Sheriff Pat Eliasen COOK COUNTY, Minn. — Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen announced his retirement on Tuesday. In a Facebook post, Sheriff Eliasen said he made the decision not to seek another term as Cook County Sheriff and to retire from public service. “Law enforcement has been more than a career for me; it has been a calling rooted in…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked Tuesday to at least 2,000 people killed, activists said, even as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days after authorities severed communications during a crackdown. The number of dead, as reported by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, dwarfs that…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — A well-known former Superior city councilor and council president is running for mayor in 2027. Dan Olson signed the paperwork Monday to declare his candidacy for mayor. Olson was on the city council from 2008 to 2020. Superior mayoral candidate Dan Olson He’s also a longtime labor leader and currently holds the title of International Representative for…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Police Department officially has its new Armored Rescue Vehicle in service for high-risk situations. As FOX 21’s Dan Hanger reports, the purchase has been decades in the making. “That’s my biggest fear, is that we have to put people in harm’s way for an extended period of time without having proper equipment there to deal…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Family Freedom Center partnered with the Minnesota Monsters to put on a free youth football clinic on Monday. The Family Freedom Center is a non-profit organization that serves the youth and families in the community through various programs, including the football clinic. The event aimed to bring the community together while providing the youth with the…
Duluth, Minn. — The topic of ICE started tonight’s city council meeting in Duluth with police chief Mike Ceynowa taking to the podium. Chief Ceynowa addressed concerns by some in the community that the duluth police department is working with ICE. The chief says the police department does work with Homeland Security Investigations as a partner on the Lake Superior…
Community Action Duluth Logo DULUTH, Min. – FOX21 has obtained an initial draft of the Quality Improvement Plan given to Community Action Duluth (CAD) by the Minnesota Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF). The plan is a roadmap the state believes CAD needs to use to improve operations. The document lists 15 “identified deficiencies” within Community Action Duluth. These…
Branden Russell King DULUTH, Min. – An apparently mistake in identity lead to a man being shot in Duluth, that is according to court documents. An indictment claims a person was shot accidently on October 9, 2025 when then intent was to kill Chazz Toney. Toney was then killed the next day, October 10, 2025. The statement of probable cause…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. — Minnesota State Senator Grant Hauschild announced on Monday that he will be running for re-election. Hauschild’s announcement comes during his 3rd year of his current term, representing Minnesota’s 3rd District. During his announcement, Hauschild, a DFL-er, reflected on his contributions to northeastern Minnesota, from tax relief to supporting trades and union workers. Hauschild says his goals remain…
Morgan Sylvester Johnson NORTHOME, Min. – A Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) investigation says a caregiver at a Lutheran Social Services facility in Northhome sexual assaulted a vulnerable adult. The report from DHS says the caregiver helped the vulnerable adult get into bed. The caregiver then got into that bed with the vulnerable adult and began to kiss them. …
Demonstrators protest outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to stop an enforcement surge by Immigration…
FILE – Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, file) WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about…
(Northshore Inline Marathon) DULUTH, Minn. — The NorthShore Inline Marathon has earned a spot in the 2026 World Inline Cup(WIC) schedule. 2026 World Inline Cup Schedule The race, scheduled for September 17, 2026, will now be a part of the WIC provisional 2026 race calendar. Other locations on the calendar include Switzerland, France, Germany, and Portugal. Officials say the race is…
DULUTH, Minn.– Earlier this morning at Denfeld High School, a large crowd of students gathered to make their voices heard as they peacefully protested against ICE. The walk out gathering was filled with chants, and signs to express their feelings surrounding ice escalations in the state. Duluth Public School officials told FOX 21, the kids were practicing their first…
Bessemer Schools Logo BESSEMER, Mich. — A bomb threat closed schools in Bessemer on Monday. According to School officials, on Sunday at around 7:05 p.m., the high school principal received a voicemail about bombs being placed at the school. SEE PREVIOUS:Bessemer Schools closed Monday due to threat Law enforcement was notified and responded to the school grounds. No other specifics…
CLEVELAND, Ohio. — Iron ore trade in the Great Lakes has fallen 12.8% in 2025. According to officials with the Lake Carriers Association, the year-end total for the iron ore trade decreased by 12.8 percent to 43.4 million tons. Shipments of iron ore totalled 4.2 million tons in December, an 8.8% drop compared to 2024. Officials say shipments were also…
