WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect access to abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. “If the filibuster gets in the way, it’s like voting rights,” Biden said during a press conference in Madrid, where he was attending a NATO summit. The Democratic president said there should…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.– Skyline Social and Games in Hermantown is kicking off their 2022 summer Duckpin Leagues. The game of Duckpin is like bowling, but with a tiny twist. The lanes are shorter, pins are smaller and on strings, plus the ball can fit into the palm of your hand. Skyline is the only known duckpin bowling in northern Minnesota, and…
SANDSTONE, Minn.– The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone is launching a campaign to build an upgraded food and wellness center for their big rescue cats. The Wildcat sanctuary is home to 130 recuse lions, leopards, tigers and more. In order to supply the basic daily needs of these animals, they are fundraising to remodel their current health and wellness center. The…
DULUTH, Minn.– Community Action Duluth’s Mobile Market popped up in Lincoln Park on Wednesday. The mobile market started as a response to COVID while people were facing food insecurity and reduced transportation. Because these barriers still exist in the area, the mobile market continues to take place in various neighborhoods around town. The market includes fresh produce, cereals, and canned…
DULUTH, Minn.– Early Wednesday morning, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture did their second round of Gypsy Moth treatments in the Duluth and Cloquet area. The MDA states that Gypsy Moths is an invasive species that is known to be one of the most destructive tree pests. Feeding on trees causing light leaf damage in the early stages, to branches being…
DULUTH, Minn. — A wave of flight cancellations and delays have surged across the nation due to staffing shortages. So what does this mean for the Duluth Airport? They report having fewer flight disruptions compared to other regions, but like a lot of airlines, Delta and United are struggling to hire staff and pilots. Three flights have been canceled…
WRENSHALL, Minn. – One may know Locally Laid Egg Company for its chickens and eggs, but they are also in the berry business. Farm Lola is the first commercial farm in the U-S to grow honeyberry at a commercial-scale, meaning it can be picked and purchased by the public. These honeysuckles are native to Siberia and Japan, but they can also…
DULUTH, Minn. –Beach fires are a popular summer activity and Minnesota and Wisconsin Point have different rules for fires. The sandbar along Wisconsin Point allows fires, unlike its neighbor Minnesota Point where fires are highly restricted. Minnesota’s Park Point is the largest freshwater beach in the world. The beach is lined by home’s and the area often faces harsh winds…
UPDATE (4 p.m. June 29) – The father of the girl who was struck by the car has reached out to Fox 21 to provide an update. Steven Downs says 6-year-old Novalee suffered a broken collar bone and skull fracture as part of her injuries. A Go Fund Me page has been set up to help the family cover medical…
DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth operations crews are responding to a water main break in front of 2202 East Second Street. The City of Duluth says water has been turned off on East Second Street between North 21st Avenue East and North 23rd Avenue East. It is unknown how long it will take to repair the break. The crews are working…
MADRID (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday the U.S. will significantly expand its military presence in Europe, the latest example of how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reshaped plans for the continent’s security and prompted a reinvestment in NATO. Among the changes will be a permanent U.S. garrison in Poland, for the first time creating an enduring American foothold on the…
This photo was taken at Island Lake Inn from a Facebook post. DULUTH, Minn. — A man fell asleep at the wheel Monday morning causing him to crash into Island Lake Inn. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, Gnesen Fire Department/EMS, and St. Louis County Rescue Squad responded to a report at 6:49 a.m. of a vehicle crash at Island…
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DULUTH, Minn. — On Friday, Duluth Police reported a 50 year-old man is in custody after an investigation involving pornography. A search warrant was obtained after a Cybertip was received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. More than 20 electronic devices were seized during the search at the suspects residence in the 800 North block of 57th…
CLOQUET, Minn. — Cloquet Police are looking for a man who they say attempted to sexually assault a woman while she was taking a walk. This happened around 3:50 Tuesday afternoon on the 1500 block of Carlton Avenue West. The 69 year-old female victim says the man approached her, brandished some type of weapon, pulled down his pants, and demanded…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth Police Department is sharing new details about an incident involving a driver in the middle of Monday’s Roe v. Wade protest downtown. The DPD estimates that up to 500 people were at the pro-choice march, and kept to the sidewalks until an hour later, when demonstrators starting walking on certain streets downtown. Then as protesters…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Duluth Area Outdoor Alliance got together Tuesday at Earth Rider Brewery. The group is built up of people from different clubs around town that are based on outdoor recreation. Such groups include COGGS Mountain Bike Club, Superior Hiking Trail, and Horse Club. These events are a way for the group to get together socially to make…
