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Manafort Juror Says one Holdout Prevented 18-Count Conviction

The Federal Jury Found Manafort Guilty on Eight Counts

(Dana Verkouteren via AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — A juror in Paul Manafort’s financial fraud trial says a lone holdout prevented the jury from convicting the onetime Trump campaign chairman on all 18 counts. Jurors repeatedly tried to persuade the holdout to “look at the paper trail” but she insisted there was reasonable doubt, juror Paula Duncan told Fox News. “We…

Herbalife Distributors Claim in $1B Suit Events Were a Sham

Herbalife’s Website Says it has About 2.3 Million Distributors

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)MIAMI (AP) — Patricia and Jeff Rodgers figured they did everything right to get rich beyond their wildest dreams selling Herbalife health and personal care products. They attended all of the “Circle of Success” events, brought in new recruits, met their quotas on buying Herbalife goods to sell and even set up a storefront shop. But they…

Duluth Neighbors Get Louder and Creative About Crumbling Street

The Olson's used parts of their vehicle that broke off while driving to attach to the signs.

DULUTH, Minn. – Some Duluth homeowners are getting creative and even comical about their city street, which they say has been falling apart for years and not getting the attention they need. Jeannette and Dale Olson have lived on Thurber Road for 30 years, but they said the road conditions have gotten worse over the past decade. They said they’ve…

Skating Before School

World Of Wheels Invites Families for Free Skating

Superior, WI- Before trudging back to school kids got one last hoorah thanks to the World of Wheels skate rink. The family–run skate rink invited Superior families to skate for free today. Kids could also play any of the many games, munch on some food, or compete in a drawing for school supplies. “Having the kids here, giving back some…

Cloquet Mends Ordinance for Strays

The city of Cloquet was in contract with Animal Allies since April.

CLOQUET, Minn. – Weeks after the Friends of Animals Shelter in Cloquet closed its doors, the city says it doesn’t want to deal with the strays anymore. After a city council meeting Tuesday night, city leaders decided to end their contract agreement with Animal Allies in Duluth, where they had been sending the strays. Now the council hopes that a different option…

Dragon Boats Dwell in Superior

Training and Preparations Underway for Dragonboat Festival

Superior, WI- A tradition with roots in ancient China continues this weekend in the Northland. It’s the Dragon Boat Festival, and the rowers have been hard at work preparing. There Be Dragons in Lake Superior, as Dragon Boats and their riders arrived to train for the 16th Annual Dragon Boat Festival. Rowers gathered on the shores of Barker’s Island Marina to…

Growing Season Helping Superior Downtown Farmers’ Market

  SUPERIOR, Wis. – The weather has been cooperating for local farmers at the Superior Downtown Farmers’ Market. Christel Lewis owns In the Woods Market Garden in Foxboro, Wisconsin,  about 20 miles outside of Superior. She says carrots and beets are in season and it’s the end of the bean season. Lewis starts planting her garden in the spring so it’s…

Senior Citizens Celebrate the End of Summer with a Side of Competition

This traditional Morgan Park Senior Picnic was put on hold for nearly 15 years, but it's back in full swing. 

DULUTH, Minn.-  It’s a celebration of summer, but this exclusive party is reserved for senior citizens. “And a picnic always sounds good,” picnic attendee Barbara Beverage said. This traditional Morgan Park Senior Picnic was put on hold for nearly 15 years, but it’s back in full swing. “Well, our senior community is one of our most prized so to be able…

Cloquet Youth Run Journey Garden and Market

This farmers market will be open every Wednesday from 12:00-2:00 until all the food runs out.

CLOQUET, Minn. – It’s never too late to get your start in a farmers market. That’s the case for a group of young students in Cloquet who are also learning about business by selling their goods. The Journey Garden is a summer program for youth on the Fond du Lac Reservation. Each Tuesday they harvest the foods, Wednesdays are dedicated to…

New Democratic Campaign Office Opens

Superior Location Stayed in Building, Changed Rooms

Superior, WI- Democrats in Superior now have a new hub, which opened Wednesday. The new campaign field office is located in the same Board of Trade building on Tower, but they moved to a new room. Democrats say they view it as a resource center where people can come get information about voting and the candidates. They can also sign…

Duluth East High School Welcomes Students Back With Jump Start

The event allowed students to get their schedules and turn in important paperwork.

DULUTH, Minn. – Students got their first taste of school being back on Wednesday as Duluth East High School hosted their Jump Start event. Students were able to pick up their schedules, sign up for clubs, purchase parking permits and much more. The school faculty liked the event because they are able to reach majority of the students at once,…

School Board Chairman says November Referendum Vote is Crucial

The vote happens on November 6th.

