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Maplewood Police Asking for Help in Catching Mosque Vandals
The Graffiti Included Obscenities
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (AP) – Maplewood police are asking for the public’s help in finding two men who defaced a mosque last month. Police released images from a surveillance video showing what authorities say are two men spray-painting graffiti on the outside wall of the Islamic Institute of Minnesota’s Al-Salam mosque. The messages included the number 666 and the words “Jesus…
Iron ore Trade up Seven Percent in July
DULUTH, Minn. – Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes are up seven percent this July compared to one year ago. According to the Lake Carriers’ Association, year-to-date the iron ore trade stands at 26.6 million tons, a decrease of 3.2 percent compared to the same point in 2017. However, iron shipments are 5.6 percent ahead of their five-year average…
I-35 Crash Leaves one Dead
CARLTON COUNTY, Minn. – An 84-year-old woman is dead after her car was struck on I-35 while attempting to make a U-Turn. The accident happened Sunday just after 3:00 p.m. in Twin Lakes Township. Authorities say the victim, Darlene Ann Lewis-Lucas of Alexandria, was attempting to make a U-Turn at a median crossover on southbound I-35 when she was struck…
Motorcyclist Dies in Collision With Moose in North Minnesota
The Driver was Wearing a Helmet
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) – The State Patrol says a motorcyclist has died in a collision with a moose in northern Minnesota. The patrol says 66-year-old Gary Allan Vansickle of Milaca was riding a Harley-Davidson on Highway 6 in Koochiching County when he struck a moose that was crossing the road on Saturday. Authorities say Vansickle was wearing a helmet….
UW-Superior Partners with Second Harvest Food Bank For 2018-2019 Cause Games
Each Yellowjacket sport will dedicate one game this season to helping fight hunger in the Northland.
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – While University of Wisconsin-Superior fans are getting ready to cheer on their favorite sports, the student-athletes themselves are preparing to make a big difference of the field. The Yellowjackets announced that they will be partnering with Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank for its cause games during the upcoming season. UWS started partnering with local organizations three…
Cyclists Swarm the Honey Bee Folk Festival
Don't start the day with just another 5k!
CLOQUET, Minn.- The northtland celebrated and event sweeter than honey as the first ever Honey Bee Folk Festival made its way to Cloquet. One particular group of festival goers wanted to raise awareness for the honey bees and be one with nature, but they wanted to show up in style. Instead of flying in like a regular swarm of nature’s…
Dozens of Kids Participate in a Triathlon Made Just for Them
These tiny triathletes swim, bike, and run like champions
DULUTH, Minn.- The weather was just warm enough for the kids outside to crack open an ice cold root beer at the 2018 Root Beer Kids Triathlon. Overr 100 kids ages 6 to 14 participated in the annual race. It started in honor of the Lakewalk Surgery Center Brewhouse Triathalon, but is exclusively for child athletes. Come from a famility…
Proctor Speedway’s Biggest Event of the Year Brings in Local Celebrities to Race School Buses
You may recognize a familiar face from Fox 21...
PROCTOR, Minn. – Proctor Speedway’s biggest money maker of the year put the pedal to the metal with the 2018 Midsummer Night of Madness. Despite the rain delay pushing the event from Saturday to Sunday, nearly 3000 spectators filled the stands to cheer for everything from flipping cars to traditional dirt track racing, and everyone’s favorite celebrity bus racing. Timothy…
Tall Timber Days Bring Thousands to Grand Rapids
This year, some FOX 21 team members participated in a lumberjack competition
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Tall Timber Days has been bringing thousands of people together in Grand Rapids for thirty-eight straight years. The family festival was back this weekend with arts and crafts, chainsaw carving, and delicious food stands. Tall timber days celebrates Grand Rapids’ heritage in the lumber industry with lumberjack shows all weekend long. “I ask the little question,…
Salvation Army Hosts Craft Day
The Salvation Army holds a craft Saturday on the first Saturday of every month throughout the summer.
DULUTH, Minn. – To beat the rainy day, many people gathered at the Salvation Army on Saturday for some crafting. The Salvation Army has been hosting craft days on the first Saturday of the month throughout the summer. Anyone is invited to bring whatever craft they’re working on, or just stop by as they supplied some crafts there. People could…
Richard I Bong Veterans Historical Center Hosts Vehicle Show
The event featured different military vehicles from all over.
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – There was even more history to show at the Richard I Bong Veterans Historical Center on Saturday as vehicles were brought in all over for the annual Military/Civilian Vehicle Show. The event featured numerous vehicles from the Wisconsin National Guard and the United States Army, as well as a boat from the U.S. Coast Guard, a M-60…
Thomas is In Town!
