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Turtle Story Time at Zenith Bookstore

  DULUTH, Minn. — It was story time at the Zenith Bookstore in West Duluth, kids gathered for a reading of a book about a turtle, then got to meet a very special guest. Sacred Serpents is a non-profit organization centered on breeding and the preservation of pythons. Founder Sarah Glesner read a book calley Mossy by Jan Brett to…

Duluth Jigsaw Puzzle Contest

DULUTH, Minn. — Hundreds of jigsaw puzzlers filled the great hall of the Duluth Depot this weekend. Each person was there to complete the goal finishing a 500 piece puzzle in the least amount of time with their team. The puzzle aficionados gathered from all across Minnesota, neighboring states, and some from even further. “The best thing about jigsaw puzzling that’s…

I-35 Closure Leads to Many Delays

DULUTH, MINN.  — Interstate 35 is closed this weekend through 6 PM Sunday. If you were trying to get somewhere today and you usually used I-35, you learned that first hand. There were traffic jams heading south on I-35 as cars backed up for quite a ways on the highway as they waited to get off to Michigan Street. They…

Much of Miller Hill Mall Now Open

  DULUTH, MINN — It’s been eleven days since the roof at Miller Hill collapsed in the area of Caribou Coffee. Most of the stores in the mall were closed for at least a week. Saturday it’s quite a different story….at least 50 of the stores are now open according to the Mall’s Facebook page. People were seen going into…

Treatment Participants Graduate From Drug Court

DULUTH, Minn. — The Sixth Judicial District Treatment Court celebrated today because of the record number of Drug Court Graduates since COVID. Five participants were recognized for completing the treatment court program. Family members of the graduates spoke to honor program completion. Courts, law enforcement, and treatment providers partner to work with people suffering from addiction and mental health issues….

US-Canada Migration Deal Aims To End Walk-Around Crossings

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vermont (AP) — The immigration deal announced Friday by U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau aims to shut down a process that has enabled tens of thousands of immigrants from across the world to move between the two countries along a back road between New York state and Quebec. Since early 2017, so many migrants entered…

‘Trans Refuge’ Bill Closer To Becoming Law Despite Concerns Of Lacking Protection Safeguards

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Lawmakers in Minnesota are working to ensure transgender youth have a safe space when seeking gender-affirming healthcare, moving a new “Trans Refuge” bill closer to law after passing the House of Representatives early Friday on a vote of 68-62. Known as the “Trans Refuge” bill, H.F. 146, would prohibit the court-ordered removal of a child from…

Northern Lights Light Up Northland Sky

Photo courtesy Kyle Ziebarth DULUTH, Minn –If you were up late last night, chances are you were witness to a spectacular display of the northern lights that lit up the skies across the Northland including the Twin Ports.  Last night and this morning we received several photos from our viewers with some saying it was one of the most spectacular…

House GOP Passes Parents’ Rights Bill In Clash Over Schools

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Friday narrowly passed legislation to press a midterm campaign promise to give parents greater say in what’s taught in public schools even as critics complained the “parents’ rights” bill would fuel a far-right movement that’s resulted in book bans, restrictions aimed at transgender students and raucous school board meetings across the country. Speaker Kevin…

Play & Learn For Family, Friend, And Neighbor Care Providers At Hartley Nature Center

DULUTH, Minn. — With technology taking over our daily lives, many could say it’s important to get outside and appreciate nature. That’s why Hartley Nature Center is teaming up with the Duluth Public Library to put on an educational event for childcare providers. The program, which is led by a nature educator, involves reading, singing, and playing with the little…

Ramadan Begins In The Twin Ports

DULUTH, Minn. — Ramadan, the holiest month of the year in Islam officially started Thursday. Ramadan is the month when God, or Allah, revealed the first verses of the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad. It’s a time for Muslims to abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset for 30 days, bringing them closer to God, and to each…

Duluth Mayoral Candidate Reinert Addresses Larson’s ‘State Of The City’

DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth Mayor Emily Larson’s leading opponent in the mayoral race is Roger Reinert.  On Thursday evening, one day after Larson’s State of the City Address, Reinert held a formal press event at Clyde Iron Works to respond to that address. About 100 people were on hand to hear Reinert’s thoughts on where the city is and where…

