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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.…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

Hoghead Festival Wraps up in Proctor

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…

Tig's Cancer Benefit for Family of Tammy Churness

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…

Canal Bark Welcomes Dogs "Back-to-School" too!

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 -…

Bus Drivers Needed Now

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…

Shipping Industry Applauds Stauber

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…

New Natural Gas Plant Coming To Superior

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…

Coffee Conversation: Backpack Drive at Bayfront Festival Park

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…

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