BAYFIELD COUNTY, Wis. — There are serious financial challenges facing Big Top Chautauqua at the ski hill it sits on in Bayfield County. Despite this, board members told FOX 21 they are determined to reinvent the operations for long-term success. In 2022, the Ashwabay Alliance, which operates Big Top Chautauqua and Mount Ashwabay ski and recreation area, racked up a…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Two hundred people came out to the annual Musical Bingo fundraiser at Barker’s Island to help support local artists and musicians. Superior City Councilor and local business owner Lindsey Graskey and FOX 21’s Dan Hanger hosted the fun with plenty of one-liners. Musical Bingo is a version of bingo. The band Mackie Brothers sings a short clip…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. — The Superior City Council had quite the lengthy discussion Tuesday night on whether to support a change to state statute that would allow federal dollars into the city to help replace lead water pipes. The discussion went on so long that a vote will happen at the next council meeting Feb. 18. The change in state statute…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — This weekend, the U.S Ice Cross Association is hosting its annual races at Mont Du Lac Resort in Superior. Friday afternoon competitors got a chance to practice on the newly built track ahead of the finals at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Categories: News, News – Latest News, Wisconsin
ASHLAND, Wis. — After just seven hours of deliberation, a jury found a bar owner guilty of double homicide outside his bar in 2023. 36-year-old Nathan Monkelien was convicted of 1st Degree and 2nd Degree Homicide for the 2023 shooting of two brothers, Manuel and Luis Garcia, outside his bar. The brothers were Mexican citizens visiting their family’s restaurant located…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — A beloved local restaurant is back in business, at their original location in Superior. El Jefe, previously known as Bucktales, has returned, in its previous Pattinson Park location. In 2022, they moved into the former Shorty’s Pizza location, but they closed last summer due to staffing issues and the size of the space they were operating in….
DULUTH, Minn. — In just the last year, Second Harvest Northland has reported an increase in their food distribution programs, serving up an additional 370,000 meals. Second Harvest Northland services 15 counties in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. Through the organization’s food shelves, on-site meal program, and tribal organizations, they have increased food distribution by 4%, which equated to about…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Fairlawn Mansion offering half-price tours Sunday in honor of the Lake Superior Ice Festival weekend. The storied structure was built in the early 1890s by then-Mayor Martin Pattison. The tour gives a look behind the curtain to how life and luxury looked back in the day. Click the video above to take a look inside and learn…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Despite the wind and snow Saturday morning, people showed out for the annual Lake Superior Ice Festival. The festival was filled with outdoor activities, from games, ice skating and ices races. Even some food trucks braved the weather to serve up some treats, but one of the stars of the show was the ice sculptures. People watched…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — With the weather in the 20s this weekend the Lake Superior Ice Festival is all set for their 10th year. Festivities started Friday night with the festivals annual Guns N’ Hoses Kubb Showdown. New this year is a Polar Ice Sculpture Trolley Tour & Dinner, which tickets were sold out. Saturday they have a whole day of…
BAYFIELD/LAPORTE, Wis. – The ferry line from Bayfield to Madeline Island will be undergoing much needed harbor construction later this year. The over $1,000,000 project looks to reconstruct the main “A” ramp off of Washington Ave. in Bayfield. The ramp has been connecting the people of La Pointe to mainland Wisconsin for over 50 years. Since then the wood piling…
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of setting fire to a strip mall in Wisconsin where a congressman’s office is located told authorities he was motivated by the federal ban on the popular TikTok video-sharing platform. Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman had voted last April for a bill that mandated TikTok’s China-based parent company sell its U.S. operation…
ASHLAND, Wis. – A missing snowmobiler was found dead in the open waters of the Chequamegon Bay Sunday morning. The discovery came after a nine-hour search effort by the U.S. Coast Guard, Wisconsin DNR and the Ashland Fire Department, among other agencies. The 20-year-old male victim was reported overdue for ice fishing around 12:15 a.m. Sunday. The last known communication…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – Superior Police say a man is in custody for shooting that left another man with non-life-threatening injuries. Police responded to the 3800 block of Tower Avenue around 10:00 pm Thursday evening for reports of a disturbance. Those at the scene told officers they heard a disturbance before a single gunshot. While investigating the scene, officers learned that…
SUPERIOR, Wis. –With a severe cold spell hitting the Twin Ports in the upcoming days, Superior’s only warming center is seeing an increase in visitors. The Ruth House warming center is open every night that temps drop past 30 degrees. With an Extreme Cold Warming being issued for the northland, the warming house is encouraging people who are homeless to…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90. The team announced Uecker died Thursday morning, calling it “one of the most difficult days in Milwaukee Brewers history.” In a statement released by the…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – If you like Bingo and supporting local musicians, there’s a perfect fundraiser happening soon. The event is called Musical Bingo. It’s happening Thursday, Feb. 6 at Barkers Island in Superior. The Mackie Brothers will perform snippets of popular songs over the decades, instead of calling numbers. The names of those songs are on the Bingo cards. FOX…
