ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. – Keith Musolf has been elected to the St. Louis County Board. He defeated Hermantown Mayor Wayne Boucher in a special election to replace Congressman Pete Stauber. Musolf had 994 votes to Boucher’s 905. He tells us he’s excited and a little relieved for the campaign to be over so he can start serving the people…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth mayoral race has been narrowed to two candidates. Incumbent Mayor Emily Larson will face challenger Dave Nolle in the November general election. About two-thirds of Duluth voters chose Mayor Larson as their pick in Tuesday’s primary. She advances to the general election against Dave Nolle, who finished second in the primary with about twelve percent…
RINGLE, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin fugitive is in custody after a hunter discovered him hiding in a makeshift bunker in the woods. WSAW-TV reports that Thomas Nelson of Wausau noticed a bunker carved into an embankment on state land in the township of Ringle west of Wausau several months ago. He returned to the bunker on Friday to see…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Authorities say several Philadelphia police officers have been injured in an “active and ongoing” shooting situation in the city. Sgt. Eric Gripp tweeted there was at least one suspect firing at police officers Wednesday afternoon. A police spokesman confirmed the shooting in the Nicetown section of the city but offered no other information. Temple University tweeted that…
MUNISING, Mich. (AP) — Kayakers on a tour of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in northern Michigan narrowly escaped injury when a large section of cliff collapsed near them into Lake Superior. WLUC-TV reports the kayakers were in an area where sandstone cliffs stand up to about 200 feet above the water. Van Ouellette-Ballas of Northern Waters Adventures, one of the…
DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Duluth has selected a new flag. The city says after they asked the community to submit designs for a chance to create Duluth’s new flag they received a total of 195 submissions from 98 artists. Blane Tetreault was selected as the contest winner. A resolution to adopt his flag will be part of the…
NEW ULM, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man has been sentenced to three years in prison after he said he threw a “death party” for his wife and gave her methamphetamine that killed her. Fifty-nine-year-old Duane Johnson of Searles was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty in June to criminal neglect. Sixty-nine-year-old Debra Johnson was found dead in their home in…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Republican lawmakers find themselves in an unusual position, advocating for a bill they’ve introduced that broadens birth control access. Anti-abortion groups that are typically their allies are firmly against the measure, which would allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control pills. A public hearing on the bill was set for Wednesday in the Assembly Health Committee….
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) – Police say a man found passed out behind the wheel at an Eau Claire gas station is facing his 12th drunken driving charge. WQOW-TV reports Keith Bondie appeared in Eau Claire County Circuit Court Tuesday where bond was set at $10,000 cash. The 60-year-old Elk Mound man was arrested Saturday at the Kwik Trip. First…
(courtesy: Fox 9) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota health officials say three children have gotten sick from E. coli bacteria after swimming in a popular Minneapolis lake. Two beaches at Lake Nokomis have been closed until further notice because of high bacteria levels while the state Department of Health investigates. Minnesota Public Radio News reports Park Board Superintendent Al Bangoura says…
DULUTH, Minn.- Mayor Emily Larson, the incumbent in the 2019 Primary Election, will advance to the General Election with fellow candidate David Nolle in November. Larson rounded out Tuesday night with 5,225 votes, and Nolle with 992. You can see the full election results here. Larson and her campaign staff joined fellow DFL-ers at the Reef Bar above the Labor…
DULUTH, Minn. – 24-year-old Derek Medved is seeking an at-large seat on the Duluth City Council. Medved owns the Gary Milkhouse and Korner Stores convenience stores. While results came in during Tuesday’s primary election, Medved talked with Fox 21 about his campaign and what he hopes to bring to the City Council. Medved will take on incumbents Noah Hobbs and…
Below are the up to date results to the key races in Tuesday’s Primary and Special Elections Mayor (Two Advance) Caleb Anderson -206 2.64% Corey Ford -160 2.05% Emily Larson (I) -5,225 66.87% Doris Queen Lavender -83 1.06% David Nolle -992 12.70% Jesse Peterson -193 2.47% Donald Raihala -220 2.82% John Socha -450 …
HAYWARD, Wisc. — Lumberjacks in the Northland are common and the competition between them is said to be strong. In this week’s Great Outdoors, Fox 21’s Brittney Merlot takes us to Lumberjack Bowl where all of the best gathered there to show us what they are made of. “It’s kind of in my blood, I’m a four generation competitor.” said…
