Ninth Annual Chief Frantz Red Run 5K Held
RICE LAKE, MINN. -- For nearly ten years the people who live and work near the Rice Lake Fire Department have been celebrating a former fire chief who was important to the community,…
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Festival By The Lake
DULUTH, MINN. -- Festival by the Lake at the Bayfront Festival Park was a success. There were more than 160 vendors on hand as well as musical and other entertainment to keep…
Multiple Arrests Made After Two-Year-Old Overdosed in Aitkin County
AITKIN COUNTY, Minn. --Friday, a two-year-old was reported to be unresponsive after being exposed to a controlled substance in Aitkin County. Family members called 911 from a vehicle in the Garrison area…
Essentia Open House Attracts Hundreds and Picketers As Well
DULUTH, MINN. -- After decades of talking and planning, four years of actual construction, and $900 million dollars later, the new Essentia St. Marys Hospital is just days away from accepting its first patients. Essentia…
Cirrus Expands Footprint With Purchase of Building From City of Duluth
DULUTH, MINN. --Cirrus Aircraft is continuing its expansion in Duluth by purchasing the incubator building from the City of Duluth. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 79,000-square-foot incubator building was a city project aimed at supporting advanced aircraft manufacturing,…
Former Cloquet Police Officer Charged With Financially Exploiting Vulnerable Adult
CLOQUET, MINN. -- A former Cloquet Police Officer has been charged with financially exploiting a vulnerable adult Laci Marie Silgjord has been charged with taking advantage of a woman who she met as…
Update: Superior Police Investigate 'Possible Knifing'
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Superior police are investigating what they call a "possible knifing" incident Thursday evening during the Superior Youth Organization's baseball games. The call for help came in around 6:30 p.m.…
Opposition to Proposed Marijuana Ordinance
DULUTH, MINN.-- A proposed ordinance to ban marijuana smoking at parks in the city will be introduced at the regular Duluth City Council meeting Monday night. Earlier this week FOX 21 talked…
Festival By The Lake Happening Saturday In Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. -- The annual Festival by the Lake is happening Saturday. The family friendly event has over 160 vendors this year including live music, lots of food, a kid's area, and more. The…
Blandin Workers on Strike
GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. In Grand Rapids Friday, members of Teamsters Local 346 held a strike rally. Roughly 170 workers walked off the job on July 15th and have been on strike since. The…
First Indigenous-Lead Coast Guard to Set Sail Next Year
GRAND PORTAGE, Minn.-- The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa announced their latest partnership with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office for a new search and rescue program. This will be the first…
AMSOIL Celebrates 50 Years of Partnerships
SUPERIOR, Wis.-- AMSOIL just celebrated a big milestone, hitting 50 years since partnering up with their dealers. AMSOIL was originally founded in Superior, and became the first synthetic motor oil in the world to…
Man Dies While Scuba Diving At Pike Lake Public Access -UPDATE
UPDATE 7/22/23 The victim has been identified as 31-year-old Justin James Cyril Swan of Alberta, Canada. The cause of death is still under investigation. CANOSIA TOWNSHIP, Minn. -- A man has died while scuba diving at the Pike…
Man Who Ambushed Fargo Officers Searched Online For ‘Kill Fast’ And For Crowded Area Events, AG Says
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The man who shot three Fargo police officers and a civilian, killing one of the officers before an officer killed him, searched the internet for terms including “explosive ammo” and “kill fast,” as well as for…
TSA Raises Alarm About Record Numbers Of Guns Being Confiscated At Airports
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Guns are showing up at airports in record numbers again this year and law enforcement is putting an emphasis on reversing the trend. In a span of six hours in February, a single TSA officer at MSP confiscated…
Tony Bennett, Masterful Stylist Of American Musical Standards, Dies At 96
NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” graced a decades long career that brought him admirers…
Sidewalk Sales Starts In Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Sidewalk Sales kicked off Thursday in downtown Superior. The streets are filled with music, delicious food and super sales from local stores. Over 35 local businesses are participating in this year's…
Governor Walz Rides Along with Duluth Police
DULUTH, MINN. -- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was in Duluth today as part of his week-long workforce tour around the state. Thursday it was the Duluth Police Department that Walz wanted to…
Sports Physicals Recommended Before the Start of School
HERMANTOWN, Minn. -- It might still be summer time but school is just around the corner, and for athletes it's never too early to start thinking about sports physicals. Sports physicals are exams to evaluate…
Blandin Paper Union Members Call Contract Offer 'Laughable' & 'Pathetic'
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. -- Members of Teamsters Local 346 in Grand Rapids are calling Blandin Paper Company's contract offer "laughable" and "pathetic,” according to a news release Thursday. This comes as roughly 170 workers…
Larson Secures DFL, Labor Endorsements; Reinert Lands Police, Fire Unions
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Aug. 8 primary election is less than three weeks away. Duluth Mayor Emily Larson and former state Sen. Roger Reinert are the likely two candidates headed to the general election…
Chick-fil-A Is Officially Coming To Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. -- Chick-fil-A is officially coming to Duluth. The Atlanta-based restaurant will be located on the north side of the Miller Hill Mall's property facing Miller Trunk Highway, according a news release. This will be the first Chick-fil-A in…
Minnesota Labor Force Growth Adds 9K New Workers In June
(FOX 9) - Minnesota’s labor force continues to grow, with more than 9,000 people entering the labor market in June, according to the latest data provided by the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Signifying the fourth month with positive growth – the…
Duluth Woman's 55th Annual Tour Of Homes And Gardens
DULUTH, Minn. -- A local tour of homes and gardens captures the imagination. The day was overcast Wednesday morning, but the homes were bright and beautiful at the Duluth Woman's Club's 55th Annual Tour…
Man Dead After ATV Crash In Barnum Township
BARNUM TOWNSHIP, Minn. -- One man is dead after an ATV crash that happened Thursday night in Carlton County. The Carlton County Sheriff's Office says it happened in the 3500 block of Pine Road in Barnum Township at 7:52 p.m.…
The Wait Is Over As Powerball Finally Has A Winner For Its Jackpot Worth Over $1 Billion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A winning ticket has been sold in California for the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $1.08 billion, the sixth largest in U.S. history and the third largest in the history of the game. The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing…
Repair Work on Railroad Tracks Ongoing
DULUTH, MINN. -- The North Shore Scenic Railroad is getting a major upgrade with train tracks being rebuilt. A couple of years ago the railroad company noticed the main line into the…
Marijuana Use in Duluth Parks Target of Proposed Ordinance
DULUTH, MINN. -- During the last legislative session, the Minnesota Legislature decided that having and using recreational marijuana in the state would be legal as of August First. However, the law that was passed…
Judge Appointed To Take Late Judge Sally Tarnowski’s Duluth Seat
DULUTH, Minn. -- Governor Walz announced on Thursday who he appointed to fill the late Duluth judge Sally Tarnowski’s seat. Tarnowski died at 63-years-old after being hit and killed in March by a driver when she was out on a…
Fargo Police Officer Justified In Using Deadly Force Against Gunman, State Attorney General Says
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The man who shot Fargo police officers — one fatally — last week had 1,800 rounds, multiple guns and a homemade hand grenade in his vehicle, officials said Wednesday. Mohamad Barakat, 37, opened fired on officers…
