DULUTH, Minn. – Students at Lake Superior College in Duluth want to bring politicians to a local level, so they hosted A Know Your Legislators forum today. It’s the first time LSC has done something like this on campus. Members of the Student Senate were behind the idea. “This was a really awesome opportunity and I think that some of…
DULUTH, Minn.-The governor’s race is heating up in Minnesota as candidates are beginning to make their way to the Northland. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman stopped by the Lyric Restaurant in Duluth, to visit with supporters of his cause. The Democrat said he’s making the rounds this week as he’s trying to make sure his campaign speaks for all of…
DULUTH, Minn. – A crew of roughly 20 students and staff are working to deck the halls of the Glensheen Mansion in Duluth this week. When touring through “A Glensheen Christmas,” guests will be able to experience 25 Christmas trees and hundreds of feet of garland. Visitors will have the chance to find dozens of hidden elves during holiday tours. Many decorations…
DULUTH, Minn. — One church in Duluth is spreading the love for the holiday season. Mount of Olives Baptist Church is a collection site for “Operation Christmas Child.” It’s a nationwide effort to send Christmas gifts to children in third world countries. Central Collection Point Manager Jack Burklund says cardboard boxes can be stuffed with anything from toys and dolls…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Hate crimes in Minnesota rose for the second straight year in 2016, with the bulk of crimes motivated by the victim’s race or ethnicity. Crimes were also committed against victims because of their religion or sexual orientation. The FBI released its 2016 hate crime statistics report Monday. Minnesota reported 119 hate crimes last year, up from 109…
UPDATE: The Cass County Attorney’s Office has announced the the 24-year-old male, who has been identified as Brandon Joseph Roy has been charged for his alleged role in the death of a 25-year-old Cass Lake woman. Brandon Roy Roy has been charged with 2nd Degree Murder without Intent while Committing a Felony, 1st Degree Aggravated Robbery, Convicted Delinquent in Possession…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker thinks the push to replace “America’s Dairyland” on Wisconsin’s license plates is udderly ridiculous. So he’s putting the idea out to the pasture. Walker told a farm reporter in an interview Tuesday that there was “no way” Wisconsin would change the license plate. The head of the state chamber of commerce has floated…
(AP) BOSTON (AP) – Fidget spinners, a plastic Wonder Woman battle sword and a remote-controlled Spider-Man drone are among the toys topping a consumer safety group’s annual list of worst toys for the holiday. World Against Toys Causing Harm, or WATCH, unveiled the top 10 list Tuesday at a Boston children’s hospital. The nonprofit organization has been releasing the lists…
UPDATE: William Deandre Dickerson, 28, was arrested in Miles City, Montana during a traffic stop, according to a FOX 9 report. Dickerson is being held in custody in Montana pending extradition to Minnesota. ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KMSP) – Police in St. Cloud, Minnesota say a three-year-old boy taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound Monday morning pulled the trigger on…
FOND DU LAC RESERVATION, Minn.-The Fond du Lac band will be getting a $2.1 million grant from the federal government for broadband infrastructure. That announcement was made today by Sen. Al Franken and Rep. Rick Nolan of Minnesota. The goal of the project is to provide high-speed internet to underserved populations in that community. “We need to make sure all…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Profits are expected to remain steady for Minnesota corn and soybean farmers despite a slight production dip in 2017. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that the state’s corn production will be 1.45 billion bushels, a 6 percent decrease from last year. The department predicts the state’s soybean production will be 373 million bushels, down 4 percent…
DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Duluth is informing the public that Central Avenue in West Duluth will be closed for two days for a utility project. A contractor will be installing a new fire service water line to a property on the 300 block of N Central Ave in West Duluth. The work will begin at 6 a.m. Wednesday,…
GREENWAY TWP, Minn. – The Minnesota State Patrol has reported that a Deer River woman has suffered life-threatening injuries after a head-on collision on Highway 169 in Greenway Township. According to State Patrol, just after 8 a.m. Tuesday, a Chevy Impala was traveling westbound on Highway 169 when it crossed the center line into oncoming traffic, striking a Dodge Caravan…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Christmas tree that will be on display in the Wisconsin state Capitol this year is coming form the Town of Emery, about 220 miles north of Madison. Gov. Scott Walker announced Tuesday that the 40-foot balsam fir is being donated by Jim Ryf. The tree is due to arrive at the Capitol on Tuesday and…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Government lawyers go to federal court Tuesday to seek dismissal of a lawsuit by developers of the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine who are seeking to regain their mineral rights leases. The Obama administration last year declined to renew the longstanding leases that Twin Metals needs for the underground mine near Ely in northeastern Minnesota….
