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Hardware Stores Fully Prepared for Snow
DULUTH, Minn. – With the warm weather on Sunday, some people may have started to think spring is in the air, but winter had other plans Monday. Denny’s Ace Hardware in Duluth was prepared for more snow on Monday, as they were fully stocked with shovels and salt. The business has maintained steady traffic through the winter, providing the essentials…
Busy Snow Plows in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. – The snow keeps coming down and it’s keeping the plows busy. Plow trucks were sent out early Monday morning, getting a jump on the storm. Per the city’s snow and ice policy, the focus has been on clearing main streets and will continue to be until the snow ceases. A snow emergency has not been declared yet,…
Duluth City Hall, Public Libraries Closed Tuesday
DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth City Hall, Duluth public libraries and the CareerForce building will be closed Tuesday because of the ongoing snow storm. Meanwhile, the city will not decide on whether to issue a snow emergency until Tuesday. More information is below in this press release from the city: Due to current and incoming inclement weather, the City of Duluth…
Lakeside Family Displaced After Monday Morning House Fire
DULUTH, Minn. – A family in Lakeside has been displaced after their home caught fire Monday morning. According to the Duluth Fire Department, crews were called to a structure fire on the 4500 block of Norwood Street around 11:15 a.m. The fire department says the homeowners reported the fire when they arrived at the house and saw smoke coming out…
Putin Orders Forces to ‘Maintain Peace’ in Eastern Ukraine
(Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin is ordering forces to maintain peace in eastern Ukraine. But it is not immediately clear whether or when troops would enter the country. The announcement follows a day of fast-moving developments in which Putin announced the recognition of separatist regions in Ukraine….
Superior School District to Hold Virtual Snow Day Tuesday
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Students in Superior will have a virtual learning snow day tomorrow due to the ongoing winter storm warning. On Monday, the district announced that in-person class is canceled for Tuesday due to inclement weather and virtual learning will instead be provided for students. The Superior School District has already used two traditional snow days this school year…
City of Washburn Declares a Snow Emergency
WASHBURN, Wis. – The City of Washburn declared a snow emergency starting at 4:00 p.m. Monday. The snow emergency will be in place until Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. According to a recent news release, a snow emergency means that all vehicles must be removed from all city streets, alleys, and parking lots to allow the clearing of all city streets…
Coffee Conversation: Cloquet COVID Update from Community Memorial Hospital
CLOQUET, Minn.- COVID-19 cases continue to decline across much of the country. FOX 21’s Brett Scott got an update on the situation in the Cloquet region from Rick Breuer, CEO of Cloquet Memorial Hospital. Categories: Coronavirus, Health, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News Tags: Community Memorial Hospital, Rick Breuer
New Enforcement Effort Leads to Arrest of Shooting Suspect
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A new targeted speeding enforcement effort on highways around downtown Minneapolis, troopers arrested a driver suspected of being involved in multiple shootings. The Minnesota State Patrol says it was one of several arrests Saturday night in the new 10-day initiative that started Valentine’s Day to crack down on speeding and criminal activity, particularly on Interstate 94 between…
MN Patrol: Wisconsin Woman Killed in Wrong-Way Crash
WINONA, Minn. (AP) — According to the State Patrol, a central Wisconsin woman has died in a crash with a wrong-way drunken driver in Minnesota. Twenty-year-old Hannah Goman, a Winona State University student from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, was killed in the crash in Winona early Saturday. The Minnesota State Patrol says Goman was a passenger in a car that was…
Trapp Family of Esko Breaks Guinness World Record for World’s Tallest
Last week, Guinness World Records confirmed the Trapps were the tallest family in the world with an average height of 6 feet 6 inches.