SUPERIOR, WI. — Time Arc Theatre is set to present a special musical event, Sentimental Journey: 1945 Musical Revue, on Sunday, January 19th at 2:00 PM. Cheri Tesarek, the show’s director, joined Fox 21 on the morning newscast Tuesday ahead of the event. The performance, held in the Third Floor Ballroom of the Old Post Office, will celebrate the 80th…
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the Capitol in Madison, Wis., Jan. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ad wars in the hotly contested race for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court are beginning. Republican-backed candidate Brad Schimel is launching a $1.1 million television ad buy statewide on Tuesday, marking the first…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — 2025 marks 50 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior, and a group in Superior, Wisconsin is hoping to place a historical marker to honor the ship. On New Year’s Day, Superior Mayor Jim Paine proclaimed 2025 as “Year of the Fitz,” marking five decades since the sinking of the renowned freighter. And this year…
DULUTH, Minn. — Red Cross Volunteers from Minnesota and Wisconsin are helping recovery efforts in California from historic wildfires. Volunteers have been quick to respond to the recent wildfires that have decimated parts of Los Angeles County. The Northern Minnesota Red Cross announced that some of their volunteers are already on the ground in the effected areas. The Minnesota’s Director…
UPDATE: Superior Police say Richard Elliot was found safe Thursday. ORIGINAL POST: SUPERIOR, Wis./DULUTH, Minn. – The Superior Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Richard Elliot, age 62. On Wednesday, January 8, Elliot left for work in Duluth, Minn. After work Elliot went to a church in Duluth and then to the Duluth Transit Authority where he…
NEW LISBON, Wisc. – The FBI and US Marshals have joined the manhunt for a triple murder suspect considered armed and dangerous in Wisconsin. The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office says it has conducted extensive ground searches and utilized drones in the search for 47-year-old Virgil Thew. Thew is wanted on three counts of First-Degree Intentional Homicide, after three bodies were…
TOWN OF KEYSTONE, Wis. — The Bayfield County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 16-year-old after a “shooting incident” Dec. 30. According to a news release issued Jan. 8, the shooting happened in the Town of Keystone. The release did not provide details about the incident time, whether anyone was hit by gunfire, what the sex of the suspect is or…
A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S. on Sunday, as a disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the “heaviest snowfall in a decade” to some areas. Snow and ice blanketed major roadways in nearly all of Kansas, western Nebraska and parts of Indiana, where the state’s…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — As the calendar turned to the new year, Embark Supported Employment acquired a fellow disability service organization. Embark Supported Employment offers support and resources to adults with disabilities. The organization has a staff of job coaches who bring participants into the community to complete jobs. On January 1, Embark Supported Employment is officially became a partner and…
LAC COURTE OREILLIES RESVERSATION, Wis. –Two arrests have been made after a shooting on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation in Sawyer County. On Sunday, Dec. 29, the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Police Department responded to a shooting in the area of Poppletown Road. There LCO Tribal Police found a victim with gunshot wounds who later was transported for medical attention….
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – Unauthorized access of HIPAA-protected information by county employee, largely flies under the radar. Six-months after the Douglas County Department of Health and Human Services determined an employee had accessed protected personal and health information without authorization, a notice appeared on the county’s website. The one-page statement states the employee was terminated, and that the Superior Police Department…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – Surprise and frustration as some in Superior see steep rise on property taxes. As Superior residents received their property taxes this week, some were shocked to see the increase. The hike comes after local leaders had reassured residents that this year’s bill would see little to no increase. Earlier this fall, on social media, Mayor Jim Paine…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Superior police made an arrest Thursday in a weekend hit-and-run that seriously injured a woman. Police said the name of the suspect will be released when formal charges are filed. Authorities also said they recovered the suspected vehicle involved. The call for help came in around 3:45 a.m. Saturday about the hit-and-run in the alley of TJ…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Superior police are searching for a shooter after bullets went flying at bar close early Sunday morning. Police responded to the area of North 7th Street and Tower Avenue at 2:17 a.m. for reports of shots fire. A large group of people were leaving the bars when police arrived. Vehicle starts on fire after taking on gunfire…
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A student opened fire at a private Christian school Monday morning in Wisconsin, killing two people in the final week before Christmas break. The shooter also died, police said. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes offered no details about the victims but said other people were wounded at Abundant Life Christian School, a K-12 school…
SUPERIOR, WI. — A fire in Superior on Thursday evening has left a home on Oakes Avenue a total loss. The Superior Fire Department responded to the blaze at 6:23 PM on December 12th. When crews arrived, they found heavy flames on the second floor of the two-story home. All occupants had safely exited and were accounted for. Firefighters initially…
