SUPERIOR, WI – Friday marks the start of the 5th annual Billings Park Days in Superior. With a car show, craft vendors, music and a kids carnival there’s a little something for everyone. Organizers say, it’s all about bringing people together. “We like to get the community together. It’s just fun to have everybody get together and have a good…
HAYWARD, Wis.-The Lumberjack World Championships have kicked off in Hayward as thousands are expected to attend this year’s annual event. The international competition showcases the best in sawing, chopping, speed climbing, and log rolling. Above, check out Fox 21’s Nathaniel LeCapitaine’s full report. Click here for a full schedule of events. Categories: Links, News, News – Latest News
BRITT, Minn. – A 65-year-old Britt woman was transported to the Virginia Hospital for non-life threatening injuries following a single-vehicle crash in rural Britt. According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to the crash on the Britt Bypass Road around 2:00 p.m. When authorities arrived on scene they found the vehicle had been traveling northwest in the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Spirit Valley Days kicks off at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 1, resulting in several road closures on Thursday and Saturday. Ramsey Street between Central Avenue and 57th Avenue West will remain open throughout this year’s Spirit Valley Days. Thursday, August 1 – Parade Traffic 59th Avenue West between Raleigh Street and Grand Avenue will close around…
DULUTH, Minn. — In this week’s Cooking Connection, the last standing Bridgeman’s is baking us a Blueberry Bread Pudding. Using one day old cinnamon rolls, pudding, melted white chocolate, blueberries and topped with their signature vanilla ice cram. Enjoy the video above for the full recipe details, remember this goes well for breakfast, lunch, snacks, desserts and more. Categories: Cooking…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Department of Human Rights announced developments in two cases involving the sexual assaults of minors – and adults who allegedly failed to protect them. The department announced Thursday that it settled a lawsuit with Ramsey County involving the sexual assault of a then-16-year-old lifeguard by her supervisor in 2013. The lifeguard reported the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – New revelations about overpayments to two American Indian tribes are bringing more scrutiny to Minnesota’s Department of Human Services. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Thursday the department overpaid the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and the White Earth Nation by $25.3 million for substance abuse treatments covered by Medicaid. The newspaper cited internal memos….
JUNCTION CITY, Ky. (AP) – Lincoln County Emergency Management Director Don Gilliam said the fires are out from a gas line explosion early Thursday that killed a person and sent five others to a hospital. The explosion happened on an Enbridge Texas Easter natural gas pipeline near Danville. He says six structures were impacted and some destroyed altogether by the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump intensified pressure Thursday on China to reach a trade deal by saying that beginning Sept. 1, he will impose 10% tariffs on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports he hasn’t already taxed. The move immediately sent stock prices sinking. The president has already imposed 25% tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese products, and…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A new report says a July survey of business supply managers suggests economic growth will slow over the next three to six months in nine Midwest and Plains states. The report issued Thursday says the Mid-America Business Conditions index dropped to 52.0 in July from 55.4 in June. It’s the lowest figure in more than three…
MOOSE LAKE, Minn.-The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the officer and suspect involved in an officer-involved shooting Monday at a mobile home park in Moose Lake. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the deputy as Sgt. Jason Warnygora, who has been with the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office for 14 years. Sgt. Warnygora is on standard administrative leave. The…
TOWER, Minn. (AP) – Two former officials in the northern Minnesota city of Tower are charged with criminal misconduct for allegedly trying to oust a newspaper publisher from a city agency. Ex-Mayor Joshua Carlson and former City Clerk-Treasurer Linda Keith allegedly tried to remove Timberjay editor and publisher Marshall Helmberger from the Tower Economic Development Authority. A criminal complaint says…
DULUTH, Minn. – This weekend, the annual Bike Duluth Festival rides at Spirit Mountain in Duluth. The festival has activities and events for bikers of all ages. For its sixth anniversary, the Bike Duluth Festival is raising two amazing beneficiaries: Cyclists of Gitchee Gumee Shores (COGGS) and the Gary New Duluth Development Alliance (GNDDA). A full schedule can be found…
Join FOX 21’s Andrew Kirov and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, August 1, 2019. Categories: Community, News, News – Latest News, News Update
SUPERIOR, Wis. — A Duluth woman accused of a hit and run in Superior that injured a boy has waived her rights to challenge evidence against her. Mary Trea, 38, is facing one felony charge of hit and run. 11-year-old Cassius Carey in the hospital the night of the accident. Photo courtesy of his mother. In the criminal complaint, witnesses…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth BizPac — a political action group with a goal to support and attract local businesses — is threatening to sue the city of Duluth and the Duluth Transit Authority after their bus ads were abruptly taken down. “If we’re going to have open dialogue, this is not the way to do it,” said Rob Stenberg, president…
