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Portion of Superior Street to Close Wednesday for Repairs

DULUTH, Minn. – According to the City of Duluth a portion of Superior Street will close for repairs on Wednesday. The city says Superior Street between Mesaba and 6th Avenue West will close to replace some cracked concrete panels. The road will close after 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday and will remain closed for approximately one week. Sixth Avenue West will…

R. Kelly Faces two new Charges in Minnesota in 2001 Allegation

Robert Kelly is Charged in an Incident Involving a Girl he met at a Concert

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota authorities are charging singer R. Kelly with two counts of prostitution and solicitation involving a girl under 18 for an alleged incident in 2001. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says Robert Kelly is charged in an incident involving a girl he met at a concert. Freeman says the girl was trying to get an autograph from…

Data: 842M Opioid Pills Sent to State Pharmacies 2006-2012

Minnesota's Senate Passed Legislation This Year to Combat the Crisis

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Data shows opioid manufacturers distributed about 842 million pills to Minnesota pharmacies from 2006 to 2012, amounting to 156 pills for each resident. Minnesota Public Radio News, analyzing data obtained by the Washington Post after a legal battle, reports that most of the pills were circulated in urban Hennepin and Ramsey counties, but that rural…

Another El Paso Victim Dies; Death Toll at 22

The Gunman has Been Booked on Capital Murder Charges

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -A hospital official says another victim of the weekend mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, has died. Dr. Stephen Flaherty, of the Del Sol Medical Center, says the patient was one of two victims of Saturday’s attack to die at the hospital on Monday. Police earlier announced the death of one of the patients. The new…

Midday Update 08-05-19

Local News and Weather Making Headline Monday, August 5, 2019

Join FOX 21’s Arman Rahman and Meteorologist Ryan Johnson for a local look at news and weather making headlines Monday, August 05, 2019. Categories: News, News – Latest News

Power Outages Reported Across the Northland

DULUTH, Minn. – Strong morning storms have led to power outages for many Northlanders. According to the MN Power electric outage map roughly 948 customers are without power as of 11:29 a.m. throughout the area. Lake Country Power’s outage viewer shows about 1,226 members affected by current power outages. East Central Energy is reporting roughly 16 current power outages on…

Morning Update 08-05-19

Local News and Weather Making Headline Monday, August 5, 2019

Join FOX 21’s Arman Rahman and Meteorologist Ryan Johnson for a local look at news and weather making headlines Monday, August 05, 2019. Categories: Community, News, News – Latest News

LIVE: President Trump Addresses the Nation Following Mass Shootings

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is calling the recent mass shootings “evil attacks” that are crimes “against all humanity” and says unity must replace hatred in society. Trump gave a speech from the White House on Monday following weekend shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that left 29 people dead and dozens wounded. He called the shootings…

Trump Claims he Wants ‘Strong Background Checks’ on Guns

Trump Says Washing "Must Come Together" After two Weekend Mass Shootings

(AP) WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says Washington “must come together” in the wake of two mass shootings this weekend to “get strong background checks” for gun users. But he is providing no details on what sort of legislation he would support. Trump, who will make remarks later Monday, tweeted about the weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio that…

Tall Timber Days Packs Grand Rapids for 39th Year

Festival brings in hundreds to the streets and businesses of Grand Rapids.

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- The smell of sawdust is in the air and the hot summer weather isn’t keeping the crowds from downtown Grand Rapids for the 39th annual Tall Timber Days. “Been good attendance, very good attendance,” said festival Founder, Dr. Lee Jess. “Again like I said temperature has a little bearing on attendance but it has been good.” “And…

Duluth Says Goodbye To Thomas After Another Year

Thomas's Visit coupled with the Big Boy Steam Engine's brought about 30,000 people to Duluth.

DULUTH, Minn.- Sunday was the final day of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friend Percy’s visit to Duluth. Organizers say around 18,000 people visited Thomas and Percy over the past two weekends, making an estimated economic impact of $8.5 million in the Northland. The two trains also bring out about 200 volunteers from different community organizations, who also receive…

Athletes Swimming into 33rd Brewhouse Triathlon

Adults and children all ages participated in the race on Sunday.

