Midday Update 5-17-18
An update on local news and weather.
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St. Cloud man Struck, Killed by Semitrailer on I-94 After Crashing car
CASSELTON, N.D. (AP) - A Minnesota man is dead after he crashed his car in southeastern North Dakota and then was struck by a semitrailer while walking on the highway. The Highway Patrol says the 36-year-old man from St. Cloud,…
Tree Worker Killed in on-the-job Incident in Richfield
RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) - A landscaping company employee is dead after an on-the-job incident in Richfield. Authorities say the 51-year-old worker was killed Wednesday by a flying piece of metal from a wood chipper. It happened while another employee with…
Multiple People Hurt After School bus, Dump Truck Crash in New Jersey
MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. (AP) — A school bus and dump truck collided on a New Jersey highway Thursday, ripping apart the bus, knocking it on its side and injuring multiple people, according to police. The school bus was on the…
Man Accused of Pulling Down Pants of Sleeping Woman on Train
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A criminal sexual conduct charge has been filed against a man accused of pulling down the pants of a woman sleeping on a light rail train heading into downtown St. Paul. Authorities allege a 39-year-old…
Dayton Vetoes tax Bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a bill that would have aligned Minnesota's state tax code with federal changes passed last year. The Democratic governor rejected the bill passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature with about 20…
7-year-old boy Dies of Gunshot Wound to the Head
PLYMOUTH, Minn. (AP) — Police say a 7-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head in suburban Minneapolis. Plymouth police say officers were called around 3 p.m. Wednesday on a report that a child was bleeding from a…
Minnesota Officials Denounce EPA's Planned Limits on Science
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's top environmental and health officials have denounced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's plan to restrict the types of scientific studies that regulators can use to determine human health impacts. In a blistering letter to…
Morning Update 5-17-18
An update on local news and weather.
Fit-N-Fun Run Held in Northland
DULUTH,Minn. – Nearly 2,000 Duluth elementary students hit the track at public school stadium for the annual Fit-N-Fun Run. Students ran a quarter of a mile during the event which…
Fire Rips Through Home on Chester Parkway in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. - Shortly before 2:30 a.m. Thursday, the Duluth Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at 114 Chester Parkway. Officials say crews found a heavily engulfed front…
Daughter Remembers Father Who Died Working At Sappi Paper Mill
CLOQUET, Minn. - FOX 21 learned more about a worker at Cloquet's Sappi paper and pulp mill who died on the job Tuesday. He's 53-year old Ryan Martin of Duluth. Circumstances surrounding…
First Responders Return to Chetek for Anniversary Ceremony
Chetek, Wis. - The Barron County Sheriff's Office says within one hour of the tornado hitting the ground 100 first responders came to the scene. Another 100 arrived within the second…
Chetek Community Reflects On Historic Tornado One Year Later
Chetek, Wis. - One year ago a violent EF-3 tornado struck and ripped apart Chetek, Wisconsin and surrounding communities changing lives forever. and now the rebuilding process continues. Most of the damage from the tornado happened here at the Prairie Lakes…
The Bedrock Bar Transforming into the Caddy Shack Indoor Golf and Pub
DULUTH, Minn.- The Bedrock Bar is under new ownership, a new name, and adding a new feel to Lincoln Park. The Sweet Spot Indoor Golf is expanding at what use to…
Painting Unveiled That Honors Military
DULUTH, Minn.-A special painting was unveiled today at the Duluth Depot honoring those who served in the military. The temporary exhibition, organized by the Veterans Memorial Hall, features an…
Roads to Improve in Two Harbors
TWO HARBORS, Minn.-The roads throughout Two Harbors are going to be getting some big improvements this summer as the city has decided to invest nearly $2 million in restructuring them. The…
Romaine Lettuce Outbreak Update: 172 Sick in 32 States
PHOENIX (AP) - Health officials say nearly two dozen more cases of a food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in Arizona have been reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the total number of…
Heating tools Suspected in Fire at Historic Milwaukee Church
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A Milwaukee fire official says heating tools apparently caused a fire that destroyed a historic downtown church. Deputy Fire Chief Dave Votsis says the tools placed on adjacent scaffolding may have ignited the roof of Trinity Evangelical…
Senate Passes Bill to Greenlight Enbridge Line 3, Bypass PUC
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Senate has voted 35-32 to pass a bill that would kick-start construction of Enbridge Energy's proposed replacements of its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. The House passed the legislation…
DA Says Kids Shot With Crossbows, Waterboarded
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) - California prosecutors say 10 children rescued from a filthy, abusive home were subjected to `waterboarding,' shot with crossbows and had scalding water poured on them. Solano County prosecutors included the details in a motion to…
Senate Backs Effort to Restore ‘Net Neutrality’
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has voted to kill a Federal Communications Commission rule that repealed the Obama administration’s ban on internet providers blocking or slowing down certain content. Back in December, the FCC repealed “net neutrality” rules that ensured…
Another Mistrial in Humphreys Murder Case
DULUTH, Minn. - On Tuesday Judge David Johnson declared yet another mistrial in the Aaron Humphreys murder case. Humphreys, 44, has been on trial twice in the past year for the death of 47-year-old Eric Wayne Burns who was shot…
Death at Sappi Paper Mill
CLOQUET, Minn. – Officials at Sappi North America have confirmed the death of Ryan Martin at Sappi North America’s Cloquet facility. The company did not provide specific details about the cause of death. In an official statement from Sappi Manager…
Dayton Vetoes Bill on Ultrasounds Before Abortions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have required Minnesota physicians to tell pregnant women they have the option of viewing an ultrasound before having an abortion. The Democratic governor vetoed the…
Students Praised After Wednesday Morning School Shooting Incident
DIXON, Ill. (AP) -Authorities say students did exactly as they were trained to do when a school resource officer and a former student exchanged gunfire at a northern Illinois high school. Officer Mark Dallas shot and injured the 19-year-old gunman…
Tulsa mom Stabbed Eldest Daughter up to 70 Times
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Tulsa mother stabbed her eldest daughter 50 to 70 times, struck her head with a pickaxe then set their home on fire, before fleeing the scene with the youngest of her three daughters, according to…
Explosion Targeted California Office
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two officials have told The Associated Press that an office in a Southern California medical building was targeted by an explosive package. The officials were briefed on the investigation but not authorized to discuss the matter…
Simon Asks Lawmakers to Free up Election Security Funds
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon and other elections officials are calling on the Legislature to free up federal funds for election security. The federal government has given Minnesota $6.6 million to bolster its election…
