WASHINGTON (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children, erasing decades of academic progress and widening racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest…
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Republicans increasingly confident about victory in this year’s midterm elections, President Joe Biden dismissed the polls in a speech at Democratic Party headquarters Monday, saying there’s still time for “one more shift” that will help his…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - One of the final two former Minneapolis police officers facing state charges in the murder of George Floyd has pleaded guilty. J. Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty Monday morning to aiding and abetting manslaughter – the day his and co-defendant Tou Thao’s…
UPDATE (October 24, 12:50 p.m.) -- A 48-year-old bus driver has been sentenced after allegedly driving the Denfeld Boys Basketball team while drunk in December. According to the St. Louis County Attorney's Office, Shawn Edward Zelazny pleaded guilty to Second Degree…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police say three people are dead, including the shooter, after a shooting at a high school Monday morning. Speaking at a news conference, Police Commissioner Michael Sack said the three dead included a woman,…
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager pleaded guilty Monday to terrorism and first-degree murder in a Michigan school shooting that killed four students and put an extraordinary focus on the boy’s home life and the alleged role of his parents in the…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Local Anishinaabe Author Linda Grover launches new poetry book, The Sky Watched. The book is a collection of poems that incorporate the Ojibwe language and is based on an Ojibwe…
(FOX 9) - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its initial report of the events that led up to a plane crashing into a home that killed three people in northern Minnesota. The report was released sometime this week and offers…
DULUTH, Minn. -- The skywalk in Duluth that connects a parking ramp to Essentia Health's clinic on First Street is re-opening on Monday. It was shut down temporarily for construction crews to do some work on it for the Vision…
GARY-NEW DULUTH, Minn. -- A home in Gary-New Duluth was incinerated by a fire early Sunday morning, but everyone got out safely thanks to one teen who spotted the danger. Firefighters were called out to the fire at a house…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - As state and local leaders fight crime at the troubled Merwyn's and Winner gas station on West Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis, another problem gas station on the same street is getting help from a different source. Now the Marathon gas station will…
SUPERIOR, Wisc.--After three years of it being open, the newest fire station in Superior held it's open house earlier today. After being completed in 2019, the Superior Fire Department postponed it's open house…
DULUTH, Minn.--People and their dogs had the chance today to enjoy the outdoors and run alongside each other for a Fur-K. The Beargrease Fur-K event is the biggest fundraiser for the John Beargrease Sled…
DULUTH, Minn.--In a garden with over 2,000 roses, questions arise from how so many rose plants survive the winter. The Lake Superior Rose Society works vigorously to ensure that the historic Duluth Rose Garden…
DULUTH, Minn.--The Duluth Parks and Recreation Department hosted a fun fall event today out in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. Over in Harrison Park, the kiddos had the chance to get some free pumpkins and…
(10/22/22) Update: University of Minnesota workers with Teamsters Local 320 have reached a tentative deal, which avoids a strike planned for next week, according to the union. The three-year agreement was made early Saturday morning at the negotiating table. "Next…
DULUTH, Minn. -- St. Louis County Public Works employees with Teamsters Local 320 are not seeing eye-to-eye with the county involving a new three-year contract, and that means a strike could happen again in the…
DULUTH, Minn.--The new owner of the former Bagley Jewelry building in downtown Duluth gave us a tour today of the historic property and an update on what's moving inside. Maria McKechnie is the…
DULUTH, Minn.-- Have you ever seen a storm drain that's barely recognizable due to the litter that has piled up? Now you can take matters into your own hands and claim a drain…
SUPERIOR, Wisc.--Although summer gardening is over Duluth Flower Farm staff are busy transitioning to their fall and winter seasons. The owners of Duluth Flower Farm spend this time of the year getting ready…
UPDATE (October 21, 12:10 p.m.) -- The Hibbing woman who was caught on video putting a flyer into a mailbox and taking another one out, has confessed. Hibbing Police learned that the 61-year-old woman was volunteering to distribute campaign materials.…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Well, if you've ever wondered what happens to the beautiful red flowers at the Rose Garden in Leif Erickson Park during winter, you are in luck. Saturday and Tuesday from 9…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature should mandate that the secretary of state’s office proofread every county’s ballots before they’re mailed out, Republican challenger Kim Crockett said Thursday as she decried ballot printing errors in four counties. Crockett…
VIRGINIA, Minn. -- 22-year-old Tyler Lawrence was arrested after an investigation found many illicit drugs, firearms, and almost $100,000 in cash at his apartment in Virginia. The Lake Superior Violent Offender Task Force (LSVOTF) assisted with the arrest after executing…
DULUTH, Minn.--Like pumpkins? Like trains even more? Well you're in luck, because the Pumpkin Train is finally in town. The North Shore Scenic Railroad (NSSR) offers the Pumpkin Train every fall. It brings passengers…
DULUTH, Minn. - A fire destroyed a garage, a vintage car, and other items inside it Thursday evening in Duluth’s Lakeside neighborhood. The Duluth Fire Department says they got word around 8:36 p.m. on October 20, 2022, of a fire inside…
GORDON, Wis. -- Several dozen people turned out for a rally on Thursday pushing for the post office to stay open in Gordon, Wisconsin. Residents organized the event and say that losing the building…
DULUTH, Minn. -- From a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and now author? Minnesota Musician Charlie Parr stopped by Zenith Bookstore to show off his new book. Thursday from 3 to 5 Charlie Parr was signing…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Whether it's building relationships with students, attending community events or after-school programs, the Duluth Police Department says that’s the majority of its focus for school resource officers. The Duluth City Council…
