News - Fox21Online

Civic Center Farmers' Market Now Open For The Season

DULUTH, Minn. -- Thursday was the first Civic Center Farmers' Market of the season. The Human Resources and Extension with St. Louis County team up to put this on, as well as the City…

Fox Along The North Shore: Gooseberry Falls Water Levels From Early Spring To Now

TWO HARBORS, Minn. -- Flowing, spring runoff, and now, not so much as the drought takes over. In this week's Fox Along the North Shore; Waterfalls and More, we travel to Gooseberry Falls in…

Bryant Elementary School Hosts Rummage Sale Fundraiser This Weekend

SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Bryant Elementary School in Superior is hosting a rummage sale fundraiser this weekend. The sale is put on by the school's Parent Teacher Organization. It's the second year of doing it…

Coffee Conversation: Benefits of Summer Scheduling & Routine for Kids

DULUTH, Minn. -- On the morning show Friday, Essentia Health Pediatrician Dr. Marit Knutson sat down live with FOX21 to talk about the importance of summer schedules for kids and how they benefit from some level of structure. [field59_video account="KQDS" key="ff06d755876a4672f195d050fadcd26e7bf70f86"…

Biden Will Sign An Order Seeking To Protect Birth Control Access A Year After Roe Was Overturned

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is banking on reproductive rights to be a galvanizing issue for voters in the 2024 election as he collects three top-level endorsements, hosts a rally and issues an executive order seeking to bolster access…

Vote Run Lead Organization Encouraging Women To Run For Office

DULUTH, Minn. -- An event uplifting women to run for political office took place Thursday. Vote Run Lead, a non-profit that trains women to run held what they call a "Fierceness Forum" at…

Popular Band Hippo Campus Coming to Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. -- Minnesota based, now risen to fame indie rock band Hippo Campus is coming to Bayfront Festival Park on Sat, June 24. Born and raised in Saint Paul, five high school…

Titans' Okuayinonu Returns to Alma Mater for Youth Football Camp

MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn.- School's out which means camp season is in. Today in Mountain Iron, campers got a chance to learn from a pro. Minnesota North College held its Annual Mesabi Range Pepper Lysaker…

NTSB Arrives On Scene Of Fatal Plane Crash North Of Duluth

DULUTH, MINN. -- National Transportation Safety Board arrived on the scene Thursday morning of a fatal small plane crash just north of Duluth. NTSB officials are leading the investigation into the…

30th Annual Taste of Greek Festival This Weekend

DULUTH, MINN. -- This Saturday and Sunday, the 30th annual Taste of Greece Festival is taking place at Marshall School. The event is a major fundraiser for Twelve Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church. Greek…

The Pilot And 4 Passengers Of The Titan Submersible Are Dead, US Coast Guard Says

(AP) -- The U.S. Coast Guard says a missing submersible imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic, killing all five people on board. Coast Guard officials said during a news conference Thursday that they’ve notified the families of the crew…

3rd Annual Youth Mental Health Night At Minnesota Discovery Center In Chisholm

CHISHOLM, Minn. -- The 3rd annual Youth Mental Health Night is taking place Thursday at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm. Fairview Range is hosting this event inviting family and friends to learn…

Innovation Center Provides New Opportunities For LP Building Solutions

DULUTH, Minn. -- A new innovation center is providing new opportunities for LP Building Solutions. The manufacturing and supply company has partnered with UMD's Natural Resources Research Institute to get the new space. The…

Coffee Conversation: Peony Farm Tour and Tasting Event

DULUTH, Minn. -- Farmer Doug and Duluth Flower Farm are teaming up to host a Peony Farm Tour and Tasting event on Sun, June 25 at 3361 Lindahl Road, Duluth, MN. Attendees will be able to tour the peony gardens,…

Duluth House Fire Displaces Family Of 3

DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth Fire Department responded to a house fire Wednesday night at 5814 Elinor Street. The fire department says it happened around 5:35 p.m. Upon arrival crews report finding that the fire started in a bedroom of the…

Local Correctional Facility Bakes Pies For Chum's Rhubarb Festival

SAGINAW, Minn. -- A local correctional facility is giving back to the community by baking 1,000 pies over 2 days. Chum's annual Rhubarb Festival is just a few days away. And the Northeast Regional…

2 Killed After Small Plane Crashes North of Duluth

DULUTH, MINN. -- A Small plane crash Wednesday morning took the lives of two local men who were on board. The two victims have been identified as 60-year-old Bryan Handyside who lived near the…

FOX 21's Rusty Mehlberg Welcomes New Baby Boy

FOX 21 Chief Meteorologist Rusty Mehlberg and his wife, Jacque, welcomed a new addition to their family Wednesday morning. Micah Lee was born at 9:08 a.m. weighing in at 7 pounds, 6 ounces and…

355582407 1249976655887461 8758679932120953195 N

Littlefork Lumberyard Catches On Fire; Nearby Forest Not Affected

LITTLEFORK, Minn. -- A fire broke out Wednesday at a longtime lumberyard in Littlfork. According to The Littlefork Times, piles of wood and woodchips caught fire around 1 p.m. at Green Forest Wood Products…

Law Enforcement Support Special Olympics Minnesota with Torch Run.

DULUTH, Minn. -- Wednesday was Duluth’s turn to set off on the annual torch run for Special Olympics Minnesota. Many people showed up today to support the great cause and while getting some exercise.…

St. Paul Man Charged In Deer River Murder

DEER RIVER, Minn. -- A St. Paul man is charged with murder after a man was found dead in a Deer River home earlier this month. Nigel Blackburn, 33, is charged with second-degree…

Wisconsin Assembly To Vote On Allowing Pharmacists To Prescribe Birth Control

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly on Wednesday is expected to pass a Republican-authored, bipartisan bill opposed by anti-abortion groups that would allow pharmacists to prescribe and dispense birth control. The GOP-controlled Assembly passed the measure with broad bipartisan…

Cirrus Employees Identified In Fatal Small Plane Crash

UPDATE (June 21, 2:25 p.m.) -- The people that died in a plane crash Wednesday morning north of Duluth have been identified. They are 60-year-old Bryan Handyside from unorganized township 54R13 and 64-year-old Matthew Joseph from Duluth. Both of them…

Minneapolis Renamed ‘Swiftie-apolis’ As 500K Fans Expected This Weekend For Events

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - It will be hard to "shake it off" – the site of more than a half million people flooding Minneapolis between Friday and Saturday for Taylor Swift’s sold out concerts, plus a Pride festival and Kiwanis convention. Speaking…

Coffee Conversation: Make Music Day Returns to Superior

SUPERIOR, WI -- For the second year, Superior is hosting Make Music Day; a global music celebration that happens on the summer solstice each year to bring people of all ages and skill levels together to make music. The event…

Underwater Noises Heard In Desperate Search For Submersible Missing With 5 Aboard Near Titanic

(AP) -- A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive operation searched early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. A statement…