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Ice Cream and Coffee: How the Northland Copes with the Cold

DULUTH, Minn.- The extreme cold doesn't keep the Northland from getting out to enjoy the finer things in life. Because if you think temps that feel like…

Thursday At 9: Jail Dangers

Coming up Thursday on FOX 21 News at 9 p.m., a two-part special report – Jail Dangers. FOX 21’s Dan Hanger takes you inside the Douglas and St. Louis county jails. Corrections…

Black Woods Blizzard Tour Celebrates 20th Anniversary

PROCTOR, Minn. - Wednesday night, snowmobilers from across the Northland get ready to hit the trails for a great cause. And it all began at the Black Woods Grill and Bar in…

DTA Offers Free Rides to City Center Warming Center

DULUTH, MINN.- The Homeless Person Bill of Rights Coalition of Duluth hoped to get a second warming center approved in the city tonight. Although the…

Tips for Starting Your Car

DULUTH, Minn.-With the cold snap many of you may have trouble starting your car. Local mechanics from All Star Service and Accessories tell us that the top ways to make sure your…

Duluth's Best Bread Raises Dough for Australia

DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth's Best Bread is raising some dough tomorrow to benefit Australians who are dealing with extreme temperatures almost 150 degrees more than Duluth's. "We got to thinking, what…

Plows Pulled From Roads in Rochester Due to Mechanical Issues

DULUTH, Minn. - Snow plows have been pulled off of the roads in parts of Minnesota after the below zero temperatures caused them not to work properly. MnDot says plows…

Skating to Gold at the 39th Northland Figure Skating Competition

DULUTH, Minn.-This weekend Duluth Figure Skating Club is hosting the 39th Annual Northland Figure Skating Competition. Skaters of all ages from all over the region will be gliding into Duluth for their…

Family Remembers Heroin Overdose Victim

DULUTH, Minn. - Just a few days ago, the Duluth Police announced a spike in opioid overdoses, which is causing concern in the area. Since the start of 2019 the city has…

UPDATES: Closings, Delays for Jan. 30, 31

Aitkin Public Schools: CLOSED Jan. 30 and Jan. 31 Includes all after school activities Animal Allies Humane Society: CLOSING at 5:00 p.m. Jan. 30 Ashland Schools: School will be CLOSED Jan. 30 - all evening and after school activities have been…

DTA Offering Free Rides to Warming Center

DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Transit Authority Board of Directors voted unanimously to offer citizens who are traveling to-and-from the City Center West Warming Center free rides from 9:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. on evenings the warming center is open.…

University of Iowa Student Found Dead Amid Cold

CHICAGO - The body of a University of Iowa student has been found on the campus in Iowa City, and officials say they believe his death was weather-related. Television station KCRG reports that the body of 18-year-old Gerald Belz was…

The Impact of the Frigid Cold, Snowstorm, by the Numbers

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — A look at how this week’s snowstorm and bitter cold have affected the United States, by the numbers: 22 - Number of states that recorded…

Minnesota Lawmakers: Tax Drug Makers Over Opioid Crisis

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota lawmakers and activists are making a push to require drug companies to pay more of the costs of dealing with the opioid crisis. A House health and human services committee had its first hearing scheduled…

Midday Update 1-30-19

Minnesota Department of Human Services Reports Data Breach

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Human Services says a data breach potentially exposed personal information on up to 3,000 people. Commissioner Tony Lourey tells legislative leaders it happened Sept. 28 when an employee fell for a phishing…

Foxconn Changes Focus of Massive Wisconsin Project

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group said Wednesday it is shifting the focus of its planned $10 billion Wisconsin campus away from blue-collar manufacturing to a research hub, while insisting it remains committed to creating 13,000 jobs as promised.…

39th Annual Northland Figure Skating Competition Begins Thursday

DULUTH, Minn. - The 39th Annual Northland Figure Skating Competition in conjunction with the United States Figure Skating National Excel Series is happening in Duluth. The competition kicks off on…

Tyson Recalls Chicken Nuggets Over Reports of Rubber Inside

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyson Foods is recalling some chicken nuggets after customers said they found pieces of “soft, blue rubber” inside. The U.S. Agriculture Department said the 5-pound bags should be thrown away or returned. The agency says there are…

Zookeepers, Animals Working to Stay Warm During Arctic Blast

DULUTH, Minn. - Dangerous cold weather doesn't discriminate. Even the staff and animals at the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth are bundling up and finding creative ways to stay warm during the…

Morning Update 1-30-19

Xcel Energy Asks Some Customers to Turn Down Thermostat

MINNEAPOLIS - Xcel Energy says the extreme cold has caused some customers to lose natural gas service in the Princeton area and has the utility issuing an appeal to other customers to turn down their thermostats. Utility spokesman Matt Lindstrom says…

Snowplows Idled in Minnesota Amid Cold

CHICAGO - The Minnesota Department of Transportation pulled snowplows off the roads in nearly a dozen southeastern counties because of the extreme cold , while Wisconsin added state offices and agencies to its long list of closures. Minnesota transportation officials…