Day Out with Thomas Kicks Off
Duluth, Minn-The parking lot of the Depot looks more like a street festival. But the air hung low, anticipation stirring. Suddenly, excitement rushes with the kids to greet the one and only Thomas the Tank Engine, as he returns from the last trip of the day. With over 22,000 attendees in the past years, and this year looking to surpass…
Superior School District Says Bus Driver Contracts Inevitable
Despite a large amount of disapproval from the Superior School District's bus drivers few changes to the contracts were made and around five decided to not continue working for the district.
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior School District has five open bus driver positions after some previous workers opted not to sign the newly enforced work contracts, which no longer allows drivers to keep their busses at home. Despite a large amount of disapproval from the Superior School District’s bus drivers few changes to the contracts were made and around five decided…
UMD Students Present 10 Weeks of Scientific Undergrad Research
The future of science is here!
DULUTH, Minn.- The future of science is closer than you’d think, and it lies in the hands of 25 University of Minnesota Duluth students. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry hosted their 2018 Swenson Undergrad Research Program (SURP) poster fair in the Swenson Science Center Friday, Aug. 3. Funded by the Swenson Family Foundation and university research grants, the event…
Protesters Raise Awareness of Potential Mining and Oil Issues
Community members gathered to share their concerns
DULUTH, Minn.- Dozens marched through downtown Duluth with a common goal to raise awareness of potential pollution problems in the area, preserve the eco-system and sustain human life. Supporters of the Water is Life movement and several other organizations lined the Minnesota Power Plaza to stand against the updated Enbridge line 3 oil pipeline, proposed sulfide mining projects and Husky…
Twin Ports Lighthouse Days Return to the Northland
On Aug. 7, 1789, President George Washington signed the Ninth Act of Congress federalizing lighthouses.
The Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center is celebrating the five lighthouses in the Twin Ports. During Twin Ports Lighthouse Days guests are invited to the free event. It’s where they can learn more about the history of lighthouses while being able to make lighthouses out of postcards and watch films on different lighthouses on Lake Superior. “They were there to serve the maritime…
Traveling Exhibit Highlights 18 Civil War Volunteers
The 18 volunteers were all from St. Louis County.
DULUTH, Minn. – A new traveling exhibit shines a spotlight on 18 men from St. Louis County who served in the Civil War. The 18 Exhibit is on display at the Depot in downtown Duluth. Visitors will go back in time and learn what life was like for the men who volunteered to serve their country. The men made an impact…
Glensheen Renovations Underway
Staff say they are hopeful to begin fundraising to match the $4 million from the bonding bill by the fall.
DULUTH, Minn. – More changes are coming to the historic Glensheen estate. Four million dollars in state bonding funds are helping to cover the cost for the renovations. Some of the property at the 110–year–old property hasn’t had maintenance in about 100 years. So this is long overdue. One of the structures on the list for improvements was the Servants…
Local Library Could Help You Track Your Ancestry
Organizers tell us tracking your ancestry through a book can be easier than online.
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Have you ever tried to track your family tree? The Superior Public Library now has the “Mayflower Families Through Five Generations” these 30 volumes have the stories and names of those that traveled on the Mayflower. Organizers tell us tracking your ancestry through a book can be easier than online, which typically requires many forms of identification. “With these books,…
Minnesota law Aims to Protect Accounts of Vulnerable Seniors
The Safe Seniors Financial Protection Act Took Effect on Wednesday
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A new Minnesota law gives bankers and financial advisers some new tools to report suspicious activity tied to the accounts of potentially vulnerable seniors. Minnesota Public Radio News reports that the Safe Seniors Financial Protection Act took effect on Wednesday. It gives advisers the authority to delay certain financial transactions while they investigate, making the…
Authorities Search for Missing Ham Lake man
Authorities Continue to Search
CASS COUNTY, Minn. – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a missing person. David Rickbeil, 60, of Ham Lake has been reported missing. His abandoned vehicle was located in Cass County on the Lake Washburn Road in rural Remer. The Sheriff’s Office is asking that anyone with information about Rickbeil’s whereabouts call 218-547-1424 or…
Early Morning Fire Destroys Cabin in Iron
The Cause of the Fire is Under Investigation
IRON, Minn. – A cabin in Iron was deemed a total loss after an early morning fire engulfed the cabin in flames. St. Louis County Sheriff’s deputies along with McDavitt, Cherry, and Clinton Fire Departments responded to a structure fire just before 3:00 a.m. Friday morning. When crews arrived at 8560 Old Mesabe Road the cabin was completely engulfed in…
Authorities in Eveleth Searching for Armed Robbery Suspect
EVELETH, Minn. – Just before 10:00 p.m. Thursday night the Eveleth Police Department responded to the Ely Lake Short Stop regarding a report of an armed robbery. Authorities say a female called in the report stating a male entered the store with a knife and robbed her. The male took cash and then tied her up before fleeing the store….
