Evening News Update 02-28-17
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STEM Day at Lowell Elementary
DULUTH, Minn. - Students at Duluth's Lowell Elementary School had a hands–on day of science Tuesday. About a hundred students from the College of St. Scholastica brought a variety of experiments…
Agency Delays Plans for Keeping Asian Carp from Great Lakes
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Federal officials are delaying a proposal for a new line of defense in the Chicago area to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had been scheduled to…
Amazon Server Failure Causing Website Errors and Outages
Noticing a slow down with your internet? Web pages not loading? Photos or videos not loading? Apps on your phone not working? As you can see with our website, we're experiencing it here at FOX 21 too. Amazon's S3 web-based…
The Mystery of Devil's Kettle Solved?
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. - Devil's Kettle waterfall on the Brule River, at Judge C.R. Magney State Park near Grand Marais, has baffled scientists and enchanted onlookers for years. The waterfall plunges into a cavernous…
Budget Surplus Expected to be $1.65 Billion
ST. PAUL, Minn.-Minnesota's projected budget surplus has grown to more than $1.65 billion. State budget officials released the updated figures Tuesday. Lawmakers had previously been expecting a $1.4 billion budget surplus. The…
Bush Promotes New Book, Reflects on Painting and the Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President George W. Bush says he didn't intend to criticize President Donald Trump when he recently said that a free press is essential to democracy. Speaking by telephone Tuesday with The Associated Press, Bush…
Peterson to Become Free Agent
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-Adrian Peterson, Minnesota's all-time leading rusher, will be an unrestricted free agent when the market opens next week. As expected, the Vikings declined to exercise their option for next season on Peterson's contract. Peterson was scheduled to make $18…
Target Rattles Wall Street with Weak Quarter
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) - Target Corp. on Tuesday reported a fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $817 million. The Minneapolis-based company said it had profit of $1.45 per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of…
Fatal Shooting by Deputy in Lincoln County Investigated
MERRILL, Wis. (AP) - Sheriff's officials in northern Wisconsin say a deputy responding to a report of a car in the ditch shot and killed the driver who fired at the officer. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office says 40-year-old Shawn…
Legal Bills Disputed in Ongoing Defamation Case in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) - Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura and the estate of "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle are fighting over legal bills that mounted during Ventura's defamation lawsuit. The Star Tribune reports the attorneys for Kyle's widow say Ventura…
Local Business Remains Family-Owned for Decades
DULUTH, Minn. - Family businesses fill the Northland and inside the doors of one Duluth business everyone is family. Driving down Superior Street it's hard to miss the vintage sign marking Dee…
Grand Portage Lodge Gets Makeover
GRAND PORTAGE, Minn. - One popular place along the North Shore is now prepared for played to try their luck once again. The Grand Portage Lodge and Casino is…
Longtime Cloquet City Admin. Takes Job With St. Louis County
CLOQUET, Minn. - After 18 years as Cloquet's city administrator, Brian Fritsinger is packing up but not going too far. Fritsinger has been hired as the new…
Changes Coming to Sir Benedict’s Tavern On the Lake
The business making changes ahead of 'Eat Downtown Week.'
Duluth Police Department Growing Mounted Patrol Unit
ESKO, Minn. - For years, the Duluth Police Department's mounted patrol protected the street's downtown during the busy summer months. After a 10 year absence, visitors and residents were excited to see…
Advocates Start Conversation About Growing Drug Problem in Superior
SUPERIOR - Drug addiction is on the rise in Superior and throughout Douglas County and a group of local advocates is hoping to spread awareness on the effects it's having in…
Minnesota's Moose Population Shows Signs of Stabilizing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's moose population is showing signs of stabilizing after a steep decline, but officials say the majestic creatures of the North aren't out of the woods yet. The…
Wild Forwards Zach Parise, Jason Pominville Diagnosed with Mumps
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP-FOX 9) - Forwards Zach Parise and Jason Pominville have been diagnosed with mumps. The Minnesota Wild made the announcement just 30 minutes before the team is set to face off against Los Angeles Kings at the…
Superior Police Department Getting New K9
SUPERIOR, Wis.- With the current schedule and lack of dogs, the Superior Police Department has to use dogs from Duluth, St. Louis County, and other police departments with K9 Units, on a regular…
Food Shelves in the Northland Asking for Donations This March
DULUTH, Minn.- Food shelves across the Northland are participating in The Minnesota Foodshare March Campaign. Food shelves in Northeastern Minnesota are able to raise more money and food during the campaign, through getting…
Evening News Update 02-27-17
Your latest news headlines and weather forecast.
Fire in Superior Damages Home in Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis.- A fire in Superior left behind $70,000 worth of damages to a home. The Superior Fire Department responded to a fire on Cumming Avenue in Superior late Sunday night.…
Petition: Reinstate Former Proctor Police Chief
PROCTOR, Minn.- An online petition was growing Monday for the reinstatement of former longtime Proctor Police Chief Walter Wobig. The petition had more than 180 signatures Monday evening, along with…
St. Luke's Unveils C.A.R.E. Channel in All Patient Rooms
DULUTH, Minn. - St. Luke's Patient Experience Team unveils the C.A.R.E. Channel®, which offers continuous relaxation imagery and music. This channel is available on televisions in all patient rooms. The C.A.R.E. Channel® is produced by Healing Healthcare Systems, which uses…
Pence Asks Indiana Court to Keep Some Government Emails Secret
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence is asking the Indiana Supreme Court to let him keep secret some documents emailed to him while he was the state's governor. The request comes after an Indianapolis lawyer earlier this month sought…
Republican Proposes Raising UW Tuition by Inflation, Income
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A key Republican legislature says Governor Scott Walker's plan to cut University of Wisconsin System tuition could hurt taxpayers and lawmakers should consider letting the system raising tuition according to inflation or income increases. Representative Dale…
Woman Dies in Snowmobile Accident in Iron County
IRON COUNTY, Wis. - On the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, around 5:30 p.m., the Iron County Sheriff's Department received a call of a snowmobile crash on Trail 17 approximately a half mile north of the DuPont Road Intersection…
Trump Budget will Hike Defense Spending by $54 Billion
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Donald Trump's upcoming budget will propose a whopping $54 billion increase in defense spending and impose corresponding cuts to domestic programs and foreign aid. The result is that Trump's initial budget wouldn't…
Candidates for Wisconsin Superintendent Face Off at Forum
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Candidates to be Wisconsin's to education official will meet for their first head-to-head forum since advancing form last week's primary election. The race to lead Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction is proving to be feisty, with bribery…
