CARLTON, Minn. – Fall colors are near their peak in many places across the Northland. In this week’s Great Outdoors, we take you to the colorful landscape at Jay Cooke State Park. “You’ve got to love the crisp fall air, the beautiful variety of the colors, the bright reds, the greens, the yellows, it’s just a great time of year,”…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Superior Firefighting gear damaged in the Husky Refinery Explosion is being replaced, thanks to a settlement agreement with the oil refinery company. The Fire Department was approved Tuesday night by the City Council to use the settlement money to purchase new turnout gear. Firefighters who came in contact with hazardous materials during that massive explosion at the Superior…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- A very quick but very productive City Council meeting took place Tuesday night. An ordinance was unanimously passed decriminalizing marijuana possession in small amounts, to avoid a life–long mark on one’s record. Previously, anyone found with any amount of marijuana would be arrested, and charged with a misdemeanor, or even a felony. But now in the City of Superior,…
DULUTH, Minn. – First Witness Child Advocacy Center has spent the past month raising money and education for those who have experienced trauma of child abuse, and they held a celebration today to end their campaign. The 6th annual I Stand With Kids campaign has been going on for the past month. They’ve collecting donations, holding educational programs at school…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – It’s been one year since Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed a bill authorizing Foxconn, which would build a huge new manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin. But many democrats are still not on board with the concept. Foxconn is a multinational electronics contract manufacturing company from Taiwan and they plan to create thousands of jobs within Wisconsin. Senator Jennifer Shilling…
DULUTH, Minn. – More and more survivors of sexual violence are learning to find their voice after watching testimony during nomination hearings from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. In Duluth many people are reaching out to the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault (PAVSA). PAVSA staff tell us they’ve been busy with new people wanting to talk and…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Downtown Farmers’ Market in Duluth is doing an experiment. As the winter season approaches the market is now moving indoors. Tuesday was the introduction to the Holiday Center Market. The plan is to have a variety of vendors each week. From cooking demonstrations to fresh produce, your options are on a wide scale. It’s a way…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A new fire station is being built in Superior. The $5 million building will be about twice as big as the current fire station. It’s expected to be completed next summer after years of planning and months of construction. Crews expect to have the exterior of the building complete by the time the weather becomes very cold…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Center Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse (CASDA) is sharing its message of nonviolence. In 2017, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department and Superior Police received nearly 500 domestic violence related calls and CASDA answered almost 2,000 help line calls. The latest Domestic Violence Homicide Report says 62 people died in Wisconsin alone,…
DULUTH, Minn.- Officials with the city blocked off South Lake Ave. for about two hours while they removed the tape and road blocks in place from the Imagine Canal Park Trial. This marks the end of the five week trial. Officials say the parking meters blocked off from use lost the city nearly $3000. Parking meters, Buchanan Street access and…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Premiums are going down next year for Minnesotans who buy health insurance on their own. State regulators announced final rates for the individual health care market on Tuesday. The average decreases between health care plans range from a 7.4 percent drop to a 27.7 percent decrease. The dropping prices were expected after insurance companies indicated…
Photo from MLB.comMINNEAPOLIS-The Minnesota Twins have fired Paul Molitor, one season after he won the American League Manager of the Year award. Molitor has been offered another position within the organization. In four seasons under Molitor, the Twins went 305-343 with one appearance in the playoffs in 2017. They were 78-84 this year, long out of postseason contention after a…
ROSE CREEK, Minn. (AP) – Authorities have arrested a Minnesota mother who was on the run and have located four of her five missing children. Police say 39-year-old Izetta Cooley and the four children were found at a home in Moorhead Tuesday. Officials say Cooley was arrested on a felony kidnapping warrant from Mower County. She’s being held in the…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – According to a U.S. Department of Labor new release Tuesday afternoon OSHA has cited the Superior Refining Company LLC for failure to control the use and release of highly hazardous chemicals. The Superior based company is facing $83,150 in penalties. “Ensuring the mechanical integrity of critical equipment used during the refinery shutdown operation could have prevented this…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities at a Pentagon mail screening facility found two envelopes suspected of containing ricin, a poison made from castor beans, and turned them over to the FBI for further analysis, officials said Tuesday. One envelope was addressed to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who is traveling in Europe this week, and the other to the Navy’s top officer,…
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DULUTH, Minn. – You may wonder what fall colors and beautiful views of the St. Louis River have in common. As Kris Eilers, Executive Director of the St. Louis River Alliance would tell you, you’ll have the chance to enjoy both in the same day this Sunday, October 7. The annual Fall Colors Train Ride on the Lake Superior Mississippi Railroad…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Tuesday morning, the Center Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (CASDA) came together with city officials and residents of the community to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The event kicked off in the atrium of the Government Center in Superior. Superior Mayor Jim Paine presented a mayoral proclamation at 10:00 a.m. followed by guest speakers addressing how the Twin…
DULUTH, Minn. – Joshua Leigh Miller, 25, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for the attempted murder of a 34-year-old woman last July. Miller shot the woman in a Lincoln Park neighborhood on July 9, 2017 telling authorities he believed the woman shorted him in a drug deal that happened the previous day. Miller was found guilty of…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesotans have another gender option when applying for a driver’s license or renewing an old one. Besides the usual male or female, applicants can now check `X’ if they don’t want to be identified as a man or woman. The unannounced option began Monday on the first day the state began accepting applications for the…
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Former President Barack Obama is endorsing Democrat Tony Evers in his bid to deny Republican Gov. Scott Walker a third term. Obama also announced a slew of other endorsements, including U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Randy Bryce, a Democrat running to replace House Speaker Paul Ryan. President Donald Trump has endorsed Walker,…
(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, which has faced political and economic pressure to raise pay for thousands of employees, is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month and said it will push for an increase in the federally mandated minimum wage, which now stands at $7.25 per hour….
