DULUTH, Minn. -- The idea of a passenger rail service from the Twin Ports to Minneapolis has gained its best steam yet at the Minnesota Capitol. On Wednesday, the House Transportation Committee set aside full…
DULUTH, MINN. -- Former Duluth city councilor Joel Sipress says the news that P&R Properties plans to convert 24 rental units into hotel rooms at Lincoln Park Flats did not please him. “I…
CENTRAL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - As much as we can complain about how the weather this winter has treated us in the Northland, it has been worse in California. The state has been hit…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Wednesday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as a burden on business, advancing a measure that President Joe Biden has promised to veto. Republicans have targeted…
ELY, Minn. -- The historic 2011 Pagami Creek Fire will be the center of a public event April 13 and 14 in Ely. Experts and researchers will discuss lessons learned from the fire that burned over 92,000 acres in the…
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. -- St. Louis County has landed nearly $900,000 in Federal Government awards to help reduce wildfire risks. The county's proposal is one of the 100 projects selected nationwide to receive a portion of the $197 million…
DULUTH, MINN. -- Lincoln Park Flats is a 74-unit apartment building that opened last June. Presley Eldian was one of the first people to move into the building. Her apartment is on the…
(AP) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the leading version of naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter. It’s a…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. -- In this week's Connecting Principles segment, Hermantown Community Schools Superintendent Wayne Whitwam joined FOX21 on the morning show to talk about all things happening right now in the district.
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Minnesota Film Festival to feature popular actress and comedian, Mary Lynn Rajskub, at Zeitgeist in Duluth. Rajskub, who you may know from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and "24," joined FOX21 on the morning show to…
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN -- The United States Postal Service is holding a job fair next week at 9 of its post offices in Northwest Wisconsin. The event is happening April 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and no appointment is…
TWO HARBORS, Minn. -- More than 60 businesses are converging under one roof next week for a Community Career Expo in Two Harbors. The Lake County Chamber of Commerce is hosting the first-ever career expo at Two Harbors High School…
BRULE, Wis. - The state known for its cheese is moving full swing with another popular food product--maple syrup. FOX 21 photojournalist Nathaniel LeCapitaine takes us to the Brule River Farm where maple tapping…
SILVERBROOK TOWNSHIP, Minn. -- The Carlton County Sheriff's Office says a car crash happened last Friday in the Silverbrook Township leaving 3 injured. It happened around 6:45 p.m. at the intersection of County Roads 1 and 4. A 21-year-old woman…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Minnesota Film Festival opens Wednesday at Zeitgeist in downtown Duluth featuring independent films from our region and even around the world. On the FOX 21 morning show Tuesday, Duluth screenwriter…
DULUTH, Minn. -- When the Federal Dart cruised under the Aerial Lift Bridge at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, it became the earliest Saltie ever to arrive at the start of a new shipping season. It beats…
WASHBURN, Wis. -- Trails are closing for the season in Bayfield County starting Friday night. According to the Bayfield County Forestry & Parks Department, Bayfield County snowmobile and ATV/UTV trails will close for season on March 31 at 11:59 p.m.…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The person who killed three children and three adults at a Christian school in Nashville legally bought seven firearms in recent years and hid the guns from their parents before the attack, police said Tuesday. The…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — A faulty pipe that allowed water containing a radioactive isotope of hydrogen to leak at a Minnesota nuclear power plant has been repaired and the plant will return to service in the next week, a spokesman for the…
MINNESOTA -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has good news for those who keep up with their EagleCam. The eagle egg was confirmed to have hatched Sunday night at 9 p.m. There were originally 2 eggs laid on February…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Claiming the companies played large roles in propelling the vaping epidemic among the nation’s youth today, the trial of vape manufacturer Juul and tobacco marketer Altria, brought by the Minnesota Attorney General, is set to begin. One of…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Vista Fleet, a local sightseeing and dinner cruise company in Duluth, is getting ready to set sail for their 2023 season. Crews have been working all winter long to plan their cruises…
RICE LAKE, Minn. - On Saturday, the Mayor of Rice Lake, John S. Werner passed away after years of battling cancer. Werner was a lifelong resident of Rice Lake and served as its first…
DULUTH, Minn. -- For seven years Spring at Last Greenhouse has provided plant lovers of the Northland with various flowers, herbs, vegetables and a whole lot more. After a historic snow filled winter, owner Jennifer…
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth Area Chamber Of Commerce is encouraging the community to step up and donate to blood banks, which are facing a critically low supply right now. The chamber says groups of people, businesses, and organizations can…
DULUTH, Minn. -- More stores will be allowed to re-open soon inside the Miller Hill Mall. Apricot Lane, American Eagle, Bath & Body Works, Custom World, Hot Topic, Spencer's, Tradehome Shoes, and Victoria's Secret can reopen this week. They're cleared…
DULUTH, Minn. -- There has been some discussion about possible changes in how the interstate goes through downtown Duluth. Now the University of Minnesota Duluth has added to the conversation. A study concludes that freeing up land for other uses…
COOK COUNTY, Minn. -- The Pigeon River Bridge will be having work done in preparation for this summer's bridge re-deck project. Contractors will be working on bridge preparations on March 30 and 31. Anyone traveling that way can expect delays…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A woman wielding two “assault-style” rifles and a pistol killed three 9-year-old students and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday in the latest in a series of mass shootings in a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world, under an executive order issued Monday by President Joe Biden. The…
