DULUTH, Minn.- It is October 1st, and that doesn’t just mean we’re moving into the fall holidays, but it is now breast cancer awareness month, and local first responders are spreading awareness. The Duluth Fire Department and the Duluth Firefighters Local 101 display the importance of early prevention and detection of breast cancer by wearing official pink uniform shirts throughout…
DULUTH, Minn.- Fall is here, and lines of people are showing up to Duluth’s Best Bread in West Duluth for their seasonal baked goods. They recently brought back their pumpkin spice croissants, and people are not hesitating to come and get them. They plan on making more seasonal treats as we move further into fall, as they are a big…
(Sarah Shapiro/USDA Forest Service via AP) DULUTH, Minn. – Forest officials say they are lifting the remaining closures in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness effective today. The last of the closures were the John Ek and Whelp Fire closures which are being lifted because of the low fire activity and decreasing fire danger due to fall weather conditions and…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Health announced Friday afternoon it will offer expanded COVID-19 testing at the DECC starting Monday. COVID testing space will double from 5,000 to 10,000 square feet to accommodate the additional testing and staff. Testing will be available Monday through Saturday and beginning October 12, will be available Tuesday through Saturday. Walk-ins are welcome,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Multiple law enforcement agencies are in a standoff in West Duluth with an “armed and dangerous individual.” Officials say the Hermantown Police Department, Saint Louis County Sheriffs Department, Superior Police Department, Minnesota State Patrol, and DPD’s Tactical Response Team are on scene at an apartment building on Central Avenue where the suspect is believed to be inside….
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – COVID-19 testing numbers in Minnesota are reaching highs not seen since the peak of the pandemic last winter. As of Thursday, the state is averaging 40,000 tests a day over the last 7 days. For some people trying to get tested, the last few weeks have been tough. “I tried to start finding a…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota lawmakers have $250 million in federal COVID-19 aid to give away, but they can’t agree on how to spend it. The Frontline Pay Working Group is tasked with figuring out how to divide the money among frontline workers. The panel blew past a Labor Day deadline, and the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that its…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Fire Department and the Duluth Firefighters Local 101 are teaming up for breast cancer awareness month. During the month of October, they will be wearing official pink uniform shirts for several years to bring awareness for prevention and early detection. The Department and Local 101 have worn the shirts for several years to support survivors…
DULUTH, Minn. — A dark part of history that’s rarely talked about is finally having a light shined on it. Back in the 1800’s and 1900’s, indigenous children were taken from their families and forced into boarding schools for what could be described as an “ethnic cleansing”. This happened in both America and in Canada. Many of them suffered severe…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Catalyst Content Festival is underway in Duluth. The festival brings hundreds of submissions from all across the globe. It’s only the second time the festival has taken place in Duluth after officially moving to the city back in 2019. Participants say that this is the perfect place to have an event this size bringing more coverage…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth Police Department, and other departments across the country in connection with the DEA are participating in the “Red Ribbon Campaign” throughout all of October. This week, magnets are on each squad card to honor a fallen DEA who was killed by drug traffickers in 1985. The chief of police says it’s all to spread awareness…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Fire Department is partnering up with Duluth Veterinary Hospital on London Road to provide care for the animals in the case of an emergency. First responders are stressing the need for more animal emergency kits, including oxygen masks, leashes, and medical supplies, to tend to animals. So far this year, the Duluth Fire Department has responded…
DULUTH, Minn.- The CHUM food shelf is asking for help as we approach the holidays. CHUM is planning on distributing 300 complete Thanksgiving meals for people in need and is asking for monetary donations from the public. The Duluth food shelf held a press conference earlier today, asking for help, as more and more people come to them for food…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Minnesota BCA has identified the deputy involved in the Tuesday morning in the Morgan Park neighborhood. The MN BCA says Deputy Jason Kuhnly discharged his firearm on September 28 injuring 29-year-old Jesse Ferrari. Kuhnly has been with the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office for eight years and is on standard administrative leave. No weapons were recovered…