DULUTH, Minn. – The University Nursery School system in Duluth is expanding its daycare services. The nursery started almost 50 years ago and by Jan. 2, 2019, the center will expand with a new Jefferson Square location, which opened up about 60 new spots for those seeking daycare services. “Our new infant program will serve anywhere from 48-60 infants, which will be…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — For this week’s Northland Uncovered the Fox 21 morning crew is starting a special series throughout the month of October! It’s centered on exploring old historic locations across the Northland and the existence of any paranormal activity within. This week’s paranormal investigation takes us to the S.S. Meteor in Superior, Wisconsin. The S.S. Meteor is the last…
(Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP, File)ST. PAUL, Minn. – A lawyer investigating a woman’s claim that she was physically abused by Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison has concluded the allegation is unsubstantiated. The Associated Press on Monday obtained a draft of the report by Susan Ellingstad, an attorney hired by Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party to investigate the allegation. Ellison’s ex-girlfriend, Karen Monahan,…
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Student test results in Wisconsin held steady last year, with some gains in mathematics but little progress in narrowing the achievement gap. The state Department of Public Instruction released the results Tuesday. The results show that the average ACT score for 11th graders was 19.7. That is down from 20 the previous year. Students in grades…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Northern Midwest isn’t normally knowing for its Western staples, but Fox 21 found one of the only places in the Twin Ports that can help you gear up for a ride. On the brim of Lake Superior, Diamond Royal Tack has a little something for everyone, but the family owned business focuses on giving those in the…
DULUTH, Minn.-A presentation took place at the Duluth Public Library tonight to shed some new light on what some call Duluth’s most devastating year, 1918. Organized by Twin Ports Genealogy, the free event focused on the summer of 1918, when a catastrophic fire burned along the outer edge of Duluth. Organizers say that the fire overshadows two other terrible parts…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- It’s not everyday that a whole community is asked what they want to go into a museum. But that’s the opportunity people in Superior got on Monday, as the Wisconsin Historical Society sought feedback about what should be exhibited at their upcoming museum, being built on Capitol Square in Madison. 33 other cities around Wisconsin will also have the…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A program in Superior showed the community what living in poverty can be like. It’s sometimes difficult for people who didn’t grow up in poverty to understand what it’s like on a daily basis. At the Billings Park Civic Center, the Douglas County Fostering Futures Initiative gave community members the chance to experience a month of poverty…
DULUTH, Minn. -Duluth’s Imagine Canal Park plan, a pilot project to rethink the neighborhood, is coming to an end. The city received more than 600 submitted forms and hundreds more comments for and against September’s pilot program. Buchanan Street has been re-opened after being shut down for a community space, and Lake Avenue’s lane changes will be changed back to…
DULUTH, Minn. – Registration for the 2019 Grandma’s Marathon, Gary Bjorkland Half Marathon, and William A. Irvin 5K will open at 7 p.m. on Monday. Last year, registration for the 7,500 person half marathon filled up in about four and a half hours. In 2019, marathon staff is extending their “Controlled Queue” to all races. That allows runners to keep…
DULUTH, Minn. – Not many restaurants in the Northland can say they have the title of being one of the best breakfast restaurants in the state of Minnesota. But Duluth Grill received that honor from People Magazine.” Staff say it’s a team effort and it also has a lot to do with loyal customers. One reason Duluth Grill was recognized was…
DULUTH, Minn. -Organizations at the University of Minnesota Duluth are collaborating to make getting menstrual products free and convenient for all. Last spring students at UMD wanted the Student Association to act on an idea. The idea that restrooms on campus would be equipped with free menstrual products. By the fall, that idea picked up steam. Now there are more…