Redhead Trail Winter Experience and Expansion Efforts

CHISOLM, Minn. – “It’s awesome to be breathing new life into the Iron Range, offering new opportunities for generations to come,” Minnesota Discovery Center and Redhead Mountain Bike Park Development and Marketing Director, Jordan Metsa says. Placed in the Iron Range adjacent to the Minnesota Discovery Center, this is the first winter season for the Redhead Mountain Bike Park that…

Repairs to Clarifiers are Needed at Western Lake Superior Sanitary District

DULUTH, Minn.  The Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (W-L-S-S-D) is asking the Minnesota state legislature for millions of dollars to fix some components that treat our wastewater. Raw sewage was being dumped into the St. Louis River until the 1970s, heavily polluting the waterway. Since then, W-L-S-S-D has been treating the sewage using four clarifiers that separate the solids and…

County Auditor’s Service Center Reopening At Miller Hill Mall After Roof Collapse

DULUTH, Minn. — The St. Louis County Auditor’s Service Center will fully reopen Friday in its usual location at the Miller Hill Mall following a major roof collapse in a section of the mall more than a week ago. All service center operations were temporarily moved to the Courthouse in Duluth March 15. The Service Center is located on the…

Minnesota State Parks Are Free These Days In 2023

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Fees to visit Minnesota state parks and recreation areas will be waived on four different dates this year. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Thursday revealed the four Free Park Days that vehicle permit fees will be waived at all 75 state parks and recreation areas: Saturday, April 22 (Earth Day) Saturday, June 10 Saturday, Sept. 9 Friday,…

Murder Charges Filed After Human Remains Found In Storage Container Near Mille Lacs Lake

MILLE LACS LAKE, Minn. (FOX 9) – A 21-year-old man faces felony charges for murder and concealing a body after a construction crew found human remains inside a plastic bin on the side of the road near Mille Lacs Lake on Tuesday. Prosecutors charged Bradley Weyaus Jr., 21, with second-degree murder, concealing a body, concealing evidence and fleeing police in a vehicle. According to…

Never Dry: The Rise of Prohibition on the Iron Range

CHISOLM, Minn. – “I honestly think history is always directly relevant to the lives that we are living today. You carry history with you no matter what you do even if you don’t know it,” Minnesota Discovery Center Curator, Allyse Freeman says. In Chisolm, history runs deeper than the mine pits that tattoo the land. And at the Minnesota Discovery…

Duluth Schools Superintendent Reacts to Free Lunch

DULUTH, Minn.  — Beginning next school year, school breakfasts and lunches will be free for all students in Minnesota public schools after Governor Watz signed the bill into law last week. Every year, Duluth Public Schools serves about 400 thousand breakfasts and 800 thousand lunches. Currently Duluth Schools have about $70 thousand dollars in unpaid lunch debt Duluth schools superintendent…

Full Transcript: Mayor Emily Larson’s State Of The City Address

DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth Mayor Emily Larson held her State of the City Address Wednesday evening at The West Theatre.  Click here for the complete transcript from that speech. The mayor covered a broad range of topics which she believes need to be addressed. Larson has served as Duluth’s mayor for the past seven years. She’s running for another term,…

Minnesota PFAS: $45 Million Requested In Walz Budget To Combat ‘Forever Chemicals’

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Reducing cancer-causing chemicals found in everyday household products and water are the focus of several political efforts this legislative session, and the result of more than $45 million in additional budget requests. On Thursday leaders from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Department of Health (MDH) provided updates to the public on the state’s progress on addressing…

Roger Reinert, Duluth Mayoral Candidate Hosts Coffee And Conversations

DULUTH, Minn. — Roger Reinert is one of the candidates running for the Duluth mayoral election coming up this fall. Reinert is hosting a total of 6 “Coffee and Conversations” meet-ups with the public, and one of them happened Wednesday. He says it’s an open invitation for anyone to join him for small group conversations on issues they’re concerned about…

Human Remains Found In Tote Along Mille Lacs Lake

KATHIO TOWNSHIP, Minn. (FOX 9) – A homicide investigation is underway along the shores of Mille Lacs Lake after deputies say human remains were discovered in a tote. The tote was found in a ditch by a county highway maintenance crew while working along Twilight Road on the southwest shore of the lake on Tuesday. Deputies say the workers called them around…

