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Ribfest Set to Return

DULUTH, Minn.-- If you're craving some barbecue this summer, the Lake Superior Ribfest returns this Friday. Set up for the event is already under way at Bayfront Festival Park. Put on by Twin Ports Entertainment,…

Munger Boat Landing Closing For Cleanup Project

DULUTH, Minn.-- The Munger boat landing, located on the St. Louis river, will be closing for a two year environmental estuary clean-up project. Starting July 5th and continuing through the fall of 2024. The Munger…

St. Louis River Alliance Hosts Woodstock Bay Landing Cleanup

SUPERIOR, Wis.-- The St. Louis River Alliance hosted a "Water Wednesday" clean up event to celebrate the 'adoption' of the Woodstock Bay Public Landing. The Adopt Program allows for residents and organizations to improve and…

Duluth Police Department Updates their Call Response for Service

DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth police will now begin dealing with calls differently so they can cope with staff shortages. The department is currently 22 officers short and Chief Tusken said that they are…

Power Line Crews In Hopes Of Full Restoration By Friday

MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. -- Lake Country Power line crews have been working to restore power after severe thunderstorms occurred Monday night. The crews have already restored electric service to over 13,000 members. There are currently 3,100 members without power at…

New Mental Health Clinic Opens Up In Downtown Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. -- Two Rivers Counseling, a new mental health clinic, opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday morning. The World Health Organization urged the United States and other nations to invest more in mental health in an article posted…

Powell: Fed Aims To Avoid Recession But Says It’s Possible

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sought Wednesday to reassure the public that the Fed will raise interest rates high and fast enough to quell inflation, without tightening credit so much as to throttle the economy and cause a…

US Importing Baby Formula From Mexico To Ease Shortage

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing logistical support to import the equivalent of about 16 million 8-ounce baby formula bottles from Mexico starting this weekend, as part of its efforts to ease nationwide supply…

Coffee Conversation: Dirtbike Boyfriend Performs

DULUTH, Minn. - Local musician Bret Holland, known as Skateboard Boyfriend, made his first live TV performance Wednesday on the morning show. Holland has only been doing live performances since April and is continuing to master his craft. Take a…

Biden To Call For 3-Month Suspension Of Gas And Diesel Taxes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — an election year move meant to ease financial pressures at the pump as the public is increasingly concerned about high…

Wednesday's Lunchtime Update

Here is your Wednesday Lunchtime Update from Fox 21's Dan Hanger and Meteorologist Rusty Mehlberg! They are bringing you the latest local headlines and weather.

Crews Continue To Restore Power In The Northland

MINNESOTA -- Storms from Monday night have been keeping Minnesota Power crews busy from storm-related outages. At the height of the storm, 11,000 customers were without power during a bad time with extreme heat. The largest outages happened in the…

$3.2M Settlement Reached In Police Killing Of Daunte Wright

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A suburban Minneapolis city has agreed to pay $3.2 million to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer who said she confused her gun for her Taser.…

Police Chief Mike Tusken To Hold Press Conference On Public Safety

DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth Police Department is holding a press conference at the Public Safety Building Wednesday at noon. Chief Mike Tusken will talk about the recent rise in gun violence within the city and how the public can…

Premiere Screening Event for The Great Minnesota Recipe's Final Episode

DULUTH, Minn. - A premiere screening for WDSE'S final episode of The Great Minnesota Recipe took place Tuesday at Clyde Iron Works. In the last three weeks, the first three episodes of The Great Minnesota…

Blatnik Bridge Public Meeting

SUPERIOR, Wis. - The Minnesota Department of Transportation held a public forum Tuesday to discuss plans for the Blatnik Bridge project. Held at the Superior Public Library, the meeting presented the latest plans and allowed…

Downtown Duluth To Add Pop-Up CoLab Businesses

DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth’s Greater Downtown Council is bringing back their pop-up program to help entrepreneurs get a foothold in the physical business world. Those selected will fill three vacant storefronts on the…

Customer Appreciation Day at Duluth's Salvation Army Thrift Store

DULUTH, Minn. -- Today, the Duluth Salvation army held a 50% off closing sale to say thank you to their customers for 40 years of support. The organization announced that they would…

MNA Nurses Held an Informational Picket Outside of Twin Ports Hospital's

DULUTH, Minn. -- Today, Twin Ports nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association Union marched with signs outside of the two largest hospitals in the area. It's not a strike, but an informational picket…

Corktown To Move to New Lincoln Park Location

DULUTH, Minn. - A popular restaurant in Duluth’s Lincoln Park Craft District is planning to move to a different part of the neighborhood. Corktown Deli and Brews first opened in 2018 inside the Frost…

DTA Needs 15 New Drivers to Resume All Routes

DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Transit Authority wants to hire 15 more bus drivers so they can operate all their routes. “We’ve struggled with this for the last several years,” says General Manager Rob…

Wall Street Ends Broadly Higher After Sharp Losses Last Week

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ending higher on Wall Street Tuesday, clawing back some of the ground they lost last week in their worst weekly drop since the beginning of the pandemic. The S&P 500 rose 2.4%. It’s still…

Judge Resets Trial To Oct. 24 For 2 Ex-Cops In Floyd Killing

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Tuesday rescheduled the state trial for two former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd’s killing to Oct. 24 to resolve dueling requests for a new trial date after the state sought to start it as soon…

Texas Top Cop: Uvalde Police Response An ‘Abject Failure’

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Law enforcement authorities had enough officers on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building, and they never checked a classroom door to see if…

Coffee Conversation: Steve's "Overpopulated" One-Man-Band

DULUTH, Minn. -- Steve Solkela, of Steve's "Overpopulated" One-Man Band, showed off his talents, humor, and wacky antics Thursday morning with two original songs off his accordion. When he's at full capacity, he's a 17-piece ensemble. Click the videos to…