Public Safety

DEDA Denies Duluth Business Owner’s Proposal To Redevelop Former Kozy Building

DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth business owner has been shot down with his proposal to restore and develop the condemned former Kozy building in downtown Duluth, also known as the historic Pastoret Terrace. The city of Duluth issued a press release Friday about the decision: “The Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) has declined a recently submitted proposal in response to…

20-Year Sentence For Duluth Man Who Stabbed Pregnant Girlfriend

DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for stabbing his pregnant girlfriend more than a dozen times. The sentence against Anthony Holloway, 36, is the maximum allowed under state law for attempted second-degree intentional murder. The stabbing happened last March in an apartment on the 1700-block of Kenwood Avenue. The 32-year-old victim was…

Say What? A January Day Of Rain, Puddles In The Twin Ports

DULUTH, Minn. – What a weird day for the Twin Ports, right?  Rain and giant puddles were all over the place. Vehicles on London Road in Duluth were making a splish-splash that looked more like a spring melting event. Makes you wonder if we’re going to pay for this warmer air in February with a deep freeze, or if all…

Minneapolis Man Charged In Duluth Girlfriend’s Stabbing

DULUTH, Minn. – A Minneapolis man is accused of stabbing his girlfriend in Duluth’s Lincoln Park while threatening to kill her. Joshua White, 19, is charged with second-degree assault and threats of violence. The stabbing happened around 4:15 a.m. Monday in a home in the area of North 24th Avenue West. The 20-year-old victim was found in the living room…

Duluth Men Charged With Attempted Murder After Stabbings, Home Invasion

Police: The injured victims were not known to the suspects.

DULUTH, Minn. – One of the victims in a stabbing and home invasion in Duluth’s Kenwood neighborhood suffered 15 to 20 stab wounds – and it was all over a stolen cell phone charger, according to court documents. Dustin St. Clair, 27, and Tristan St. Clair, 22, both of Duluth, were formally charged Tuesday with multiple felonies, including second-degree attempted…

Duluth Police Department’s 2022 in Review

DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Police Department and Mayor Emily Larson held a news conference Thursday highlighting the 2022 public safety report. A challenge the DPD faced this year was staffing as 27, a historic number, of sworn staff resigned or retired, leaving the department 22 officers down to start the new year. On the upside, there were about 16-hundred…

CSB Releases Its Final Report On What Led To Husky Refinery Explosion In 2018

SUPERIOR, Wis. — A federal agency has released its final report on the 2018 Husky refinery explosion and fire in Superior, more than four-and-a-half years later. The United States Chemical Safety And Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) put out the 196-page report detailing what happened. The explosion that caused a fire went off on April 26th, 2018, during scheduled maintenance just…

Mayor Emily Larson Issues ‘Proud’ Year-End Progress Report

DULUTH, Minn. – Mayor Emily Larson held a news conference Tuesday to provide a year-end progress report.  (Click here for the city’s press release on the report) Her priorities fell into four categories this year, as she outlined in her State of the City address earlier in the year: Economic development, public safety, connectivity and sustainability. While she said she’s…

5 Arrested In Deadly Shooting At Mall of America

Courtesy: FOX 9 BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) – Bloomington Police announced the arrested of five people Saturday morning in connection with a shooting at the Mall of America that left a teenager dead on Friday night. SWAT teams from Saint Louis Park, Edina and Minnetonka raided a residence at 275 Shelard Parkway in Saint Louis Park at 8:40 a.m. and arrested five people on suspicion…

Victim Fatally Shot At Mall Of America Was 19; Police Chief: ‘This Is Just Stupid, Stupid, Stupid’

Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A teenager was killed during a shooting at the Mall of America on Friday that sent frightened customers at the nation’s largest shopping center racing into a lockdown just before the holiday weekend, police said. Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said the victim was a 19-year-old man. A bystander’s jacket…

Think Ahead – Drive Safely

DULUTH, Minn. –Traveling Over the River and through the woods may be much more difficult this weekend. The low temperatures and the howling winds will be making driving difficult. State Patrol officers call this time, after a snow storm or after low visibility, the “stupid time”. Drivers had been driving more cautiously during those events, and driving much slower, However,…

Holiday Weekends Mean More Law Enforcement On The Roads

Don't Drink and Drive

DULUTH, Minn. — Holiday weekends such as Christmas and New Years are times when people are more likely to be celebrating, and where alcohol may be involved. The Minnesota State Patrol wants to remind everyone, if your plans include having a cocktail or two, especially over the next few weeks, you need to make plans to get home safely. In…

City Of Duluth ‘Prepared To Respond’ To Upcoming Storm, May Request Amsoil Arena As Warming Center

DULUTH, Minn. — The city of Duluth issued a news release around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday outlining how they are prepared for the upcoming storm. Phil Jents, the city’s communications and policy officer, said the city is particularly concerned about the extreme cold combined with the potential for wide-spread power outages from high winds. Jents said the city could be forced…

Minnesota Power, SWL&P ‘Ready To Respond’ To Second Multi-Day Storm In One Week

DULUTH, Minn. – With another major winter storm on the way Wednesday, crews with Minnesota Power and Superior Water Light and Power are once again on standby for whatever the multi-day storm will bring. A Wednesday arrival means crews will be back at it just three days since they wrapped up four days of power restoration for nearly 20,000 customers….