DULUTH, Minn.- A three question levy referendum is in place that would add both teachers and new technology to the Duluth school district if approved by voters in November. The School Board Chairman calls this vote crucial. If passed question one would renew the current ten-year operating levy without increasing property taxes. The second question would add 25 teachers to help…

“Tornado Hunters” Storm Chaser Coming To Town!

Chris Chittick Brings Flash 2 Storm Chase Vehicle & Autograph Signing To Virginia, MN.

VIRGINIA, Minn. –Are you familiar with the Netflix show “Tornado Hunters”? If so, you’ll recognize this storm chaser that’s headed to the Northland tomorrow! Is he coming here to chase storms you ask? NOPE! He is arriving to the Iron Range tomorrow to celebrate the Tractor Store’s 80th anniversary and meet you! Bring the family out and stop by Thursday…

Duluth International Airport Receives Grant to Finish Runway Restoration

The airport will receive $8.6 million to complete the main runway in 2019

DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth International Airport recently got an $8.6 million grant that will be used to complete their runway restoration. The final two thousand feet of the main runway will now be complete in 2019. The $40 million restoration project has upgraded the entire runway over the last several years. Airport officials say there is no more important…

UMD Welcomes Freshman and Honors Athletes with Pep Rally

The annual pep rally is a part of the students' Welcome Week Events

DULUTH, Minn.- As welcome week progresses for students old and new coming to the UMD campus, excitement is also building for the upcoming athletic season. The annual pep rally was dedicated to incoming freshman, but also to student athletes, who were introduced at the event. Nearly 2,000 freshmen filled the stands to cheer on fellow Bulldogs in the rally. UMD…

Multiple Fire Departments Battle Peat bog Fire

DULUTH, Minn. – According to the Northland FireWire, sever fire departments are battling a peat bog fire in the Toivola area. The fire is located in the 8400 block of Highway 5, near Northwoods Organics. The five fire departments currently on the scene include: Alborn, Toivola, Meadowlands, Ellsburg, and Elmer. We will continue to update the status of the fire…

Chris Jensen Cited in Resident’s Death

The Nurses Were CPR Certified

DULUTH, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Health has released a report citing evidence of neglect by nursing staff at the Chris Jensen Health and Rehabilitation Center. According to the report nursing staff failed to perform CPR on a resident who was found unresponsive in their room and later died. The resident had a provider order for life sustaining treatment…

Flight Attendant Mistakes air Marshal for Passenger With gun

The Airline is Working With Investigators

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A federal air marshal was removed from a United Airlines flight in Minneapolis after a flight attendant mistook him for a gun-carrying passenger. The Transportation Safety Administration says the marshal was apprehended along with another marshal after Flight 3531 landed Monday night at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. According to the agency, the marshal was on official business….

Minnesota Task Force Addresses Affordable Housing Shortage

They Suggest Building 300,000 new Homes by 2030

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota housing task force is recommending broad changes in funding, technology and regulation to meet a statewide demand for affordable housing. Minnesota Public Radio News reports that the task force has made 30 recommendations and identified six goals to improve access to housing. Gov. Mark Dayton appointed the task force last year. The task…

Tips to Avoid Back-to-School Budget Busters

Local Financial Professional Barry Bigelow Offers Tips to Back-to-School Shopping

DULUTH, Minn. – Pens, pencils and notebooks are just the tip of the icebery for families stocking up on back-to-school supplies. Every year, surprise budget busters catch shoppers off guard and cost them cash. That’s why local financial professional Barry Bigelow with Great Waters Financial is offering tips to save on your back-to-school buys. 1. Technology • Parents are shelling…

18-Year-old Drowns in Twin Lakes

Life Saving Attempts Were Unsuccessful

MORSE TOWNSHIP, Minn. – An 18-year-old male drowned Tuesday evening in Morse Township. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department along with the Rescue Squad were called to Twin Lakes in Morse Township on reports of a male swimmer who had sank into the lake while swimming to a floating dock. Witnesses say the male had swam out to the floating…

What Are You Going to Do With All That Poo?

Animal Allies Humane Society is Looking for Community Input and Ideas When it Comes to Composting Animal Waste

DULUTH, Minn. – With the power of reasoning and a grant from the Northland Foundation, Animal Allies Humane Society in Duluth could soon become more sustainable. Youth allies with the shelter recently noticed a big problem, and now, they’re looking to spread the news when it comes to composting “number two.” “They saw a problem and we decided that we…

Experience an Extreme Form of Relaxation Called Floating Pt. 2

Floatation is meant to put you in a dream-like state.

