Midday Update 5-4-18
An update on local news and weather.
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Multiple Cars Vandalized in Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The Superior Police Department is investigating reports of multiple car windows being shot out with BB guns between late Thursday night and early Friday morning. Officers say that the East End of Superior seems to be hit…
Authorities Uncover Marijuana Operation With 1,433 Plants
DASSEL, Minn. (AP) - The Meeker County Sheriff's Office says officers who went to arrest a fugitive with an out-of-state warrant ended up uncovering a large-scale marijuana growing operation in Dassel. Officers who arrested the 37-year-old man Thursday seized 1,433…
US Adds 164,000 Jobs; Unemployment Down to 3.9 pct.
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers stepped up hiring in April as the unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent, evidence of the economy's resilience amid the recent stock market chaos and anxieties about a possible trade war. The Labor Department says…
2018 Homegrown Music Festival Continues with Weekend Full of Shows
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Homegrown Music Festival is well underway and there's still time to take in some great shows. One of the founding members of the band "Bratwurst" stopped by…
Kids Club Offers Child Care for Parents at Duluth YMCA
DULUTH, Minn. - For busy parents, it can be a struggle to find time to get daily tasks done, let alone find time to work out. This causes many parents to put…
Minnesota County Officials Worry About Pipeline Protest Cost
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - County officials in northern Minnesota are worried about large-scale protests if Enbridge Energy gets approval to replace its Line 3 crude oil pipeline and have asked regulators to find a way to force the company to cover…
Morning Update 5-4-18
An update on local news and weather.
18-year-old Charged With Murder in Reservation Slaying
BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) - An 18-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting a man in the head with a shotgun on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The U.S. attorney's office says 18-year-old Michael Whitefeather of Red Lake faces a second-degree…
More Than 100 in Shelters After Volcano Erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island
HONOLULU (AP) - More than 100 people are staying the night in shelters after Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupted. The eruption sent molten lava through forests and bubbling up from paved streets and forced the evacuation of about…
Vista Fleet Owner: City's Delayed Seawall Project Still An Issue For May Opening
DULUTH, Minn. -- Justin Steinbach, owner of the Vista Fleet in Duluth, told FOX 21’s Dan Hanger Thursday that promises by the city to have the Vista fully operational…
Health Expert Shares the Psychological Impact Husky Energy Explosion May Have On Someone
DULUTH, Minn. - The impact of a traumatic event like the Husky Energy explosion in Superior can have serious psychological effects on a person. Health experts know young children may sometimes…
Smoke From Cloquet Interiors Fire Moves North Over Cloquet and Esko
CLOQUET, Minn. - A long standing business in Cloquet goes up in flames and caused road closures as the Cloquet Fire Department responded to the fire. It happened earlier this afternoon around…
Duluth Schools Facing $4 Million Budget Shortfall
DULUTH, Minn.-The Duluth School District is facing a $4 million budget shortfall and the clock is ticking on when they have to get their final budget in. June 30th is the…
Lake Superior Brewing Company Now Canning Beer
DULUTH, Minn.- For the first time ever craft beer lovers will be able to grab beers from the oldest microbrewery in Minnesota in cans. The canning line is up and running…
Arrowhead Youth Games Bring Sunshine and Smiles
DULUTH, Minn.-The day camp invites kids with disabilities from various schools to try activities they may have never experienced before. We spoke with one student who mastered a new bike and even…
Students Pitch City Plans to Local Officials
DULUTH, Minn.- Students at the University of Minnesota Duluth have been brainstorming ways to utilize plots in the city. Art history students are sharing their vision for redesigning the lots around Essentia…
National Day of Pray Honors Those Affected by the Husky Refinery Explosion
SUPERIOR, Wis,- The U.S. National Day of Prayer is May 3rd and in Superior, the ceremony differed from years past. Community members gave special prayers for those affected by the Husky Refinery…
Senate Approves tax Plan With Income tax cut
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Senate has passed its plan to cut income taxes while matching new federal tax cuts. The bill passed Thursday would lower taxes on the first income bracket from 5.35 percent to 5.1 percent.…
Large Fire at Cloquet Interiors
CLOQUET, Minn. – A large fire has broken out at Cloquet Interiors off of Highway 33 in Cloquet. The Cloquet Police Department has announced that Highway 33 north of Cloquet between Adam Street and English Road is now closed. The…
Brainerd Man Dies in Single Vehicle Crash
CASS COUNTY, Minn. – Cass County Sheriff’s responded to a report of a single vehicle crash this morning in the Gull River on the Gull Lake Dam Road. When officers arrived on the scene they located a 2007 Chevy Silverado…
Parent, Three Children Found Dead Inside North Dakota Home
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Three elementary school children and a parent were found dead in a home in northeastern North Dakota Thursday, school officials and police said. Administrators at Lewis and Clark Elementary School in Grand Forks asked for…
Senate Poised to Vote on tax Plan With Income tax cut
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Senate is preparing to vote on its plan to cut income tax rates while matching the federal tax overhaul. The Republican-controlled Senate's proposal up for a vote Thursday would lower taxes on the…
Health Officials Tighten Fish Guidance for two Minnesota Lakes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Health is advising people not to eat any fish from Lake Elmo or any smallmouth bass from Lake Harriet under its updated fish consumption guidelines. The two lakes are among six…
Iron Mug Coffee House is Closing Their Doors
DULUTH, Minn. - The Iron Mug Coffee House will be shutting their doors for good on May 25th according to a post on the businesses Facebook page. “As most of you know we have decided to make the hard decision…
"Horses in Your Neighborhood" Invites Public into Barns
DULUTH, Minn. - A group of local equestrians has been working continuously to make riding horses a part of regular recreation in the Northland. This weekend the Duluth Area Horse…
Duluth Playhouse's Family Theatre Performs Dr. Seuss Classic
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Playhouse is performing a children's classic this month. Two actors from "The Cat in the Hat" stopped by to chat about the work that's…
Midday Update 5-3-18
An update on local news and weather.
Fresh Fish Tacos with Bucktales Cantina & Grill
SUPERIOR, Wis. - For this week's Cooking Connection, Bucktales Cantina & Grill Owner Dee Morales made fish tacos. Bucktales is located a half-mile from Pattison State Park at 6098 South State Road…
