Skyline Lanes and Volleyball is no more, as it undergoes a full multi-million dollar remodel and rebranding to become Skyline Social and Games. The general manager says Skyline will be adding new games, entertainment, and even more unique bowling lanes. He said the space will have a more industrial and modern look to it to appeal to younger adults,…
DULUTH, Minn. – If you want to get your sweat on a new fitness center is now open in Duluth. AP Fitness, located on the 200 block of West Superior Street. A mother-daughter duo is behind the business. They’re hoping to pass their sports and wellness knowledge onto others. Co-owner Paige Stratioti says, “I’m really excited about this because I…
Just around the corner on West Superior Street Flora North, known formally as “Bella Flora,” is celebrating its move to Lincoln Park. From the former location on West First Street. The Company has been around for 19 years and the owners say Lincoln Park is the perfect fit. Co-Owner Ellie Just says, “We care about the things we bring into…
Thursday Duluth’s Lincoln Park neighborhood is now home to a new business with a familiar name. The Duluth Clothing Company is celebrating its grand opening at 12 N. 20th Avenue West. The company was formed in 2014 and was previously located in downtown Duluth above the Electric Fetus. The owners tell us they’re excited about the move. DLH Clothing Co-owner…
DULUTH, Minn. – In between responding to calls Duluth police set up shop looking for drivers on their phones. Authorities scouted throughout the city and put most of their focus on finding hands free violators at major intersections. At last report, Duluth Police stopped more than five vehicles for texting and driving. Lucky for those motorists, they got away with…
DULUTH, Minn. – Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has opened a new research facility, geared towards American Indian health, right here in Duluth This comes after a prominent UMD researcher left the medical school to start a new partnership with Johns Hopkins University. The Center for American Indian health for the university has multiple hubs across the united states, primarily…
DULUTH, Minn. – Spirit Valley days in West Duluth kicked off with its annual parade down Grand Avenue. The parade drew hundreds of families from the area to stop by and watch. Schools, businesses, and organizations took part in the parade A few politicians also road through the festivities and the Shriners came through doing tricks in vintage cars. “Its…
DULUTH, Minn.- After ten months of waiting in line at Fraser Shipyards, the William A. Irvin is now out of the waiting room and ready to be worked on in the dry dock. The ship was moved from the Minnesota Slip in Canal Park last September for the Seawall Reconstruction Project, which city officials say is 99% done. The Irvin…
DULUTH, MN – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz made a pit stop in Duluth on Thursday as part of a week long effort to help spread awareness of the new “hands-free ” law that was implemented across the state today. Minnesota is the 16th state to enforce the hands-free law. In 2017, authorities saw a thirty percent increase in distracted driving…
SUPERIOR, WI – Friday marks the start of the 5th annual Billings Park Days in Superior. With a car show, craft vendors, music and a kids carnival there’s a little something for everyone. Organizers say, it’s all about bringing people together. “We like to get the community together. It’s just fun to have everybody get together and have a good…
HAYWARD, Wis.-The Lumberjack World Championships have kicked off in Hayward as thousands are expected to attend this year’s annual event. The international competition showcases the best in sawing, chopping, speed climbing, and log rolling. Above, check out Fox 21’s Nathaniel LeCapitaine’s full report. Click here for a full schedule of events. Categories: Links, News, News – Latest News
BRITT, Minn. – A 65-year-old Britt woman was transported to the Virginia Hospital for non-life threatening injuries following a single-vehicle crash in rural Britt. According to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to the crash on the Britt Bypass Road around 2:00 p.m. When authorities arrived on scene they found the vehicle had been traveling northwest in the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Spirit Valley Days kicks off at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 1, resulting in several road closures on Thursday and Saturday. Ramsey Street between Central Avenue and 57th Avenue West will remain open throughout this year’s Spirit Valley Days. Thursday, August 1 – Parade Traffic 59th Avenue West between Raleigh Street and Grand Avenue will close around…
DULUTH, Minn. — In this week’s Cooking Connection, the last standing Bridgeman’s is baking us a Blueberry Bread Pudding. Using one day old cinnamon rolls, pudding, melted white chocolate, blueberries and topped with their signature vanilla ice cram. Enjoy the video above for the full recipe details, remember this goes well for breakfast, lunch, snacks, desserts and more. Categories: Cooking…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The Minnesota Department of Human Rights announced developments in two cases involving the sexual assaults of minors – and adults who allegedly failed to protect them. The department announced Thursday that it settled a lawsuit with Ramsey County involving the sexual assault of a then-16-year-old lifeguard by her supervisor in 2013. The lifeguard reported the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – New revelations about overpayments to two American Indian tribes are bringing more scrutiny to Minnesota’s Department of Human Services. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Thursday the department overpaid the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and the White Earth Nation by $25.3 million for substance abuse treatments covered by Medicaid. The newspaper cited internal memos….