DULUTH, Minn.- City of Duluth crews met with those living near and those using the Cross City Trail to discuss it’s future during the Twin Ports Interchange Project. That plan to modernize the current infrastructure of the can of worms will cause part of the Cross City Trail to close, from 22nd Avenue to east of Garfield Avenue, for bridge…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Recent studies have shown Native Americans have a higher rate of drug abuse than other populations. This week, care providers are coming together to turn that around. It’s not just a medical approach that treatment centers, government departments, and others are taking to help the Native American community recover from drug addiction. They are taking a spiritual…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Kids in Superior are getting a hands on look at making different kinds of glassware. Starting Wednesday, Shannon’s Stained Glassery is hosting a kids’ camp. On the first day they painted and glazed pottery, and for the next two days they’ll work on mosaic and fuse tile. Store owner Shannon Johnson said kids lobe the chance to work…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Minnesota DNR and wildlife experts are on the lookout for birds sick with West Nile Virus. This comes after two recorded deaths of loons in Northeast Minnesota earlier this month, and a handful of crow deaths this past year, all linked to West Nile. Crows and loons are more susceptible to West Nile Virus, as they are…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Damiano Center’s Community Kitchen serves nearly 400 people every weekend, which means they could always use more helping hands. The Community Kitchen is looking for volunteers to help with prepping and serving food during each meal, as well as cleaning up afterward. The Damiano Center typically asks for two volunteers for each meal but more are…
DULUTH, Minn. – Local bands belted out some tunes for the final Concert on the Pier at Glensheen Mansion for the summer. Folks in kayaks, boats, and even a flamingo float crowded the pier for front row seat to the jam session. And other relaxed under the trees in their lawn chairs. Glensheen brought in more food trucks this week…
DULUTH, Minn. – Summer is normally a busy time for The Duluth Animal Control Shelter to take in stray animals. But this time around it’s a little bit busier. The shelter is at its capacity due to an overflow of cats. And now they are on the hunt to find forever homes for these furry friends. The cages at the…
DULUTH, Minn.- St. Luke’s has partnered with St. Scholastica to offer a scrub class for students wanting to become a Physician Assistant. The fifteen students getting the training today were shown how to properly scrub, gown, and put gloves on before a procedure. Then, students got their chance to scrub in and even practice the sterilization techniques. Those putting on…
DULUTH, Minn.- Starting Thursday, more than ten months after the William A. Irvin was move from it’s home in the Minnesota Slip during reconstruction there, work to restore the Irvin will begin. Back in September, Duluth Entertainment Convention Center officials said the Irvin would be moving back to the Minnesota Slip this spring in time for tourism season. But, when…
CLOQUET, Minn. – With schools still on summer vacation, kids are going to day camps across the Northland. At Zion Lutheran Church in Cloquet, about thirty campers are attending a program about finding happiness called “Weaving Joy.” Church leaders say it’s tough to get kids to attend church in the summer and this helps keep them engaged. “I think there’s…
ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota man has been sentenced to up to a month in jail for leaving his 5-year-old son alone in the woods as punishment. Thirty-two-year-old Gregory Allan Wilson of St. Peter was sentenced for gross misdemeanor child neglect Tuesday. Wilson pleaded guilty in May, and additional charges of domestic assault and malicious punishment of a…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has confirmed Kelly Craft to become the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, ending a more than seven-month vacancy in the position. Craft was confirmed despite Democratic concerns about her inexperience and conflicts of interest. Craft is a longtime GOP activist from Kentucky who is currently U.S. ambassador to Canada. She and her husband,…
SHAWANO, Wis. (AP) -Authorities say human remains have been found on a northwest Missouri farm that has been the focus of a search for two missing Wisconsin brothers. Clinton County Sheriff Larry Fish announced Wednesday the remains were found on a farm near Braymer. He says the remains have not been officially identified. No cause of death has been determined….
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – The four individuals arrested in connection to a drug bust Monday morning in Hermantown have now been formally charged. According to court records, Walter Charles Johnson, 48, has been charged with Fifth Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance while the other three suspects Bobbi Sue Nesgoda, 35, Sidney Spendler, 30, and Alex Leskey, 31, all face one…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office has identified the 46-year-old man who drowned Saturday near the Ore Docks in Duluth as James Autero Leavell. According to reports, officers responded to a call of a man who had been trespassing on CN property near the ore docks around 2:16 p.m. Saturday. The man was reported to be exhibiting…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration says it will set up a system allowing Americans to legally access lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar made the announcement Wednesday morning. Azar, a former drug industry executive, says U.S. patients will be able to import medications safely and effectively, with oversight from the Food and Drug…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Charges have been filed against nine people so far as a result of the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s work to test thousands of kits containing evidence collected from sexual assault victims. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul said in an interview Wednesday he expects that number to increase as more tests are completed and prosecutors review evidence….