DULUTH, Minn.- Fox 21’s Viktoria Capek took a trip to Inner Bliss on Superior Street to experience the Floatation Duluth Dreamfloat. Sessions normally run 60 to 90 minutes inside of a float pod, which includes calming music and lights to enhance your altered experience. For more information on Inner Bliss, Floating and Floatation sessions, you can visit the studio’s website…

Experience an Extreme Form of Relaxation Called Floating Pt. 1

Floatation is meant to put you in a dream-like state.

DULUTH, Minn.- Fox 21’s Viktoria Capek took a trip to Inner Bliss on Superior Street to experience the Floatation Duluth Dreamfloat. Sessions normally run 60 to 90 minutes inside of a float pod, which includes calming music and lights to enhance your altered experience. For more information on Inner Bliss, Floating and Floatation sessions, you can visit the studio’s website…

Cloquet Baby Born Premature Remains in Hospital After Birth

Beau was Born at Just 26 Weeks Old

CLOQUET, Minn – One out of every ten babies is born prematurely nationwide, a number that is on the rise nationwide according to the Minnesota Department of Health. In Minnesota, prematurity is the second leading cause of infant death. Roxanne Wood and her finance Ryan Worgren know that experience all too well after their baby, Beau was born at 26…

Welcome to Duluth, UMD Students

Over 2,200 new students are moving into the University of Minnesota Duluth dorms for the first time.

DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth welcomes students who attend the University of Minnesota Duluth back to the Northland. Those students make a large impact on Duluth and their return is creating a lot of energy and excitement on campus. “It’s always been something that’s been so far away and now it’s here so it’s weird,” UMD freshman Riley Campion said. Over 2,200 new…

Educators and City Leaders Address Community Truancy Issue

The Student Attendance Review Board considers a student to be truant after missing seven class periods.

DULUTH, Minn. – Students skipping class or not going to school at all is something Duluth educators and community leaders want to end. With the start of the school year only weeks away a conversation about truancy is the first step in making it happen. School may be out, but the session on keeping students in the classroom is in….

Club Canal Bark Holds Grand Opening

The second store is located in downtown Duluth.

DULUTH, Minn. – Club Canal Bark celebrated its second location on Tuesday with their grand opening of their downtown store. This location features large and small play areas, so dogs can hang out and play with dogs more of their size. Their focus is primarily training and day care, taking care of a need that the owners have heard from…

City Officials Look to Decriminalize Possession of Marijuana

A proposed ordinance is currently under review for new possession of marijuana charges

SUPERIOR, Wis.- A Superior city councilor brought discussion to the most recent public safety meeting on the potential decriminalization of possession of small amounts of marijuana. Craig Sutherland along with the police department, city attorney and the county attorney are drafting an ordinance that would keep offenders from facing the criminal system for first time and small amount possession offences….

Duluth Tanning Salon Now Selling CBD Oils

Selling CBD oils is popular among salons all over the country

DULUTH, Minn.- A local tanning company announced they’re selling CBD from multiple locations. AJ’s Tanning Salon on Redwing Street and Grand Avenue began carrying the oils in their stores because of health benefits some believe the products have. Owner Christ Verhel says that the natural substances are being sold by salons everywhere as a prescription drug alternative. “The benefits are…

Local College Students Create $77 Million in Economic Impact

The study conducted also states students produce nearly 700 jobs to the area.

DULUTH, Minn.- College students returning not only add an energy to the city but also a large economic impact. College students create more business for local shops, those students are a staple in the Duluth community. UMD students and visitors bring in $77 million of economic impact to the region according to a study conducted in 2014 by the Labovitz School’s Bureau of…

Immigrant Charged With Murder of Iowa College Student

The Charge Carries a Manadatory Life in Prison

(Iowa Department of Public Safety via AP) MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — A man from Mexico living in the U.S. illegally has confessed to kidnapping college student Mollie Tibbetts while she was running in her small Iowa hometown, killing her and dumping her body in a rural field, authorities said Tuesday. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 24, was arrested and charged with first-degree…

Cohen Pleads Guilty to Charges Involving Hush Money

Sentencing Could be From 46 to 63 Months

(AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and “fixer,” Michael Cohen, has pleaded guilty to charges including campaign finance fraud stemming from hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal. The 51-year-old Cohen said in federal court in New York on Tuesday that he made the payments in coordination with Trump,…

Ex-Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Guilty of Eight Charges

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Paul Manafort, the longtime political operative who for months led Donald Trump’s winning presidential campaign, was found guilty of eight financial crimes Tuesday in the first trial victory of the special counsel investigation into the president’s associates. A judge declared a mistrial on 10 other counts the jury could not agree on. The verdict was part…

