(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP) OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) – Hundreds of truckers clogging the streets of Canada’s capital city in a protest against COVID-19 restrictions aren’t budging and bracing for what could be a possible police crackdown. The nearly three-week faceoff in Ottawa seems to be escalating as busloads of officers arrived Thursday near Parliament Hill. The city’s interim…
DULUTH, Minn. – Tonight, the City of Duluth will light Enger Tower red, white, and blue for Team Shuster as they head into the bronze medal game. “Team Shuster is a part of the Duluth community,” Duluth Mayor Emily Larson said. “They are not only incredible athletes, they are also valuable members of our community. Seeing them compete again at…
NEW YORK (AP) – Health officials say an anime convention in New York City last year was not a superspreader event. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that widespread masking, vaccinations, and good airflow at the Javits Center prevented the highly contagious omicron variant from spreading widely. Investigators found 119 infections from about 53,000 people who…
LORAIN, Ohio (AP) – President Joe Biden says the bipartisan infrastructure law will pump $1 billion into a Great Lakes restoration program. Biden went to Lorain, Ohio, on Thursday to highlight the measure’s benefits for the lakes and the regional economy. Much of that extra money will help finish the cleanup of harbors and rivers polluted with industrial wastes in…
(courtesy: Disney) RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – The Walt Disney Company announced plans this week to develop residential communities across the U.S., including the first in California’s Coachella Valley, that will be geared toward fans and “infused with the company’s special brand of magic.” The first development, called “Cotino, a Storyliving by Disney community,” will be built in Rancho Mirage, Calif….
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(courtesy: Fox 9) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A 22-year-old Black man who was killed by Minneapolis police serving a search warrant will be eulogized in the same church where Daunte Wright’s funeral was held. Amir Locke’s Feb. 2 death has provoked an outcry against no-knock warrants and a push by his family and others to ban them. The Rev. Al Sharpton…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Sports show is back at the DECC on February 17 – 20. This year’s show features everything you need to enjoy the great outdoors, and of course, LIVE entertainment. The Wild World of Animals show is one of the premier grounds act in the entertainment industry. Its unique blend of animal diversity and environmental messages…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) – President Joe Biden’s administration says the bipartisan infrastructure law will pump $1 billion into a Great Lakes restoration program. Biden travels to Lorain, Ohio, today to highlight the measure’s benefits for the lakes. Much of that extra money will help finish the cleanup of harbors and rivers polluted with industrial wastes in the last century. Thirty-one…
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DULUTH, Minn. – The condemned Esmond Building in Duluth’s Lincoln Park neighborhood began to be demolished Wednesday to make way for a new affordable-housing development with retail space, too. In 2014, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority created a three-step plan for the site on West Superior Street that started with maintaining the building to keep current residents satisfied. Then Center…
DULUTH, MN – Vendors and features continue to arrive at the DECC to set up for this weekend’s Sport Show and that includes one of the more popular attractions, the trout pond. This annual favorite is fun for all ages and everything you will need is provided for you at the pond. “The trout pond has been here, I think,…
DULUTH, MN – The DECC is currently looking for new employees to fill a variety of positions and every week they are holding open interview sessions for the public. For those who are interested in working at the Entertainment Convention Center, it is as simple as coming in, filling out an application, and having the interview with no appointment needed….