DULUTH, Minn. – The William A. Irvin is set to head into dry dock on Thursday to continue restoration efforts which include exterior repair of its hull. Fraser Shipyards says the restoration is expected to take four to seven weeks. DECC officials say they have not yet determined a date that the Irvin will return to the Minnesota Slip, but…
DULUTH, Minn.- Cancer patients and their family members received blankets and messages of hope Tuesday morning at both Northland hospitals. It’s all part of the program through the Miller Hill Subaru Group and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society that helps those battling the disease. Local leukemia survivor Melissa Rock who was pregnant wit her daughter at the time while also dealing…
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file) MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A conservative law firm is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to dramatically scale back the ability of governors to change the intent of lawmakers through partial budget vetoes. If successful, the move would reverse more than four decades of precedent. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed the lawsuit Wednesday…
NORTHLAND — A first since 2016, an astronomical event called the ‘Black Moon’ occurs tonight. What exactly is it? Well, you’ve heard of a ‘Blue Moon’ – right? It’s the second full moon within one month. And a ‘Black Moon’ is the second new moon of the month. This is something that rarely happens and is just as uncommon as a…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A Delta Air Lines pilot suspected of drinking before his flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has been arrested. A report by airport police says the pilot had an “alcoholic container” in his possession and was suspected of being impaired. He was scheduled to fly to San Diego, California Tuesday morning. The Star Tribune reports the pilot,…
BARNUM, Minn. – A new $10 million maintenance facility is coming soon to Barnum. The new building will be an addition onto the current Barnum garage. More space means another repair shop can be used by workers. Plus, plows can now be kept on trucks overnight, without having to be removed. “So they’re down in the Barnum pit putting on…
DULUTH, Minn. – Protecting Lake Superior from invasive species continues to be an important issue an this week Great Lakes Aquarium is teaching kids how they can help. Kids eight to eleven years old are getting hands on experience with our ecosystems this week with the Great Lakes Aquarium Wildlife Field Course. This week’s topic is Birds, Buckthorn, and Butterflies…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Superior City Councilor Brent Fennessey has asked the Parks and Recreation committee to come up with a draft of an ordinance to ban smoking at all city parks. He says he does not want smokers to keep non-smokers from visiting public parks like Barker’s Island. “I think if you’re at a park like this and someone is…
DULUTH, Minn. – This summer, Tuesday nights are Yoga nights at Glensheen Mansion. Classes are taught by an instructor from the studio Yoga North and are held on the lawn showing off beautiful views of Lake Superior. The instructor, Dan Rowell, says these views can be beneficial for the mind during practice. “I find a lot of centering and balance…
DULUTH, Minn. – Everything from fresh fruits and veggies were up for sale Tuesday at the Hillside Farmers Market in Duluth. Shoppers could also pick up flower bouquets. Even a few craft vendors were selling specialty goods like bath soaps and ceramic dishes. The Seeds to Success program runs both the Hillside and Lincoln Park farmers market to help people…
DULUTH, Minn. – West Duluth is getting ready to celebrate 40 years of Spirit Valley Days. The fun kicks off Thursday with the big parade at 6 p.m. at Grand Avenue and 59th Avenue West. Then on Friday night, people will be jammin’ to the Rockstar Roadshow concert with headline Virgil Caine during the popular street dance at Memorial Park….
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – A search warrant conducted on a house in Hermantown early Monday morning led to the arrest of four individuals for alleged drug sale charges. Authorities say the search warrant was conducted at a house in the 4700 block of Morris Thomas Road around 4:00 a.m. Monday. The warrant was the result of a month-long investigation into suspected…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Big renovations are happening at Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College. A $1.15 million project will remodel classrooms, update the kitchen, and create an outdoor classroom. Meanwhile, another $853,000 project will install a new staircase and create a custom-designed floor. “There’s some Ojibwe floral design work in it and the college has five cultural values, and…
DULUTH, Minn.- It’s an effort designed to eliminate the high numbers of opioid addictions in St. Louis County. Recently, the county became just one of fifteen counties chose for a new program to treat opioid use disorder in jail. The program will create a plane with local health care providers to offer medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for people in, or recently…
MOOSE LAKE, Minn. – An investigation has been launched into an officer-involved shooting in a Moose Lake mobile home park that left a suspect injured. Monday’s shooting happened as officers were attempting to arrest a person on felony warrants. A suspect was shot as an emergency response team entered a Moose Lake home. We’re told there was an open…
DULUTH, Minn. – According to the City of Duluth, a portion of Skyline Parkway will close for six to eight hours on Wednesday. The area to be closed is off of the main entrance to the Spirit Mountain chalet. The city says the work will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is expected to be finished by 4:30 p.m. The roadway…
(AP) – The U.S. Education Department is being urged to close a loophole that has allowed some wealthy families to get federal aid meant for low-income students. Federal authorities have been notified that some parents in Illinois were transferring guardianship of their children to friends or relatives to make it appear they came from poorer backgrounds, making them eligible for…
