DULUTH, Minn. — Kids got to learn about the life of first responders today at Bayfront Festival Park. The Duluth Police Department hosted its annual Kids, Cops and Cars event to showcase the vehicles on the force. Kids got to explore squad cars and see other law enforcement equipment, including drones and robots. The event acts as a way to…
PROCTOR, Minn. — The Hoghead Festival in Proctor has kicked off for its 50th year of celebration. The fest started as a way to honor and remember Proctors railroad history. As events start to ramp up for the 50th anniversary, a car show was held at Powerhouse Bar. The car show has been a longstanding tradition during the festival, with…
DULUTH, Minn. & TWO HARBORS, Minn. — August 13ths primaries narrowed the pools of candidates for seats on City Councils and School boards. For the Duluth Council Member At Large (Elect 2): Terese Tomanek had the most votes at 3,192 (34.25%) Jordon Johnson came next with 2,468 (26.48%) Derek Medved fell a fairly close third with 2,129 (22.84%) Asher Estrin-Haire…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are no longer for sale after a 10-month exploratory process, according to executive chair Joe Pohlad. Pohlad announced that his family will remain the principal owner and add two new investment groups instead. His grandfather, Carl Pohlad, bought the Twins in 1984. Pohlad in his announcement said the family was “fully open to all…
OUTING, Minn. — Shortly before 3am on August 13th, Cass County sheriffs office received reports of a structure fire on Shady Lane NE, in Outing Minnesota. Responders arrived to find the home engulfed in flames. While working to extinguish the fire they found the remains of two deceased victims. Their identities have not been released. Autopsies will be scheduled with…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – You will be able to see the Green Bay Packers play the Indianapolis Colts on FOX21. On August 16, 2025 our pregame coverage will start at 11:30am. At 11:30am it’s The Packers Pregame Show. Analysts will preview the upcoming game for the Green Bay Packers, going over the key players to watch and the latest injury report…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. — Traffic was delayed in Superior after a towable camper flipped August 12th. The accident happened on Tower Ave in Superior, near the Richard I. Bong Airport, as a sedan made contact with the camper, causing it to roll. On investigation, it was determined that the driver of the sedan was in possession of a “suspected controlled substance”,…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. — An early morning fire caused significant damage to a home in the 900 block of Cedar Avenue on August 12th. Fire crews responded around 2 a.m. to find the front porch heavily engulfed. Firefighters contained the flames to the front of the house. The resident got out without injury but the home had significant damage. The Red…
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. –In Grand Marais, cyclists are shifting gears to a unique form of biking. Superior Cycling Association has opened a bike park for people of all ages and skill levels. The currently seasonal park was constructed in the Cook County community skating rink, with plans to move to a new year-round home in the future. The park has…
SUPERIOR, WIS. – K-9 teams from across the Northland are practicing for the 11th annual Operation K-9 event. The Northland K-9 Foundation hosts free demonstrations, with all proceeds benefiting the foundation, which supports the purchase of new K-9s and equipment for the K-9 units in our area. Thursday’s Operation K-9 will showcase the skills of K-9 law enforcement teams from…
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COOK COUNTY, Minn. — A body was pulled from Lake Superior near a resort in Lutsen on Tuesday, according to WTIP North Shore Community Radio. Courtesy: Kalli Hawkins, WTIP News Director The call for help came in around 3:30 p.m. about a body floating about 20 to 30 feet from shore near Solbakken Resort, according to WTIP. Law enforcement and…
SHANNON LAKE, Minn. – A body was recovered Tuesday from Shannon Lake after emergency crews responded to a water emergency, according to a law enforcement official. The victim was identified Tuesday evening as Louis Vajdl, 76, of Chisholm. Shannon Lake is about seven miles northwest of Chisholm in St. Louis County. The call for help came in around 3:45 p.m….