UPDATE: Check out Guinness World Records’ video on the Trapp family from April here. From left to right: Adam. Savannah, Scott, Molly, and Krissy ESKO, Minn.- A family in Esko is reaching new heights, thanks to their height. Meet the Trapp family — Scott, Krissy, Savanna, Molly, and the youngest and only son, Adam. “He likes to tease us that…
Blacklist Introduces “Bar Down” Pale Ale to Benefit 218 Hockey
DULUTH, Minn. — A partnership between 218 Hockey and Blacklist Brewery is finding ways to keep more kids on the ice. 218 Hockey is a brand that fundraises and provides support to all local youth hockey organizations. Blacklist has once again created a unique brew to help raise funds for them called the “Bar Down Pale Ale” where a portion…
Duluth Sport Show Comes To A Successful End
DULUTH, Minn. — The four day stretch of the Duluth sport show came to a close at the DECC Sunday, and it’s safe to say that it was a success. With over 150 vendors every inch of the DECC represented the great outdoors, and the many things you can do with it. “We had a great turn out, a lot…
LPCFC Monthly Grocery Giveaway Gaining Traction
DULUTH, Minn. — Families in Duluth’s Lincoln Park neighborhood got to enjoy a “Grocery Giveaway” aimed at addressing the food desert in the area. The giveaway started in October, and it has been put on monthly by the “Lincoln Park Children and Families Collaborative.” On average, a couple hundred people show up for not only non-perishable food items and produce…
DOJ: Superior Police Officer ‘Unknowingly’ Drove Over Person Lying In Road
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A state investigation is underway after a Superior police officer “unknowingly” drove over a person on Tower Avenue Saturday night who was lying in the road, according to the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation. According to a press release from the DOJ, the officer was responding to a call for an “injured subject in…
Duluth Firefighters Tackle Propane Tank Fires Outside Vision Northland Project
DULUTH, Minn. – Multiple propane tanks started on fire Sunday afternoon outside the Vision Northland construction site in downtown Duluth. City officials were asking people to stay away from the area of East 1st Street between North 3rd Street and North 4th Street, and West 2nd Street and East Superior Street. Fire crews went through the Vision Northland building “evaluating…
Rents Reach ‘Insane’ Levels Across US With No End In Sight
ASSOCIATED PRESS – Krystal Guerra’s Miami apartment has a tiny kitchen, cracked tiles, warped cabinets, no dishwasher and hardly any storage space. But Guerra was fine with the apartment’s shortcomings. It was all part of being a 32-year-old graduate student in South Florida, she reasoned, and she was happy to live there for a few more years as she finished…
21st Annual Polar Plunge Returns To Lake Superior
DULUTH, Minn. — Its freezing, its cloudy, its windy.. What better day to jump into Lake Superior? “Jumping in the lake is not as bad as you think it’s going to be, the water temperature is warmer than the air temperature,” Matt Andrews, Polar Plunger, City Of Duluth Employee said. For 21 years Duluth has held the Polar Plunge to…
Pat Ringold, Owner of Benna Ford and Community Supporter, Dies
According to a Facebook post by Ringold's family after putting up a big fight pat lost a 7 month battle to pancreatic cancer Friday.
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Pat Ringold, a business owner who gave back to the Twin Ports in many big ways has died. According to a Facebook post by Ringold’s family after putting up a big fight pat lost a 7 month battle to pancreatic cancer Friday. Ringold has owned Benna Ford in Superior since 2001. He donated to several local charities and…
Black Business-Owners Front and Center at Showcase in Duluth
More than 18 black artists, entrepreneurs, and start-ups displayed their products.
DULUTH, Minn.-. Once again this year different black-owned businesses throughout the twin ports gathered together to showcase their products and their presence in the community. The 2nd Annual Black Business Showcase returned to the Washington Center Gym in Duluth’s Hillside neighborhood. More than 18 black artists, entrepreneurs, and start-ups displayed their products. Vendors say it was nice to feel the…
Ojibwe Winter Games Teach Tradition, Environmentalism
Games played included such as Atltl or spear throwing, snow snake, and more.
DULUTH, Minn.- Over at UMD Saturday, people got outside and learned about Ojibwe culture. Hosted by the American Indian Learning Resource Center at UMD, the Ojibwe Winter Games utilize arrows and spears, which organizers say are made from local forests. “Well, we brought down Ojibwe winter games to share some of our culture and some of our old games that…
Local Group Finding Ways to Provide For the Less Fortunate and Homeless
DULUTH, Minn. — Saturday, a local group continued their efforts to help the homeless and needy in and around West Duluth. The group called the Guardian Angels of West Duluth, handed out what they called “Blessing Bags” containing hygiene items and snacks to the homeless and less fortunate. They also gave out home cooked lasagna for the food drive they…
Superior High School Students Prepare For Trip to Japan with Fundraiser
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Over the past 20 years Superior has built a connection with its sister city in Japan, Ami Machi through Superior High School’s exchange program, and after taking a pause due to covid, the cultures will blend again this year. Superior high school students held a pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday morning at the United Presbyterian Church on North…
Active Adventures: Skiing at Snowflake Nordic Ski Center
In this week’s Active Adventures, Meteorologist Ken Slama meets up with local skiing enthusiast Eve Graves and her trusty friend Lupine at Snowflake Nordic Ski Center. This is Ken’s first time strapping on a pair of skis so Eve’s instructing skills are put to the test. Categories: Active Adventures, Minnesota
Sen. David Tomassoni Not Seeking Re-election, Announces Retirement After 2022
Last year, Tomassoni announced he was diagnosed with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
CHISHOLM, Minn.-—Senator David Tomassoni announced in a press release Saturday that he will not seek re-election to another term in the Minnesota Senate and will retire at the end of 2022. Tomassoni has served in the Minnesota Senate since 2001 and was previously a member of the Minnesota House from 1993 to 2001. His hometown is Chisholm in Northeastern Minnesota…
Two Arrested with 10g of Meth, 21 Doses of Clonazepam in Backus Residence
The 69-year-old woman and 32-year-old man are awaiting formal charges relating to Controlled Substance Possession.