DULUTH, Minn. – Senator Amy Klobuchar stopped by the 148th Duluth Fighter Wing on Tuesday to tour the base and see what funding it needs to keep its aircrafts and facilities up to date. She says the National Defense Authorization Act would help fund what’s needed for Minnesota’s air national guard, such as F-35 fighter crafts. She cited her support…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. — Today was full of mixed emotions for the owner of a popular coffee and sandwich shop in Hermantown that’s on the move. The Yellow Bike Coffee Shop off of the miller trunk highway closed the doors at its current spot it’s been in for five years as it transitions to a new location. The owner isn’t spilling…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Lake Superior Zoo invites the community to dig-in and help spruce up the pollinator gardens. The gardens provide food and shelter to the smaller animals at the zoo. Such as the birds, bees, and butterflies. Horticulture volunteers are vital to keep the pollinator gardens alive and to make the zoo grounds colorful. Lake Superior Zoo Marketing…
GRANTSBURG, WI. — A Wisconsin food truck brings farm-grown produce to the forks of the Grantsburg community. Brickfield Market is a family-owned food truck featuring menu items with beef and dairy from their own ‘Four Cubs Farm.’ Members of the Peterson family opened the food truck in April of this year. They serve sandwiches, tacos, burgers and more. In a…
UPDATE (July 1, 5 p.m.) – St. Louis County prosecutors have charged a Hibbing man with murder in the second degree for the death of his girlfriend. Police arrested 46-year-old Eric James Jarvis after he called 911 early Tuesday morning. When police arrived, his girlfriend, 43-year-old Kari Jo Petrich was on the floor of the apartment. Officers said they could tell right…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tim Walz painted Republican challenger Scott Jensen as an extremist Tuesday as he vowed to protect abortion rights in Minnesota, one of the few Midwestern states where abortion is expected to remain legal. Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has changed the dynamics of the election campaign in Minnesota, Walz said at a news conference. He…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Northwood Technical College received a total of $90,000 in donations for their new mobile welding lab predicted to be up and running in early 2023. Cenovus Superior Refinery donated $50,000, while Enbridge Energy donated $40,000 for the campus to buy a generator that will fuel the welding lab. The college was able to buy the trailer for…
In this surprise hearing on Tuesday Cassidy Hutchinson, who was a special assistant and aide to former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, provided her testimony. Hutchinson stated Meadows said, “things might get real real bad.” Giuliani also told her it was going to be “a great day” and “we’re going to the Capitol.” This was the 6th hearing and…
Here is Tuesday’s Lunchtime Update with the latest local news and weather headlines from Fox 21’s Cam Derr and Meteorologist Rusty Mehlberg! Categories: News, News – Latest News, News Update
KREMENCHUK, Ukraine (AP) — France’s president said Tuesday that Russia “cannot and should not win” in Ukraine, voicing the West’s continued support for Kyiv following Moscow’s horrific missile attack on a shopping mall that underscored the war’s terrible toll on civilians. Ukrainian leaders denounced the strike, which killed 18 in the central city of Kremenchuk, as a war crime and a…
UPDATE: Fifty people died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer in the sweltering Texas heat, one of the worst tragedies to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the U.S. More than a dozen people had been taken to hospitals, including four children. SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Forty-six people were found dead after being abandoned…
DULUTH, Minn.– As rallies against the Roe v. Wade overturn continue on, in the United States, people in Duluth held their own protest outside of the Women’s Care Center, a clinic that provides consultations and support for expecting mothers. It does not offer abortions. The protest was organized by a group called the Northwood’s Socialist Collective. People lined part of…
DULUTH, Minn.– “I love that we’re able to bring coffee as an art form, as an enjoyable experience to people,” Owner of Portage Coffee Camper, Bo Brallier, said. A new mobile coffee shop is now open in Duluth where you can get a caffeine fix on the go. Portage Coffee Camper, a family run business owned by northland couple, is…
DULUTH, Minn. — A replica wall of the Vietnam memorial in Washington D.C. travelled to Chisholm last week. The monument is known as the ‘Wall That Heals.’ The replica is brought across the country so that Vietnam veterans and their families can see it without getting on a plane. The wall that heals’ exhibit includes a three-quarter scale replica of the…
DULUTH, Minn. — Members of St. Scholastica College were able to adopt a piece of Benedictine heritage furniture over the last week. The sisters of CSS have collected many cultural items within the past 100 years. Including chairs, vases, and antique décor. these objects have lived in their heritage room at the monastery for nearly 50 years. Now, the sisters…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Twin Ports Interchange Project is moving forward with shovel-ready projects to utilize new federal funding. Construction on the Miller Coffee Creek Box Culvert has been completed and the interchange project will pursue now pursue new work. The Trunk Highway 53 bridges will be under construction, along with Garfield Avenue and 1-535 interstate. The project estimate is…
