Local Bakery Offers Specialized Baked Goods for Holidays
DULUTH, Minn. - A romantic holiday is just around the corner and a local bakery is preparing. Johnson's Bakery is offering cookies, cakes, mini cakes, cookie cakes and cupcakes for…
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Latest on Hostage Situation at Delaware Prison, 1 Officer Dead
SMYRNA, Del. (AP) - 11:10 a.m. Authorities say inmates used "sharp instruments'' to take over a Delaware prison and hold three prison guards and a counselor hostage. One of the guards died during the nearly 24-hour ordeal. Two guards were…
Minnesota couple accused of soliciting Duluth girl, 14
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - A couple from central Minnesota is charged with planning through Facebook to have sex with a 14-year-old Duluth girl. Investigators say 32-year-old Kayla Marie Frank and 33-year-old Phillip James Adkins drove from Rice to Duluth to…
Suspect Sought in Taco John's Robbery
DULUTH, Minn.-Duluth Police are looking for a suspect for the armed robbery of Taco John's Sunday morning on Grand Avenue in West Duluth. The suspect displayed a firearm at the scene. According to the the police department, the suspect is…
Cloquet Working to Revitalize Downtown and Business Districts
CLOQUET, Minn.- A healthy downtown can be the key to a strong community. That's why the city of Cloquet is working to revitalize its downtown and business districts. “It’s exciting to allow…
18th Annual Blackwoods Blizzard Tour Wants to Raise $1 Million
PROCTOR, Minn. - The 18th annual Blackwoods Blizzard Tour wants to raise $1 million for the Minnesota/North Dakota/South Dakota Chapter of the ALS Association. Like their motto, they will never surrender until they…
Woodland Hills Academy Looks to Move to Former Rockridge Elementary
DULUTH, Minn. - Rockridge Elementary in Duluth closed back in 2011, but young minds could start learning in its classrooms once again. Woodland Hills Academy would like to move into the former…
Blackwoods Blizzard Interview with Kent Hrbek
The 18th annual Blackwoods Blizzard Tour rolled into Proctor. The event raises money for the ALS Association Minnesota/North Dakota/South Dakota chapter. This year they hope to raise $1 million.
United Healthcare to Hire 100 Workers
DULUTH, Minn. - There are new details on those 100 new jobs at United Healthcare in Duluth. Most of the available jobs are customer service positions, working with subscribers over…
Fans Flock to 2017 Beargrease Finish Line
DULUTH, Minn - Shortly after 10:00 a.m., the winning team of the 2017 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon mushed through the finish line. Ryan Anderson from Ray, Minnesota, used the…
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American Birkebeiner Around the Corner
DULUTH, Minn. - Thousands of skiers from around the world will be in Cable and Hayward the end of this month, to race in North America's longest cross country ski race, the…
Gov. Walker: White House Interested in Wisconsin Union Law
WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says he spoke with Vice President Mike Pence about how the White House can implement pieces of the Republican governor's contentious policy that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers. Union…
Students Stage Protest at UMD
DULUTH, Minn. - University of Minnesota Duluth students stood united Wednesday against President Donald Trump's controversial immigration policy. "America was founded on the dream of a better future,"…
Minnesota Health Officials Investigating Student's Death
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating what caused the unexpected death of a college student. State officials are concerned Monday's death of Minnesota State University, Mankato student Adam Ellingson may have been linked to bacterial…
Minnesota Sex Offenders Renew Legal Challenge to Confinement
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Lawyers for over 700 people committed indefinitely to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program are asking the full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a three-judge panel's ruling that the program is constitutional. The appeals panel…
National Security Adviser Puts Iran "On Notice"
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's national security adviser says the administration is putting Iran "on notice" after it tested a ballistic missile. Michael Flynn told reporters Wednesday, that the Trump administration "condemns such actions by Iran that undermine security,…
Mother of 3 Killed in Head-On Crash in Central Minnesota
FOLEY, Minn. (AP) - Authorities suspect a 29-year-old man from Milaca had been drinking when his SUV crashed into another vehicle, killing the mother of three children. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened just after 6 p.m. on…
Senators Spar at Hearing as Democrats Fume Over Trump Picks
WASHINGTON (AP) - Partisan tensions flared in the decorous Senate Judiciary Committee. It's a sign of simmering anger as Democrats have tried unsuccessfully to block President Donald Trump's Cabinet picks. Democratic Senator Al Franken of Minnesota and Republican Senator John…
Official: Guards Taken Hostage by Inmates at Delaware Prison
DOVER, Del. (AP) - Delaware prisons have been put on lockdown following a reported hostage taking at the state's maximum security facility. Geoffrey Klopp, president of the Correctional Officers Association of Delaware, said he had been told by the Department…
St. Paul Babysitter Charged in 5-Month-Old Boy's Death
ST. PAUL (AP) - A St. Paul woman has been charged in the death of a baby left in her care. The Pioneer Press reports 19-year-old Tyanna Jabree Graham was charged Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court with unintentional second-degree…
Wis. Attorney General Renews Rebate Agreement for Opiate Antidote
MADISON - Attorney General Brad Schimel announced today, that he has renewed the State's agreement with Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, which established a rebate program for the heroin and prescription painkiller antidote naloxone. Naloxone is often branded as Narcan, and can be…
Walker to Unveil Rural Schools Funding Plan
MADISON (AP) - Governor Scott Walker is set to announce a plan that he says will "dramatically" help rural Wisconsin schools. Walker has three planned stops on Wednesday, in Wauzeka, Hilbert, and Crandon, to unveil a proposal that will be…
Animal Answers: Friends of Animals Saves Texas Dogs
CLOQUET, Minn. - Friends of Animals Humane Society in Cloquet recently received a big delivery after rescuing dogs from shelters across the country. Eight of these pups traveled all the way…
Ice Orbs Are Gathering for Art Collaborative at Lake Superior Ice Fest
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- It’s getting colder and colder this week, which is wonderful news for those organizing the Lake Superior Ice Festival, taking place this weekend. Preschool children from Superior delivered dozens…
Ryan Anderson Wins Sled Dog Marathon
DULUTH, Minn. - The winner of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has made his way to Duluth. Ryan Anderson is the first musher to cross the finish line of the 34th annual race. Anderson making it to Billy's Bar…
SPECIAL REPORT: The Coldest Place
Join us on Thursday, February 2, 2017 for FOX 21 News at 9, as Meteorologist Brittney Merlot takes us back 21 years, to the coldest day on record for a little town on the Iron Range.
Runners, Bikers, and Skiers Travel 135 Miles in the Snow
DULUTH, Minn.- Joe Stiller has been competing in the Arrowhead Ultra for 4 years, and says the 135 mile race is one of his favorites. "This has a real tight…
UMD Honor Choir Delights Fans and Fills Auditorium
Musicians from UMD and from nineteen area schools blended their voices together for the annual UMD Honor Choir Middle Level festival concert. 182 students made up the largest choir this program has ever…
Marshall Opens Wellness Center
A new wellness center has opened up at Marshall School. The center takes over a spot on the mezzanine that wasn't used a whole lot, but now students have a space to run,…