UW System Wants $107 Million More in Next Budget

Regents Will Vote on Thursday

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The University of Wisconsin System plans to ask regents this week to request an additional $107 million in the next state budget. System officials say about $82.5 million would go toward meeting performance-based goals in four areas: student success, student progress toward graduation, workforce contributions and improving efficiency. The remaining $25 million would go toward providing…

Three Mesabi Range Football Players Arrested for Burglary

The man Have Been Released From Jail

VIRGINIA, Minn. (AP) – Mesabi Range College has confirmed three men arrested for burglarizing a Virginia business are student athletes. Police arrested the three Friday night following a burglary at Momentive Chemicals plant. WDIO-TV reports Mesabi Range confirmed Monday the three arrested are football players and that the college is cooperating with law enforcement. Officers responding to a motion sensor…

Chicago Man Charged in Duluth for Sale of Controlled Substance

Bail is set at $30,000

DULUTH, Minn. – The Saint Louis County Attorney’s Office has formally charged 36-year-old Michael Mark Lewis, of Chicago, with 2nd degree sale of a controlled substance in a public housing zone. Authorities say after they executed a search warrant at Lewis’ apartment located in the 200 block of East 2nd Street investigators recovered cocaine packages for sale, a digital scale,…

Minnesota Spends $10M a Year to Battle Invasive Species

The Damaging Plants and Animals Continue to Spread

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota is spending millions annually to fight invasive species in its lakes and waterways, but the damaging plants and animals are continuing to spread. Minnesota Public Radio News reports that the state Legislature since 2014 has set aside $10 million each year for counties to fight invasive species like zebra mussels and starry stonewort. Counties…

Emergency Need for Blood Donations in the Northland

The American Red Cross is Now Calling for an Emergency Need of Blood Donations in the Twin Ports Region

DULUTH, Minn. – There is currently an emergency need for blood donations in the Northland. Officials with the American Red Cross say as summer comes to an end, they’re urging members in the community to give blood and platelets now to help end the emergency summer blood shortage that began in July. As many people take final summer vacations and…

Back-to-School Fashion, Community Engagement at Miller Hill Mall

On Saturday, August 25 the Miller Hill Mall is Looking for Community Suggestions Regarding Future Development at the Mall

DULUTH, Minn. – The Miller Hill Mall in Duluth is looking for your input and ideas. On Saturday, August 25 from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. a back-to-school fashion show will be taking place at the Barnes & Noble Court. During the fashion show, folks will have the chance to write down a store they would like to see in the…

Duluth International Airport Receives $8.6 Million Grant

The Grant is for Infrastructure Improvements

DULUTH, Minn. – A grant for more than $8.6 million has been awarded to the Duluth International Airport for infrastructure improvements. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Tina Smith, and Representative Rick Nolan made the announcement today that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the grant which will allow the airport to fund a major runway rehabilitation. “By investing in Duluth International…

One Dead, one Missing After Pontoon Found in Western Wisconsin

The Search for Robinson Continued Monday

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) – A Minnesota man is dead and another missing after an unoccupied pontoon boat was found on Lake Wissota in western Wisconsin. Authorities were called Sunday about the pontoon near the Wissota Hydro Dam. Someone later reported finding a rubber tube floating near buoys near the dam. A man’s body was attached to the tube by…

Officials Believe Body of Iowa Student Mollie Tibbetts Found

Information is not Available Regarding the Location of the Body

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Investigators believe they have found the body of Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student who has been missing for more than a month. The 20-year-old woman was last seen July 18, jogging in her hometown of Brooklyn in central Iowa. Greg Willey, the vice president of Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa, says a body…

Belknap Street Reconstruction Ahead Of Schedule; Lanes To Open Early October

SUPERIOR, Wis. – Superior’s multi-million dollar reconstruction of Belknap Street is ahead of schedule by a solid two weeks. FOX 21’s Dan Hanger has an update on the transformation of not only fresh pavement, but a main artery or Superior poised for future development. An afternoon stroll on Belknap Street is quite the obstacle these days. “I wanted to walk to…

Knowing Your Neighbors: Aerostich Equipment for Riders

A motorbike gear manufacturing company in West Duluth.

DULUTH, Minn.- The motorbike community is a tight knit group of people. It’s not uncommon for riders to wave when passing each other driving down the road. But safety is the number one concern for many members of this family, including one company whose gear is globally known for being some of the best around. Aerostich has been in West…

Businesses Feel Impact of Flavored Tobacco Ordinance

The ordinance on flavored tobacco products has been in effect since June 12, four months after the council passed it.

DULUTH, Minn. – The city of Duluth has now restricted the sales of flavored tobacco products at some businesses for more than two months. It’s an ordinance that went into effect 120 days after the city voted to ban those products from grocery and convenience stores, limiting them to be sold at adult–only smoke shops. It’s business as usual at…