ST. PAUL, Minn.-A lawyer investigating a woman’s claim that she was physically abused by Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison has concluded the allegation is unsubstantiated. The Associated Press on Monday obtained a draft of the report by Susan Ellingstad, an attorney hired by Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party to investigate the allegation. Ellison’s ex-girlfriend, Karen Monahan, accused Ellison in August of dragging her…
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BEMIDJI, Minn.-Police say an 18-year-old man is dead after an apparent fall from a residence hall at Bemidji State University. Officers were called around 12:30 a.m. Sunday to Tamarack Hall on a report of a person lying on the ground bleeding. Police found a man outside of the 12-story building on campus. Attempts to revive him failed. Bemidji police say…
BOSTON-Republican Sen. Jeff Flake is stoking new speculation about a possible presidential run as he emerges as a central figure in the explosive debate over President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick. Flake is scheduled to speak in New Hampshire Monday. It’s his second appearance this year in the state that hosts the nation’s first presidential primary election. Flake single-handedly delayed…
DULUTH, Minn.-The Alabama concert that was cancelled for Duluth yesterday has been rescheduled for Nov. 7 at Amsoil Arena. The lead singer of the group is suffering from bronchitis which caused the cancellation, according to a prepared statement from Jade Presents and Twin Ports Entertainment, which are promoters for the show. All purchased tickets for the Sept. 30 show will…
JACOBSON, Minn.-A Floodwood man is dead after being struck by a car on state Highway 200 in Aitkin County. The victim has been identified as Vernon Owens, a Floodwood city councilor. He was serving his third term. Owens was also a veteran who had served in the Marine Corps and Navy. The Minnesota State Patrol says the 61-year-old man was…
DULUTH, Minn. – Throughout the month of October, the Duluth Fire Department is going pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. This is the first time the Duluth Fire Department has come up with a way to raise awareness and raise funds for Circle of Hope, a local organization committed to helping folks living with breast cancer. Sizes S-XL are $18 dollars…
DULUTH, Minn. – Culture and cuisine from across the globe will soon take center stage at Zeitgeist in Downtown Duluth. Tickets are on sale right now for the first ‘Spirit of Duluth’ series on Monday, October 15. This is the second year Zeitgeist has hosted events centered on highlighting culture and cuisine from other parts of the world. “A Taste of…
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HERMANTOWN, Minn – As it gets colder outside chances are getting higher that you might encounter a certain kind of creature in your neighborhood. There’s one that’s become a sort of ‘neighborhood celebrity’ spotted by dozens of people in Hermantown looking for a snack. Talk to most people on Morris Thomas road in Hermantown and you’ll hear something like what…
DULUTH, Minn.- If you always cry at weddings, then hopefully you didn’t find yourself at the DECC today, as the first ever fall Gitche Gumee Wedding Show helped paint Duluth as the exotic wedding destination. A special day for couples’ special day. The Lake Superior Ballroom lined with dress makers, caterers, entertainers and more. Organizers say, it’s seventh heaven for soon-to-be-wed…
SUPERIOR, Wis.-Joystick champions of the 80’s can now defend their titles and compete again in Superior, as an Atari Tournament was held at VIP Pizza. The tournament was organized by the video game store Games Then and Now. all ages could come and play Atari’s Asteroids, with cash prizes for the highest scorers. Organizers say those old video games just…
DULUTH, Minn. – Racers got down and a little dirty Sunday for a friendly competition in this year’s Dirt Yard Dash. Over 400 people showed up to the Vineyard Church this year to compete. The race featured different obstacles including climbing over walls jumping through water bins and crawling through a mud pit. “All the mud. Yeah, all the mud…
DULUTH, Minn. – Hundreds of Northlanders gathered at Bagley Nature Area Sunday morning for a walk, a 5k and to grant some wishes for the annual Walk For Wishes. “In Minnesota, this walk for wishes has granted over 5,000 wishes,” senior associate athletic director at UMD Karen Stromme said. Volunteers, student–athletes, community members and wish kids came out to walk and…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Land of 10,000 Lakes had some representation on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live this past weekend. The show’s cold open parodied the Senate Judiciary Meeting of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, featuring celebrities portraying all the politicians who voiced questions or remarks. Among these politicians was Sen. Amy Klobuchar (DFL). Portrayed by SNL alum Rachel…
