DULUTH, Minn. — A man has been charged after a hit-and-run on West Skyline Parkway last week. According to court documents, 68-year-old Jeffry Luck has been charged with two counts of criminal vehicular operation, bodily harm, and leaving the scene. SEE PREVIOUS: Man Arrested After West Skyline Hit-And-Run In a statement to officials, the victims say that around 4 pm,…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — In the wake of the accidental release of thousands of social security numbers by the Wisconsin State Public Defenders Office, two Wisconsin lawmakers have responded. SEE PREVIOUS: Superior resident receives thousands of Social Security Numbers from Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office Wisconsin representative Angela Stroud of the state’s 73rd district released the following statement to FOX21: “We…
DULUTH, Minn. — A man is now under arrest after a hit-and-run incident on West Skyline Parkway last week. The 68-year-old suspect is being held on multiple pending charges, including criminal vehicular operation and bodily harm. The incident happened during the daylight hours of Sept. 23 on the 3800 block of West Skyline. Two pedestrians were struck by the vehicle….
Two recent construction zone deaths on Minnesota roads caused the Department of Transporation to issue its first-ever stand down in recognition of the two lives lost on the job. This meant all MnDOT workers paused work in construction zones across the state, including Duluth. MnDOT said the pause was not only to honor the contractors who died last week on…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth police are investigating a shooting in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The call for help came in around 4 a.m. Sunday in the 2300 block of West 7th Street. Police attend to man shot in the leg Sunday morning “Initial information is a physical alteration occurred between a 39-year-old female and a 38-year-old male inside a…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior Police Department has identified the person found deceased in the area of Moccasin Mike Road and Wisconsin Point Road on September 24, 2025. He was identified as Superior resident, 53-year-old Tracy Alan Woodhull. The Superior Police Department is still investigate this incident. On September 24, 2025, at approximately 1:39am officer got the report of a man…
DULUTH, Minn. — A boil water notice is in effect for residents in the Congdon Park neighborhood. The boil alert is in place for those living on the 3300 to 3800 blocks of Greysolon Road, Greysolon Place, East Superior Street, and 36th Avenue East from London Road to Superior Street. Officials say during a hydrant replacement on London Road, a…
COOK COUNTY, Minn. — Cook County is warning residents of a scam involving Land Services. Scammers are targeting people who apply to or contact the Cook County Land services department. They are impersonating staff by email and asking for $7,000 via wire transfer. Land services will never contact you by email requesting payment via wire transfer. Emails from government officials…
John Degelau DULUTH, Minn. & MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – John David Degelau, 28, has been sentenced to 6.5 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release. He was found guilty on federal charges of Possession of Child Pornography. Degelau, a former youth ski coach, created child pornography by imposing the faces of children he coached onto the bodies of…
VILLAGE OF MINONG, Wis. — A man has been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in the Village of Minong. On Tuesday at 9:26 p.m., the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting. Officials say they learned that a 29-year-old man had driven up to a home, gotten into an altercation, and fired shots as…
COOK COUNTY, Minn. — A search is underway for a missing man in Cook County. Authorities say Wayne Stortch, a 74-year-old man from New Richmond, has been missing since September 18. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office discovered Stortch’s vehicle parked on the side of the Gunflint Trail at the Pine Mountain Lake trailhead access on September 24. Officials believe he…
SAGINAW, Minn — The hunt is still on for an inmate who escaped from the Northeast Regional Corrections Center (NERCC) on Tuesday. Officials say Michael Hart was last seen in the area of Hwy. 8 and Hwy. 53. SEE PREVIOUS: Inmate escapes from Northeast Regional Corrections Center Officials believe that Hart will try to make his way back to the…
Nathan John Polzin ANGORA TOWNSHIP, Min. – A man is accused of getting into a fight at a wedding and stabbing an attendee. Court documents allege Nathan John Polzin got into a disagreement at wedding in Angora Township the evening of September 21, 2025. A witness told deputies Polzin pulled a knife on the victim and began fighting. The witness…
SAINT PAUL, Min. – Minnesota Board of Pardons voted to commute the sentence of Brian Pippitt, who spent over two decades in prison following a conviction of first-degree murder in 2001. The Board voted to commute Pippitt’s sentence based on good behavior in prison and the length of time Pippitt served in prison compared to his codefendants. In 2024 there…
BOUNDARY WATERS, Minn. — A man has been rescued from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness after suffering an injury to the leg from an axe. Around 6:30 p.m. on September 23, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office received an SOS notification regarding the injured man. A tourniquet and bandaging had been used to stop the bleeding. The injured man…
SAGINAW, Minn. — An inmate has escaped from the Northeast Regional Corrections Center (NERCC). Officials say that on Tuesday evening, Michael Todd Hart escaped from custody at the NERCC. According to officials, Hart is a white male, 5’10” tall, 169 lbs with brown hair and blue eyes, and was last seen wearing a yellow sweatshirt, grey T-shirt, and blue…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – People gathering at the Hermantown YMCA to give the St. Louis County Public Works community input regarding the Active Transportation Plan for West Arrowhead Road. The project’s main focus is the stretch between Haines Road and Rice Lake Road, where heavy traffic and limited pedestrian or bike accommodations can make travel for non-motorized users difficult. The overall…