GNESEN, Minn. – Triathletes swam their way into the 33rd Annual Brewhouse Triathlon sponsored by Fitger’s Brewhouse at Island Lake on Sunday. Adults and children alike participated in the race on Sunday. According to one of the race directors, who has raced in all 33 years of the event, it is about so much more than winning. “We have over…

The Latest On The Deadly Mass Shooting In Dayton, Ohio

(AP Photo/John Minchillo) DAYTON, Ohio (AP)  – The Latest on a deadly mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio (all times local): 5:05 p.m. The popular nightlife area where a gunman killed nine people and injured dozens of others has reopened to the public. The Oregon District was reopened Sunday afternoon, hours after the second mass shooting in the U.S. within 24…

Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Season Kicks Off

After delay due to mechanical issues, train leaves for first trip from West Duluth.

DULUTH, Minn.- The Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad took its first trip of the year out of West Duluth Saturday. The train normally starts in June but due to some mechanical issues and rideaway issues with high water on the St. Louis River, the first departure was pushed back. The Railroad runs along the river to the St. Louis River…

Celebrities In School Buses Tear Up Proctor Speedway

Celebrity Bus Race kicks off Midsummer Night of Mayhem.

PROCTOR, Minn.- The roars of engines is a normal sound at Proctor Speedway. But these engines are newcomers- school buses. The Speedway’s Midsummer Night of Mayhem kicked off with the fan favorite Celebrity Bus Races. Business owners, city officials, and more community members got behind the wheel of a bus drifting around the track to win the coveted trophy. “Just…

Spirit Mountain Fills with Mountain Bikers for Bike Duluth Festival

Over 300 registered bikers flood the mountain.

DULUTH, Minn.- Everywhere you looked were helmets and handlebars as the Bike Duluth Festival celebrated its 6th anniversary. The festival raised money for Cyclists of the Gitchee Gumee Shore (COGGS) and Gary New Duluth Development Alliance. Last year $25,000 was raised for each beneficiary, and this year they hope to clear $50,000. “Duluth has become a world class mountain biking…

135th St. Louis County Fair

CHISOLM, Minn. – The St. Louis County Fair is often thought of as a staple of summer in Northern Minnesota. Horses, cows, pigs and other animals gathered with their owners at the 135th St. Louis County Fair. For the farmers and 4-H kids it is about so much more than just showing off their animals. “Every year families gather they…

New WWI Memorial Unveiled in West Duluth

The slabs take the place of small brass markers that had fallen in disrepair.

DULUTH, Minn. – The new WWI monument is two Mesabi black granite slabs etched with the names of the 22 West Duluth soldiesr who served in WWI and the names of Duluth’s 167 Gold Star men and woman. The slabs take the place of small brass markers that had fallen in disrepair. At Saturday’s ceremony, representative Pete Stauber gave a…

At Least 20 People Killed in Texas Mass Shooting

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Twenty people were killed and more than two dozen injured in a shooting Saturday in a busy shopping area in the Texas border town of El Paso, the state’s governor said. Among the possibilities being investigated is whether it was a hate crime, the police chief said. Two law enforcement officials who spoke to The…

Two-Year-Old Boy Killed in Nashwauk Fatal Hit-and-Run

NASHWAUK, Minn. – Stuffed bears and flowers are what’s left at the scene of a fatal hit-and-run accident that killed a young boy. 16-year-old girl Lexi Carroll was pushing two-year-old Logan Dean Klennert on Thursday at about 1 p.m. on the shoulder of Highway 65 at milepost 188 when a pickup truck swerved and hit them from behind. 38-year-old Jake…

West Duluth Celebrates Opening of Quarry Park

DULUTH, Minn. – Residents celebrated the grand opening of Quarry Park in West Duluth. The new park features new multi-use trails that lead through Skyline Parkway. A nine hole disc golf course is open for the community to play. And it is also the newest playground for avid rock climbers. Organizers say the project was a long time coming since…