DULUTH, Minn. – Registration for the 2022 Grandma’s Marathon opens tomorrow. Registration for all three weekend races is first-come-first-served and will open at 7:00 p.m. Race organizers say the 2022 Marathon will once again be at full capacity following the altered race plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re excited to be able to open registration again with a full…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State wildlife officials say two Minnesota farms received deer from a Wisconsin farm where chronic wasting disease was detected last month. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday that the news was “extremely concerning” and the agency is “actively considering management responses” to the threat facing the state’s wild deer population. A recent report…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Electric Fetus location is holding an online auction after closing its doors for good earlier this year. In May the business expressed on its Facebook page how appreciative they were to the Duluth community and music scene and thanked their loyal customers after 33 years in business. The online auction began Wednesday and will run…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Corrections has been more successful getting inmates immunized against the coronavirus than it has for its own employees, vaccination rates show. As of this week, about 80% of prisoners in Minnesota have been fully vaccinated, while the immunization rate for corrections employees is just over 65% and at some prisons, it’s…
DULUTH, Minn. – A University of Minnesota Duluth student has filed a lawsuit against the University of Minnesota System over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. According to court documents, the lawsuit, filed Wednesday, names the President of the University of Minnesota Joan Gabel, the U of M Board of Regents, and all five of the University of Minnesota campuses as defending…
DULUTH, Minn. – Formal charges have been filed against the Duluth man who was shot and injured Tuesday in an officer-involved shooting incident in Morgan Park. Jesse Logan Ferrari, 29, has been charged with felony fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle and driving after revocation. According to the criminal complaint, a deputy was patrolling near Commonwealth Avenue in…
DULUTH, Minn. – After more than a year of delays, the city of Duluth is about to start its plastic bag fee. The 5-cent fee will take effect Oct. 15 for places like grocery stores and retailers. The fee per bag will be added on to the total bill at an establishment. The fee will not be required for the…
DULUTH, Minn. – The city of Duluth is encouraging homeowners to explore ways to cut down on energy use this winter, as prices for natural gas are up more than 180-percent over last year thanks to exports, Hurricane Ida’s effect on production in the Gulf and inflation. There are the typical easy fixes, like plastic over windows, vents free from…
DULUTH, Minn. – There was a moment in history Wednesday as longtime St. Louis County Attorney Mark Rubin passed the torch to the county’s next leader in prosecution and justice – Kim Maki. Dozens of people showed up outside the courthouse to watch the handover in power. Rubin has been the county attorney since 2010 with more than 42 years…
DULUTH, Minn. — There’s nothing quite as peaceful as watching the sun set in the evening, and UMD’s rec program is offering a way for everyone to enjoy it in a unique way. The UMD Recreation Sports Outdoor Program hit Lake Superior on Wednesday for sea kayak sunset paddles. It was the third time they’ve gone out this season. Everyone…
DULUTH, Minn. — Lake Superior Art Glass is hosting their seasonal glass blowing event all throughout October. The shop is hosting a design your own glass pumpkin event. Organizers say, the 30-minute class is a great way for people to gain more experience in glass blowing and designing pumpkins. “There’s really so many ways different ways that you can design…
DULUTH, Minn.- Today is National Coffee Day, and coffee shops across the Northland keep busy with their regular coffee drinkers. Every day is National Coffee Day for Amity Coffee on Superior Street. The family-owned coffee shop features local coffee companies, bringing a mix of flavors together, similar to how they value coffee and use it to get the community closer….
DULUTH, Minn. — Students at Lake Superior College were out of class today to celebrate their success. It was the first time the college has had an event of this size since early 2020. Roughly 250 students were able to connect with different resources on campus and in the community. Organizers say, this allows them to see everything that Lake…
DULUTH, Minn. — Union members stood in solidarity outside of Duluth City Hall this afternoon in support of each other. This comes on the heels of the city’s proposed “Safer Duluth For All” budget plan. In that plan, a section could potentially change the city’s healthcare. Union members are not happy about this possible change. “To show that we are…
DULUTH, Minn.- St. Luke’s is partnering with CHUM in bringing stable housing to Duluth seniors who are experiencing homelessness. Earlier this year, CHUM began leasing the first floor of the St. Francis apartments and what was formerly known as the Duluth Inn in downtown Duluth, providing 22 housing units to homeless seniors. In a ribbon cutting ceremony early Wednesday, St….