DULUTH, Minn. – The 21st annual Duluth Polar Plunge is set to take place Saturday, February 19, at Park Point Recreation Area. Over 500 people are expected to take the plunge into Superior Bay starting at 2 p.m. “Everybody that has raised $75 for Special Olympics is going to have that opportunity to run out, jump into the lake, and come…
DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Duluth and Saint Louis County are beginning the planning process for projects that would limit the erosion impact along parts of the Twin Ports region shorelines. They are using a $258,000 grant from FEMA to look at how to best handle the matter on the bayside of Park Point, and the North Shore between Brighton…
SAGINAW, Minn. – A fundraiser kicks off Friday, February 18, for what would be the first pizza farm in the Northland. Fairhaven Farm is looking to raise 33-thousand dollars to help build a new building that would house their current stone over, and allow them to cook and sell their pizza on site. “The building would be 40 feet by 56,”…
DULUTH, Minn. – Minnesota Senator Tina Smith is continuing her push to make high speed internet access available to everyone. She joined three other Senators in introducing a bipartisan bill this month that would focus Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect Program funds to communities in greatest need to establish broadband services. “The federal government is investing billions of dollars in expanding broadband,”…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – There was a new push on Wednesday by Minnesota lawmakers to bring sports betting to Minnesota. A group of five Republican lawmakers held a news conference to push their bill which they claim would be a win for the state and a win for tribes. Senator Roger Chamberlain, who has previously proposed measures to…
IRONWOOD, Mich. – The Ironwood Public Safety Department says a home is a ‘total loss’ after an early Tuesday morning fire. According to a press release, the fire was reported as a chimney fire around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday on the 900 block of East Pine Street. When first responders arrived at the scene the fire had spread to the rest…
(Minnesota Department of Corrections via AP) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota prosecutors have apparently backed away from their pursuit of a longer-than-usual sentence for the suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist. Kim Potter is scheduled to be sentenced Friday following her December conviction of first-degree…
Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, February 16, 2022. Categories: Community, News, News – Latest News, News Update Tags: Brett Scott, community, Headlines, Ken Slama, Local News, midday update, News, weather
DULUTH, Minn. – The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many to adopt animals, but the amount of veterinary staff in the Northland has remained the same. Dr. Christine Wickenheiser has developed a solution to combat the shortage of vets. She recently launched a new service called, ‘Ask Vet Christine.’ Vet Christine has developed an online platform intended to give ongoing professional…
(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP) OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) – Police in Canada’s capital are telling protesting truckers who’ve paralyzed the city for more than two weeks that it’s time to leave. Ottawa police began handing out notices and threatening arrests Wednesday near the Parliament building. Authorities are warning truck drivers that they could lose their licenses if they don’t…
MINNEAPOLIS (Fox 9) – The Super Bowl is over, the 2021 NFL season is done, and it appears that the Minnesota Vikings have their next head coach in place. The Vikings have not made anything official as of Tuesday morning, but according to an ESPN report, the team plans to introduce Kevin O’Connell as the next head coach on Thursday….
Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, February 16, 2022. Categories: Community, News, News – Latest News, News Update Tags: Brett Scott, community, Headlines, Ken Slama, Local News, morning update, News, weather
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – University of Wisconsin System officials say they plan to end their campus mask mandates by spring break. UW System President Tommy Thompson announced Wednesday that widespread vaccinations and waning case numbers on system campuses and across the state justify the move. Thompson says vaccines and tests will still be available on campus and students and employees…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Schools and bus companies across Minnesota have been given $3.5 million in grant money to outfit school buses with stop-arm cameras. The Minnesota Legislature has awarded grants to 32 schools and bus companies to purchase and install the cameras, as well as buy supporting software programs. According to the state Department of Transportation, Minnesota was…
DULUTH, Minn. – A new restaurant has opened in downtown Duluth with a focus on as many homemade menu items as possible. Loaf and Ladle is located on the 200 block of West Superior Street. Cook Cody Packingham said they’re right now focusing on quick and easy lunch options for workers downtown while changing the menu seasonally to keep it…
DULUTH, Minn. – A water main break created quite a mess Tuesday near UMD. Some cars near the break got covered in muddy water and ice. The break happened in the morning hours on the 100 block of West College Street. Water service was restored to the neighborhood by around 2:30 p.m. A city spokesperson said crews brought in a…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth police arrested a 25-year-old Duluth man Tuesday after two armed robberies near each other – one at Walgreens on East Superior Street and the other at the nearby Jimmy John’s in the Plaza Shopping Center. The arrest also comes just one day after an armed robbery at the CVS on East Superior Street. Duluth police believe…
DULUTH, MN – Lake Superior College held their spring Student Success Day today, which is held every semester to help the students succeed not just academically, but also personally. Businesses and organizations from the community come to the event to provide LSC students with information about services and opportunities that would be of interest to them. “We have a lot…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers used his election year State of the State address on Tuesday to call on the Republican-controlled Legislature to approve his plan to send $150 to every taxpayer in Wisconsin, saying inaction by lawmakers now while people are suffering is “baloney.” Republicans reiterated after the speech that the plan is dead on arrival and the special session Evers…