DULUTH, Minn. — Those up north around the International Falls area and Kabetogama Lake are still dealing with massive issues from the Rainy River Basin flooding. The Minnesota Red Cross is reminding residents that the organization is there to help and they are just a text or phone call away. Red Cross says besides cleanup, it can help residents in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 panel is calling a surprise hearing this week to present evidence it says it recently obtained, raising expectations of new bombshells in the sweeping investigation into the Capitol insurrection. The hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. on Tuesday comes after Congress left Washington for a two-week recess. Lawmakers on the panel investigating the Jan. 6,…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The fall of Roe v. Wade shifted the battleground over abortion to courthouses around the country Monday, as one side sought quickly to enact statewide bans and the other tried to block or at least delay such measures. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to end constitutional protection for abortion opened the gates for a wave of litigation…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor was released from prison on Monday morning after serving just over three years for the death of 911 caller Justine Damond Ruszczyk. Noor shot and killed Justine Ruszczyk Damond in July 2017 after she had called police to report a possible sexual assault behind her home. When Damond approached the squad in the alleyway…
DULUTH, Minn. — Powerball tickets purchased in the Northland made two people $1 million and $50,000 dollars richer. One ticket was purchased June 25 at a Holiday on 2452 London Road in Duluth for $1 million. The second ticket was at Marathon on 104 East Highway 61 in Grand Marais for $50,000. This ticket matched four of the first five…
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(FOX 9) – Minnesota has reported its first case of monkeypox, and state health officials are investigating. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) on Monday reported a presumptive case of monkeypox virus infection in an adult in the Twin Cities, a news release said. Initial testing was done on Saturday at MDH’s lab and confirmatory testing is being done at the U.S. Centers…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting mostly lower in early trading on Wall Street Monday as the market cools off following a rare winning week and the best daily gain for the S&P 500 in two years. The benchmark index gave up an early gain and was off 0.1% in the early going, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was down…
DULUTH, Minn.– Artisans and vendors lined the streets on Park Point for the 50th annual Park Point Art Fair. While strolling along the sidewalk, over 100 northland artists set up their tents to showcase their craft. Featuring different jewelers, woodwork, pottery, and more. The art fair also offered live performances, and food trucks. Despite the rain, Duluthians flocked to support…
DULUTH, Minn.– “Taste of Greece” festival was held at Marshall Highschool this weekend. People from all over the community came out to get a taste of Greek culture. A two day event that showcases traditional Greek cuisine, plus pastries, music, and dancing. Event organizers were excited to see Duluthians come out, and enjoy the festive atmosphere. “It’s been crazy. We…
SUPERIOR, Wis.– Horse lovers hopped on their saddles at the Head of the Lakes Fair Grounds in Superior, for a day of friendly competition. Members from the Free Spirit Riders Saddle Club, and the Western Saddle Clubs Association, hosted a variety of different competitions to show off their horses. For them, it’s all about getting outside and having fun with…
DULUTH, Minn.– Duluthians gather at Chester Park to listen to live music in support of reproductive rights, and its access in Minnesota “I really think that it’s important, that especially being one of the only states left in the Midwest that has accessible abortion care,” Concert singer, Emma Jeanne, said. Friday’s Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe V. Wade, means…
DULUTH, Minn.– Hoops Brewing in Canal Park is celebrating their 5th birthday since opening in 2017. The celebrations ran during their regular hours, consisting of a fun filled day for the whole family. Activities included live music from Cosmic Honey, and raffles with prizes from places like Duluth Pack. They are excited to bring everyone together to celebrate their big…
DULUTH, Minn.– The Indigenous Food and Art Markets, held by AICHO, has come back for its second year. Showcasing local American Indian and BIPOC food producers and artists. Each market will hold up to 25 different vendors. These markets are all an effort to grow the Indigenous and BIPOC economy in Duluth, and bring the community together. “When we have…
DULUTH, Minn.– Saturday saw the 17th annual Rhubarb Festival takes place in Duluth. Thousands flocked to the Holy Rosary Campus of Stella Maris Academy to get their yearly fix of everything rhubarb. Muffins, burritos, jellies, brats, lemonade, and pies were all served up. The festival is put on by chum to raise money for the work they do fighting homelessness,…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Taste of Greece Festival returns this Saturday for it’s 29th year. The festival put on by the Twelve Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church is a way for the church to share their faith and culture with the community. The two day event will include Greek food like homemade pastries and traditional Greek dancing from the group…
DULUTH, Minn.– The Lake Superior Ribfest returned Friday to Bayfront Festival Park. Put on by Twin Ports Entertainment, this was the third year of the fest and featured a variety of ribs to try with flavors that include deep south bourbon as well as pineapple and teriyaki. Admission for the event was free and beside from ribs visitors could also…
