(FOX 9) - A hockey dad and Isanti businessman has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of release after 30 years for the murder of Jeanne Childs in June 1993. Jerry Westrom, 56, was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder and second-degree murder last…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The government has renamed more than two dozen lakes and other sites on federal land in Wisconsin to remove a racist term for a Native American woman. The changes announced Thursday capped a nearly yearlong…
MINNESOTA -- As 15,000 nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association prepare to strike Monday, up-and-coming nurses are standing in solidarity. There was a statement released Friday by 131 nursing students with the University of Minnesota Medical School, and part of…
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III vowed in his first speech to the nation as monarch Friday to carry on Queen Elizabeth II’s “lifelong service,” as Britain entered a new age under a new sovereign. Around the world, the queen’s…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Zeitgeist is getting ready to bring back its Spirit of the Times fundraiser bigger than ever September 16. They are shutting down a block of East Superior Street in…
DULUTH, Minn. – In this week’s Cooking Connection Fox 21's Dan Hanger and Meteorologist Ken Slama go to The Sweet Exchange, to try their hand at making a berry cheesecake. Baker and Owner Lisa…
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Local musicians jammed out Thursday evening for a free Fireside Jam in Superior. It was a one-of-a-kind night of music at the Girl Scout Point fire pit in Billings Park --…
DULUTH, Minn. - The North Country Electric Vehicle Show and Tell event returned to Duluth for its 3rd year. This is the first time the event was held at Bayfront Festival Park after previously being…
DULUTH, Minn. - Community wide arts organizations got together at Wade Stadium for the second annual Season Splash. Thursday's free event was a celebration of what these organizations have to offer for the coming year.…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Three people were rescued on Thursday afternoon after a jet ski overturned and starting taking on water, according to the Duluth Fire Department. The call came in from 4800 Minnesota Avenue. The people in the water were…
WISCONSIN -- Earlier this week Wisconsin health officials announced they are going to make the Monkeypox vaccine available to more people. The Monkeypox outbreak was declared a national public health emergency last month. The…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. -- A groundbreaking event took place along Hammond Avenue for Superior's very first community solar garden. Superior Water, Light and Power will be referring to the space as Superior Solar to celebrate…
DULUTH, Minn. -- The mission to abolish nuclear weapons took center stage outside Duluth City Hall today with Twin Ports Mayors Emily Larson and Jim Paine there in support. Veterans for Peace chose Duluth…
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. The palace announced she died at Balmoral Castle, her…
(AP) -- The British monarchy’s rules state that “a new sovereign succeeds to the throne as soon as his or her predecessor dies.” That means Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son, Prince Charles, became king immediately upon her death. However, it…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Live theater is back for the season as the Duluth Playhouse launches its new season with Tony Award-winning Best Musical, ONCE. It's based on the critically acclaimed film of the same…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Drivers are getting some relief on the Blatnik Bridge after three months of summer construction. All lanes are now open compared to single lanes in both directions since May. Crews had been working on concrete, sealing, drainage,…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday as the Biden administration announced major new military aid worth more than $2.8 billion for Ukraine and other European countries threatened by…
UPDATE (September, 7, 4:50 p.m.) -- The man who has been missing from Northern St. Louis County for more than a week has been found dead. The St. Louis Rescue Squad flew over parts of Chisholm and Hibbing, and sent…
DULUTH, Minn.-- The Minnesota Department of Transportation has recently proposed a new project to construct three new roundabouts along London Road. But not everyone living in the area is for it. In an…
DULUTH, Minn.-- It was the last night of Concert of the Pier at Glensheen, but that doesn't mean their events for the year are over. It was the first night of Whiskey Wednesday and hundreds…
PROCTOR, Minn.-- A fitness center in Proctor is expanding it's hours. St. Luke's Proctor Fitness Center will have it's doors open longer so you can get your workout in before your school or work day…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Despite the summer season coming to an end, one garden center is still green and blooming. A+ Garden Center has two locations; one at Duluth's Kenwood Super One Plaza, and their main…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Essentia Health has filed an unfair labor practice charge after the Minnesota Nurses Association failed to include them in their strike notice. The filing comes after MNA nurses at 16 different hospitals…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Peace of Mind Duluth is looking to add more staff to its team. On Wednesday, they held a hiring event for people to walk-in and get interviewed on the spot.…
PINE COUNTY, Minn. -- A shooting victim was brought to a Pine County hospital, and the man who allegedly drove him there is being held on a murder charge. The Pine County Sheriff's Office said it all started Tuesday morning…
MINNESOTA -- After a couple years of COVID, it may be no surprise that Minnesotans were chomping at the bit to get to the horse barn, and the rest of the State Fair. The fair that wrapped up Monday will…
DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Wednesday struck down Michigan’s 1931 anti-abortion law, months after suspending it, the latest development over abortion rights in a state where the issue is being argued in courtrooms and, possibly, at the ballot box. The law,…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge who struck down key restrictions on abortion in the state has rejected a bid by a county prosecutor who hopes to appeal the ruling. Ramsey County District Judge Thomas Gilligan ruled Tuesday night that Traverse County Attorney…
DULUTH, Minn.--Ships come and go in the Port City, and new ones are rare. But today was different. For the first time in over 30 years, a brand new Great Lakes freighter cruised…