DULUTH, Minn.-The St. Louis County Board unanimously passed a resolution today to start litigation against pharmaceutical opioid manufacturers and distributors. “Three primary manufacturers and three primary distributors are responsible for the manufacture and distribution of over 90 percent of the prescription opioids in this country,” the county board’s resolution read. “In addition to the devastating health impacts suffered by the…
DULUTH, Minn. – For months local and homegrown musicians have been working to produce a Christmas album that spreads cheer and supports aspiring artists. All of this work is for Christmas by the Lake Volume XI. The album features more than 200 musicians. The CD release party is being held on Wednesday, November 15 from 5-9 p.m. at Clyde Iron…
DULUTH, Minn. – Northlanders had the chance to enjoy a taste of another culture at the Zeitgeist Arts Building on Monday. The Spirit of Duluth Dinner and Film Series, hosted by Zeitgeist held “A Taste of Russia,” where community members enjoyed an authentic Russian dinner, followed by a Russian film screening. The series is meant to showcase some of Duluth’s…
DULUTH, Minn. – A business in Duluth’s Lincoln Park Craft District makes custom built shoes and other leather goods for people across the Northland. In this week’s Knowing Your Neighbors, we take you to Hemlocks Leatherworks. Candace Lacosse apprenticed with shoemakers, learning how to craft her own creations. “I love working with leather,” said Lacosse. “It’s very tactile and it’s…
DULUTH, Minn. – It was an exciting day for Duluth Coffee Company on Monday. A custom built coffee roaster arrived at the Duluth Coffee Company’s new second location on Superior Street. Owner Eric Faust said the big new roaster is in response to the community embracing the local coffee company, and this new addition is going to expand their reach…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Superior are holding a teach in on Monday and Tuesday to protest the University’s recent decision to suspend 25 academic programs. The teach in is an open public classroom taught by faculty members from many different programs. It’s a discussion about why the suspensions happened and it’s designed to help the campus…
ASHLAND, Wis.- Weather in the Northland has been relatively calm recently, but some Northlanders are still trying to catch–up after the impacts of the season’s first big storm. The furious storm that tore through the Northland on October 27th left significant damage in Ashland. Lake Superior waves reached 15 feet high, with winds 35 to 40 mph. “It was not pretty,…
DULUTH, Minn. – An organization in Duluth has been giving back to the community for nearly 100 years. The Junior League of Duluth is celebrating 96 years in December. The national organization was actually founded in 1901, beginning a chapter in Duluth in 1921. It’s a women’s volunteer organization with more than 150,000 members. Their goal is to invest in…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – Community members in Superior gathered on Monday to talk about the opportunity gap that underprivileged children face in the Twin Ports. The Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation hosted the Opportunity Rising dinner, and discussed ways to better help children in poverty have the same chances in life as their peers. “Every child deserves to have opportunities that…
DULUTH, Minn. – A brand new escape room experience is coming to Zero Hour Escape Rooms. Enchanted Forest: A Fairytale Adventure is the new family friendly game. Players will figure out how to lift a curse on a forest using clues and puzzles and their knowledge of classic fairytales. Zero Hour will still offer their other escape rooms; Prison Break,…
DULUTH, Minn- The cast is beginning to come together for one of the most renounced plays to hit the stage, the Wizard of Oz! For the first time in 20 years the Duluth Playhouse is hosting auditions for the play. Kids ranging from 10 to 18 came out to show their talents to the casting director. After auditions wrap up…
DULUTH, Minn- The Minnesota Department of Transportation continues to push forward with a future overhaul of what’s commonly known as the “can of worms” interchange in Duluth. The update comes after another open house tonight where MnDOT is looking for public input on redevelopment plans. People got to look over several different ideas created by MnDOT to completely reconstruct the…
DULUTH, Minn. – A big competition is underway in downtown Duluth. The goal is to find which business has the best holiday window display. Twenty-four downtown businesses will participate in the contest. One of them is the 2016 winner, CSL Plasma. It takes them two to three months to come up with an idea and gather supplies. “People of the…
DULUTH, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) has more than 11,000 students on campus. At times there’s a long wait for students seeking assistance with mental health needs. After two years of pushing for funding UMD will now be adding two new counselors to its staff. The school learned it’s staff of five therapists and one counselor just…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – It doesn’t matter if you’re six or 60. If you live in Wisconsin, you can hunt in Wisconsin without an age restriction. On Saturday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill that eliminates the minimum age requirement. Hunters previously had to be at least 10-years-old to hunt with an adult. Parents will now determine at what age…
SUPERIOR, Wis.-New details are emerging in the fire that ripped through Midwest Energy in Superior Saturday. The Superior Fire Department is now telling us it was caused either by a bearing or motor breaking at the site. It was originally thought to be caused by dust at the site. No one was injured in the blaze which caused between $500,000…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Laborer (DFL) Party has announced that all campaigns seeking the party’s support must under go sexual harassment training. DFL Chairman Ken Martin today announced that all campaigns receiving official party support from the DFL will be required to attend sexual harassment and workplace conduct training. “Sexual harassment is a pervasive problem that needs to…