JUNCTION CITY, Ky. (AP) – Lincoln County Emergency Management Director Don Gilliam said the fires are out from a gas line explosion early Thursday that killed a person and sent five others to a hospital. The explosion happened on an Enbridge Texas Easter natural gas pipeline near Danville. He says six structures were impacted and some destroyed altogether by the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump intensified pressure Thursday on China to reach a trade deal by saying that beginning Sept. 1, he will impose 10% tariffs on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports he hasn’t already taxed. The move immediately sent stock prices sinking. The president has already imposed 25% tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese products, and…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – A new report says a July survey of business supply managers suggests economic growth will slow over the next three to six months in nine Midwest and Plains states. The report issued Thursday says the Mid-America Business Conditions index dropped to 52.0 in July from 55.4 in June. It’s the lowest figure in more than three…
MOOSE LAKE, Minn.-The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the officer and suspect involved in an officer-involved shooting Monday at a mobile home park in Moose Lake. The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the deputy as Sgt. Jason Warnygora, who has been with the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office for 14 years. Sgt. Warnygora is on standard administrative leave. The…
TOWER, Minn. (AP) – Two former officials in the northern Minnesota city of Tower are charged with criminal misconduct for allegedly trying to oust a newspaper publisher from a city agency. Ex-Mayor Joshua Carlson and former City Clerk-Treasurer Linda Keith allegedly tried to remove Timberjay editor and publisher Marshall Helmberger from the Tower Economic Development Authority. A criminal complaint says…
DULUTH, Minn. – This weekend, the annual Bike Duluth Festival rides at Spirit Mountain in Duluth. The festival has activities and events for bikers of all ages. For its sixth anniversary, the Bike Duluth Festival is raising two amazing beneficiaries: Cyclists of Gitchee Gumee Shores (COGGS) and the Gary New Duluth Development Alliance (GNDDA). A full schedule can be found…
Join FOX 21’s Andrew Kirov and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, August 1, 2019. Categories: Community, News, News – Latest News, News Update
SUPERIOR, Wis. — A Duluth woman accused of a hit and run in Superior that injured a boy has waived her rights to challenge evidence against her. Mary Trea, 38, is facing one felony charge of hit and run. 11-year-old Cassius Carey in the hospital the night of the accident. Photo courtesy of his mother. In the criminal complaint, witnesses…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth BizPac — a political action group with a goal to support and attract local businesses — is threatening to sue the city of Duluth and the Duluth Transit Authority after their bus ads were abruptly taken down. “If we’re going to have open dialogue, this is not the way to do it,” said Rob Stenberg, president…
DULUTH, Minn.- City of Duluth crews met with those living near and those using the Cross City Trail to discuss it’s future during the Twin Ports Interchange Project. That plan to modernize the current infrastructure of the can of worms will cause part of the Cross City Trail to close, from 22nd Avenue to east of Garfield Avenue, for bridge…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Recent studies have shown Native Americans have a higher rate of drug abuse than other populations. This week, care providers are coming together to turn that around. It’s not just a medical approach that treatment centers, government departments, and others are taking to help the Native American community recover from drug addiction. They are taking a spiritual…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Kids in Superior are getting a hands on look at making different kinds of glassware. Starting Wednesday, Shannon’s Stained Glassery is hosting a kids’ camp. On the first day they painted and glazed pottery, and for the next two days they’ll work on mosaic and fuse tile. Store owner Shannon Johnson said kids lobe the chance to work…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Minnesota DNR and wildlife experts are on the lookout for birds sick with West Nile Virus. This comes after two recorded deaths of loons in Northeast Minnesota earlier this month, and a handful of crow deaths this past year, all linked to West Nile. Crows and loons are more susceptible to West Nile Virus, as they are…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Damiano Center’s Community Kitchen serves nearly 400 people every weekend, which means they could always use more helping hands. The Community Kitchen is looking for volunteers to help with prepping and serving food during each meal, as well as cleaning up afterward. The Damiano Center typically asks for two volunteers for each meal but more are…
DULUTH, Minn. – Local bands belted out some tunes for the final Concert on the Pier at Glensheen Mansion for the summer. Folks in kayaks, boats, and even a flamingo float crowded the pier for front row seat to the jam session. And other relaxed under the trees in their lawn chairs. Glensheen brought in more food trucks this week…
DULUTH, Minn. – Summer is normally a busy time for The Duluth Animal Control Shelter to take in stray animals. But this time around it’s a little bit busier. The shelter is at its capacity due to an overflow of cats. And now they are on the hunt to find forever homes for these furry friends. The cages at the…
DULUTH, Minn.- St. Luke’s has partnered with St. Scholastica to offer a scrub class for students wanting to become a Physician Assistant. The fifteen students getting the training today were shown how to properly scrub, gown, and put gloves on before a procedure. Then, students got their chance to scrub in and even practice the sterilization techniques. Those putting on…
