Lincoln Park Middle School Welcomes New Math Teacher
DULUTH, Minn. -- Summer is almost over which means it’s back to school time. But as parents ate doing their best to prepare the kids back at school, each new school year…
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DTA Bus Routes Changing In Superior, Duluth Starting Aug. 27
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Beginning Monday, Aug. 27, the Duluth Transit Authority will introduce new routes throughout its system. The DTA says these changes will be the biggest it's ever made. The DTA…
Unionized UPS Workers Approve Contract Leaders Agreed To In Late July
(AP) -- The union representing 340,000 UPS workers said Tuesday that its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month, putting a final seal on contentious labor negotiations that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses…
New Sewing Store Coming To Miller Hill Mall
DULUTH, Minn. -- A new sewing store is coming to the Miller Hill Mall this fall. The Miller Hill Mall announced Tuesday the store called Sew With Me will be offering many types of fabric, sewing machines, education, and machine…
State Department Renews Ban On Use Of US Passports For Travel To North Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is extending for another year a ban on the use of U.S. passports for travel to North Korea, the State Department said Tuesday. The ban was imposed in 2017 and has been renewed every…
Makinen Woman In Jail For Allegedly Starting House Fire
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. -- One woman is in jail after allegedly starting a house on fire in the Makinen area. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says authorities responded to a disturbance call early Tuesday morning. When officers arrived,…
FDA Approves RSV Vaccine For Moms-To-Be To Guard Their Newborns
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Monday approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women so their babies will be born with protection against the scary respiratory infection. RSV is notorious for filling hospitals with wheezing babies every fall and…
Local Woman Practices Alternative Forms of Medicine
DULUTH, Minn. -- Most healthcare systems utilize western (conventional) medicine with pharmaceutical drugs, radiation and surgery treatments. However, holistic medicine, which takes a more natural, whole-body approach is gaining recent momentum, according to the National Institutes of Health. A local…
First Day of Class For Lake Superior College Students
DULUTH, Minn. -- Monday was the first day of school for students at Lake Superior College. Students were back filling the hallways and classrooms at the community and technical college. Around 2,500 students are…
Sen. Tina Smith Visits Native Wise Farm Ahead in Her Efforts to Create a "Native Farm Bill"
SAWYER, Minn. -- Sen. Tina Smith visited a local farm during her efforts to create a "Native Farm Bill." Native Wise Farm in Sawyer produces a variety of crops, from wild rice, hemp,…
Duluth Mayor Larson Proposes 2024 Budget With 2% Levy Increase
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth Mayor Emily Larson is calling her 2024 city budget proposal a "good news story" as she presented it to the Duluth City Council Monday evening. “This budget is a good…
Duluth Council Tables Change to Smoking Ordinance Fine
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth City Council will wait a few more weeks to finalized how much to fine people who are caught violating the city's smoking ordinance, which now includes cannabis. Councilors could…
Blandin Paper Mill In Grand Rapids To Restart Mid-September
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. -- The Blandin Paper Company in Grand Rapids will resume operations next month. This comes after members of Teamster Local 346 narrowly approved a 3-year labor contract with respect to the mill's 166 hourly employees on August…
New Mixed-Income Rental Cottages Now Open For Leasing In Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. -- New cottage-style homes are now open for leasing in West Duluth. The Fairmount Cottage Village is 18 units of mixed-income rental housing. The new development consists of inward facing homes surrounding a…
Rice Lake Road Closure Extended
DULUTH, Minn. -- Drivers using Duluth's Rice Lake Road will have their detour headaches extended another week. Through-traffic on Rice Lake Road is closed between Central Entrance and Arrowhead Road. A culvert on Chester Creek is being replaced, and St.…
Trump Says He Will Surrender Thursday On Georgia Charges Tied To Efforts To Overturn 2020 Election
(AP) -- Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss. “Can you believe it? I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia,…
More Duluth Road Construction and Detours
DULUTH, Minn. -- It's not exactly breaking news, "Surprise!" but there are more area construction projects to keep your eye on. This time it is the streets in the neighborhoods of Gary New Duluth and Riverside. The Minnesota DOT is…
Car Crash Kills Gustavus Hockey Player, Injures 3 Teammates
(FOX 9) - A two-vehicle collision in western Minnesota left three members of the Gustavus Adolphus College women’s hockey team injured and another teammate dead Sunday afternoon. The crash occurred around 12:40 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 29 and Highway in…
Funding and Planning Aimed at Rural Health Care
Health care in smaller, rural communities faces some special challenges. A federal grant has providers hoping it can help in some ways. A project for finding and developing health care employees was the subject of a meeting at St. Luke's…
Gov. Walz, Gov. Evers Seek Federal Funds for Blatnik Bridge Project
TWIN PORTS -- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced on Monday that their departments of transportation will seek over $1 billion in federal funding to rebuild the Blatnik Bridge between Duluth and Superior. A statement from…
Grand Rapids Man Dead After Single-Vehicle Motorcycle Crash
TACONITE, Minn. -- A 46-year-old man is dead after a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Sunday. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the motorcycle lost control, crossed the median and onto the pavement on the other side. The accident took…
First Benefit To Help Local Legend Pay For Medical Bills In Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- The first Lillopalooza for the local legend, Scott Lillo was Sunday at Earth Rider Brewery in Superior. Both of the benefits were a surprise to Lillo as had no clue what the…
Art In Bayfront Park Wraps Up
DULUTH, Minn. -- This weekend Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth was filled with over 100 artists all with their own unique pieces. Art in Bayfront Park is a free event open to the public.…
International Duluth Marshall Students Welcomed with Rafting Trip
CARLTON, Minn. -- Each year Duluth Marshall welcomes around 40 students from countries around the world to complete their school year in Duluth. This year the students were greeted with a whitewater rafting trip along…
Trump Says He Will Skip GOP Presidential Primary Debates
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he will be skipping Wednesday’s first Republican presidential primary debate — and others as well. “The public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had,” Trump wrote on…
Former Minnesota Congressman, Governor Al Quie Dies At 99
WAYZATA, Minn. (FOX 9) - Former Minnesota Governor Albert "Al" Quie died on Friday in Wayzata at 99 years old. Quie was a Republican member of Congress for more than 20 years and the 35th governor of Minnesota. His son Joel Quie said he…
Tropical Storm Hilary Carries Deluge To California After Making Landfall Along Mexico’s Baja Coast
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Deadly floodwaters inundated streets across Mexico’s arid Baja California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary moved ashore carrying torrential rain into Southern California, and concerns mounted that flash floods could damage places as far north as…
Missing Pilot & Aircraft in Cook County
UPDATE (10 p.m. 8/20/2023): Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen tells FOX 21 their search and rescue team will continue looking for the pilot and aircraft Monday morning. "The aircraft was an ultralight," says Sheriff Eliasen, "which means it was basically…
18-Year-Old Woman Dies After Being Struck by Pickup at Underage Alcohol Party
SAND LAKE, WISC. --Early Saturday morning Sawyer County Deputies responded to a report of a person being struck by a vehicle. The incident took place at Snowmobile Trail number 31 north of Sissabagama Rd in the town of Sand Lake,…
Fundraiser for Family of Tammy Churness
HERMANTOWN, MINN. -- There was a benefit fundraiser for Tammy Churness on Saturday, who was told in 2021 that she had breast cancer. The cancer spread throughout her body and early Friday morning she…
