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Sexual Assault Awareness Month Kicks Off

SUPERIOR, Wis.– The month of April symbolizes Sexual Assault Awareness month. It was recognized today through stories shared by the Superior community. The press conference at the Government Building gave community members the opportunity to bring their stories to light. Professors, Mayor Jim Paine and representatives at CASDA shared their outlook as to why it’s important to stay informed. Being…

Coffee Conversation: TLC’s Trading Spaces Star Laurie Smith at the DECC

DULUTH, Minn. — The Arrowhead Home and Builder’s Four-Day Showcase kicked off Thursday at the DECC, featuring interior designer Laurie Smith, known for her role on TLC’s Trading Spaces. Smith joined Fox 21 on the morning newscast Friday to share more about her experience and offer design advice. Smith will host seminars offering design tips for attendees, with a chance to…

Two Northland Chefs Compete for Colossal’s Favorite Chef

NORTHLAND — Two Chefs from the Northland are competing against dozens of other chefs in their groups for a chance to win $25,000 and to be considered ‘Taste of Home’ magazine’s Colossal’s favorite chef with a chance to cook alongside Chef Carla Hall. Mama T’s Smokin’ Eats and Johnny B’s Food Truck are both competing to bring home the bacon…

Sister Charged in Stabbing at Gary New Duluth Residence, Police

DULUTH, Minn. – A woman was stabbed twice in the neck by her sister during an argument Monday morning, Duluth Police allege. Charges have been filed against 19-year-old Nyeima Leerose Saice after she allegedly stabbed her sister in the neck during an argument. Around 2:46 a.m. on Monday, Duluth Police received a call that claimed a female had been stabbed…

MnDOT’s 2025 Construction Season Announced

  DULUTH, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced this year’s construction plans. Most notably here in Duluth: MnDOT is finishing off the Twin Ports Interchange project. Across the region there will be various replacements and repairs. Our construction district which is made up of the arrowhead region plus a few counties had fourteen new projects announced in addition…

Live Chicks at Fleet Farm!

  HERMANTOWN, Minn — You can pick up chicks at Fleet Farm… …as long as those ‘chicks’ you’re hoping to pick up are baby chickens. Live chicks are delivered every Thursday and available for sale at 11am. A ticket system was started because they’ve been selling within the first hour. You can show up early, grab a number and see…

Virginia Essentia Health Announces Emergency Department Expansion

VIRGINIA, Minn.– Essentia Health has announced a 14-million-dollar expansion and renovation of its emergency room in Virginia. Right now, the emergency department has seven rooms to care for patients. But when all is completed within the next year, the facility will double to 14 rooms. The Virginia hospital has been operating for more than a decade. Officials say it’s all…

Range Legislators Introduce “Minnesota Miners Relief Act”

St. Paul, Minn.– It’s been less than two weeks since Cleveland-Cliffs announced the temporary closures of the Minorca Mine in Virginia and Hibbing Taconite. Following this, there’s an urgent plea to extend unemployment benefits for the nearly 600 miners who are laid off. The steelworker’s union and state lawmakers from the Iron Range calling for the passage of the “Minnesota…

Coffee Conversation: Midwest Garden Gal Classes at the DECC

DULUTH, Minn. — Midwest Garden Gal Lisa Howard will be hosting classes throughout the Arrowhead Home & Builders Show at the DECC from Thursday, April 3 to Sunday, April 6. On Thursday, Howard appeared on Fox 21’s morning newscast to share budget-friendly gardening tips and advice for gardening in every season. Click here for the Home Show schedule and here…

Shooting Victim Led High Speed Chase to Cloquet Hospital: Warrant Alleges

No arrests have been made and no charges have been filed

CLOQUET, Minn. – Carlton County Sheriffs say that when responding to an alleged shooting, the victim led them on a chase that reached speeds over 100 mph and involved deputies attempting to stop the vehicle with spike strips.  Around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Carlton County 911 dispatch received a report that a man had been shot in the leg at…

Zenith Digital Marketing Conference Coming To Duluth April 10

DULUTH, Minn. — A big digital marketing conference is on its way to Duluth next week with experts from around the world sharing their knowledge. The 12th annual Zenith Digital Marketing Conference is happening April 10. It’s put on by Duluth marketing agency AIMCLEAR and the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce. The event is full of the best marketing minds…

DECC Seawall Reconstruction Nearly Done

  DULUTH, Minn. — The DECC Seawall reconstruction is getting close to completion! The 18-million-dollar project is on its final steps. This project aimed to make the seawall more stable and better able to accommodate the large cruise ships. Some of the visions for the seawall plaza behind the DECC include an outdoor concert space, more ‘winter village’ style events…

