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…
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,…
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…
GARY-NEW DULUTH, Minn. -- Hot temps didn't stop the party in Gary- New Duluth for the 'Far West Kidz' Fest Saturday. Ahead of the upcoming school year the 2nd annual kid’s fest and car…
PROCTOR, Minn. -- It was all aboard in Proctor this week! The annual Hoghead Festival returned for its 48th year. The tradition is decades long and continues to bring the community together. The annual…
GARY-NEW DULUTH, Minn. -- If you're looking for some fun to do Saturday, August 19, Gary-New Duluth is ending the summer with a bang at the Far West Kidz Fest. The 2nd annual Kidz Fest…
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Gondik Law Speedway in Superior is doing their part to raise awareness for an important cause. Friday was the 5th annual Suicide Prevention and Awareness Night at the speedway. Door panels of…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. -- Tig's Smok'n Pig BBQ had plans to hold "Teaming up Together for Tammy Churness," its third annual cancer fundraiser for a local woman battling cancer. With a heavy heart we report, Tammy passed away at around 3…
DULUTH, Minn. -- When you typically think of back-to-school, you might think of kids, teachers, and college-aged students. However, the UMD Bulldog's aren't the only "canines" in Duluth gearing up for this academic school year. [blox_vms account="KQDS" key="c78b5bae3abbaf73ed2d65668b9e92202d345327" vtitle="kqds1-Fri_Aug_18_17_00 -…
BARNUM, MINN. -- In just over a week Barnum Schools, like most schools in Minnesota will start the day after Labor Day. Last year Barnum had eight routes and eight drivers, bringing students to and from school. This year they…
DULUTH, Minn. -- One local store in Duluth has been preparing for kids to have the best styles going back into the classroom. Once Upon a Child is offering all kinds of…
Shipping on the Great Lakes is crucial to the regional economy and how the U.S. gets many of the things it needs. Friday, a coalition of those relying on and advocating for the…
CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea agreed Friday to expand security and economic ties at a historic summit at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David. Their meeting and agreement…
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (FOX 9) - The kickoff of the Minnesota State Fair is just a week away. The fair opens to visitors next Thursday and preparations are in full swing. But it's not just State Fair vendors who are busy; State…
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- The planned new natural gas plant in Superior took another major step toward completion. Thursday, Minnesota Power and Northern Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades signed a letter of intent on the construction…
ESKO, MINN. -- It was three girls who, when they were 12 wanted to earn a Girl Scout silver award and came up with a project to make their community a better place. …
DULUTH, Minn. -- School is right around the corner, and the Family Freedom Center: Neighborhood Youth Services will be giving out over 2,000 backpacks filled with school supplies at "Unity In Our Community," a back-to-school event held by Duluth Public…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Well for the first time since COVID-19 the Duluth Sister Cities are hosting middle school students from Japan to show them what the Northland has to offer. Duluth Sister Cities is a…
DULUTH, Minn. – Scott Lillo, a local man whose work you may have enjoyed without even knowing it, is in need of help after racking up more than $30,000 in medical debt. Lillo is…
MAPLE, Wis. We're getting a look at just how bad some of the severe weather was Wednesday in parts of the Northland, like in Maple. Jason and Mandy Crozier of Maple took dramatic video…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth Parks and Recreation partnered with Northland Adaptive Recreation Thursday to bring adaptive biking to the Northland. Last year Duluth Parks and Recreation received a grant to build up the biking community…
CLOQUET, Minn. -- When Pastor Mike Stevens of Good Hope Church in Cloquet returned last Saturday from a three-month sabbatical, he was ready to get back in the pulpit and return to preaching, but…
CLOQUET, Minn. - The University of Minnesota has a Research Forestry facility in Cloquet. Lane Johnson is one of the Research Foresters based there. He explained that fire can be beneficial when it's done…
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth Police Department is connecting with the community through its annual Kids, Cops and Cars event. Dozens of first responder vehicles filled Bayfront Park Thursday afternoon. From Duluth squad…
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 1.5 million dehumidifiers are under recall following reports of nearly two dozen fires, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall impacts 42 models of dehumidifiers sold under five brand names: Kenmore,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Dramatic video footage of a shooting ambush last month in Fargo that left one police officer dead and two others and a bystander wounded was shown Thursday, highlighting the surprise nature of the attack on police…
DULUTH, Minn. -- A controversial roundabout proposed for London Road in Duluth is no longer moving forward at this time. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says the roundabout at 60th Avenue East and London Road is being dropped in order…
DULUTH, Minn. -- A restaurant with Indonesian flare is opening in the Lincoln Park Craft District. When Nevi Mariadi was taking her GED back in 1999, a teacher asked her what she wanted to do…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Tig's Smok'n Pig BBQ is preparing to hold its third annual cancer fundraiser to raise money for a Two Harbors woman, Tammy Churness, who is currently battling cancer. Owner Troy Fralich (Tig) and friend of Tammy, Brooke,…
MINNESOTA/WISCONSIN. -- More than 300 American Red Cross disaster workers are helping in Maui after wildfires struck the island, 10 of those from Minnesota and one from Northwest Wisconsin. When the fires started, volunteers…