DULTUH, Minn.- Another way to get school supplies without breaking your budget is shopping at thrift stores. Thrift stores like Savers up by Miller Hill Mall are seeing more families coming in and shopping for back to school clothes, some supplies, and athletic equipment. This Saturday will be a 99 Cent T-Shirt Sale for National Thrift Store Day. Staff said…
DULUTH, Minn.- Families who are members at Hartley Nature Center got a chance to send off monarch butterflies with something to help researchers. The Nature Center hosted a volunteer butterfly tagging event. Kids, parents and others gathered in the Center’s garden to learn about monarchs and milkweed. Then they tagged monarch butterflies before they migrate to Mexico where researchers can…
DULUTH, Minn. – Northland schools will soon be back in session and, to help kids get prepared, the Head of the Lakes United Way will “Stuff the Bus” full of school supplies for the Superior and Lake Superior (Two Harbors-North Shore) School Districts. Supplies most needed this year include pencils, makers, scissors, and earbuds. You can drop them off at…
DULUTH, Minn. – CBD products may soon be regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The government agency is working to learn more about the safety of CBD and other cannabis products. The FDA is saying some CBD products are being marketed with unproven medical claims like they can cure cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes. Craig Sutherland, from Sutherland CBD…
DULUTH, Minn. – We are than two months away until Halloween, but this year may not be the same for the Chester Park neighborhood. The Haunted Cemetery, which is one of the largest neighborhood Halloween displays in the area, may soon come to end. The creator, Tom Grier, has been putting on the display for more than 30 years and…
DULUTH, Minn.- Lincoln Park’s revitalization is continuing as a new tattoo business is celebrating their grand opening. Stronghold Tattoo Studio opened their doors on Tuesday. They are celebrating in a big way with discounts happening throughout the week on a variety of tattoo designs including those focused on wolves, nature, and bees. The owner tells us this new tattoo studio…
DULUTH, Minn. – Primary day is here as multiple candidates are vying for the Duluth mayoral and city council seats. Polls across the city have been open since 7 a.m., but local election officials tell us they are dealing with very low voter turnout. One election official at a polling place on East Superior Street says it’s always been difficult…
DULUTH, Minn.- Some Northland kids are going on a unique adventure infused with music and musical traditions of many cultures. The Lake Superior Youth Chorus is hosting 30 students this week to help them discover their voices. The students are performing in African circle songs, songs from the Torres Strait Islands, an Israeli love song in Hebrew and they even…
DULUTH, Minn.-Multiple primaries are being held today across Duluth along with a special election for a St. Louis County Board seat. Mayoral Primary (Two Advance) Nine candidates are vying for the seat of Duluth mayor including incumbent Emily Larson. Others running include Daniel Weatherly, an Army veteran, who says he wants to make the city government more transparent. Another military…
DULUTH, Minn- At The Festival of Sail, it’s not just the tall ships that make this event a big deal, but it’s also the street performers that help bring it alive. Each tall ship, fascinating in its own right, also has an incredible story behind it. And by wandering on board visitors can help paint a picture in their minds….
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The chair of a Minnesota Senate committee that oversees the Department of Human Services has told the agency’s acting head that she or her successor need to figure out how they’ll repay the federal government for $25 million in apparent overpayments to two tribes for substance abuse treatment. The overpayments were one of the main…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota health officials say severe lung damage has been reported among young people linked to vaping. Children’s Minnesota has reported finding four cases of lung injury in the Minneapolis area potentially related to vaping. The Minnesota Department of Health said Tuesday the cases are similar to recent cases reported in Wisconsin and Illinois , but…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren will visit Minnesota to host a town hall on Monday. Warren will appear at the Leonard Center Fieldhouse at Macalester College in St. Paul. Doors open at 4:15 p.m. and the event begins at 6:15 p.m. Tickets can be reserved via the Warren campaign website. Minnesota’s presidential primary is March…
(courtesy: Pine County Sheriff’s Office) PINE CITY, Minn. – A Pine County Deputy was injured after a pickup truck rear ended the deputy’s squad car in Pine City early Tuesday morning. According to the Pine County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Boston Gilderman was driving south on Main Street from 3rd Avenue South in Pine City when a pickup travelling at a…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Fire Department has issued a Red Flag Warning due to the high risk of rip currents today at Park Point beaches. The warning is effective immediately due to dangerous swimming conditions and will continue until 10:00 a.m. Wednesday. The fire department is advising people to stay out of the water regardless of your swimming experience….