Update: Death Investigation In Eveleth Not Criminal

UPDATE April 2, 2025:  Eveleth Police Chief Jesse Linde provided an update Wednesday on a Mar. 30 death investigation. Linda said all criminal wrongdoing had be cleared in the case. He said the victim took their own life. EVELETH, Minn. — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is assisting the Eveleth Police Department in a death investigation. Police Chief Jesse…

Ashland School District Passes Referendum, Maintaining Current Programs

ASHLAND, Wis. — After a failed vote in November, the Ashland School District approved of a referendum which looks to increase funding by $10 million over the next 5 years avoiding looming staff cuts. According to the school district’s superintendent, Rob Prater, the referendum passed unofficially. The referendum will give the school district $2 million per year until the 2030-31…

Superior Council Results: Anderson Takes Win Over Van Sickle; Elm Secures Another Term

Sarah Anderson | Tyler Elm SUPERIOR, Wis. — Results of the Spring Election in Superior have an incumbent city councilor being replaced and another councilor staying in his seat. According to preliminary results from the the City Clerk’s Office Tuesday night, Dist. 2 Councilor Jenny Van Sickle received 397 of the votes compared to candidate Sarah Anderson’s 454.  Van Sickle…

Wisconsin Votes To Enshrine Voter ID Requirement In State Constitution

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters decided Tuesday to enshrine the state’s voter ID law in the state constitution. The state was also electing its top education official, who will guide policies affecting K-12 schools during President Donald Trump’s second term, will be elected Tuesday in a race between the teachers union-backed incumbent and a Republican-supported critic. Both contests had…

Drug Bust in Hibbing Nabs Re-Offender on Probation, Charges State

HIBBING, Minn. – Man sentenced to probation in February for selling cocaine, was arrested in a Hibbing drug bust on Friday. St. Louis County Sheriffs arrested 56-year-old Larry Connail Wilkins at his apartment in Hibbing last Friday. The arrest during a search of the apartment found a digital scale, psilocybin mushrooms, “107 grams of cocaine,” and roughly $8,000 in cash,…

Democratic-Backed Susan Crawford Wins WI Supreme Court Seat, Cementing Liberal Majority

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court defeated a challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday, cementing a liberal majority for at least three more years. Susan Crawford, a Dane County judge who led legal fights to protect union power and abortion rights and to oppose voter ID, defeated Republican-backed Brad…

Bemidji Man Sentenced to Over 21 in Prison for Child Sex Abuse Charges

BEMIDJI, Minn. — On Tuesday, a Bemidji man was sentenced to over 21 years in prison after advertising and distributing child sexual abuse images on the dark web. According to court documents and evidence presented in trail, Craig James Myran, age 47 of Bemidji, used an account on the dark web to distribute over one-thousand images of child sexual abuse…

‘Duluth Failed Poets Society’ Club Launches First Anthology Book

DULUTH, Minn.– A local writing club with the name ‘Duluth Failed Poets Society’, is currently celebrating quite the success. Since December, the group of around 70 writers collaborated on the book ‘Murder your Darlings’. It features a set of 33 works ranging from short stories, poetry, as well as art and illustrations. The Duluth Failed Poets Society meets every Monday…

Duluth Antique Marketplace Expands to Cloquet

CLOQUET, Minn.– The popular Duluth Antique Marketplace recently expanded to Cloquet, and today the community celebrated its opening day! After opening their first location in Duluth 8 years ago, the owner has been hoping to expand. The expansion only took a short two months. Owner Joanne Leland telling us, customers eagerly waited in their cars this morning before the doors…

Chum Hopes to Reach March Food Drive Goal

DULUTH, Minn. — With less than a week left, Chum is looking to meet its goal for Minnesota’s March FoodShare Campaign. Chum is around halfway to its goal of filling the food shelf with 40,000lbs of non-perishable food items, as well as raising an additional $80,000 to purchase additional food. The March FoodShare is Chum’s biggest food drive of the…

UMD Criminology and Sociology Club Hosts Clothing Drive

DULUTH, Minn. — Find any old clothes while doing some spring cleaning? Students with UMD’s Criminology and Sociology Club are looking for clothing donations for unhoused youth. UMD students are collecting clothes and shoes at the drive. Those items will be donated to the Carlton County Restorative Justice Center, supporting unhoused youth. The Criminology and Sociology Club focuses on getting…

‘Practicing Democracy’ Hosts Town Hall at Duluth East High School

DULUTH, Minn. — Hundreds of Duluthians gathered at Duluth East High School on Saturday, sharing their concerns at a town hall. Practicing Democracy, a local political action committee, hosted the town hall, which saw residents engaging in the discussion surrounding local, state, and federal issues. Former Minnesota State Representative Jen Schultz is a co-leader of the effort, and spoke at…

