Midday Update 6-25-21
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ryan Johnson for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, June 25, 2021. Have a great day!
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Longtime Duluth Marshall Hockey Coach Brendan Flaherty Passes Away
DULUTH, Minn. - According to a family spokesperson, former Duluth Marshall boys hockey coach Brendan Flaherty passed away Friday morning after a three-year battle with throat cancer. A Duluth Cathedral alum, Flaherty led the…
Judge Rejects Chauvin Request For New Trial in Floyd Death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A judge has rejected former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’s request for a new trial in George Floyd’s death. Judge Peter Cahill denied the request Friday. He says defense attorney Eric Nelson didn't show that the court…
Biden Administration Doesn't Plan to Cancel Federal Permits for Line 3 Replacement
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Biden administration has signaled that it does not plan to cancel federal permits for Enbridge’s Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline project, despite pleas by Native Americans and environmental groups for the president to intervene. The U.S.…
AICHO Holds Blessing of the Gardens Ceremony
DULUTH, Minn.-- There was a 'Blessing of the Gardens' ceremony today held by the American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO), that honored and gave appreciation to the plants for what they give to us…
Crews Hear "Tapping Noises" As Search Continues Following Florida Complex Collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Search and rescue teams are trying to detect any sounds coming from survivors of the collapse of a beachside condominium complex near Miami. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says 159 people are still unaccounted for.…
High Ropes Minnesota Challenges Your Aerial Agility
CLOQUET, Minn. - In this week’s Active Adventures, we head to Cloquet to check out High Ropes Minnesota, a brand new rope course in the Northland just off I-35. After getting suited…
Chauvin to be Sentenced Friday Afternoon
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is set to learn his fate as a Minnesota judge sentences him for murder in the death of George Floyd. The 45-year-old Chauvin faces decades in prison, with several legal experts…
Morning Update 6-25-21
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ryan Johnson for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, June 25, 2021. Have a great day!
Crews Respond to Overnight Duluth Heights Neighborhood Fire
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth Fire Department responded to a house fire around midnight on Friday morning at 6 West Linden Street in the Duluth Heights neighborhood. When crews arrived, they found a large amount of fire on the porch…
Ecumen Assisted Living Holds 90th & 91st Anniversary Celebration
DULUTH, Minn.-- As events return this summer, one Duluth organization is making up for lost time after a quiet year. The Ecumen Lakeshore assisted living facility along London Road held its “90th-Plus One” anniversary celebration…
Love Creamery Opens Second Location in Canal Park
DULUTH, Minn.-- Love Creamery is now serving up ice cream in Canal Park in the former Subway location. This is in addition to a creamery in Lincoln Park. More than 20 new employees have been…
Superior’s Old Firehouse and Police Station Museum Reopens
SUPERIOR, Wis.-- One historic building in Superior is reopening this summer with a new look. For more than a year, the Old Firehouse and Police Station in Superior has had its doors shut due to…
Kids Raise Money for Police with Lemonade Stand
DULUTH, Minn.- Kids in the Woodland neighborhood set up a lemonade stand, offering pink and yellow lemonade for sale. The money raised will be donated to the Duluth Police Foundation, which creates partnerships supporting community…
Book Sale Fundraiser Held at Duluth Public Library
DULUTH, Minn.- The Friends of Duluth Public Library group held its book sale fundraiser earlier today. People were lined up and waiting before the book sale event began. It has been more than a…
Pilots and Crew Chiefs are Getting Ready for the Blue Angels Airshow
DULUTH, Minn.- The Blue Angels will have six aircrafts flying in the airshow at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Blue Angels are celebrating their 75th anniversary. They flew into Duluth on Monday from…
Lake Superior College Welding Students Create Aerial Lift Bridge Replica
DULUTH, Minn.-- Visit Duluth and Lake Superior College partnered up in 2018 and planned to have students design and weld a lift bridge replica that is 95" wide, and 82" tall. Finally today, the…
Summer Program Guide Released
DULUTH, Minn.-- Yesterday Duluth's Parks and Recreation division announced the return of some senior programs, but today, the full summer program guide for all ages was released. Duluth hopes this will encourage people to…
Law Enforcement Reminds Public to Celebrate 4th of July Safely
DULUTH, Minn.-- There are all kinds of precautions that should be taken into consideration as the public prepares to celebrate this Fourth of July, but today, law enforcement wanted to remind us that if…
Minnesota Weighs More Cameras in Courts After Chauvin Case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota’s court system could allow expanded camera coverage of criminal proceedings following the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd's death. Chief Justice Lorie Gildea says it's time to consider amending the current rules…
Increased Water Pumping Worries Line 3 Pipeline Opponents
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Opponents of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline project are worried about the potential impact of the company’s plan to temporarily pump as much as 10 times more groundwater out of the construction area than once…
Many Feared Dead After Florida Beachfront Condo Collapses
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say nearly 100 people are still unaccounted for after part of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed in a town outside Miami. The collapse in the community of Surfside killed at least one person and…
What to Know as Chauvin Sentenced in Floyd Death Friday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin faces sentencing Friday in the death of George Floyd, with a judge weighing a prison term experts say could be as much as 30 years. Chauvin, 45, was convicted in April…
‘We Have a Deal’: Biden Announces Infrastructure Agreement
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has announced that “we have a deal” - a bipartisan agreement on a $953 billion infrastructure plan. The agreement, reached in a meeting Thursday at the White House, means a breakthrough after arduous negotiations…
Midday Update 6-24-21
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, June 24, 2021.
Love Creamery Announces New Canal Park Location is Open for Business
DULUTH, Minn. - Love Creamery's Canal Park location is open for business. The homemade ice cream shop announced on its Facebook page Thursday afternoon that the new location will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. seven days a…
New Superior Eatery Offers Authentic European Cuisine
SUPERIOR, Wis. - A new restaurant has opened in Superior on the 5800 block of Tower Avenue. Dolce Vita cooks up all different types of European cuisine. “It’s a blessing,” said Zudi Maksutoski,…
New York Court Suspends Rudy Giuliani's Law License
NEW YORK (AP) - An appeals court has suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential race. An attorney disciplinary committee…
Report 751 Bodies Found at Indigenous School in Canada
REGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) - Leaders of Indigenous groups in Canada say investigators have found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school for Indigenous children in Saskatchewan. The discovery follows last month’s report of 215 at another…
Two Killed in Barron County Crash Involving Dump Truck
CUMBERLAND, Wis. (AP) - Two people are dead in a collision involving a dump truck and car in Barron County. The sheriff’s department says the truck was eastbound on Highway 48 near Cumberland Wednesday afternoon when a westbound car crossed…