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota judge has lifted a no contact order for a man accused of killing his infant son allowing the defendant to have contact with his pregnant wife. The no contact order had been in place since Friday for 35-year-old Matthew Hoisser of Woodbury. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports a Washington County judge vacated the…
DULUTH, Minn.- A flammable vapor caused an explosion on the West End of Duluth Monday afternoon. Duluth Fire officials say the vapors from an adhesive remover that’s used in construction or cleaning products ignited a flash fire that caused an explosion on Grand Avenue. A man was using the adhesive remover while refurbishing a building that used to be a…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- With the grand opening quickly approaching for the YMCA at the Wellness Center this October, Duluth YMCA is giving Northlanders the opportunity to sign up this week. The YMCA is giving those in Hermantown and other surrounding communities to become YMCA Charter Members at the new Essentia Wellness Center located on Ugstad Road. The two-story 72,000 square foot…
DULUTH, Minn.- The fresh school year begins in just weeks, and the Duluth Library is ready to offer students all types of opportunities. For starters after Labor Day, library hours will extend into Saturday. Activities are planned at the main library, like a giant bubble-making event, and even robotic coding for kids. Library officials tells us learning at the library…
DULUTH, Minn.- Plans are underway for a new Duluth Preschool that will be on the wild side. Starting in the fall of 2020, the Lake Superior Zoo will offer a nature-based preschool. The goal is to help ease Duluth’s need for childcare while also giving the Lake Superior Zoo new life and more revenue. The process has already begun to…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The up and coming Webster Dream Park in Superior needs help getting ready for kids to play on. The park on Tower Avenue is designed specially for kids with disabilities in mind and is ready to be constructed. Seven large playground pieces are being delivered at the end of the week and have to be put together in two…
DULUTH, Minn.- Several stolen bicycles are on the way back to their original owners after a so–called serial bike thief was arrested for illegally selling them in Duluth. 29–year–old Kieth bosh of Duluth is facing a felony charge for stealing and selling stolen bikes. Police were tipped off that he was selling bikes illegally on FaceBook Marketplace, bikes worth anywhere from…
DULUTH, Minn. – Ballroom dancing lessons can be hard to come by in Duluth. Now a new dance company is officially open for business. Move Dance Grow offers private lessons and group classes. Wedding parties can also take a class to learn a wedding dance routine. The owner who began pursuing the business about three years ago says the new…
DULUTH, Minn- Businesses are getting a bit of a boost thanks to tourists catching a glimpse of the ships taking over Lake Superior. A stretch of Canal Park Drive was packed with crowds of people wandering beyond the fun of the festival. And many businesses have been busy throughout the day. Tons of Sidewalk sales caught the eye of many…
DULUTH, Minn.- While the Tall Ships dazzle crowds in Canal Park, another watercraft is attracting some eyes at Pier B Resort. The resort now offers promotional rides in a water car. It looks like a jeep, goes about 80 mph on land, and 45 mph in the water. Giving guests another look at all that’s going the lake. “Y’know what…
DULUTH, Minn.- The seven tall ships for this year’s Festival of Sail bring thousands of spectators to Canal Park each day of its three day run. “Each time you see a ship like this or any of these ships here today it’s like you’re seeing a ship for the first time they’re just so beautiful,” said a certain famous Captain….
(AP Photo) MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Tony Evers is urging President Donald Trump to end his trade wars with other countries because they’re hurting Wisconsin farmers. Evers, a Democrat, sent Trump a letter Monday asking him to end the disputes. He says Wisconsin farmers are suffering a “triple whammy” of trade uncertainty, low commodity prices and bad weather. The…
WASHINGTON (AP) – California and Massachusetts say they’ll go to court to fight the Trump administration’s overhaul of the Endangered Species Act. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday that they planned to sue. It came hours after the administration announced broad changes to the way the government would enforce endangered species protections. Both…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Authorities in Minnesota have arrested an Iowa pastor on charges that he sexually assaulted two girls at a home in Omaha, Nebraska. Police in Carlton County, Minnesota, arrested 44-year-old Emanuel J. Rodriguez on Saturday morning on a Douglas County, Nebraska, arrest warrant that charged him with two counts of third-degree sexual assault of a child. The…
(courtesy: Office of Gov. Tim Walz) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Gov. Tim Walz says he still wants Senate Republicans to hold hearings on Democratic proposals for gun control and emergency insulin supplies. The governor told reporters Monday he finds it “absolutely unacceptable” that none have been scheduled following the latest mass shootings in Ohio and Texas. He contrasted the…
(Jake Place) ITASCA COUNTY, Minn. – The Nashwauk man charged with two counts of Criminal Vehicular Homicide after he fatally struck a two-year-old boy and critically injured a 16-year-old during a hit-and-run earlier this month has been granted a public defender. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, officers learned a 16-year-old pedestrian was struck while pushing a 2-year-old in a…
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota prosecutors say a Woodbury father intentionally dropped his 5-month-old son headfirst on the floor because the baby was crying and fussy. Thirty-five-year-old Matthew Hoisser is charged with second-degree murder in the April death of his son, Gus. Hoisser’s bail was set at $350,000 on Friday. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports a Washington County judge…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Gov. Tim Walz has named the leader of Lutheran Social Services to take over the state’s troubled Department of Human Services. Walz said Monday that Jodi Harpstead will replace Commissioner Tony Lourey starting next month. “It is my honor to appoint a Commissioner of Human Services with broad private and non-profit experience, and a proven…
MANAWA, Wis. (AP) – Authorities in Wisconsin say a man was killed when his home exploded. Waupaca County Sheriff Tim Wilz tells news outlets that the man killed in the Sunday morning explosion was likely asleep. He had not yet been identified. Wilz says the home was `”totally obliterated.” Manawa Rural Fire Chief Rob Rosenau says debris was `”scattered all…
DULUTH, Minn.- Sunday in Duluth started with a “parade of ships” coming in through the Aerial Lift Bridge for the Festival of Sail. The three day event brings in some of the biggest, oldest and best ships to show off and has already dazzled thousands in the Northland just on day one. “We just came out to see the ships….
DULUTH, Minn.- It was a day for play at the Duluth Children’s Museum for the 11th annual bubble festival. Kids and families had the chance to soak up some sun all while learning the science behind what a bubble really is. The festival gave a hands on experience to anyone looking to make a bubble, hold a bubble, blow a bubble…