Minnesota Officials Seek Answers In Case Of Graduate Student Detained By ICE

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials in Minnesota are seeking answers in the case of a University of Minnesota graduate student who’s being detained by U.S. immigration authorities for unknown reasons. University leadership said Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the student Thursday at an off-campus residence. Officials said the school was not given advance notice about the detention and did not share…

WI Supreme Court Refuses To Take Case Challenging Elon Musk’s $1 Million Payments

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court on Sunday refused to hear a last-minute attempt by the state’s Democratic attorney general to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters, a ruling that came just minutes before the planned start of the rally. Two lower courts had already rejected the legal challenge by…

Young Man Dies from Injuries After Skiing Incident at Giants Ridge

3/31/25 Update:  Authorities have identified the victim as Christian Richard Hufnagle, 21, of International Falls. BIWABIK, Minn. – A 21-year-old died after suffering injuries while skiing at Giants Ridge Resort, Gilbert Police say. Gilbert Police Chief Ty Techar said his department responded to Giants Ridge Ski Resort on Saturday “for a report of an injured skier.” The 21-year-old male skier…

Annual Taste at Fitger’s Event Returns

DULUTH, Minn. — Hundreds of people packed into Fitger’s Friday evening for a popular annual event. Taste at Fitger’s sees local restaurants and beverage vendors serving up their best dishes. The event raises hunger awareness and 100% of the proceeds go towards Second Harvest Northland Food Bank, which is the regions largest hunger-relief organization. Taste at Fitger’s started 30 years…

St. Louis County Depot Hosts Annual Spring Gardening Extravaganza

DULUTH,  Minn. — Saturday, local experts were sharing tips at the Depot’s annual Spring Gardening Extravaganza. With the turn of seasons, many northlanders are looking forward to getting their hands dirty this spring. The theme of this years event was “creating a better garden for a better life.” Speakers shared their insights into the garden world before attendees broke out…

Woodland Condos Proposal Approved by Planning Commission

DULUTH, Minn. — On Thursday’s meeting, the Duluth’s Planning Commission board approved plans to move forward with the Woodland rezoning project, that have sparked controversary with neighboring residents. The rezoning project looks to build luxury condos in the Woodland neighborhood. There, Titanium Partners planned to build two units across the street from the Hartley Nature Center. Each building will house…

Spring Equinox Craft Fair Happening in Cloquet This Weekend

DULUTH, Minn.–Even with the weather looking to be less than spring-like this weekend, there’s no stopping the Spring Equinox craft fair! 32 vendors at the Cloquet Armory are putting finishing touches on their booths. Many of the vendors are looking forward to displaying their projects but also connecting with the community. The event began this afternoon at three and continues…

Duluth Healthcare Roundtable Discussing Future of Medicaid

DULUTH, Minn.– State healthcare leaders, providers, and advocates are holding a series of roundtables to discuss the future of Medicaid. Right now, changes are being proposed for Medicaid funding for the federal level. This would result in 880 billion dollars in cuts over the next ten years. In Minnesota specifically, it would mean the loss of 1.6 billion dollars annually….

Minnehaha Elementary School Unveils Renovations

TWO HARBORS, Minn. — A $44-million renovation of Two Harbors’ Minnehaha Elementary is now complete. The project was all about helping modernize the school’s facilities and restructuring the building’s layout. Technology, furniture, floors, ceilings, and security have all gotten upgrades. The school’s library is now front and center and creative spaces are enhanced, like the new “cafetorium” for student performances….

‘Maurices’ Clothing Company Celebrates 94th Anniversary

DULUTH, Minn. — ‘Maurices’ the popular clothing company with strong roots in Duluth is celebrating it’s 94th anniversary today. With nearly 100 years of business, the company is reflecting on both the hardships, and successes it’s brought. Maurices began in Duluth back in 1931 during the Great Depression. The company has opened 850 locations in the United States and Canada….

Coffee Conversation: Duluth Financial Expert Offers Tips for Big Spring Purchases

DULUTH, Minn. — Amanda Bruggman, a financial expert from Affinity Plus, joined Fox 21 on the morning newscast to share tips for navigating big purchases this spring. For first-time homebuyers, she emphasized getting pre-approved for a mortgage and setting a realistic budget. Bruggman also discussed how Duluth’s market trends could affect buyers’ decisions. When it comes to cars, she explained…

Coffee Conversation: UW-Superior Theatre Presents Unique Twelfth Night Production

DULUTH, Minn. — The University of Wisconsin-Superior Theatre Department is bringing a modern twist to Shakespeare’s beloved comedy Twelfth Night. Joining the production are Hailey Bault, who plays Olivia, and Elle Evenson, who portrays Maria. The two actors recently shared their excitement about the show on Fox 21’s morning newscast. This production marks the department’s first performance of the spring. The…