BACKUS, Minn.- A 69-year-old woman and 32-year-old man from Backus were arrested Wednesday with several items of drug activity, paraphernalia, drug sales, and ammunition seized from their residence. According to Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch, as part of an ongoing investigation into the sales and use of controlled substances, a search warrant was executed at the residence Wednesday. Among the…
Authorities Investigating Burnt Body, Pickup Truck in Saginaw
According to investigators, the vehicle was on the property belonging to the reporting party and the deceased.
SAGINAW, Minn.- The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a vehicle fire in Brevator Township, and the burnt body discovered next to it. According to the Sheriff’s Office, around 11 p.m. Friday emergency responders were dispatched to the area of Highway 2 in Saginaw on a report of a pickup truck on fire with a burnt body next to…
No One Injured After Car Smashes Through Salvation Army Thrift Store
It shattered to full glass window panes and a piece of the structure as well as some shelves and inventory.
SUPERIOR, Wis- No injuries were reported after a car crashed into a Salvation Army Thrift Store in Superior Friday afternoon. According to a spokesperson with the Superior Police Department, the 70-year-old driver told officers she tried to park in front of the store on Belknap Street when the car went forward suddenly and burst through the front of the store….
Snow Squall Warning Issued For 1st Time Since 2020
What happens with a snow squall is like a winter version of a thunderstorm, bringing very localized heavy snowfall followed by a cold front.
DULUTH, Minn.- Experts say it was quick, but after almost blizzard-like conditions a snow squall Friday afternoon brought with it a blast of arctic air which made some roads a bit icy. “You can imagine if you’re just driving along and all of a sudden you have this just really quick burst of heavy snow that hits that leads to…
2nd Graders Mush in 14th Annual ‘Ikidarod’ at North Shore Community School
2nd graders pulled their classmates on sleds along the trail on the environmental charter school's 40 acre-land.
DULUTH, Minn.- It’s the season of mushing but for one annual Duluth race Friday it wasn’t dogs pulling sleds. North Shore Community School ran the 14th annual “Ikidarod” race. 2nd graders pulled their classmates on sleds along the trail on the environmental charter school’s 40 acre-land. Educators say for the past month they’ve been tying geography, math, and science lessons…
40 Mph Winds Force Chester Bowl to Close Skiing
DULUTH, Minn. — Fun in the snow came to a halt at Chester Bowl in Duluth as wind gusts over forty miles an hour forced them to shut down operations on Friday. Management tells us that chair lift swing at the ski hill is their biggest safety concern. At around noon Friday, Chester Bowl Employees decided the west wind was…
Champion’s Choice Turkey Calls at the Duluth Sport Show
DULUTH, Minn. – It was the second day of the Duluth Sport Show at the DECC on Friday, and venders there were excited to share their outdoor passions. Champion’s Choice Turkey Calls, a first time vender at the Sport Show is a company who makes custom turkey calls by hand. The booth demonstrated how they work and sound. Owner Anthony…
Biden Is ‘Convinced’ Putin Has Decided To Invade Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – U.S. President Joe Biden says he’s “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to launch a further invasion of Ukraine, saying Friday he has “reason to believe” it will occur in the “coming days” and will include an assault on its capital, Kyiv. Tensions are spiking along the militarized border with attacks that the West…
No Injuries Reported After Car Crashes Into Superior Salvation Army Store
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Authorities in Superior say there were no injuries reported after a car crashed into the Salvation Army store Friday afternoon. According to police, the driver, a 70-year-old woman, told officers she was attempting to park in front of the store when her car “went forward suddenly” and crashed into the storefront. The Salvation Army Superior Facebook page…
Blizzard Conditions Close Portions of ND, Minnesota Roadways
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Blizzard conditions have closed portions of interstates and highways in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota Friday. The North Dakota Highway Patrol has closed Interstate 29 from Fargo to the Canadian border due to blowing snow and near-zero visibility. Motorists face fines if they travel on roads that have been closed. Highway 2 from Devils Lake…
Canadian Police Have Arrested 70 Protesters in Ottawa
(Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP) OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Police in Canada say they have arrested at least 70 people and made progress in clearing out truckers who have paralyzed Ottawa for three weeks in a protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. Hundreds of police moved into the capital’s downtown Friday morning and began taking protesters into custody and…
Update: Armed Robbery Suspect Connected to Third Robbery on Superior Street
