting occurred following…
DULUTH, Minn. — Two people were shot early Saturday in the 100 block of E. 3rd Street, which is considered the edge of downtown Duluth. The shooting happened around 2:15 a.m. Saturday. The Duluth Police Department issued a press release on the incident at 4:16 p.m. Saturday. Police described the scene where they located two victims as “chaotic.” A 56-year-old…
DULUTH, Minn. – FOX 21 has learned a new downtown Duluth jewelry store was burglarized just weeks after opening. After inquiring about the crime with the Duluth Police Department on Friday, Aug. 25, a police spokesperson said Genereau & Co. Jewelry on the 200-block of East Superior Street was broken into during the overnight hours of Wednesday, July 24. “The…
HIBBING, Minn. — A shooting and stabbing are under investigation as one criminal case in Hibbing. Police said the gunshots were reported around 2 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Bennett Park. When police arrived, a juvenile male was located with a gunshot to the abdomen, according to police. The boy was transported to Aspirus St. Luke’s in Duluth. Officers…
UPDATE (August 20, 1:30 p.m.) — The Proctor Police Department says the young boy has been located and is safe. ORIGINAL POST: PROCTOR, Minn. — The Proctor Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing boy. The 7-year-old boy named Solomon is non-verbal and autistic. Police say he was last seen wearing dark blue shorts and…
VIRGINIA, Minn. — Two people were stabbed in the early morning hours on Wednesday after an argument over a puppy happened in the City of Virginia. The Virginia Police Department says at 1:16 a.m. a report of a stabbing came through on the 200 block of Third Street South. Authorities say a 32-year-old man arrived to take a puppy from…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Don’t be alarmed by the larger than usual police presence that will surround the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Holden Fine & Applied Arts Center later this week. UWS Campus Police will undergo an active shooter training to ensure campus police know how to handle an active shooter threat. The training will happen Wednesday, August 14, and Thursday, August…
DULUTH, Minn. — Priley Circle within the Duluth Civic Center was a much different site Thursday compared to the three-month-old encampment that was cleared out on Wednesday. City crews have since fenced off the land where the encampment used to be. It’ll stay that way until the damaged grounds can be restored, according to the city. The historic Priley Foundation…
DULUTH, Minn. — There is good news about Duluth’s violent crime so far in 2024. It’s the lowest it’s been since before the pandemic. FOX 21 recently requested a six-year breakdown of data from the Duluth Police Department involving shooting incidents through July. The numbers show a steep decline in 2024 compared to the past five years. As of July…
Roger Beldo BABBITT, Minn. — A man accused of killing a husband and wife in Babbitt last year was sentenced to 46 years in prison on Monday. 54-year-old Roger Beldo killed Clifford and Christine Johnson at their Babbitt home on October 28, 2023. The victims were both in their late-70s. Beldo had been living with the couple for about a…
VIRGINIA, Minn. — The Virginia Police Department says a juvenile made a hoax bomb threat at Target Sunday night, causing an evacuation at the store. Officers were dispatched to the Virginia Target at 8:52 p.m. Authorities say a male caller told them there was a bomb in the store and they needed to evacuate before it went off. Staff and…
