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Concrete Poured at New Ice Arena in Proctor
PROCTOR, Minn. --A new ice arena is being built in the town of Proctor, and today we got a first-hand look at a crew pouring concrete on the arena’s floor. The team…
Minneapolis Ends Arrests for low-Level Marijuana Charges
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis Police Department says it will stop arresting people on low-level marijuana charges in the wake of sting operations that resulted in the disproportionate arrests of black people. Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced the new policy…
Bison Gores Woman in Yellowstone's Third Recent Animal Attack
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - A bison has gored a woman for the third animal attack in Yellowstone National Park this week. Yellowstone officials say a crowd got too close to the bison Wednesday in the Lower Geyser Basin.…
William A. Irvin Closed for the Year
DULUTH, Minn. – The William A. Irvin will be closed for the remainder of the year according to city officials. Repairs to the seawall are still underway, but the Minnesota Slip cleanup will not begin until this fall. For cleanup…
Germany's Bayer Completes Purchase of Monsanto
BERLIN (AP) - German pharmaceutical company Bayer AG says it has completed its purchase of U.S. seed and weed-killer maker Monsanto Co. Bayer said Thursday that it is now the sole owner of the company and Monsanto shares will no…
UW Drops 2-Year School Application Fees for Fall
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The University of Wisconsin System is waiving application fees to its two-year schools for the fall semester. System President Ray Cross told regents during a meeting Thursday at UW-Milwaukee that the move is designed to reassure…
Woman Killed in Lawnmower Rollover Near Osseo
OSSEO, Wis. (AP) - Sheriff's officials say a woman has died in a lawn mowing accident in Trempealeau County. Authorities say 63-year-old Deanna Matchey was operating her riding lawn mower on a hill near Osseo when it rolled over on…
Midday Update 6-7-18
An update on local news and weather.
US Officials OK Plan to Rebuild Isle Royale Wolf Population
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - U.S. officials have decided to relocate gray wolves to Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior, where the predator species that has roamed the remote wilderness for about 70 years is on the brink of…
Electrolux Workers to get Federal Assistance Amid Layoffs
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - Nearly 900 employees who'll be laid off by the planned closure of an Electrolux plant in central Minnesota will have access to additional help. The St. Cloud Times reports that the U.S. Department of Labor…
Chester Park Trail Race Organizers Host Free Group Run
DULUTH, Minn. - At the end of June, the Second Annual Chester Park Trail Race will take off, but first a free group run to get a sneak peek of the…
Carving Ribeye Steak with Texas Roadhouse
DULUTH, Minn. -Summer is nearly here and the nice weather has many Northlanders heating up their grills. For this week's Cooking Connection, FOX 21's William Seay learned how to carve ribeye steak…
Bridge Inspections Scheduled for June
DULUTH, Minn. – Bridge inspections are scheduled for multiple ramps along the I-35 corridor Wednesday, June 13 and Monday, June 18 in Duluth. Wednesday, June 13: Motorists entering I-35 northbound from Highway 23/Grand Avenue will encounter a ramp closure and…
Kentucky District Where two Died Adds Officers, Bans Backpacks
BENTON, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky district where two students were killed and 21 others were hurt in a school shooting will add police officers, install metal detectors and ban backpacks at middle and high schools. News outlets report a…
Morning Update 6-7-18
An update on local news and weather.
Military Base Calls Immigration Agents on Pizza Delivery man
NEW YORK (AP) — He went from delivering pizza to being detained by immigration officers. An Ecuadorean restaurant worker making a delivery to an Army garrison in Brooklyn wound up being detained June 1 after a routine background check at…
Duluth Teacher Deemed Negligent After Two Kindergarten Students Locked Outside of School
DULUTH, Minn.- A teacher with the Duluth School District is under investigation and on unpaid leave after two kindergarten students were accidentally locked outside in the cold. The incident happened in…
St. Luke's Hospital Unveils Tool To Treat Patients With Cancer
DULUTH, Minn. - St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth is stepping up the way it treats cancer patients. This is all done with a new state of the art linear accelerator tool, which delivers…
New Taco Stand Bringing the Heat
TWO HARBORS, Minn.- It’s heating up in Two Harbors as a new taco stand is spicing up the downtown. 5th Street Tacos is bringing a new style of fast food. The…
16th Annual Dig in for the Downtown Waterfront
DULUTH, Minn.- Volunteers are digging in to make sure Duluth is colorful regardless of the weather. Gardeners and city workers are planting for a blooming city during Dig in for the…
Governor Hopeful Makes Campaign Stop In Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. - Two candidates running for Minnesota governor this fall made a stop in Duluth. DFL endorsed Rep. Erin Murphy and her running mate Rep. Erin Maye Quade, (DFL) District 57A,…
Veterans Receiving Free Legal Help
DULUTH, Minn.- Attorneys and legal professors are offering free legal help to veterans in the Northland. Finding services to help with legal issues are amongst the top ten issues veterans…
Glensheen Kayak Series Kicks Off
DULUTH, Minn. - Today kicks off the Wednesday Night Glensheen Kayak Series. Duluth Experience and Glensheen have partnered up so you can paddle along Lake Superior's North Shore as part of…
Irvin 5K Finish/Start Line To Be Slightly Narrowed During Seawall Work
DULUTH, Minn.- Meanwhile the William A. Irvin's course will be slightly narrowed near the start and finish line this year. That's because of the delayed seawall reconstruction project in the Minnesota Slip, which is home to the Irvin and…
Downtown Farmers Market Open in Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior Downtown Farmers Market is back open for the summer and fall. The market is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday through the end of October…
New Habitat Home Being Built in Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis.-A huge family with seven children is getting a home built for them in Superior. It’s all part of a project by the Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity and regional carpenters. The family also works to put the…
Man Shot by Minneapolis Police at City Hall Pleads Guilty
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors have reached a plea deal with a 19-year-old man who was shot by Minneapolis officers after he brandished a knife in a police interrogation room in December. Marcus Fischer pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of…
The Heat is Back on High: May Smashes US Temperature Records
WASHINGTON (AP) — Record heat returned to the United States with a vengeance in May. May warmed to a record average 65.4 degrees in the Lower 48 states, breaking the high of 64.7 set in 1934, according to federal weather…