Twin Ports Celebrates 29th Anniversary for American Disabilities Act

DULUTH, Minn. – Friday marked the 29th anniversary since the American Disabilities Act was implemented in the United States. The organization Access North Independent Living hosted a concert in the park celebration to commemorate the day. The ADA was enacted in 1990 to better improve accessibility for people with disabilities. The anniversary celebration is another way for the ADA community…

YOHO! Lumberjacks & Lumberjills Competing In Lumberjack World Championships

Swing, Chop and Axe Your Way Into Hayward Wisconsin This Weekend

HAYWARD, Wis.-The smell of fresh cut lumber is taking over in Hayward at the second day of the 60th Annual Lumberjack World Championships. Lumberjacks and Lumberjills are swinging, axing, chopping, sawing, log rolling, climbing and boom running into 24 different events in Hayward, Wisconsin this weekend. Today was the semifinals, marking who will be competing in tomorrow’s World Championship rounds….

5th Annual Billing’s Park Days Begins Today

SUPERIOR, Wis.-The fifth annual Billing Park Day’s celebration began today with a fleet of fun activities for the whole family. Activities included a bean bag tournament and a rummage sale and one vendor literally brought the sale and the customers to her front door with her handmade items. Stone Sostre owner Ellen Kreidler says, “Other years I have done a…

Northlander Wins Highest Honor at AirVenture Award Show

DULUTH, Minn.-Out of planes from all over the country, a Northlander won a prestigious award for his homemade aircraft in Oshkosh, Wisc. Michael Shannon of Duluth entered his homemade seaplane into the Air Venture Aircraft Award Show to be scored and judged having little idea he’d end up receiving the gold Lindy Award named after Charles Lindbergh, one of the…

YOHO! Boom Running in the Lumberjack World Championships

ACTIVE ADVENTURES: Last Year Brittney Merlot Log Rolled, Now She Attempts Boom Running For The First Time!

HAYWARD, Wisc. — In this weeks Active Adventures, Fox 21’s Brittney Merlot is boom running at the Lumberjack World Championships semifinals. She’s never done it before and will make her first attempt this morning on LIVE TV! Ellie Davenport, offers her words of wisdom as she has been a pro log roller and boom runner since she was 15 years…

11 Hospitalizations Linked to Vaping in Wisconsin

Officials are Trying to Determine What Vaping Products Were Used

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Wisconsin health officials say they’ve linked vaping to 11 recent cases where teenagers and young adults developed “severe lung disease” that required hospitalizations. Officials said Friday they’re investigating another seven cases that may also be linked to vaping. The health department says all the patients they interviewed reported vaping in the weeks and months prior to being…

Minnesota County to be State’s First to use 911 Video Chat

The new Feature Will be Implemented Later in August

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) – A county in northwest Minnesota is about to become the first in the state to let cellphone callers stream live video and audio to dispatchers when they call 911 for help. Pennington County Sheriff Ray Kuznia tells the Minnesota Public Radio News that the technology will be implemented later in August. Kuznia added it should help…

Update: 2-Year-Old Boy Killed in Hit and Run, Suspect Charged

16-year-old girl also injured in incident; suspect in custody

Jake Place ITASCA COUNTY, Minn. – A fatal hit and run killed a two-year-old boy Thursday afternoon in Northeast Itasca Township, about fifteen miles north of Nashwauk. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, officers learned a 16-year-old pedestrian, identified as Alexia Carroll, was struck while pushing a 2-year-old, identified as Logan Klennert, in a stroller. The 2-year-old died at the…

Midday Update 08-02-19

Local News and Weather Making Headline Friday, August 2, 2019

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Boy Thrown From Mall of America Balcony Moved to Rehab