Richard Neault DULUTH, Minn. — A Duluth man who was arrested for threatening an elementary School has been released on a $100,000 bail. Richard Neault was arrested on September 11 for threatening to shoot the windows of Laura MacArthur Elementary School. 72-year-old Neault is being charged with felony threats of violence and is facing a maximum sentence of 5 years…
Nicole Mitchell DULUTH, Min. & DETROIT LAKES, Min. – Former Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell has been sentenced to 5-years probation, plus 180-days in jail with work release. She was convicted of burglary for breaking into her estranged stepmother’s house. Mitchell said during her sentencing, “Your Honor, I, I deserve to be here today. The things said and the harm I…
DULUTH, Minn. — With the seasons changing and cold air on the way, Minnesota Power is reminding customers about the state’s “Cold Weather Rule.” The rule prevents residential customers from getting their natural gas or electric service shut off for non-payment between Oct. 1, and Apr. 30. Minnesota Power encourages customers, who believe the higher winter bills will be too…
Damian Lyle Coon(left) and Cayden John Pappas(right) FREDENBURG TOWNSHIP, Minn — Suspects have been named after a home was ransacked in an alleged planned burglary in Fredenberg Township. 26-year-old Damian Lyle Coon of Duluth and 18-year-old Cayden John Pappas of Cloquet are being charged with felony 2nd-degree burglary and felony theft. SEE PREVIOUS: 2 Arrested After Home Burglary In…
Benjamin Goldsmith of Duluth MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. (FOX 9) — A Duluth man is accused of taking inappropriate images of more than 100 female students at high school graduation ceremonies at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis. Benjamin Thomas Goldsmith, 32, of Duluth is accused of getting closely behind girls while taking pictures and videos under their skirts, according to charges. 144 victims…
Minn. — 825 Minnesota power customers across the northland are without power Thursday morning. According to officials, the outage began at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night, impacting Skelton Township, Moose Lake Township, and Barnum. Minnesota Power released a statement regarding the outage: “The outage is the result of a small, contained fire at our substation last night, which was caused by…
DULUTH, Minn. – Serious felony charges have been filed against a man after a burglary and shooting of a downtown Duluth business. James Eugene Ferry, 36 According to the criminal complaint, James Eugene Ferry, 36, whose address is listed in Duluth as “homeless” on the court records, shot out the front door of Namaste Gifts and Healing at 4th Avenue…
XP Lee MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota House will soon return to full strength under an unusual power-sharing agreement that forces both parties to work together, following a special election to fill the seat left vacant when the chamber’s top Democrat was assassinated. Democrat Xp Lee won Tuesday’s special election with 61% of the vote, according to unofficial results. After…
Courtesy: FOX 9 MINNEAPOLIS (AP/FOX9) — Seven people have been wounded, including four with critical injuries, in a shooting at a homeless camp on private property in Minneapolis, police said. The shooting happened just hours after and blocks away from another shooting that left five injured near a transit station as city officials acknowledge a spate of recent violent crime…
Monday: 1200 block of East 4th Street DULUTH, Minn. – A 16-year-old boy wanted in the state of Georgia for homicide, armed robbery and kidnapping, among other charges, was arrested by Duluth police Monday while officers were responding to a “possible burglary in progress,” according to a news release Tuesday. The possibly burglary call came in around 2:40 p.m. Monday…
DULUTH, Minn. — Two men were arrested this weekend after an altercation that lead to a shooting in Duluth Saturday. The report of the shooting happened at 8 p.m. Saturday in the area of South 72nd Avenue West, which is near the Lake Superior Zoo. A 29-year-old man and his brother, a 22-year-old man, got into a physical altercation with…
FREDENBERG TOWNSHIP, Minn. – Burglary suspects are under arrest after a home in Fredenberg Township was ransacked over the weekend and firearms were stolen. The discovery happened Saturday in the 6000 block of Olson Drive. The property owner found the doors to the home and barn were kicked in. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office said there was significant damage…
Alexander Logan Keller DULUTH, Min & SUPERIOR, Wis. – A Superior man is accused of fighting with an acquaintance leading to his death. Charging documents say Alexander Logan Keller of Superior was fighting with Mathias Turbes at a residence in Gary New Duluth. The documents say Keller and Turbes arrived at the Gary New Duluth residence to split property between…
DULUTH, Minn. – Two men accused of assault and robbery of a man in Canal Park have been charged in the crime. Ra’Shawn Turner, 21, of Duluth and Camran Jones, 22, of Minneapolis are charged with first-degree aggravated robbery. A third suspect in this case is a 14-year-old boy. The teen is known to the victim, according to authorities. The…
Courtesy: Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office DULUTH, Min. & GAYLORD, Min. – The wife of Vance Bolter has filed for divorce from him. Paperwork filed in Sibley County on September 2, 2025 shows Jenny Boelter is starting the divorce process. Vance Boelter, 58, of Green Isle, Minnesota, was indicted in Federal Court on July 15 on six counts of murder, stalking…
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A student shot two of his peers Wednesday at a suburban Denver high school before shooting himself and later dying, authorities said. The handgun shooting was reported around 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, about 30 miles west of Denver in the Rocky Mountain foothills. Shots were fired both inside and outside…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — An armed intruder in Superior caused an hours-long standoff at a home Tuesday evening, according to police. Authorities said a man came home to find another man armed with a gun inside his home. The homeowner fled the house safely, but the homeowner did not know if the suspect fled the home, too. The scene unfolded in…
