Duluth City Council Votes to Use One-Time Money to Avoid Cuts
DULUTH, MINN. -- Monday evening, the Duluth City Council voted 8 to 1 to use American Rescue Plan Funds to replace $382 Thousand Dollars that would have been…
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Duluth Receives Grant to Design Geothermal Heating District in Lincoln Park Neighborhood
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth is one of 11 communities across the country receiving a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to help design a geothermal heating district. “This extremely exciting opportunity to analyze…
Superior 5th Graders Taking Part in Annual Wastewater Treatment Plan Tours
SUPERIOR, Wis. - It wouldn't be fifth grade in the Superior School District without a visit to the city's wastewater treatment plant. Over 300 students are getting the chance to see the facilities and…
Plenty of Work Still to be Done as Twin Ports Interchange Project Begins to Take Shape
DULUTH, Minn -- It has been two years since road closures and detours began as part of replacing the Can of Worms. For the first year it was difficult to see the…
Cook County Woman Killed After Rock Crashes Through Windshield, Strikes Her in Two Harbors
TWO HARBORS, Minn. - An isolated and an unfortunate event. That's how Two Harbor's Police Chief Richard Hogenson describes how a rock the size of a softball came through the windshield of an extended…
Nurses Week Comes Amidst Legislative Debate
DULUTH, Minn. - The stakes are high in Minnesota as national Nurses Week continues. A legislative fight is underway at the state capitol over what is called the "Keeping Nurses at the…
Minnesota Prepares For Near-Total Ban On ‘Forever Chemicals’
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota is on the verge of banning non-essential uses of “forever chemicals.” And lawmakers say they are naming the legislation after a woman who spent the last months of her life campaigning for restrictions that…
Jury Finds Trump Liable For Sexual Abuse, Awards Accuser $5M
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White…
New Tourism Campaign Launches In Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- A new tourism campaign has been launched in Superior. It's called Gotta Be Superior and is all about the places to see, what to do, and where to stay in…
Minnesota Lawmakers Reach Deal For Free College Tuition
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Tuition at Minnesota’s public colleges would be free to residents whose families earn less than $80,000 annually, starting in the 2024-2025 academic year, under an agreement reached by legislative negotiators. If the full House and…
Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center Looking For Veterans For Annual Trip
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Are you a veteran that loves to explore the outdoors? Now is the time to sign up for the free Boundary Waters Canoe Area summer trip taking place in July. The…
Joe Kapp, Who Led Vikings To Their First Super Bowl, Dies At 85
EAGAN, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota Vikings legend Joe Kapp died Monday at the age of 85, according to multiple reports. Kapp played with the Vikings for three seasons, taking the franchise to its first Super Bowl — a 23-7 loss to the…
Coffee Conversation: Matrescence & The Evolution of Motherhood
DULUTH, Minn. -- While Mother's Day quickly approaches, the entire month of May is dedicated toward Maternal Mental Health Awareness. FOX21 caught up with a local Perinatal Mental Health Specialist to talk about matrescence -- or the physical, mental, emotional,…
Minnesota Senate Approves Paid Family And Medical Leave Plan
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate approved a plan Monday to entitle workers across the state to paid leave when they’re sick or caring for relatives who are ill. While Senate Democrats hold only a one-seat majority, paid family…
Bulldogs Softball Begins Postseason Pursuit as No. 7 Seed in NCAA Regional Tournament
DULUTH, Minn.- Over the weekend, the UMD softball team nabbed their fifth NSIC tournament championship, the first in over 20 years. That win gave the Bulldogs the automatic bid into the NCAA Central…
Knowing Your Neighbors: Woodcarving Artist
Brule, Wis. -- When you think of art, you probably don't think of automata. But these detail pieces are interactive mechanical sculptures that originate from clock makers hundreds of years ago. One Wisconsin sculptor has…
Duluth Council Rejects Environmental Assessment Worksheet for Kinseth Hotel Project
DULUTH, Minn. - The proposed Kinseth Hotel in Duluth will not be delayed for an environmental review that some local residents had petitioned the State of Minnesota for. By a unanimous vote Monday evening,…
Cloquet Police: Help Needed In Finding Missing Boy
CLOQUET, Minn. -- Cloquet Police are asking for the public's help in finding a runaway 12-year-old boy. Leon Roy Friedman was last seen around the Cloquet Middle School soccer fields near the end of school day on Monday. He…
New Grant To Increase Water Quality Monitoring in St. Louis River Estuary
TWIN PORTS - A lot of action has taken place to clean up the St. Louis River of nutrients and sediment dumped in the past. A new grant hopes to keep improving…
Minnesota DNR Provides Safety Tips Ahead Of Fishing Opener
MINNESOTA -- Minnesota fishing season opener is kicking off this weekend and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has a few safety tips for those getting back on the water. These…
Bee Season Officially Underway In Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. -- Bee season is officially underway for one business in Duluth. Miel, which is located near Chester Bowl maintains about 25 to 30 beehives each year at 4 different locations in the…
Boys & Girls Club Encourages Support for Mental Health Crisis Line
DULUTH, Minn. - A new, national suicide crisis line has been getting some attention, and there is a continued local effort to let people know about it. It is called "Just Breathe…
Flags to Fly Half-Staff to Honor Texas Shooting Victims
DULUTH, Minn. -- Flags across the country are at half-staff to honor the victims of the mass shooting in Allen, Texas. Eight people were killed and at least seven others injured when a 33-year-old man…
4 Minnesota Sex Offender Program Staff Members Taken To Hospital After Assault By Client
MOOSE LAKE, Minn. -- Four staff from the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) in Moose Lake were taken to the hospital after an assault by a client. According to the Minnesota Department of Human Services it happened Monday after a…
Plover Monitoring Happening At Twin Ports Beaches
TWIN PORTS -- It is migratory shorebird season in the Twin Ports and the St. Louis River Alliance is keeping an eye on the beaches for one endangered species. It's the Piping Plover, which is a small bird that nests…
Driver In Deadly Texas Crash Charged With Manslaughter
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The driver of an SUV that killed eight people when it slammed into a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, has been charged with manslaughter, police said Monday as investigators tried to determine if the crash was intentional. Authorities…
Superior Police Investigating Double Stabbing
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Superior Police are investigating after two men were stabbed early Monday morning. The police department says it happened in the 10 block of North 24th Street in Superior around 12:55 a.m. Police say when officers arrived, they…
Kaitie Leising Is 4th Wisconsin Law Enforcement Death Of 2023
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (FOX 9) - The death of Deputy Kaitie Leising of the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office marked the fourth officer killed in the line of duty in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin in the last four weeks. Those in the…
US To Propose New Rules For Airline Cancellations, Delays
(AP) -- The Biden administration is working on new regulations that would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for reasons within the airline’s control. The White House said President Joe…
Art and Music Showcase Supports Local Art Department
HERMANTOWN, Minn.--Art is important as it helps people connect and relate to abstract concepts and serves as a means of self-expression. With art departments in schools being underfunded, one local high school showcases student…