Landen has Finally Been Moved out of the ICU

(courtesy: Fox 9) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The family of a 5-year-old boy who survived being thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in April says he finally has been moved out of intensive care and into a rehabilitation program. The boy, identified only as Landen, has been at Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis since he was thrown nearly…

Two Arrested for Shots Fired in Cascade Park Area

No Injuries Were Reported

DULUTH, Minn. – Two individuals were arrested Wednesday night for firing shots in the Cascade Park area in Duluth. According to reports, officers responded to the scene and were provided “excellent descriptions of three individuals” by witnesses in the park at the time of the incident. Officers located the three suspects at 5th Avenue East and 4th Street where two…

Smokey Bear to Celebrate 75th Birthday at Tall Timber Days

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – This year marks the 7th birthday of Smokey Bear and his fire prevention campaign. Celebrations are happening throughout Minnesota, including a celebration at Tall Timber Days in Grand Rapids on Saturday, August 3rd. Smokey will make appearances at the Tall Timber education booth, located in the northwest corner of the Old Central School in downtown Grand…

St. Scholastica Student hit by car on London Road

The Incident Remains Under Investigation

DULUTH, Minn. – Authorities say a St. Scholastica football player has sustained significant injuries after being hit by a car early Wednesday morning. Duluth Police report the accident happened at approximately 12:00 a.m. in the area of 19th Avenue East and London Road. Officers responded to a call of a male lying in the road after being hit by a…

Six People Killed in Wrong-Way Crash Near Eyota

The Crash Remains Under Investigation

EYOTA, Minn. – According to the Minnesota State Patrol, six people were killed in an early Friday morning crash. The crash happened on I-90 near Eyota. Minnesota State Patrol reports that a vehicle was travelling the wrong way, heading eastbound, when it struck another vehicle heading westbound on I-90. Three occupants were killed in each vehicle. I-90 is now back…

Cops Patrol on Day One of Hands Free

DULUTH, Minn. – In between responding to calls Duluth police set up shop looking for drivers on their phones. Authorities scouted throughout the city and put most of their focus on finding hands free violators at major intersections. At last report, Duluth Police stopped more than five vehicles for texting and driving. Lucky for those motorists, they got away with…

Johns Hopkins Opens Data Research Center in Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. – Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has opened a new research facility, geared towards American  Indian health, right here in Duluth This comes after a prominent UMD researcher left the medical school to start a new partnership with Johns Hopkins University. The Center for American Indian health for the university has multiple hubs across the united states, primarily…

Spirit Valley Days Kicks Off with Annual Parade

DULUTH, Minn. – Spirit Valley days in West Duluth kicked off with its annual parade down Grand Avenue. The parade drew hundreds of families from the area to stop by and watch. Schools, businesses, and organizations took part in the parade A few politicians also road through the festivities and the Shriners came through doing tricks in vintage cars. “Its…

William A. Irvin Moves Into Dry Dock for Restoration

Ten months after leaving Minnesota Slip the Irvin is ready to be worked on.

DULUTH, Minn.- After ten months of waiting in line at Fraser Shipyards, the William A. Irvin is now out of the waiting room and ready to be worked on in the dry dock. The ship was moved from the Minnesota Slip in Canal Park last September for the Seawall Reconstruction Project, which city officials say is 99% done. The Irvin…

5th Annual Billings Park Days Kicks off Friday.

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…

Lumberjack World Championships Begin in Hayward

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

One Injured After Single Vehicle Crash in Britt

The Drivers Vehicle Went Airborne After Hitting an Embankment

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…

Spirit Valley Days Traffic Advisory

Festival Runs From August 1-3

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…

Blueberry Bread Pudding Sweet Treat

COOKING CONNECTION: Bridgeman's Bakes Tasty Treats

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…

State Announces Settlement, Lawsuit in 2 sex Assault Cases

The Department Made the Announcement Thursday

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…

Report: Minnesota Agency Overpaid 2 Tribes by $25M

An Investigation Will be Launched Into the Overpayments

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….

Everyone Accounted for After Enbridge Pipeline Explosion in Kentucky

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…