Stock photo of High Falls (DNR) SILVER BAY, Minn. – A man who drowned after jumping off the High Falls in Tettegouche State Park Monday has been identified. He is Gregory Corniea, 54, of Edina. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it appeared the victim hit his head on rocks near the base of the falls. The accident happened around…
SOLWAY TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Two dogs died in a house fire in Solway Township Tuesday. The call for help came in around 1 p.m. in the 3900-block of Crosby Road. The house was burning out of control when firefighters arrived. Nobody was home at the time, other than the two dogs that died. A cause of the fire is being…
Trauma Team at Fairview Range medical center HIBBING, Minn. — Fairview Range Medical Center is now a level 4 trauma center. The designation was earned after an intensive process to become part of the Statewide Trauma system. That process included an outside review of the hospital’s resources and capabilities. In joining the trauma system, Fairview Range can decrease the time…
DULUTH, Minn. — 8 Minnesotan communities have been awarded grants for contamination clean-up. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development announced over 1.6 million in grant money to tackle contaminated sites. The grants will support the investigation and clean up of over 184 acres of contaminated land. Many of the individual projects will support the creation of jobs and…
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…
DULUTH, MINN- Jeremy Dickson is a man of many hats. He’s a retired volunteer firefighter, a local filmmaker, but you may know him as a Twin Ports Ghostbuster. Better known as the man behind the wheel of the Ectomobile. It all started with his love for the 80s movie, Ghostbusters; starring Bill Murry. Dickson says, Ghostbusters was the first movie…
DULUTH, Minn. — A family in Duluth experienced something they likely will never experience again. They spotted a baby loon stuck on the side of the road. Knowing loons can’t take off without a runway of water, Stephanie Nixon and her family scooped the little guy up with a towel and brought it to the shoreline of Schultz Lake. The…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth City Council unanimously voted in Deborah DeLuca to be the new temporary Second District Councilor. DeLuca, recently retired from the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, decided to apply for the position of Second District Councilor. She initially went up against four other applicants during the first round of interviews, where she was voted as the councilor’s…
Stock photo of High Falls (DNR) SILVER BAY, Minn. — A water emergency at Tettegouche State Park on Monday ended with a 54-year-old man dead. The call for help came in around 11:30 a.m. The caller reported a man had jumped off the High Falls but did not resurface, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Multiple agencies responded, including…
SUPERIOR, Wis.– There is an urgent and ongoing search for Corrine Johansen, a 40-year-old mother in Superior who went missing nearly a week ago. Johansen’s daughter, Chloe, is leading the search efforts. Over the weekend, family and friends helped search in areas Johansen visits often, like the Superior Dog Park and Wisconsin Point. Corrine and her friend Joanie Matson “I…
DULUTH, Minn. — FOX 21 has learned of a nearly $2 million price tag to repair a section of I-35 in Duluth that officials say was caused by a homeless encampment fire. The bridge work is just south of the Heritage Sports Center on I-35, according to MnDOT. The encampment fire happened in September 2024. An inspection found “enough damage…
Flooding through the streets of Milwaukee, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. (CBS58 (WDJT) via AP) MILWAUKEE (AP) — Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, cut power to thousands of households and closed busy roadways. Organizers of the Wisconsin…
DULUTH, Minn. –Back in March Wrecktangle Pizza, an award winning pizza chain from the Twin Cities, announced it will be opening a Duluth location. Now, after months of anticipation, the pizzeria will be opening inside Wild State Cider. “We’ve been sort of open a little bit under the radar for the last week. You know, people have been showing out,…
CARLTON, Minn. — For 12 years, Swiftwater Adventures in Carlton has been helping people cross an item off their bucket list. “We offer white water rafting trips on two different sections of the St Louis River,” Brian Pfeifer, Co-Owner of Swiftwater Adventures said. After water levels started off low this summer, rain has made for some fun times on the…
DULUTH, MN — A crash involving construction equipment sent two people to the hospital Thursday afternoon. According to Duluth Police, it happened around 4:48 p.m. in the 600 North Block of 6th Avenue East. The DPD says a small piece of construction equipment was crossing the avenue when it collided with a northbound vehicle. The slow-moving impact caused the vehicle…
DULUTH, Minn. – The number four has made history at Essentia St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth in the form of quadruplets. The hospital hasn’t delivered a family of four in more than 20 years. Parents, Gabby and Bobbijean Gidley from Superior welcomed three girls and one boy on July 28. The babies were born three weeks early and are in…
Submitted DULUTH, Minn. – Firefighters responded to a one-vehicle rollover in Duluth Thursday. The accident happened on 6th Avenue East and 6th Street, which is an area with heavy construction right now. FOX 21 has reached out to the Duluth Police Department to find out a cause and if anybody was injured. Categories: Minnesota, News, News – Latest News, Public…
Ashland Fire Dept. ASHLAND, Wis. — Firefighters in Ashland rescued people out on a windy Chequamegon Bay Thursday. Fire officials said wind and a deflating raft got the 13-year-old girl and her grandmother stuck about 400 yards from shore. The winds were so bad that the nearby Solstice Outdoors was not renting kayaks for the day. Firefighters used a resident’s…
CARLTON, Minn.– For the second year, golfers sank their claws and clubs on the green for the ‘Dare to Go Bear’ golf scramble. 23 different teams played today at the Black Bear Casino and Resort to support the Lake Superior Zoo. Golfers got to sink their claws into a competitive game of golf, as well as a silent auction. This…
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….