DULUTH, Minn.- Starting Thursday, more than ten months after the William A. Irvin was move from it’s home in the Minnesota Slip during reconstruction there, work to restore the Irvin will begin. Back in September, Duluth Entertainment Convention Center officials said the Irvin would be moving back to the Minnesota Slip this spring in time for tourism season. But, when…
CLOQUET, Minn. – With schools still on summer vacation, kids are going to day camps across the Northland. At Zion Lutheran Church in Cloquet, about thirty campers are attending a program about finding happiness called “Weaving Joy.” Church leaders say it’s tough to get kids to attend church in the summer and this helps keep them engaged. “I think there’s…
ST. PETER, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota man has been sentenced to up to a month in jail for leaving his 5-year-old son alone in the woods as punishment. Thirty-two-year-old Gregory Allan Wilson of St. Peter was sentenced for gross misdemeanor child neglect Tuesday. Wilson pleaded guilty in May, and additional charges of domestic assault and malicious punishment of a…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has confirmed Kelly Craft to become the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, ending a more than seven-month vacancy in the position. Craft was confirmed despite Democratic concerns about her inexperience and conflicts of interest. Craft is a longtime GOP activist from Kentucky who is currently U.S. ambassador to Canada. She and her husband,…
SHAWANO, Wis. (AP) -Authorities say human remains have been found on a northwest Missouri farm that has been the focus of a search for two missing Wisconsin brothers. Clinton County Sheriff Larry Fish announced Wednesday the remains were found on a farm near Braymer. He says the remains have not been officially identified. No cause of death has been determined….
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – The four individuals arrested in connection to a drug bust Monday morning in Hermantown have now been formally charged. According to court records, Walter Charles Johnson, 48, has been charged with Fifth Degree Possession of a Controlled Substance while the other three suspects Bobbi Sue Nesgoda, 35, Sidney Spendler, 30, and Alex Leskey, 31, all face one…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office has identified the 46-year-old man who drowned Saturday near the Ore Docks in Duluth as James Autero Leavell. According to reports, officers responded to a call of a man who had been trespassing on CN property near the ore docks around 2:16 p.m. Saturday. The man was reported to be exhibiting…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration says it will set up a system allowing Americans to legally access lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar made the announcement Wednesday morning. Azar, a former drug industry executive, says U.S. patients will be able to import medications safely and effectively, with oversight from the Food and Drug…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Charges have been filed against nine people so far as a result of the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s work to test thousands of kits containing evidence collected from sexual assault victims. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul said in an interview Wednesday he expects that number to increase as more tests are completed and prosecutors review evidence….
DULUTH, Minn. – The William A. Irvin is set to head into dry dock on Thursday to continue restoration efforts which include exterior repair of its hull. Fraser Shipyards says the restoration is expected to take four to seven weeks. DECC officials say they have not yet determined a date that the Irvin will return to the Minnesota Slip, but…
Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Categories: Community, News, News Update Tags: Brett Scott, brittney merlot, community, Headlines, Local News, midday update, weather
DULUTH, Minn.- Cancer patients and their family members received blankets and messages of hope Tuesday morning at both Northland hospitals. It’s all part of the program through the Miller Hill Subaru Group and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society that helps those battling the disease. Local leukemia survivor Melissa Rock who was pregnant wit her daughter at the time while also dealing…
HAYWARD, Wis. – Preparations are underway at the Lumberjack Bowl for the 60th annual Lumberjack World Championships taking place August 1 – 3 in Hayward, Wisconsin. The international competition showcases the best in sawing, chopping, speed climbing, log rolling, boom running and much more. This family fun event attracts athletes and fans from around the world. Executive Director of the…
DULUTH, Minn. – More than 114,000 animals are euthanized every year in the state of Texas due to overpopulation in local shelters. This grim statistic is what gives Lindsay Niemi with Animal Allies Humane Society in Duluth the drive and passion to bring back to the Northland as many animals as possible during trips to the southern state. Niemi recently…
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file) MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A conservative law firm is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to dramatically scale back the ability of governors to change the intent of lawmakers through partial budget vetoes. If successful, the move would reverse more than four decades of precedent. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed the lawsuit Wednesday…
NORTHLAND — A first since 2016, an astronomical event called the ‘Black Moon’ occurs tonight. What exactly is it? Well, you’ve heard of a ‘Blue Moon’ – right? It’s the second full moon within one month. And a ‘Black Moon’ is the second new moon of the month. This is something that rarely happens and is just as uncommon as a…
Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Categories: Community, News, News Update Tags: Brett Scott, brittney merlot, community, Headlines, Local News, morning update, weather