Road-Rage Incident Ends In Gunfire In Morgan Park

DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth police are investigating a road-rage incident that ended in gunfire Monday evening. The call for help came in around 7 p.m. on the 1000-block of 87th Avenue West in the Morgan Park neighborhood. The reporting party told police a driver followed them to their home and began smashing their vehicle’s windows out with a baseball bat,…

St. Louis County Plow Drivers Among Teamsters To Authorize Intent To Strike

  DULUTH, Minn. — Teamsters Local 320, which represents plow drivers and other public works employees with St. Louis County, voted Monday night to authorize an intent to strike. Union President Erik Skoog told FOX 21 the vote was 99 percent in favor for the potential strike. Skoog said the only change in the offer over the weekend by email…

MN Power Crews Still Restoring Power in the Northland

While the crews have restored power to over 3,800 customers, as of 7:30 p.m. Saturday there are still 400 customer without it.

DULUTH, Minn.–Even with the snow slowing down, crews with Minnesota Power are still working hard to restore power. More than 100 additional line workers from Kansas City Power & Light have been brought in. Excavators were also brought in from Ulland Brothers near Moose Lake to help clear snow off of trees that are blocking main power lines and causing…

City Of Duluth Posts Plowing Update On Social Media Amid Complaints From Residents

Council President Arik Forsman asked for feedback from his followers on Facebook Friday.

DULUTH, Minn. – Snow removal continued for the city of Duluth Friday, four days after the two-part storm hit. There have been complaints about missed streets, delayed plowing and high snowbanks. A spokesperson for the city told FOX 21 Friday that no one was available for an on-camera interview to talk about the city’s clean-up efforts. But the city did…

Minnesota Nurses Association to Ratify New 3 Year Contracts With Hospitals

MINNESOTA–Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) announced they have voted to ratify the tentative 3 year contract agreements with hospitals across the state. In a live press conference Wednesday afternoon, MNA President stated that nurses overwhelmingly voted to go forward with the tentative agreements that were reached last week. This vote has averted a strike planned to involve 15,000…

Power Outages Come With Winter Storm

Thousands Without Power After Storm's First Wave

The high winds and wet, heavy snow are a bad one-two punch for powerlines and people.  Some customers throughout the Northland are without power, and others are wincing every time their lights dim. As of 5:30 pm Wednesday, Minnesota Power reports that 4,007 customers in the Northland are without power.  Lake Country Power is also reporting outages, with 805 customers…

Nathan Bentley Honored at County Board Meeting for Pandemic Aid

DULUTH, Minn.–St. Louis County commissioners kicked off their board meeting Tuesday with a surprise thank you to Nathan Bentley. The Founder of Bentleyville had helped provide the county vital protective gear during the early days of the pandemic. Back in the spring of 2020, the county found themselves limited with access to personal protective equipment for frontline workers. With Bentleyville…

Train Slams Into Vehicle In Superior

SUPERIOR, Wis. – A train slammed into a vehicle Friday in Superior. The crash happened around 1 p.m. The vehicle was stopped on the tracks as the train was approaching, according to police. The impact was not severe, but it was enough to push the vehicle from Tower Avenue down the tracks two blocks to John Avenue behind the Thirsty…

Holiday Fire Safety Tips

CLOQUET, Minn. — It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas with the snow and the trees decorated. But it is also the time of year when the fire danger in your home increases significantly. There are a number of things that could cause problems for you this holiday season. Jesse Buhs, District Fire Chief in Cloquet referred to…

17 People Arrested For Allegedly Being Part Of Northland Drug Ring

MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN — The Lake Superior Violent Offender  Task Force says it has busted up an alleged drug ring in the Northland. 17 people have been arrested on accusations of being involved in it. The task force says the group worked with other drug traffickers to bring in narcotics to the area. That includes meth, as well as meth mixed with…

UPDATE: Arrest Made After Tuesday Stabbing In Gary-New Duluth

UPDATE: Duluth police arrested a 45-year-old suspect just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday in connection to the stabbing. He faces a charge of first-degree assault. The 42-year-old man who was stabbed is in “stable” condition at a hospital. The father of the victim tells FOX21 that his son was stabbed at least ten times. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— DULUTH, Minn. —  Duluth police…

Icy Road Conditions Led To Crash That Killed 2 Teens In Northern Minnesota

CARLTON COUNTY, Minn. (FOX 9) – Two Minnesota teenagers were killed in a crash while driving on an icy highway near Duluth early Saturday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol said the crash occurred around 1:13 a.m. in Carlton County as the 19-year-old driver and 14-year-old passenger were heading southbound on Highway 23, not far from the Wisconsin border. While approaching a bend…