Mayor Larson Delivers “State of the City” Address

DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth Mayor Emily Larson gave her state of the City address earlier this evening. It was held at the West Theater in West Duluth in front of about 150 people. The speech was also live streamed on the city’s Facebook page. The mayor covered a broad range of topics which she believes need to be addressed. Larson…

Roger Reinert Reacts In Statement To Mayor Larson’s “State of the City” Address

© Lynnette’s Portrait Design 2016DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth Mayor Emily Larson, who is up for re-election this year, delivered her “State of the City” address on Wednesday night at the West Theater, and now one of her opponents is responding through a statement. Roger Reinert released the statement after attending her speech, and he will host his own rebuttal speech…

Crash Adams Performs at UWS

SUPERIOR, Wis. – UWS hosted a free concert for its students on Tuesday night, featuring an up-and-coming pop band from Canada called Crash Adams. One of their biggest songs already has 33 million streams on Spotify alone. FOX 21’s Mason Kroll introduces us to the band and takes us to their performance. Categories: Entertainment, News, News – Latest News

UPDATE: Missing Duluth Resident Found Dead

UPDATE (March 22, 2:20 p.m.) — 35-year-old Duluth Resident Joshua Parker has been found dead, according to the Duluth Police Department. Police say his body was found Wednesday in the 220 block of 45th Avenue East in Duluth. Parker died from cold weather conditions and no foul play was suspected. UPDATE (March 21, 5:15 p.m.) — 35-year-old Duluth resident Joshua…

Corrections Center Meat Retail Store Now Open In Northeastern Minnesota

SAGINAW, Minn. (FOX 9) – The Northeast Regional Corrections Center has announced the final steps in a decades-long effort to open a retail store in partnership with its facility are now complete. The new meat processing retail store is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday at the corrections center in Saginaw, Minnesota. The store offers a variety of poultry, beef, pork…

New Minnesota Budget Targets Include $3 Billion For Tax Cuts

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Democratic legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz agreed Tuesday on broad budget targets that add up to nearly $17.9 billion in new spending, including $3 billion for tax cuts, but the details of where the money will go remain to be negotiated. Agreeing on the targets was a necessary step so that legislators can begin work in earnest on setting a…

Minnesota Department Of Agriculture Teaching People How To Find Emerald Ash Borer

TWO HARBORS, Minn. — A type of beetle known as the Emerald Ash Borer was first identified in Two Harbors last spring. The species can be a huge problem as they can kill trees. Tuesday experts from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture were teaching people outside of Seagren’s Home Hardware how to find trees becoming sick from beetles. They hope…

UMD Students Cheer On Basketball Teams In March Tournaments

DULUTH, Minn. — Some UMD men’s basketball team fans cheered on the guys on Tuesday around Duluth. The Bulldogs are ranked #6 in the division II NCAA men’s basketball standings. They played number-three ranked Black Hills State University in Indiana Tuesday afternoon. UMD hosted a watch part in its Kirby Student Center, where some students caught the game in-between classes….

Future UMD Student Talks About Meaning Of World Down Syndrome Day

Duluth, Minn. — Tuesday March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day. Down syndrome means the person has an extra chromosome, namely the 21st chromosome. And that’s the reason the day is observed on March 21st. Down syndrome affects about one in 800 babies and causes varying degrees of intellectual and physical disabilities along with medical issues. Jonah Plys has Down…

House Fire Kills 2 People In Rural Pine River

PINE RIVER, Minn. — Two people died in a house fire overnight in the Walden Township in rural Pine River. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says first responders and deputies were dispatched to a home on 40th Avenue Southwest just after 2 a.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, they found a house swallowed in flames. A man and a woman were…

Evers Pushes To Repeal Abortion Ban Ahead Of Court Election

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and his fellow Democrats worked Tuesday to keep the spotlight on abortion ahead of next month’s state Supreme Court election, resurrecting a bill that would repeal the state’s 1849 ban on the practice. Democrats introduced the bill in June days before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973…

Minnesota Experts Predict Mosquitoes Will Be ‘Out With A Vengeance’ Once It’s Warm

(FOX 9) – As winter slowly gives way to spring, Minnesotans are starting to think about the warmer temperatures and longer days that come with the change of seasons. But experts are thinking ahead to what else the warmer weather will bring: mosquitoes. It’s been cold and snowy this year, which tends to delay the mosquito season, according to the Metropolitan Mosquito…