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Update: Job Posting For Chief Of Police Announced

DULUTH, Minn. -- On July 1, the City of Duluth announced the job posting for the Chief of Police position opened up. This position will be vacant due to Chief Mike Tusken retiring August 1. The City of Duluth is…

U.S. Jobless Claims Rise To 235k, Most In Nearly Six Months

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and while layoffs remain low, it was the fifth consecutive week that claims topped the 230,000 mark and the most in almost six months. Applications for jobless aid for…

Thursday's Lunchtime Update

Happy Thursday! Here is your lunchtime update from Fox 21's Rusty Mehlberg and Meteorologist Ken Slama. They are giving you your only local weather and news headlines.

Britain’s Boris Johnson Resigning As PM Amid Scandal

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday amid a mass revolt by top members of his government, marking an end to three tumultuous years in power in which he brazenly bent and sometimes broke the rules…

FDLTCC Constructing Outdoor Classroom

DULUTH, Minn.--Construction is underway for an outdoor classroom at Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College. The new space is called The Megwayakk Classroom, and the translation means "into the woods". The outdoor…

Two Teens Arrested For Illegal Gun Possession In Duluth

DULUTH, Minn.--Two 17-year-old boys were arrested on Wednesday for illegally possessing handguns, one of which had been stolen from Superior, according to Duluth police. The DPD were called out to a disturbance involving teens armed with guns on the 800-block…

New Entrance at Bayfront Festival Park

DULUTH, Minn. -- With the popularity of concerts at Bayfront, DECC officials are looking to decrease entry time. There is a new entrance at Bayfront Festival Park. The gate will help limit crowding for…

CHUM Looking For Donations For Thanksgiving

DULUTH, Minn.-- CHUM Food Shelf is asking for donations this month to be able to start the ordering process for this upcoming Thanksgiving. With the ongoing global pandemic and the rising levels of food prices,…

Chauvin Faces Future In Federal Prison For Floyd’s Death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is about to swap solitary confinement at Minnesota’s only maximum security prison for an unknown future at a federal prison where, despite his national notoriety for killing George Floyd, he’ll probably be safer.…

Trump White House Counsel Cipollone To Testify To 1/6 Panel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pat Cipollone, Donald Trump’s former White House counsel, is scheduled to testify Friday before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a person briefed on the matter. Cipollone, whose reported resistance…

US To Diversify Infant Formula Industry To Avoid Shortages

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is looking to help foreign makers of baby formula stay on the U.S. market for the long term, in an effort to diversify the industry after the closure of the largest domestic plant sparked a nationwide…

Police: Parade Shooting Suspect Contemplated 2nd Shooting

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin,…

Coffee Conversation: Zero Waste Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. -- Teacher and environmentalist April Hepokoski stopped by the morning show Wednesday to talk about ways we can all reduce, reuse and recycle in our daily lives. Hepokoski started Zero Waste…

Wednesday's Lunchtime Update

Here is Wednesday's Lunchtime Update from Fox 21's Dan Hanger and Meteorologist Ken Slama. They are giving you the latest local weather and news headlines.

2 Teens Facing Charges After Aurora Gas Station Robbery

AURORA, Minn. -- An armed robbery involving two teenagers occurred at the Lucky 7 in Aurora Tuesday night, according to the East Range Police Department. A press release said that just before 9:00 p.m., a masked and hooded teenage boy…

Woman Attacked In DECC Ramp On Fourth Of July

DULUTH, Minn. -- A 65-year-old woman is recovering after she was attacked in the DECC ramp on Monday, according to Duluth police. The DPD says officers were called out to the scene just after 6:30 p.m. where they found the…

Great Outdoors: Northern Foragers

LAKE VERMILION, Minn. - Lake Vermillion is the host to the invasive species Rusty Crawfish. This species of crawfish was introduced to the lake a long time ago when anglers brought them in to use…

Mike Shoreman Paddleboards Across Lake Superior

TWO HARBORS, Minn. - A Toronto man became the first athlete with disabilities to cross Lake Superior Tuesday. In 2018, Mike Shoreman developed the neurological condition, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, a mild disorder that presents multiple…

Judge Throws Out Trump-Era Rollbacks On Endangered Species

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species, a year after the Biden administration said it was moving to strengthen species…

Giuliani, Graham Testimony Sought In Trump Election Probe

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor investigating the conduct of former President Donald Trump and his allies after the 2020 election is trying to compel U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and other members of Trump’s campaign legal team to…

Ukrainian Governor Urges Evacuation Of 350,000 Residents

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in seizing an eastern Ukraine province essential to his wartime aims, his troops escalated their offensive in the neighboring province Tuesday, prompting the governor to urge a mass evacuation…

Police: Gunman Fired More Than 70 Rounds At July 4 Parade

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — The gunman who attacked an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago fired more than 70 rounds with an AR-15-style gun that killed at least seven people, then evaded initial capture by dressing as a woman…

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