Duluth Airshow Advises People to Prepare for Traffic
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth Airshow is set to take flight this weekend, but if you're not attending by plane, you might want to prepare for the ground-level traffic. "people come at the same time…
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Superior Officer Arrested After Fatal Driving Crash
SUPERIOR, Wi. -- A Superior Police Officer has been arrested after a fatal car crash Friday morning. He is being held on suspicion of homicide for allegedly driving while intoxicated. Police Chief Nicholas Alexander…
Fentanyl Contributes To Rise In Minnesota Overdose Deaths
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The number of people who died of drug overdoses in Minnesota climbed by more than 20% last year. State Department of Health records show at least 1,286 people in Minnesota died of overdoses in 2021.…
Biden Tells Dems To Quickly Pass Pared-Down Economic Package
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden seemed to bow Friday to Sen. Joe Manchin’s demand for a slimmed-down economic package, telling Democrats to quickly push the measure through Congress so families could “sleep easier” and enjoy the health care savings…
Vigil Held For Man Killed By Minneapolis Police In Standoff
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Several dozen people gathered for a vigil outside a Minneapolis apartment building where police fatally shot a man during an hourslong standoff that began with gunfire before officers arrived. Family members and friends on Thursday night mourned the death…
Police Chief: Superior Officer Arrested In Fatal Crash
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- According to the Superior Police Department, a fatal crash occurred involving one of it's officers who was allegedly intoxicated. In a press release, Police Chief Nicholas Alexander said that around 1:15 Friday morning a severe crash happened…
Biden Says He Raised Khashoggi Murder With Crown Prince
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Joe Biden said he raised the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the beginning of his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday. “I said, very straightforwardly, for an American president to…
House Voting To Restore Abortion Rights, Senate Odds Dim
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in Democrats’ first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The bill has little chance of becoming law, with the necessary support lacking in the 50-50…
Friday Lunchtime Update
Happy Friday! Here is your lunchtime update from Fox 21's Dan Hanger and Meteorologist Ken Slama.
Coffee Conversation: Duluth Author Of 'Trixie Bixby And Her 66 Pairs Of Socks'
DULUTH, Minn. -- Angie Delf, a Duluth author of Trixie Bixby and Her 66 Pairs of Socks, stopped by the morning show Friday to talk about her inspiration to write the children's book. Click the…
Bayfront Reggae & World Music Festival Arrives Saturday
DULUTH, Minn. -- The 16th Annual Bayfront Reggae & World Music Festival hits the stage this Saturday from noon until 11 p.m. The festival is described as "a celebration of world music whose artists…
Hermantown Police: Driver's Blood Alcohol Level Nearly Four Times Legal Limit
HERMANTOWN, Minn. -- On Thursday night, a drunken driver ended up in a construction zone, according to the Hermantown Police Department. The incident occurred around Miller Trunk Highway 194 in Hermantown. The woman's blood…
Two Men Arrested In Duluth For Gun Crimes After One Person Is Shot
DULUTH, Minn. -- A 22-year-old has been arrested in connection with a shooting, according to Duluth police. The DPD says officers were called out to a hospital just after 2 a.m. on Thursday for a 33-year-old man who came in…
CSS Hosting Renowned Expert On Trauma, Addiction, And Gender For Seminar
DULUTH, Minn. --- A psychology expert from California will stop by the College of St. Scholastica next week to share her understanding on several topics. Dr. Stephanie Covington is a clinician and leads organizations that…
Former Soul Asylum Guitarist To Perform At Duluth's ReaderFest Friday
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth Reader is celebrating its 25th anniversary at Friday’s ReaderFest at Bayfront Festival Park. One of the bands includes a member of Soul Asylum, which put out “Runaway Train” back in…
Thunderbird Fighter Jets Soar Into Town for the 2022 Duluth Airshow
DULUTH, Minn.-- The Monaco Air Duluth site was booming with sounds of jets on Thursday. Which means the United States Airforce Thunderbirds have made it to town. With the 2022 Duluth air show happening just…
St. Louis County Hosts Civic Center Farmer's Market
DULUTH, Minn.--St. Louis County hosted their Civic Center farmer's market Thursday. The market is located in the Civic Center festival space outside of the County Courthouse near City Hall. When going to…
Kayaker Saves Boy on the St. Louis River
DULUTH, Minn. -- There was a happy and safe ending to some frightening moments on the St. Louis River last week. Police say a 6-year-old boy was found in the water, after becoming separated from…
New Minnesota 'Screen Time Law' Limits Use In Kindergarten And Preschool Classrooms
(FOX 9) - Starting July 1, students in publicly funded early education classrooms can’t use a screen without teacher engagement. The new law aims to ensure that classroom screen use is active and engaging. "Little kids learn best through live interaction, sensory…
Ivana Trump, First Wife Of Former President, Dies At 73
NEW YORK (AP) — Ivana Trump, who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of his oldest children, has died in New York City, her family…
Woman Arrested After Stabbing In Duluth's Central Hillside
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth Police Department is investigating a stabbing in the Central Hillside neighborhood involving a man and a woman. Officials said an officer was flagged down around 11:50 a.m. Thursday about the incident. A 45-year-old man was…
Tuffy's Comeback Story From Starving Stray To New Health, Family
DULUTH, Minn. – A stray dog found starving to death in Cloquet in February is now living his best life with a new family in Duluth after seeing his story on FOX 21. Here’s…
Biden, Lapid Agree To Stop Iran Nuke Program, Differ On How
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid stood side-by-side Thursday and declared they would not allow Iran to become a nuclear power. They parted ways, though, on how to get there. Biden, in a joint news conference after…
Time Arc Theatre Gets Back On Stage For Two-Part Melodrama
DULUTH, Minn. – Time Arc Theatre in Superior is hitting the stage with a new two-part melodrama called “You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down” or “She Tried To Loathe Him But She…
Thursday's Lunchtime Update
Good afternoon! Here is your daily lunchtime news and weather update from Fox 21's Dan Hanger and Meteorologist Ken Slama.
Coffee Conversation: Hot Summer Toys With 'Timeless Toys'
DULUTH, Minn. -- Summer fun doesn't always have to be on an electronic device, right? Scott Friedland, shopkeeper at Timeless Toys in Chicago, joined Dan Hanger on the morning show to give some fun…
Buffalo Supermarket To Reopen 2 Months After Mass Shooting
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo supermarket where 10 Black people were killed by a white gunman is set to reopen its doors to the public Friday, two months after the racist attack. A moment of silence and prayer will…
BWCA Day at Bagley Nature Area
DULUTH, Minn. - It's BWCA day and to celebrate, Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness hosted an educational event over at the Bagley Nature Center. The event was all about bringing a piece of the…
Hannah Alstead Fills 4th District Seat In Duluth City Council
DULUTH, Minn.-- All eyes were on Duluth's newly appointed City Councilor, Hannah Alstead, who was officially sworn into office Wednesday at City Hall. Hannah was joined with Council President Arik Forsman, and Mayor Emily Larson…
David McMillan Named Interim UMD Chancellor
DULUTH, Minn.-- The University of Minnesota Board of Regents has officially appointed David McMillan as the interim chancellor at the University of Minnesota - Duluth. In a 9-2 vote on Wednesday the…