SUPERIOR, Wisc. — After first becoming operational in the late 1960s the line 3 pipeline began to deteriorate over time. Now Enbridge is close to opening its replacement pipeline having made the new pipe twice as thick while also adding state-of-the-art engineering. The pipeline starts in Alberta, Canada and goes through a section of North Dakota and Minnesota before traveling…
DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Duluth says contractors have completed the work to begin the fifth phase of the Lakewalk Reconstruction Project. The sections of the Lakewalk that had been temporarily closed earlier this week have reopened for public use. Sections along the Lakewalk from Gitchi- ode’ Akiing to Water Street had been closed so that crews could take…
DULUTH, Minn. – The five-cent plastic bag fee will go into effect on October 15 in Duluth. According to a recent news release, retailers will charge the five-cent fee for each plastic carryout bag which will be reflected on their total bill. The bag ordinance, which was passed in November 2019, was originally scheduled to take effect in April 2020…
(AP Photo/Jim Mone File) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Enbridge announced Wednesday that the upgrade and expansion of its Line 3 pipeline across Minnesota is complete and will become operational on Friday. The Canadian-based company’s President and CEO Al Monaco said in a statement that the pipeline “will soon deliver the low-cost and reliable energy that people depend on every day.” The…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nearly 200 Minnesota health workers are suing their employers to block a pending requirement that they are vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk getting fired. The lawsuit was filed in federal court late Monday against federal officials and about 20 providers that operate hospitals and clinics across Minnesota. It contends the lack of alternatives to vaccination infringes on…
PROCTOR, Minn.- At a demonstration Tuesday, concerned parents and community members said the Proctor High School administration should do more in their handling of recent criminal misconduct allegations against members of the Rails Football team. “Parents are here and we’re seeing and we’re hearing it all and we want to feel safe, we want to feel safe sending our kids,”…
DULUTH, Minn. – For the first time, the Duluth Police Department is joining the Pink Patch Project for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During the month of October, officers will be wearing commemorative pink patches on their uniforms, along with other law enforcement agencies in the state. Police Chief Mike Tusken says it’s a way to raise awareness in conversation while…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota’s total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has topped the 700,000 mark, while the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care at Minnesota hospitals fell below 200 for the first time in two weeks. The Minnesota Department of Health on Tuesday reported 6,203 new cases to raise the state’s total to 706,158 laboratory-confirmed cases. The…
DULUTH, Minn. – Authorities say a Duluth man was injured in an officer-involved shooting Tuesday morning in the Morgan Park neighborhood. According to the MN BCA, St. Louis County sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of suspicious activity in Morgan Park around 1:40 a.m. Deputies responding to the scene attempted to stop an ATV with two male passengers that were driving…
By Amy Westbrook, St. Louis County Public Health Division Director Early in the pandemic, we in Public Health sometimes compared our efforts to being both a sprint and a marathon. We were racing as fast as we could to prevent the spread of COVID-19, knowing we were also in for a long and difficult challenge. Now, after more than a…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Police say two juveniles were arrested early Sunday morning for the alleged burglary of a Speedway Gas Station. According to reports, officers responded to a report of an alarm call at the Speedway Gas Station located on the 100 block of 88th Avenue West in Morgan Park around 2:20 a.m. When officers arrived at the scene…
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Tensions at a suburban Twin Cities school board meeting over a new mask mandate escalated to a physical scuffle. The Eastern Carver County Schools announced Monday that all students would need to wear a mask through at least the middle of next month because of a rise in coronavirus cases. At a meeting Monday night in…
DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Duluth says nearly 17 miles of roads will be improved in 2022 as part of the Sales Tax Street Improvement Program. The program comes from a .5% sales tax that was approved by voters in a November 2017 referendum that is allocated to repair, improve, and maintain Duluth roads. In 2020 the program was…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Bagley Nature Area is looking at its peak with fall colors right now. FOX’s Photojournalist Adam Jagunich caught up with two freshmen from UMD who were in a class that brought them to Bagley Monday. Categories: Education, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News, Weather in the News
DULUTH, Minn. — There are heavy hearts at the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth after one of their animals died over the weekend from heart failure. Snacks, a 4-year-old striped skunk, began to rapidly get sick Sunday afternoon, which led to the difficult decision to humanely euthanize him. Care workers said heart failure in animals can happen at any time…
PROCTOR, Minn. – Monday night, the Proctor School Board met for the first time since allegations of student misconduct were brought forward against members of the Rails football team. And if you were hoping for an update on the situation, you didn’t get one. Less than a dozen people attended Monday night’s meeting, which did not include in the agenda…
DULUTH, Minn.- Pfizer booster shots have begun going into the arms of healthcare workers in the Northland, as eligible members of the public start getting those shots Tuesday. “I think it’s really a great step, it’s gonna help with everything that’s coming this winter and it’s just gonna help keep our community that much safer,” said Kelly Zapp, St. Luke’s…
DULUTH, Minn. –For the first time in Duluth, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis held a roundtable on Monday to learn about how businesses owners who are women and/or people of color are doing during the pandemic. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is a part of America’s central banking system, which oversees financial institutions and creates economic policies. The…
DULUTH, Minn.- A portion of the East side of the Lakewalk will be closed for the next four days. Starting Tuesday sections of the Lakewalk will be closed from below the Gitchi-Ode’ Akiing Park, to Water Street near the Beacon Pointe Condominiums. According to a spokesperson with the City of Duluth, contractors will analyze the soil, bedrock, and other features…
DULUTH, Minn. — The next significant change of the Can of Worms project is I-35 now leading to lower Michigan Street. While this re-directs traffic flow, it also might help local businesses see a few more customers. The re-design and construction of the can of worms has been in full force since 2020. It has caused a lot of detours,…
DULUTH, Minn. — As you start raking up the leaves in your yard, you may not have known that you’re really not supposed to throw bags of them in your regular trash bins. The Western Lake Superior Sanitary District wants you to drop off all that yard debris at its facility on 27th Avenue West in Duluth. You can bring…