Midday Update 8-3-18
Local News and Weather Making Headlines Friday, August 3, 2018
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Duluth Judge Finds Dahlstrom Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Illness
DULUTH, Minn. – St. Louis County Judge David Johnson ruled on Thursday that Jesse Dahlstrom is not guilty by reason of mental illness for the murder of 75-year-old Sally Pionk. Dalhstrom was accused of stabbing Pionk to death inside a West Duluth Super One in 2014. The ruling of the stipulated facts trial found that the state proved beyond a…
Buzzing for Bees This Weekend in Carlton
The Inaugural Honey Bee Folk Festival is Happening Friday, August 3 - Saturday, August 4 at the Oldenburg House in Carlton
CARLTON, Minn. – The inaugural Honey Bee Folk Festival begins Friday, August 3 and will run through Saturday, August 4 with fun for the whole family. On Friday, the honey bee folk festival will kick off at 3:00 p.m. with a pronouncement from the Mayor of Carlton and the Carlton City Council. The officials will state the City of Carlton…
Active Adventures: Fat Tire Biking
Off Road On A Fat Tire Bike With Meteorologist Brittney Merlot
DULUTH, Minn – No matter the weather or the time of year, the fat bike is the ATV of the cycling world: sand dunes, mud pits, snowtrails—fat bikes can go anywhere! For this week’s active adventures Brittney Merlot takes us to the rocky trails, beaches, grass, gravel and even into the water on a fat tire bike! Ski Hut tells…
Apple surges to $1 trillion in market value
Apple is the First Publicly Traded Company to hit $1 Trillion
(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is worth $1,001,679,220,000. The maker of the iPhone and other gadgets became the world’s first publicly traded company with a market value of $1 trillion on Thursday. The company reached the milestone a couple of hours into the trading session when its shares reached $207.04. They closed with a gain of 2.9 percent to…
Minnesota Joins Lawsuit Challenging 3D-Printed Plastic Guns
Trump Tweeted he is Looking Into the Controversy
(Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota is joining a lawsuit against the federal government to block the release of blueprints that show how to make 3D-printed plastic guns. Attorney General Lori Swanson said Friday she is joining other attorneys generals challenging the recent settlement between the Trump administration and a Texas-based company that wants…
Air Force Authorities Probe Mysterious 911 Call
The Call Came From Another Base
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Air Force authorities are trying to find out what prompted a 911 call that caused a chaotic “active shooter” reaction on a sprawling Ohio base. Spokeswoman Marie Vanover at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton said Friday the investigation “is ongoing,” and that there’s no timetable yet for its completion. She said no injuries have been…
Morning Update 8-3-18
Local News and Weather Making Headlines Friday, August 3, 2018
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Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Grandparents
Scheel Will be Sentenced October 4
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) – A man has been convicted of killing his grandparents at a home he shared with them in central Minnesota. Thirty-three-year-old Gregory Allen Scheel pleaded guilty in Stearns County District Court to two counts of first-degree murder Thursday. KNSI reports Scheel cried when he admitted to assaulting and murdering 93-year-old Willie Scheel and 80-year-old Gloria Scheel…
Teens Superior at Dungeons and Dragons
New Weekly Club at Superior Public Library
Superior, WI- Some teens in Superior are having a medieval summer thanks to two girls from Superior and Elk Mound High School. The pair started a weekly Dungeons and Dragons tournament for a senior community project. So for a few hours at ye olde library every Thursday, as long as ye be twixt the ages of 13-17, the quest calls to…
Eroding Valve Potentially Caused Husky Refinery Explosion
Investigators say it's similar to one that occurred in Torrance, California at Exxon Mobile's refinery.
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The potential cause behind the Husky Energy refinery explosion in Superior is believed to be found during an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board. Investigators tell us it appears the explosion could have happened due to an eroded piece of equipment. Click here for a play-by-play animated video of before, during and after the explosion. “You…
Miracle Treat Day Helps Local Miracle Family
Local Duluth Dairy Queens who participate in Miracle Treat Day benefit Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare.
DULUTH, Minn. – People will find any excuse to eat some ice cream, and they had the perfect excuse to on Thursday for Dairy Queen’s Miracle Treat Day. And even though everyone loves splurging on a Blizzard, this annual event means a lot more than just the sweet treat. And for one local family, having people participate in Miracle Treat…
Weekend Spotlight: Aug. 3-5
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Morgan Park Volunteers Focus On Bully Prevention At the Playground
The group is the eyes and ears for the police when they may not be close by and if there are problems kids face consequences.