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth police say the 25-year-old arrested Tuesday for two armed robberies has now been connected to a third armed robbery at CVS Pharmacy on East Superior Street. The 25-year-old Duluth resident had been previously arrested in connection to two robberies at Walgreen on East Superior Street and Jimmy John’s in the Plaza Shopping Center. All three robberies…
Midday Update 2-18-22
Local News and Weather Making Headlines Friday, February 18, 2022
Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Rusty Mehlberg for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, February 18, 2022. Categories: Community, News, News – Latest News, News Update Tags: Brett Scott, community, Headlines, Ken Slama, Local News, midday update, News, weather
Judge Sentences Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright to 2 Years
(Court TV via AP, Pool, File) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright was sentenced Friday to two years in prison, a penalty below state guidelines after the judge found mitigating factors warranted a lesser sentence. Kim Potter was convicted in December of…
Team Shuster Takes Fourth Place in Beijing
DULUTH, Minn. – Team Shuster took fourth place Friday morning in their bid to capture bronze at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. They lost 8-5 to Canada in the bronze medal game. Team Shuster tweeted on Friday morning, We came up short and congratulate Canada on winning bronze. It was an incredible ride with all of you once again….
Morning Update 2-18-22
Local News and Weather Making Headlines Friday, February 18, 2022
Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Rusty Mehlberg for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, February 18, 2022. Categories: Community, News, News – Latest News, News Update Tags: Brett Scott, community, Headlines, Local News, morning update, News, Rusty Mehlberg, weather
Canadian Police Start Arresting Protesters in Ottawa
(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP) OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) – Authorities in Canada are beginning to arrest protesters who have paralyzed traffic in Ottawa for three weeks in a demonstration against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. Police in Ottawa say some protesters are surrendering and being arrested downtown Friday morning. One person being led away was carrying a sign that says…
Minnesota’s Rep. Jim Hagedorn Dies at 59 After Cancer Battle
(courtesy: Fox News/Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a conservative Republican from southern Minnesota who followed his father’s footsteps into Congress, has died after a battle with kidney cancer. He was 59. Jennifer Carnahan said in a Facebook post on Friday that Hagedorn “passed away peacefully last night.” Hagedorn was diagnosed with stage IV kidney…
Ex-cop Who Killed Daunte Wright To Learn Sentence
(Court TV via AP, Pool, File) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright will be sentenced Friday for manslaughter. Kim Potter was convicted in December of both first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the April 11 killing of Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist. She’ll be…
Hartley Nature Center Prepares for Summer Camps
DULUTH, Minn. – It may still be winter in the Northland, but preparations are underway for summer activities at Hartley Nature Center. Their slate of summer camps are set, with registration beginning at 8 a.m. on March 21. Park officials say they will be offering more all day options for 3 year old through sixth grade. New this year will be…
Jay Cook State Park Among Parks, Trails Open For Free Saturday
DULUTH, Minn. – If you’re feeling a little cabin fever and looking for something free to do this weekend, Jay Cook State Park is the place to be. This Saturday, Jay Cooke and 70-plus Minnesota state parks and trails will be open to enjoy at no cost. It’s a seasonal offering to help get people out to explore what the…
Yeti Hunt is Back on Saturday, February 19th
DULUTH, Minn. – If you’re outside exploring Duluth’s parks this weekend, you may want to watch out for a Yeti. The Yeti Hunt, put on by the Duluth Parks and Rec., is back this Saturday. Clues of where to find it will be posted on the Parks and Rec Facebook event page throughout the day, with the first clue being…
Duluth Toastmasters Club #1523 now at the Hermantown Area Chamber of Commerce
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Duluth Toastmasters #1523 held a open house Thursday to introduce its new location. Before the pandemic, the club had held it’s meetings at the Historic Old Central School in Duluth, and now they have a new home at the Hermantown Area Chamber of Commerce. One of four clubs in Duluth, Toastmasters is an organization that strives to…
Secret Forest Playschool Embraces the Cold
DULUTH, Minn. – During the colder months, being outside is more essential than being stuck indoors for one local pre-school. Secret Forest Playschool, a play-based nature preschool in Duluth, strives to preserve childhood by letting kids play outside everyday. By being outside, the children are able to learn about the importance of mother nature whether it relates to the sun,…