Ramsay Joins ‘Legal Complaint’ Against Former Employer City Of Wichita

DULUTH, Minn. – Newly elected St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay is part of a legal complaint against his former employer, the city of Wichita, claiming internal corruption and cover-ups within city hall and retaliation against him when he was police chief there. According to The Wichita Eagle, Ramsay has joined three deputy chiefs in the complaint. For Ramsay, he’s…

Duluth Shelter Sees Several Animals Abandoned Outside, Says Abuse And Neglect Of Pets Is Rising

DULUTH, Minn. — Animal Allies says it’s seeing a disturbing trend pick up: more abuse and neglect cases of Northland pets. The Duluth-based animal shelter made two posts on Facebook just this week about pets being abandoned. In the first post, they wrote that two puppies were discovered taped up in a dirty box on the side of the road….

‘Abusive Clergy List’ Released By Catholic Diocese Of Superior

SUPERIOR, Wis. —  The Catholic Diocese of Superior released its list late Tuesday of “abusive clergy who have substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of a minor.” The list of 23 names comes after three clergy file reviews over the past year, including one by an independent security consulting firm, according to Dan Blank, the director of administrative services at the…

The Future of Rural Ambulance and EMS

DULUTH, Minn.–Thousands of people in rural areas rely on ambulances to travel long distances in responding to emergencies, but there are several challenges facing those trying to provide the services. That was what brought many people together Wednesday in Duluth. They are trying to tackle the issues in responding to 911 calls. The problems include a lack of money and…

Duluth’s Snow Removal Volunteer Program Not Returning This Year

DULUTH, Minn. — The city of Duluth’s snow removal assistance volunteer program isn’t happening this year. It ran for three years, and helped up to 25 older adults and people with disabilities every winter. Duluth residents could sign up to shovel their front doors and sidewalks as a free service to those in need. The city says the grant money…

Man Gets Jail Time And Probation For Killing Woman In Drunken Driving Crash

VIRGINIA, Minn. — A Virginia man who pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide after causing a crash that left a woman dead in the Embarrass Township was sentenced on Monday. Prosecutors say 40-year-old Michael Kenneth Miller had been out celebrating his birthday on August 12th, drinking at bars. He then got behind-the-wheel of his pickup truck and crossed over the…

Man Arrested, Accused Of Shooting Gun During Bar Closing Time In Downtown Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth Police have arrested a suspect who they say fired a gun during bar closing time in the downtown area early Sunday morning. Officers with the DPD were already in the area of the 100-block of West First Street when they heard someone shooting a gun just after 2 a.m., sending several people running. No injuries were…

No Injuries From Apartment Building Fire in Carlton

CARLTON, Minn. – Multiple families are without their homes after a fire at an apartment building in Carlton. The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office says the 911 call was made at 3:41 p.m. on Friday, October 28, 2022, at 218 Chestnut Avenue.  The caller said an electrical fire had started on the second story in the multi-family apartment complex. When emergency responders…

City: Reconfigured Parks Fund Referendum Critical, Equals $94 Annually For $200K Home

The Parks Fund levy referendum would replace the current levy from 2012 and will be voted on at the ballot Nov. 8.

DULUTH, Minn. – The November 8th election is just around the corner, and Duluth residents will be voting on whether to approve a new Parks Fund levy that would replace the current levy that took effect in 2012. Jim Filby Williams, the city’s Property, Parks and Libraries director, told FOX 21’s Dan Hanger Wednesday that many of Duluth’s 120 invested…

Wisconsin Law Enforcement Reminding Parents of Halloween Safety Tips

WISCONSIN — Wisconsin Law Enforcement wants to remind the public to stay safe this Halloween weekend. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is encouraging police and sheriff’s offices around the state to drop by sex offenders’ homes to remind them that they are absolutely not allowed to answer the door to trick-or-treaters. Offenders are banned from having Halloween decorations, handing out…

Teen Alerts Family To House Fire Likely Started By Grill In Gary-New Duluth

GARY-NEW DULUTH, Minn. — A home in Gary-New Duluth was incinerated by a fire early Sunday morning, but everyone got out safely thanks to one teen who spotted the danger. Firefighters were called out to the fire at a house on the 1500-block of 101st Avenue West just after 12:30 a.m. Two adults and two teenagers were able to escape…

North Minneapolis Church Buys Gas Station After Having Fill Of Drugs, Crime Next Door

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – As state and local leaders fight crime at the troubled Merwyn’s and Winner gas station on West Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis, another problem gas station on the same street is getting help from a different source. Now the Marathon gas station will soon have a new owner: Real Believers Faith Center, a church located next door. “Me and my wife are elated….

St. Louis Co. Plow Drivers Among Teamsters Workers Moving Closer To Strike

Teamster Local 320 represents 165 county public works employees.

DULUTH, Minn. — St. Louis County Public Works employees with Teamsters Local 320 are not seeing eye-to-eye with the county involving a new three-year contract, and that means a strike could happen again in the heart of the upcoming winter plowing season. “As it stands right now, we’re poised to if we have to hit the streets again in January….