Eighties dance party supports Choice, Unlimited.
DULUTH, Minn. - Downtown Duluth's Ignite Studio invited people for a party - 1980's style. Eighties music, 80s hair, and 80s workout gear was everywhere as folks got "physical" for a good cause. The…
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Superior Gym Focuses on Functional Movement Systems
SUPERIOR, Wis. - For this week's Active Adventures the FOX 21 morning crew traveled to Superior. Meteorologist William Seay tried out kickboxing with The Strength Factory. The Strength Factory is located at…
Warm Spring Brings Ticks Out Early Across Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The early spring has brought the ticks out ahead of schedule across Minnesota and experts are warning people to protect themselves against the diseases they carry. The Minnesota Department of Health says anyone who goes…
Northern Lights Foundation Hosts Annual Gala
DULUTH, Minn. - Hundreds of Northlanders came out to the annual Northern Lights Foundation Gala tonight to support children and families in need. Guests enjoyed a meal, bid on silent…
School Board Rejects Bids on Rubber Mulch
DULUTH, Minn.-The Duluth School Board has voted to not go forward with a $1.2 million bid to replace it’s rubber mulch with a wood fiber. In recent months, parents expressed concern about…
Annual Workout Event Supports Local Veterans
DULUTH, Minn. - This weekend military supporters will be getting a good workout all for a good cause. The 4th Annual Memorial Day Murph is Saturday, May 20 at Crossfit Duluth starting…
Study: Minnesota Medical Marijuana Patients Report Benefits
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Health officials say most Minnesota patients who used medical marijuana during the first year of the state's tightly regulated program reported benefits. Health Commissioner Dr. Ed Ehlinger says early data show the drug is providing…
Essentia-St. Mary's Rolls Out NICU Innovation
DULUTH, Minn. - For mothers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, bonding with baby can be overwhelming. "The mom would sit down, we would all come at her with her baby…
Special Report: What's Killing Our Firefighters
It takes a certain kind of person to run toward a fire, to answer a stranger's call for help. Firefighters spend their lives putting themselves in harm’s way, and…
Minnesota Medical Pot Providers Run $11M in Red
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's two licensed medical marijuana manufactures have lost a combined $11 million in two years of legal sales. Minnesota has among the strictest programs of nearly 30 states with medical marijuana laws. The state bans…
Annual Gala to Support Northern Lights Foundation
DULUTH, Minn. - This week you can enjoy a nice evening out all while supporting a local organization. The Northern Lights Foundation is hosting their annual gala at Greysolon Ballroom by…
Duluth Mother Gives Back to Essentia NICU
DULUTH, Minn. - Beth Hall has seen many patients in her 34 years at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s, but remembers the first time she met Amanda Mallinson well. “I remember…
Regional Wisconsin Opioid Centers Treat 277 People
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Three regional opioid treatment programs that got grants under a 2014 state law treated close to 300 people last year. That's according to a report the state Department of Health released Friday. The three programs, Northeast…
Iowa Looks to Team Up with Minnesota for Medical Marijuana
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Top state lawmakers are trying to work out a system allowing Iowa residents to start buying medical marijuana oils and pills in Minnesota. A novel arrangement that could raise issues with the federal government. It's…
Drug Epidemic Increases Hepatitis C Cases in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Acute Hepatitis C cases have skyrocketed in Wisconsin, increasing 450 percent from 2011 to 2015. State health officials tell Wisconsin Public Radio that most infections resulted form injection drug use. The Centers for Disease Control and…