DULUTH, Minn. — A case of robbery and assault in Duluth’s Canal Park is being investigated by the Duluth Police Department. After FOX 21 received a news tip about this crime, we reached out to police. A public information officer said the crime happened behind Caribou Coffee around 8:30 p.m. Monday. A 29-year-old male victim suffered minor injuries, according the…
DULUTH, Minn. — After much waiting, the Duluth City Council has officially established its 34th commission. The Council voted unanimously on Sep. 8. to establish the Duluth Transportation Commission. The ordinance for the commission was first read back on Jun. 16, before being tabled until September. Members off the commission will be appointed by the mayor with approval from the…
BOUNDARY WATERS, Minn. – A rescue in the Boundary Waters (BWCAW) happened Sunday afternoon northwest of Ely. A 70-year-old man from Colorado got injured in the area of Stuart River with a possible broken leg, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. The man’s Garmin safety device notified 911. Rescue crews responded, including a LifeLink helicopter. The man was…
Camp House Fire (May 15, 2025) DULUTH, Min. – A Duluth man has been cited in connection with the Camp House Fire. It is believed the fire started from an unattended campfire. The fire started May 11, 2025, near Brimson. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources tells FOX21, “The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in coordination with the St….
Dana Wood SUPERIOR, Wis. — The Superior Police Department on Thursday night said they are investigating a stabbing that happened on Saturday, Aug. 30. Dana Wood, 35, of Superior is accused of stabbing a 38-year-old Michigan man multiple times, according to the Superior Police Department. The stabbing was reported around 9:15 p.m. in the 1600 block of Oakes Avenue. The…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – When a parent is driving, the most precious cargo is their children, and keeping them safe starts with proper car seats. The Superior Fire Department and Safe Kids Northeast Minnesota held their monthly car seat safety clinic earlier this evening. The program aims to teach parents and caregivers how to properly install car seats and learn what…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz plans to call a special legislative session to consider tougher gun laws following a shooting last week at a Catholic school in Minneapolis that left two children dead and 21 people injured. The Democrat told reporters Tuesday, after welcoming children back to a public school in the Minneapolis suburb of Eagan, that he’ll…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooter opened fire with a rifle Wednesday through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck some of the nearly 200 children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.” Armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol,…
Flag lowered to half staff at White House after Annunciation School Shooting WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump has ordered flag to be flown at half staff due to the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. His proclamation reads: As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on August 27, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by…
Stella Maris Academy Seal DULUTH, Min. – The Cathodic School in Duluth, Stella Maris Academy, released a statement following the deadly shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. Our hearts are broken as we hold our brothers and sisters at Annunciation Catholic School and Parish in Minneapolis close in prayer after today’s tragic events. Catholic schools are so much…
CARLTON COUNTY, Min. – The names of the two people killed in an ATV crash in Carlton County over the weekend have been released. Lisa Jo Westendorf, 48, of Cloquet and Glen Alan Burdick, 59, of Homestead, Iowa both passed away. The initial investigation says the two of them got separated from the group of ATV’ers. On Saturday August 23, 2025…
ASHLAND, Wis. – The body of a man missing from Gogebic County for about a week was discovered Sunday night in Ashland County. Ashland County Sheriff Brian Zupke reports on Sunday August 24, 2025, at approximately 5:05 P.M., the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office received a request to investigate a vehicle located in the Township of Morse. This vehicle was believed…
DULUTH, Min. – Blood donors to Memorial Blood Centers (MBC) from Wednesday, August 27th, through Wednesday, September 3rd will be entered into a sweepstakes for an all-expense-paid vacation for two. The vacation is provided by Winspire. It will also include a $1,500 Flightgift gift card for airfare. The location option are La Costa Golf Escape (San Diego, CA), Farmhouse Luxury…
CARLTON COUNTY, Min. – Two people are dead following an ATV crash in Progress Township in Carlton County. The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office says they received an emergency call just before 9:20pm on Saturday August, 23, 2025. The caller was reporting an ATV crash on Ditch Bank Forest Road in Progress Township. The caller said two people were dead. Witness…
DULUTH, Min. – The London Road Business Blood Drive is taking place Thursday, August 28th. CLICK HERE to sign-up to donate. It’s more necessary than ever with blood shortages around our area. Any one can donate – you don’t have to live or work on London Road. FOX21 is a sponsor. Another co-sponsor is Peace of Mind Duluth. Caelee Buell, a Team…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — The Superior Police Department released new information Thursday about Corrine Johansen, 41, of Superior who has been missing since early August. Officials said Johansen suffers from a condition that prevents her head from sitting in a forward-facing direction. Below is the full press release: “The Superior Police Department is providing an important update regarding the description of…