DULUTH, Minn. – A group of volunteers have taken bullying prevention into their own hands in Duluth. We all know the police can’t be everywhere at one time so that’s when the playground patrol steps in. Spending time at the playground should be fun and a bully free zone and this group is making sure things stay that way. Jennifer Roy…
Duluth Rises Above Seizures
Epilepsy Foundation hosts Annual Walk to Raise Money and Awareness
Duluth, Minn- 1 out of 10 people have seizures in their life. Now epilepsy occurs when a person has two or more seizures at a time, and 1 out of 26 have it, with some not even knowing until much later in life. At Park Point, epileptics and their supporters connected, and walked, to rise above seizures. Around 300–400 people arrived…
Spirit Valley Days Parade Paints the Pavement
39th Annual Spirit Valley Days Continues
West Duluth, Minn- Spirit Valley Days continued with the Annual Parade down Central Avenue. The parade has been going on since 1979. Politicians, schools, and organizations all got to soak in the cheers going down Central Avenue The parade even featured some local royalty. “It’s just like the sense of community,” said Rachel Skwira-Brown, crowned Miss West Duluth this year. “And…
GOP Candidate Bob Anderson Campaigns Across the Northland
The Republican candidate is running for U.S. Senate.
DULUTH, Minn.- . Minnesota GOP candidate Bob Anderson spent the day campaigning to become a U.S. Senator for the upcoming primary election. The dental technician is running for Al Franken’s former seat against two other republican candidates. Anderson prides himself on his lack of political background and support of the working class. “I think it resonates with our message of…
Officials are Investigating the Cause of Widespread 911 Service Outages
An internal maintenance issue caused emergency call centers to shut down across three states.
ST. LOUIS, Minn.- A 9-1-1 call system outage that affected St. Louis county also affected several other cities in the state and as far as North Dakota and North Carolina. Minnesota Emergency Communications announced Thursday afternoon that the outage had nothing to do with terrorism or a cyber attack but was an unusual occurrence. Officials believe the shutdown happened during…
Protesters March To Nolan’s Office Calling For His Resignation
The protesters say they want to hold Nolan accountable after sexual assault allegations against one of his former staffers.
DULUTH, Minn. – Nearly two dozen protesters marched to the front door of Congressman Rick Nolan’s Duluth office. Calling for his resignation. The protesters say they want to hold Nolan accountable after sexual assault allegations against one of his former staffers. They’re upset that staffer was hired back with Nolan’s office, a year later after being let go amid the allegations. If that means he steps away from representing us then he so be it,” said…
Secretary of State Candidate John Howe Visits Duluth
Howe is facing off against the current Secretary of State Steve Simon a democrat and independent party candidate William Denny.
DULUTH, Minn.- Former Minnesota Senator and Red Wing Mayor, John Howe is running for Secretary of State. The Republicans stopped in Duluth to share his views on how to make the election process smoother in the state hoping it can be much more open in the future to public scrutiny. “Well I believe in honest, open, and transparent elections,” Secretary…
Evening Update: 8-2-2018
A look at the latest local news and weather forecast
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Vendor Blamed for 911 Outage in Three States
Outages Were Reported in MN, ND, and NC
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Officials in Minnesota say a third-party vendor performing work on a 911 system caused a widespread service failure in Minnesota, and that the outage affected North Dakota and North Carolina too. Several cities and counties scrambled to broadcast backup emergency phone numbers during the hour-long outage Wednesday afternoon. Telecommunications company CenturyLink, which operates 911 networks…
Boy’s Death on Playground Investigated
COMFREY, Minn. (AP) – The death of a 9-year-old boy on a playground in southwestern Minnesota is under investigation. Police say Gavin Ludewig was found tangled in a swing on the playground in Comfrey, a small community in Brown County, about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. He was pronounced dead at Springfield Medical Center. The Star Tribune reports police have not said…
Cooking Connection: S’mores French Toast
Bring your backwoods campfire to breakfast at Northwoods Family Grille.
COOKING CONNECTION: S’mores French Toast with Northwoods Family Grille in Silver Bay, MN! RECIPE: Two pieces of Texas toast dipped in vanilla, sprinkled with cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg. Add two eggs to the mix as well. Let that cook for a little bit, just like your usual french toast. But this time, no powder sugar. Drizzle chocolate sauce,…
Officials Responding to Active Shooter Reports at Base
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Federal authorities say they’re responding to reports of an active shooter at an Air Force base in Ohio, and the base is on lockdown. Security forces and other emergency responders are outside the hospital at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said via Twitter it’s among several agencies…
Buy a Blizzard, Donate a Dollar Today at Dairy Queen
Miracle Treat Day is Happening All Day Thursday, August 2 at Multiple Northland Dairy Queen's
DULUTH, Minn. – Looking to cure your sweet tooth today? Then you’re in luck! All DQ locations in Northeast Minnesota will be participating in the 2018 Miracle Treat Day 2018. One or more dollars from each sale of a DQ Blizzard will be donated to Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare through the Children’s Miracle Network. Gloria Plaisted owns and operates the…