DULUTH, Minn. — A Duluth man is running across the US to raise awareness for addiction and recovery. Mefree Lee began drinking at the age of 16, by 30, he was an alcoholic, struggling with his addiction until he got to the Adult and Teen Challenge Center in Duluth, here everything changed. “I started running again. I had running…
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…
DULTUH, Minn. — Four years after lobbying with politicians for the ability to make a difference, Duluth area students have finally gotten their wish. Very soon, a brand-new solar panel field will line the roof of the Duluth Public Schools District Office, completing a major project that some students have worked on for their entire high school tenure. “I’ve been…
DULUTH, Minn. — This morning, Minnesota author Bree Bacon joined the Fox 21 morning show to share insights from her powerful new book, Your Elite Energy: A Blueprint to Break Free from Burnout and Restore Your Vitality. Drawing from personal experience, balancing a high-pressure career, motherhood, and a battle with stage-three breast cancer—Bacon delivers a practical blueprint to help readers…
DULUTH, Minn. – Ovarian cancer survivors and their loved ones were treated to a shopping spree at no cost in Maurice’s sample room in downtown Duluth as part of their 3RD annual shop and social. Kristine Greer, a survivor of ovarian cancer and board member with the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance, says it’s all about connecting with others who have faced…
SUPERIOR, Wis.– Today, it was announced that the employees at the Fairlawn Mansion, S.S. Meteor, and Police and Fire museums are now considered city staff. This transition is something that has been in the works for a while. “It’s been a long discussion, but ultimately, we’ve been evaluating our relationships with all outside organizations. What we found is everything works…
TWO HARBORS, Minn.– Coming up on August 17th, a bike race for a very important cause will be taking place at Two Harbors. ‘Grit & Gratitude’ is a bike race that raises money for pediatric cancer research. The event was inspired by the organizer’s daughter Lily, who fought with stage four liver cancer. After overcoming this hardship, the family decided…
Julie Moravchik IRON RIVER, Wis. – Julie Moravchik has been a reporter and News Director in the Twin Ports. Julie is currently undergoing treatment for Stage 2 HER2+ breast cancer. She is now on leave from her role as News Director at WBAY in Green Bay while facing chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation. The mom of two was a reporter at…
Haley Hedstrom DULUTH, Minn. — Visit Duluth has announced their new Executive Director. Haley Hedstrom, Executive Director for the Lake Superior Zoo, has been chosen to lead the tourism organization. Her achievements at the zoo demonstrated her strong dedication to Duluths tourism and economy. She will lead the effort to grow tourism while overseeing the strategy, culture, and operations of…
WRENSHALL, Minn. — A Wrenshall Septic Tank manufacturer has been fined for septic tanks that may contain weep holes. The Minnesota Pollution Control agency fined Del Zotto Products $75,000 for the issue. Weep holes were drilled near the bottom of tanks to drain rainwater from the tanks while they are stored. While the holes were sealed before installation, it was…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – You will be able to watch 2025 Green Bay Packers Preseason games on FOX21. On Saturday August 8, 2025 you’ll see the Green Bay Packers including first round draft pick Matthew Golden take on the New York Jets and former Wisconsin Badger Running Back Braelon Allen. Pregame starts at 6:30pm. Kickoff is at 7:00pm. FOX’s Saturday Night…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Essentia Health Foundation hosted the 24th annual Legacy of Hope Golf Classic on Monday. The 18-hole scramble saw golfers at Northland Country Club teeing off for a good cause. The proceeds raised by the event go towards local health care programs and supports Essentia Health patients and their families The funds also help provide state of…
DULUTH, Minn. – Communities across the Northland celebrated National Night Out to help strengthen relationships between law enforcement officers and people of all ages. “Community partnerships is super important, you know, and a lot of times people are calling they need help for something bad happening, whereas this gives us opportunity to come out and meet people, make those connections in a…
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….