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – New guidelines lower the threshold for high blood pressure, adding 30 million Americans to those who have the condition, which now plagues nearly half of U.S. adults. High pressure, which for decades has been a top reading of at least 140 or a bottom one of 90, drops to 130 over 80 in advice announced Monday by a dozen…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office is notifying the public of a Level III Predatory Offender relocating to the 4700 block of Rice Lake Road in Duluth. Timothy Scott Alan Davich, 50 has a history of sexual contact with minor male victims ages 6-16. Some contact occurred on numerous occasions over a number of years; he was…
CHISHOLM, Minn.-A new town home development has made its way to Chisholm. The eight-unit market rate town home development, for those ages 55 and older, is 90 percent complete. Right now six of the units have been rented. Each unit is 1,100 square-feet and has one level with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Pets are also welcome at the site…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Police continue to search for a robbery suspect Monday afternoon. Shortly before 11:00 a.m., police responded to Cub Foods located in the 600 Block of West Central Entrance on reports of a robbery in their parking lot. It has been reported by police that the victim was making a deposit for his employer when he was…
DULUTH, Minn.-The local storm cleanup was supposed to be held yesterday, but that was cancelled and moved to this Sunday. It will be held at 10 a.m. and volunteers can meet near Endion Station, Brighton Beach, the 12th Street Access on Park Point, and the Park Point Beach House. To sign up, call Cheryl Skafte from the Duluth Parks Department…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The federal government began its new budget year with an October deficit of $63.3 billion, up sharply from a year ago. The Treasury Department reported Monday that the October deficit was 37.9 percent higher than the $45.8 billion deficit recorded in October 2016. Both government receipts and spending were up for the month, with receipts climbing 14.3…
DENTON, Tex. (KDFW) – A jam packed apartment party in Texas ended abruptly Sunday morning, when the floor went crashing into the apartment below. The incident was caught on video from multiple angles from the apartment near the University of North Texas in Denton, near Dallas. People at the party, many of them UNT students, had to crawl from the empty…
(Fox 9) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A statue of Mary Tyler Moore tossing her hat in the air is back at is familiar spot in downtown Minneapolis. A bronze statue of the Emmy-winning star of “The Mary Tyler Moore” was returned Saturday to its original location at Nicollet Mall. The life-sized statue, along with other public art, had been removed during…
A rescue worker searches debris for survivors with his sniffing dog after an earthquake in the city of Sarpol-e-Zahab in western Iran. Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (ISNA via AP) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rescuers dug with their bare hands Monday through the debris of buildings brought down by a powerful earthquake that killed more than 400 people in the once-contested…
MADISON, Wis.-Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that eliminates a minimum age requirement to hunt in Wisconsin. The bill allows a person of any age to participate in a mentored hunt. The law had previously required a child to be at least 10-years-old to participate in a mentored hunt. Walker signed the bill Saturday, exactly one week before the…
DULUTH, Minn. – With the holidays right around the corner, giant lighting displays are beginning to take over Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth. This is for Bentelyville Tour of Lights. Nearly four million lights fill the nation’s largest free walk through lighting display. Through the walk, there are stops for complimentary hot cocoa, cookies, popcorn and roasted marshmallows. Children will…
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SPOONER, Wis. – A new junior hockey team is playing their first season on the ice in Spooner, and the Wisconsin Muskies have proven that hockey means a lot to Northern Wisconsin. After four long years without a team or an arena, hockey is back in Spooner, Wisconsin. It was once a hockey town with a youth program and a…
DULUTH, Minn.- Explaining your stance in politics issues can sometimes be frustrating when speaking to individuals with opposing views. Connection Labs came to Duluth helping Northlanders more effectively frame messages. According to research presented Sunday, responding re-actively during a conversation, creates a smaller chance of being heard. “We want to fight that, instead of stepping back and saying ‘what is…
DULUTH, Minn.-Bentleyville will be open in just six days, last minute preparations are currently underway. Many Northlanders have lent a hand setting up Bentleyville, now its the final count down till the holiday lights flick on. The helpers still out preparing the final details have special skill sets, necessary to get the park up and running. This year there are plenty…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth is known for its local musicians, Sunday Blacklist Brewery allowed kids to tap into their creative side with a special set of instruments. “Making Music with Robots” is a hands–on educational workshop. Creator Troy Rogers started making the instruments 14 years ago. Rogers told FOX21 sometimes the creator isn’t always the best musician, to actually use the instruments. “The…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Festival of Trees offers something for everyone. It has become a staple holiday event in the Northland. The event gives many local artists a place to show off and sell crafts. The Festival of Trees is the largest fundraiser for a local non–profit, the Junior League of Duluth. Fox21 spoke to one vendor, with a similar business plan…
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (KMSP) – Bloomington police are investigating a stabbing at the Mall Of America. Police say they were dispatched to Macy’s around 6:40 p.m. on a report of a stabbing. When police arrived they found two adult males had been stabbed in the dressing room in the men’s department of Macy’s. Police say a man was in the dressing…