SUPERIOR, WI. — On Sunday, Dec. 8, and Tuesday, Dec. 10, UW-Superior will present its annual Season of Song concerts at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Superior. Dr. Michael Fuchs, Director of Choral Activities, Associate Professor, and Chair of the Music Department at UW-Superior, along with student choir performer Sara Vindel were on the morning newscast Thursday to…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Community members are rallying behind an elderly couple who lost their home after fire ripped through it Sunday night. The fire broke out just before 9 p.m. Sunday on the 4900 block of Finn Road in the Town of Superior. Sonny and Jeanne Atkinson are both in their 80s and were sleeping at the time. The couple,…
DULUTH, Minn. — Thank you to our FOX 21 viewers for sending in pictures of your Christmas trees and decorations Tuesday night. Below are two segments that aired during the 9 p.m. news. Enjoy! Section 1: Section 2: Categories: Community, Entertainment, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News, Wisconsin
SUPERIOR, Wis. — A family in Superior is without a home after fire ripped through it during the heart of the holiday season. The fire broke out just before 9 p.m. Sunday on the 4900 block of Finn Road in the Town of Superior. The wood-framed home was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived, according to officials. The husband and wife…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – Local law enforcement and fire departments battle it out for a good cause. Badges on both sides of the bridge are engaged in a popularity contest, as part of the Red Cross’s latest blood drive. As people came to donate blood today at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, in Superior, they were able to cast their vote for either…
DULUTH, Minn. – State and local officials continue to investigate a string of suspected arsons that is now up to six, while one family tries to rebuild. Rick and Jean Clark’s home in southwest Sawyer County was one of the first in a string of recent fires in the area, that authorities suspect are the results of arson. Their home,…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. -The Bong Historical Center gives thanks to veterans with a 7th year of Thanksgiving meals. From 30 to a few hundred; the Richard I Bong Center in Superior has grown their annual Thanksgiving meal with each year. With more attendees, the center gained support in feeding the larger crowds from local businesses like the Manitou Inn, and local…
DULUTH, Minn. – Sawyer County Sheriffs released a short surveillance video on Wednesday, showing an individual seen near one of the fire locations. Sawyer County Sheriffs are appealing to the public for information regarding a string of suspected arsons. Six structure fires were reported in the last week, all clustered near Exeland, Radisson, and Birchwood Townships. The first fires date…
SUPERIOR, Wis.– In Superior, there’s an opportunity to help victims and survivors of abuse though the “Give the Gift of Healing” fundraiser. The virtual silent auction goes live on Black Friday. CASDA is a clinic in Superior that helps victims and survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. Funds raised through this event will help support the shelter’s operations as they…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Women owned small businesses are being celebrated over in Superior. It is all part of Pink Friday. This nationwide event takes place annually the Friday before Black Friday encouraging shoppers to shop local ahead of the holidays. This is the 2nd year the Superior Business Improvement District is celebrating this day with many deals and discounts. There…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – Video from a Park Point home’s security camera Monday evening, captures the moment an explosion rocks a grain elevator across the bay. A press release from the Superior Fire Chief Camron Vollbrecht, confirmed the location of the blast as the Viterra Grain Elevator on Connor’s Point. All three of the city’s fire engines responded to the blast…
SUPERIOR, Wis.– After nearly two decades, the first bookstore in Superior recently opened their doors. The lack of bookstores in the area sparked owner Maria Lockwood to take the leap and open up Foxes and Fireflies. The shop opened up back in October of this year and they’re located at the Superior Business Improvement building. Foxes and Fireflies is homing…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – FOX 21 learned Monday that a decades-long manufacturing facility in Superior is shutting down. Barko Hydraulics is located on Banks Avenue. Employees found out Monday morning by mail that they are to not return to the office and are terminated Dec. 1. Barko President Justin Rupar said in the letter to employees that Superior’s operations are being…
A missing sheep named Brad continues to be on the run in the Northland. 21st Avenue E. and Superior Street It was spotted in Proctor on Sunday, but rescue crews and the police were not able to catch him. Brad was also spotted in Hermantown and Duluth recently, including at 21st Avenue East and London Road. The sheep was first…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — With the holiday season ramping up, The Douglas County Humane Society hosted its annual “Santa Paws” fundraiser on Saturday. The event has been taking place for nearly 30 years, bringing the holiday cheer to pets and their owners. Each pet got a photo captured in front of a backdrop by a professional photographer, perfect for Christmas cards…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Thursday was Red Cross Day at UW-Superior. Students were given the opportunity to learn what life is like for a refugee, practice compression only CPR, and write out holiday cards to military members. This also got to show students that the Red Cross does more than just disaster relief and blood donations. In the refugee exhibit, students…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Enbridge’s contentious plan to reroute an aging pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation moved closer to reality Thursday after the company won its first permits from state regulators. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials announced they have issued construction permits for the Line 5 reroute around the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation….
