Thursday's Lunchtime Update
Here is Thursday's Lunchtime update from Fox 21's Dan Hanger and Meteorologist Ken Slama.
Latest Headlines
Supreme Court Limits EPA In Curbing Power Plant Emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. By a 6-3 vote, with…
Biden Backs Filibuster Exception To Protect Abortion Access
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect access to abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. “If the filibuster gets in the way, it’s like voting rights,”…
Duckpin Leagues Kick Off For The Summer
HERMANTOWN, Minn.-- Skyline Social and Games in Hermantown is kicking off their 2022 summer Duckpin Leagues. The game of Duckpin is like bowling, but with a tiny twist. The lanes are shorter, pins are smaller…
Wildcat Sanctuary Fundraiser For Kitu's Kitchen
SANDSTONE, Minn.-- The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone is launching a campaign to build an upgraded food and wellness center for their big rescue cats. The Wildcat sanctuary is home to 130 recuse lions, leopards, tigers…
Community Action Duluth Holds Market In Lincoln Park
DULUTH, Minn.-- Community Action Duluth's Mobile Market popped up in Lincoln Park on Wednesday. The mobile market started as a response to COVID while people were facing food insecurity and reduced transportation. Because these barriers…
MDA Has Second Treatment For Invasive Species
DULUTH, Minn.-- Early Wednesday morning, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture did their second round of Gypsy Moth treatments in the Duluth and Cloquet area. The MDA states that Gypsy Moths is an invasive species that…
Duluth International Airport Navigates National Staffing Shortage
DULUTH, Minn. -- A wave of flight cancellations and delays have surged across the nation due to staffing shortages. So what does this mean for the Duluth Airport? They report having fewer flight disruptions…
LoLa's Flyers: How Drones Are Keeping Honeyberries Safe From Cedar Waxwings
WRENSHALL, Minn. - One may know Locally Laid Egg Company for its chickens and eggs, but they are also in the berry business. Farm Lola is the first commercial farm in the U-S to grow…
Beach Fire Safety at Minnesota and Wisconsin Point
DULUTH, Minn. --Beach fires are a popular summer activity and Minnesota and Wisconsin Point have different rules for fires. The sandbar along Wisconsin Point allows fires, unlike its neighbor Minnesota Point where fires…
UPDATE: 6-Year-Old Girl Recovering After Hit By Car In Cloquet
UPDATE (4 p.m. June 29) - The father of the girl who was struck by the car has reached out to Fox 21 to provide an update. Steven Downs says 6-year-old…
Water Main Break In Front of 2202 East Second Street
DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth operations crews are responding to a water main break in front of 2202 East Second Street. The City of Duluth says water has been turned off on East Second Street between North 21st Avenue East and…
US Boosting Military Presence In Europe Amid Russia Threat
MADRID (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday the U.S. will significantly expand its military presence in Europe, the latest example of how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has reshaped plans for the continent’s security and prompted a reinvestment in NATO. Among the…
Driver Fell Asleep At Wheel, Crashing Into Island Lake Inn
DULUTH, Minn. -- A man fell asleep at the wheel Monday morning causing him to crash into Island Lake Inn. The St. Louis County…
Wednesday's Lunchtime Update
Fox 21's Dan Hanger and Meteorologist Ken Slama are giving you the latest news and weather headlines on this Wednesday afternoon.
Duluth Man In Custody With Alleged Child Pornography Charges
DULUTH, Minn. -- On Friday, Duluth Police reported a 50 year-old man is in custody after an investigation involving pornography. A search warrant was obtained after a Cybertip was received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. More…
Cloquet Police Investigating Attempted Sexual Assault
CLOQUET, Minn. -- Cloquet Police are looking for a man who they say attempted to sexually assault a woman while she was taking a walk. This happened around 3:50 Tuesday afternoon on the 1500 block of Carlton Avenue West. The…
Duluth Police: Abortion Rights Protesters Were On Streets Illegally When Driver Got Stuck
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth Police Department is sharing new details about an incident involving a driver in the middle of Monday's Roe v. Wade protest downtown. The DPD estimates that up to 500 people…
Duluth Area Outdoor Alliance Social
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The Duluth Area Outdoor Alliance got together Tuesday at Earth Rider Brewery. The group is built up of people from different clubs around town that are based on outdoor recreation. Such groups…
Senator Klobuchar Visits the 148th Duluth Fighter Wing
DULUTH, Minn. - Senator Amy Klobuchar stopped by the 148th Duluth Fighter Wing on Tuesday to tour the base and see what funding it needs to keep its aircrafts and facilities up to date. She…
Yellow Bike Coffee to Move Locations
HERMANTOWN, Minn. -- Today was full of mixed emotions for the owner of a popular coffee and sandwich shop in Hermantown that's on the move. The Yellow Bike Coffee Shop off of the miller trunk…
Lake Superior Zoo Looks for Pollinator Garden Volunteers
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Lake Superior Zoo invites the community to dig-in and help spruce up the pollinator gardens. The gardens provide food and shelter to the smaller animals at the zoo. Such as…
Wisconsin Food Truck Serves Produce Straight from the Cattle
GRANTSBURG, WI. -- A Wisconsin food truck brings farm-grown produce to the forks of the Grantsburg community. Brickfield Market is a family-owned food truck featuring menu items with beef and dairy from their own…
UPDATE: Hibbing Man Charged With Murder For Death of Girlfriend
UPDATE (July 1, 5 p.m.) - St. Louis County prosecutors have charged a Hibbing man with murder in the second degree for the death of his girlfriend. Police arrested 46-year-old Eric James Jarvis after he called 911 early Tuesday morning. When police…
Walz Vows To Defend Abortion Rights Against GOP Challenger
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tim Walz painted Republican challenger Scott Jensen as an extremist Tuesday as he vowed to protect abortion rights in Minnesota, one of the few Midwestern states where abortion is expected to remain legal. Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision…
Northwood Technical College Received Donations For New Mobile Welding Lab
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Northwood Technical College received a total of $90,000 in donations for their new mobile welding lab predicted to be up and running in early 2023. Cenovus Superior Refinery donated $50,000, while Enbridge Energy donated $40,000 for the…
Surprise January 6th Committee Hearing
In this surprise hearing on Tuesday Cassidy Hutchinson, who was a special assistant and aide to former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, provided her testimony. Hutchinson stated Meadows said, "things might get real real bad." Giuliani also told her…
Tuesday's Lunchtime Update
Here is Tuesday's Lunchtime Update with the latest local news and weather headlines from Fox 21's Cam Derr and Meteorologist Rusty Mehlberg!
Macron Says Russia Can’t Win In Ukraine After Strike On Mall
KREMENCHUK, Ukraine (AP) — France’s president said Tuesday that Russia “cannot and should not win” in Ukraine, voicing the West’s continued support for Kyiv following Moscow’s horrific missile attack on a shopping mall that underscored the war’s terrible toll on civilians.…
50 Migrants Found Dead In Abandoned Trailer In San Antonio
UPDATE: Fifty people died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer in the sweltering Texas heat, one of the worst tragedies to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the U.S. More than a dozen people…
