Hoyt Lakes Water Festival Celebrates 67 Years
HOYT LAKES, Minn. -- The sound of music, jet skis and fireworks blasted throughout Hoyt Lakes Saturday for the 67th annual Hoyt Lakes Water Carnival. Click the video for all the fun!
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Driver Dies After Blatnik Bridge Crash With Construction Equipment
DULUTH, Minn. - A Duluth man is dead after slamming into construction equipment on the Blatnik Bridge Friday. The Minnesota State Patrol says Todd Tikka, 55, lost control of his SUV while driving across the…
Help Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank Reach 'Summer Challenge'
DULUTH, Minn. - The push is on to make the best of a summer challenge for Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank. From now through the end of July, donations will be matched to…
'Festival By The Lake' Takes Over Bayfront Park
DULUTH, Minn. -- Nearly 9,000 people packed Bayfront Festival Park Saturday for the annual Festival By The Lake. Hundreds of vendors were spread out across the grounds with live music, good local food…
Duluth Police: Teen Pulls Gun During Cell Phone Sale Turned Robbery
DULUTH, Minn. -- A 17-year-old male is accused of pulling a handgun during what was supposed to be a sale transaction of a phone, according to the Duluth Police Department. The incident happened around 3:50 p.m. Saturday on the 100…
UPDATE: Fatal Crash After SUV Strikes Manlift on Blatnik Bridge, Forces Lane Closures
UPDATE (July 23, 7 a.m.) - The Minnesota State Patrol has provided more information into Friday evening's accident on the Blatnik Bridge. On their website, they have labeled it a fatal incident. They say a…
Northshore Mining Will Remain Idle Longer Than Expected
NORTHSHORE, Minn.-- When the original idling plan began on May 1st, the idea was that it would end sometime this fall. But Friday morning's announcement has workers bracing for a longer haul. "We are now…
High Bacteria Levels Raise Beach Advisories on Lake Superior
DULUTH, Minn. -- Summer is heating up and you may be tempted to take to the local beaches. Before you jump in the water, it's important to know if any beach advisories are…
Bayfront Prepares For Festival By The Lake
DULUTH, Minn. - A busy summer at Bayfront Festival Park continues Festival by the Lake this Saturday, July 23. The annual event will run from 11 to 7. It features seven…
Honeyberry Picking In Full-Swing At Local Wrenshall Farm
WRENSHALL, Minn. -- Honeyberry picking is in full-swing at a local Wrenshall farm. Farm Lola is home to berries, birds, and even Airbnb's. The farm is also the first commercial-scale honeyberry farm in the…
Animal Fostering Can Save a Life
DULUTH, Minn.-- Everyone is feeling the affects of inflation in all aspects of their lives, especially in the ability to care for our pets. Although animal shelters have been seeing an increase in surrenders, they…
White House Announces $270M Military Package For Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House announced Friday that the U.S. is sending an additional $270 million in security assistance to Ukraine, a package that will include additional medium range rocket systems and tactical drones. The latest tranche brings the total U.S.…
Steve Bannon Convicted Of Contempt For Defying 1/6 Subpoena
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump was convicted on Friday of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Bannon, 68,…
Supreme Court Won’t Let Biden Implement Immigration Policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t allow the Biden administration to implement a policy that prioritizes deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk. The court’s order Thursday leaves the policy frozen nationwide for now.…
COGGS And Bent Paddle Team Up For Social Bike Ride At Hartley Nature Center
DULUTH, Minn. -- Cyclists got together Thursday for the Bent Paddle Ride at the Hartley Nature Center. COGGS and Bent Paddle teamed up for the social bike ride in an effort to socialize…
Homeowner Injured After Garage Fire In East Hillside Neighborhood
DULUTH, Minn. -- A man was injured in a garage fire Thursday morning just before 9:45. Duluth Firefighters responded to the fire in the East Hillside neighborhood, according to a press release. Firefighters say the fire started in the garage…
Dirt Bikes Set To Take Over Big Snow Resort In Michigan
BESSEMER, Mich. -- Dirt bike racing action is coming to Michigan's Upper Peninsula this weekend. Big Snow Resort, just outside Bessemer, is hosting the third round of the Border Battle Cross Country…
White House Tries To Make Biden’s COVID A ‘Teachable Moment’
WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than a year, President Joe Biden’s ability to avoid the coronavirus seemed to defy the odds. When he finally did test positive, the White House was ready. It set out to turn the diagnosis into a “teachable moment” and dispel…
The Scouts Hold a Fundraiser on the Earth Rider Festival Grounds
SUPERIOR, Wisc.-- Earth Rider Brewery in Superior brought in the crowds today for a Northern Wisconsin and Minnesota Scouts fundraising event. The "Social for Scouting" included the local band Born Too Late, silent auction,…
New Daycare Center Looking For Help to Get Doors Open
DULUTH, Minn.-- It's no secret that childcare is expensive in Minnesota, but one new daycare facility is opening its doors for families of all income. As inflation continues to rise, Harbor Highlands Youth Center…
Perch Lake Preparing for Dredging Project, Improve Connection With St. Louis River
DULUTH, Minn. - Perch Lake is located on Duluth’s south side, between New Duluth and Fond du Lac. The 25-acre body of water used to be a bigger part of the St. Louis River…
Lake Superior Plaza Hosts First Community Event
DULUTH, Minn.--Downtown Duluth is bringing life to Allete's "Lake Superior Plaza" at the corner of Lake Avenue and Superior Street. In an attempt to revitalize downtown Duluth, the Plaza hosted free music and free coffee for anyone who had the…
Duluth Police Department Talks Vehicle Theft Prevention
DULUTH, Minn. -- July is vehicle theft prevention month, and Duluth's Auto Theft Investigator talked about the expensive crime. In Minnesota, it's a felony to steal a motor vehicle, and you can be penalized up…
Grant Program Helps Neighborhoods in Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. -- Today, Mayor Emily Larson awarded grant money to three groups in the Central Hillside and Lincoln Park neighborhoods in Duluth. The grants are funded by the 'Love Your Block'…
UPDATE: Vintage WWII Japanese Mortar Found in Virginai, Block Closed
UPDATE (July 21, 8:00 p.m.) -- Virginia Police Chief Nicole Mattson tells Fox 21 the mortar was a vintage World War Two Japanese 81mm mortar. She did not provide details as to why it was inside the building in the first…
What To Watch As Jan. 6 Panel Returns To Prime Time
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is headed back to prime time for its eighth hearing — potentially the final time this summer that lawmakers will lay out evidence about the U.S. Capitol insurrection and President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his…
New York Reports 1st US Polio Case In Nearly A Decade
NEW YORK (AP) — An unvaccinated young adult from New York recently contracted polio, the first U.S. case in nearly a decade, health officials said Thursday. Officials said the patient, who lives in Rockland County, had developed paralysis. The person…
Minnesota's 1.8% Unemployment Rate Could Be Lowest In The Country
(FOX 9) - Employers hoping for an influx of summer workers in Minnesota have yet to see them, according to new data reporting that for the third month in a row Minnesota has the lowest unemployment rate ever recorded – falling to…
House OKs Bill To Protect Contraception From Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — The right to use contraceptives would be inscribed into law under a measure that Democrats pushed through the House on Thursday, their latest campaign-season response to concerns a conservative Supreme Court that already erased federal abortion rights could go…
