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House Fire In Superior, $50,000 Worth Of Damage

SUPERIOR, Wis. -- A structure fire in Superior resulted in $50,000 worth of damage and a family to be without a home for a little while. The Superior Fire Department says just after 11 a.m. Wednesday fire crews responded to…

Minnesota's Minimum Wage Will Increase On Jan. 1

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Ringing in the new year for workers, the minimum wage rate throughout Minnesota will be adjusted for inflation and be raised for both small and large employers beginning on Jan. 1, 2023. Minnesota’s minimum-wage rates will…

Mega Millions Climbs To $640 Million After No Tuesday Winner

(FOX 9) -- The Mega Millions end-of-the-year jackpot has climbed to an estimated $640 million after no ticket matched all six numbers that were drawn on Tuesday night. The jackpot also comes with a $328.3 million cash option and could provide a…

Southwest Cancels More Flights, Draws Federal Investigation

DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines scrubbed thousands of flights again Tuesday in the aftermath of the massive winter storm that wrecked Christmas travel plans across the U.S., and the federal government said it would investigate why the company lagged so far behind other…

Christmas Brought Retail Jingle

DULUTH, Minn. -- Now that much of the Christmas shopping season is in the rear-view mirror, it's a time for returns and some reflection on how the season went. At the Fitger's shopping complex…

Spirit Mountain Opens Tubing Hill For Winter

DULUTH, Minn. -- Spirit Mountain opened its tubing hills on Tuesday, just in time for kids on winter break from school. Tubing is open at the resort on weekdays for the holiday break, but will…

Duluth XC Candlelight Ski Event

DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Area Outdoor Alliance held their social event in a unique way Tuesday with a candlelight ski at the Lester-Amity Chalet. The family-friendly event is the first of three that will…

Snowmobile Trails in Rough Condition

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Snowmobile clubs spend hundreds of hours preparing trails for the season opening, and this year has given them a new challenge. Northwest Trails is the organization that oversees all of the ATV…

Supreme Court Keeps Immigration Limits In Place Indefinitely

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on immigration in place indefinitely, dashing hopes of immigration advocates who had been anticipating their end this week. In a ruling Tuesday, the Supreme Court extended a temporary stay that Chief Justice…

Making Pig Livers Humanlike In Quest To Ease Organ Shortage

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - The ghostly form floating in a large jar had been the robust reddish-brown of a healthy organ just hours before. Now it’s semi-translucent, white tubes like branches on a tree showing through. This is a pig liver…

First Congress Revealed Biden’s Generational Ambition

WASHINGTON (AP) — When he ran for the White House, Joe Biden told voters his presidency would be a bridge to the next generation. His first two years on the job have revealed it to be a much more ambitious venture. As…

Skating At Portman

DULUTH, Minn. -- It's winter time, it's after Christmas and the kids are not in school. That can mean only one thing, many of them are at the ice rink. The Portman…

Smooth Travel at Duluth International Airport

DULUTH, Minn. -- The Arrival and Departure Board at Duluth International airport today did not reflect what much of the rest of the country was still facing. This morning more than…

Christmas Tree Treecycling

DULUTH, Minn. -- Some of us hang on to our real Christmas Tree until it becomes a fire hazard, but some of us can't wait to get that tree out the door. If your tree…

Cook County Power Outage Update

COOK COUNTY, Minn. -- Last weekend's storm caused 74 mph wind gusts in Cook County, which resulted in several fallen trees, downed power lines, and at times, county wide power outages. Arrowhead Cooperative tells Fox 21 the first call came…

Democrats To Wield Power When Minnesota Legislature Convenes

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democrats will control both the House and Senate for the first time in eight years when the Minnesota Legislature convenes Jan. 3, giving them power to decide how to use a $17.6 billion projected budget surplus — and new…

Holiday Sales Up 7.6% Despite The Squeeze Of Inflation

NEW YORK (AP) — Holiday sales rose this year as American spending remained resilient during the critical shopping season despite surging prices on everything from food to rent, according to one measure. Holiday sales rose 7.6, a slower pace than…

Over 1,600 US Flights Canceled On Day After Christmas

(FOX 9) -- The deadly winter storm that hit much of the United States continued to impact holiday travel on the day after Christmas, with airline cancellations and delays adding up. More than 1,600 flights within, into or out of the…

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