DULUTH, Minn.- As winter continues Lake Superior is getting more frozen. But emergency officials and experts encourage people to think twice before venturing out on that ice. “That ice is always shifting in there too so you definitely have to watch what’s going on,” said Marques Hoglund, who works at Marine General. And the ice was on the move off…
DULUTH, Minn.-. Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District now encompasses more of the Northern part of the state after the map was re-drawn. The 8th District shifted further west, now it including all of Minnesota’s Native American reservations north of the Twin Cities. They’re now included with Iron Range mining and Duluth’s urban economies, among others, according to Dr. Cynthia Rugeley, Associate…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – “It’s really cool, I’ve never been on a dog sled before, so that was my first time and definitely wasn’t all what I expected,” UWS student, Molly Mason says. The sled dogs were out at UWS, an event organized by TRIO Student Support Services with Cast Outdoor Adventures, Inc., a wilderness based company who strives to educate…
DULUTH, Minn. – Registration for this year’s Grandma’s Marathon is seeing people sign up at a record pace. Organizers say all spots for the half-marathon are taken, with fewer than 2,000 spots for the marathon, and fewer than 400 for the 5K. If the current registration rate continues, all roughly 22,000 spots will be filled by the end of April. This…
DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Duluth has its first ever climate action work plan. City council members got their first look at it Monday, February 14, coming months after they passed a resolution declaring a climate emergency. You can read the full plan here. The plan is led by Mindy Granley, the city’s Sustainability Officer. “My job is to listen…
DULUTH, Minn. – The future of the former Kmart in West Duluth remains up in the air. The Duluth Planning Commission unanimously voted down plans in early February that would have transformed it into a U-Haul mini-storage site, citing it did not meet the retail development standards for Spirit Valley. “Generally in this type of neighborhood location it would be atypical…
DULUTH, Minn. – The addition of Sun Country to Duluth International Airport in late 2021 has helped one business offering services to people looking to get to and from the Twin Cities. Landline says they have been partners with the airline just a few months after they started in 2019. Despite the pandemic, they continued to offer rides and have been…
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota regulators have told the company behind the stalled copper-nickel mine project near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that it’s stopping work on the state’s environmental review. The Department of Natural Resources says it will “redirect staff resources to other high priority projects.” The agency has concerns about the location for the large amount of semi-dry processing…
DULUTH, Minn. – City of Duluth crews will be clearing parking lanes by pushing snow back beginning tomorrow, February 17. Crews will start on East 3rd Street at 21st Avenue East and work towards Mesaba Avenue. No parking signs have been posted along the route. Crews will begin working at 7:00 a.m. and hope to finish by 3:30 p.m. Depending…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota panel of five judges released newly drawn congressional and legislative district maps on Tuesday. Minnesota’s 2nd District in Congress, represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, got smaller and less rural due to increases in suburban population growth over the last decade in the northern part of the district. Despite the shifts in…
(AP) – A federal report warns that America’s coasts will be hit hard by an ever faster sea-level rise between now and the year 2050. Tuesday’s report by seven federal agencies predicts about a foot on average of sea-level rise in the next 30 years. That’s the same amount as in the past 100 years. By 2050, seas lapping against…
(FOX 9) – The Five-day State Fair preview is coming back in 2022. The Kickoff to Summer will be hosted at the Minnesota Fairgrounds from May 26-30 featuring State Fair food, beer, music, and the Giant Slide! This year’s event will require a reservation and attendance will be limited to 15,000. To buy a ticket guests will need to enter…
DULUTH, MN – The annual Duluth Sport Show returns to Duluth this weekend down at the DECC. This year the show organizers are bringing in new vendors and products along with a lot of new features that will require some planning ahead to experience them all. While the Sport Show includes plenty of family activities such face painting, a trout…
(Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP) OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) – Trucks and other vehicles in Canada are rolling out of a southern Alberta town and ending a blockade that paralyzed a United States border crossing into Montana for more than two weeks. The convoy left Tuesday one day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers to try to break the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A former Minneapolis police officer on trial for allegedly violating George Floyd’s civil rights has testified about academy training that included handcuffing drills in which knees were used to restrain people. Tou Thao said Tuesday that using knees was not unusual during training. He’s charged along with J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane, who also…
Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, February 15, 2022. Categories: Community, News, News – Latest News, News Update Tags: Brett Scott, community, Headlines, Ken Slama, Local News, midday update, News, weather
(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File) (AP) – The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first-graders and six educators in 2012. The families and a survivor of the shooting sued Remington over how it marketed the AR-15-style rifle used…
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