Art Around Town: Meet Pete, the Man Who Knits
TWO HARBORS, Minn.-With local art comes local artists, and one Minnesota native is owning his craft with great pride! "I've always loved art and art in general, and I've always wanted…
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CSS Students On Alert After 'Peeping Tom' Reported On Campus
DULUTH, Minn. -- Students at the College of St. Scholastica are on alert after reports of a "Peeping Tom" on campus. A spokesperson for the college told FOX 21 Tuesday that there…
Great Outdoors: Fall Colors
CARLTON, Minn. - Fall colors are near their peak in many places across the Northland. In this week's Great Outdoors, we take you to the colorful landscape at Jay Cooke…
Damaged Superior Fire Gear Approved for Replacement
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Superior Firefighting gear damaged in the Husky Refinery Explosion is being replaced, thanks to a settlement agreement with the oil refinery company. The Fire Department…
Superior Approves: No More Jail Time For Little Pot
SUPERIOR, Wis.- A very quick but very productive City Council meeting took place Tuesday night. An ordinance was unanimously passed decriminalizing marijuana possession in small amounts, to avoid a life–long…
First Witness Celebrates I Stand With Kids Day
DULUTH, Minn. - First Witness Child Advocacy Center has spent the past month raising money and education for those who have experienced trauma of child abuse, and they held a…
State Politicians Hold Foxconn Town Hall in Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis. - It's been one year since Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed a bill authorizing Foxconn, which would build a huge new manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin. But many democrats are still not on…
PAVSA Shares Impact of Senate Confirmation Hearings On Survivors
DULUTH, Minn. - More and more survivors of sexual violence are learning to find their voice after watching testimony during nomination hearings from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. In Duluth many people are…
Holiday Center Market Experiment Now Open
DULUTH, Minn. - The Downtown Farmers' Market in Duluth is doing an experiment. As the winter season approaches the market is now moving indoors. Tuesday was the introduction to the Holiday…
New Superior Fire Station Under Construction
SUPERIOR, Wis. - A new fire station is being built in Superior. The $5 million building will be about twice as big as the current fire station. It's expected to be…
Superior Kicks Off Domestic Violence Awareness Month
SUPERIOR, Wis. - October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Center Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse (CASDA) is sharing its message of nonviolence. In 2017, the Douglas County Sheriff's Department and…
Canal Park Resumes Normal Operation After Striping the Streets
DULUTH, Minn.- Officials with the city blocked off South Lake Ave. for about two hours while they removed the tape and road blocks in place from the Imagine Canal Park Trial.…
Minnesota's Health Insurance Rates are Dropping for 2019
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Premiums are going down next year for Minnesotans who buy health insurance on their own. State regulators announced final rates for the individual health care market on Tuesday. The average decreases between health care plans…
Minnesota Twins Fire Manager Paul Molitor After 78-84 Finish
MINNEAPOLIS-The Minnesota Twins have fired Paul Molitor, one season after he won the American League Manager of the Year award. Molitor has been offered another position within the organization. In four seasons under Molitor, the Twins went 305-343 with one…
Minnesota Mother Arrested, Four of Five Missing Children Found
ROSE CREEK, Minn. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a Minnesota mother who was on the run and have located four of her five missing children. Police say 39-year-old Izetta Cooley and the four children were found at a home in…
Husky Energy Facing Thousands in OSHA Penalties
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – According to a U.S. Department of Labor new release Tuesday afternoon OSHA has cited the Superior Refining Company LLC for failure to control the use and release of highly hazardous chemicals. The Superior based company is facing…
Packages With Suspected Ricin Sent to Pentagon, Navy Chiefs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities at a Pentagon mail screening facility found two envelopes suspected of containing ricin, a poison made from castor beans, and turned them over to the FBI for further analysis, officials said Tuesday. One envelope was addressed…
St. Louis River Alliance to Host Fall Train Fundraiser Sunday
DULUTH, Minn. - You may wonder what fall colors and beautiful views of the St. Louis River have in common. As Kris Eilers, Executive Director of the St. Louis River Alliance would…
Superior Officials, Leaders Raise Awareness for Domestic Violence
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Tuesday morning, the Center Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (CASDA) came together with city officials and residents of the community to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The…
Duluth man Sentenced to 16 Years for Attempted Murder
DULUTH, Minn. – Joshua Leigh Miller, 25, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for the attempted murder of a 34-year-old woman last July. Miller shot the woman in a Lincoln Park neighborhood on July 9, 2017 telling authorities…
Minnesotans Have Third Gender Option for Driver's License
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesotans have another gender option when applying for a driver's license or renewing an old one. Besides the usual male or female, applicants can now check `X' if they don't want to be identified as…
Obama Endorses Evers, Baldwin, Bryce in Wisconsin Races
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Former President Barack Obama is endorsing Democrat Tony Evers in his bid to deny Republican Gov. Scott Walker a third term. Obama also announced a slew of other endorsements, including U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Randy…
Amazon ups Hourly Wage to $15, Will Advocate for Higher pay
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, which has faced political and economic pressure to raise pay for thousands of employees, is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month and said it will push…
University Nursery School Expanding With New Location
DULUTH, Minn. - The University Nursery School system in Duluth is expanding its daycare services. The nursery started almost 50 years ago and by Jan. 2, 2019, the center will expand with a…
S.S. Meteor Paranormal Investigation
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- For this week's Northland Uncovered the Fox 21 morning crew is starting a special series throughout the month of October! It’s centered on exploring old historic…
Attorney Says Ellison Abuse Claim Unsubstantiated
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A lawyer investigating a woman's claim that she was physically abused by Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison has concluded the allegation is unsubstantiated. The Associated Press on Monday obtained a draft of the report by Susan Ellingstad,…
Wisconsin Student Test Scores Steady for Third Year
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Student test results in Wisconsin held steady last year, with some gains in mathematics but little progress in narrowing the achievement gap. The state Department of Public Instruction released the results Tuesday. The results show that…
Knowing Your Neighbors: Diamond Royal Tack
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Northern Midwest isn't normally knowing for its Western staples, but Fox 21 found one of the only places in the Twin Ports that can help…
