ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - There was a new push on Wednesday by Minnesota lawmakers to bring sports betting to Minnesota. A group of five Republican lawmakers held a news conference to push their bill which they claim would…
IRONWOOD, Mich. - The Ironwood Public Safety Department says a home is a 'total loss' after an early Tuesday morning fire. According to a press release, the fire was reported as a chimney fire around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday on the…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota prosecutors have apparently backed away from their pursuit of a longer-than-usual sentence for the suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her…
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, February 16, 2022.
DULUTH, Minn. - The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many to adopt animals, but the amount of veterinary staff in the Northland has remained the same. Dr. Christine Wickenheiser has developed a solution to…
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Police in Canada’s capital are telling protesting truckers who’ve paralyzed the city for more than two weeks that it’s time to leave. Ottawa police began handing…
MINNEAPOLIS (Fox 9) - The Super Bowl is over, the 2021 NFL season is done, and it appears that the Minnesota Vikings have their next head coach in place. The Vikings have not made anything official as of Tuesday morning,…
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, February 16, 2022.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - University of Wisconsin System officials say they plan to end their campus mask mandates by spring break. UW System President Tommy Thompson announced Wednesday that widespread vaccinations and waning case numbers on system campuses and across…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Schools and bus companies across Minnesota have been given $3.5 million in grant money to outfit school buses with stop-arm cameras. The Minnesota Legislature has awarded grants to 32 schools and bus companies to purchase…
DULUTH, Minn. – A new restaurant has opened in downtown Duluth with a focus on as many homemade menu items as possible. Loaf and Ladle is located on the 200 block of West…
DULUTH, Minn. - A water main break created quite a mess Tuesday near UMD. Some cars near the break got covered in muddy water and ice. The break happened in the morning hours on the 100 block of West College…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth police arrested a 25-year-old Duluth man Tuesday after two armed robberies near each other – one at Walgreens on East Superior Street and the other at the nearby Jimmy John’s in the Plaza Shopping Center. The…
DULUTH, MN - Lake Superior College held their spring Student Success Day today, which is held every semester to help the students succeed not just academically, but also personally. Businesses and organizations from the…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers used his election year State of the State address on Tuesday to call on the Republican-controlled Legislature to approve his plan to send $150 to every taxpayer in Wisconsin, saying inaction by lawmakers now while people are…
DULUTH, Minn.- As winter continues Lake Superior is getting more frozen. But emergency officials and experts encourage people to think twice before venturing out on that ice. “That ice is always shifting in there…
DULUTH, Minn.-. Minnesota's 8th Congressional District now encompasses more of the Northern part of the state after the map was re-drawn. The 8th District shifted further west, now it including all of Minnesota's Native American…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - "It's really cool, I've never been on a dog sled before, so that was my first time and definitely wasn't all what I expected," UWS student, Molly Mason says. The sled dogs…
DULUTH, Minn. - Registration for this year’s Grandma’s Marathon is seeing people sign up at a record pace. Organizers say all spots for the half-marathon are taken, with fewer than 2,000 spots for the…
DULUTH, Minn. - The City of Duluth has its first ever climate action work plan. City council members got their first look at it Monday, February 14, coming months after they passed…
DULUTH, Minn. - The future of the former Kmart in West Duluth remains up in the air. The Duluth Planning Commission unanimously voted down plans in early February that would have transformed it…
DULUTH, Minn. - The addition of Sun Country to Duluth International Airport in late 2021 has helped one business offering services to people looking to get to and from the Twin Cities. Landline says they have…
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota regulators have told the company behind the stalled copper-nickel mine project near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that it’s stopping work on the state’s environmental review. The Department of Natural Resources says it will “redirect staff…
DULUTH, Minn. - City of Duluth crews will be clearing parking lanes by pushing snow back beginning tomorrow, February 17. Crews will start on East 3rd Street at 21st Avenue East and work towards Mesaba Avenue. No parking signs have…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota panel of five judges released newly drawn congressional and legislative district maps on Tuesday. Minnesota’s 2nd District in Congress, represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, got smaller and less rural due to…
(AP) - A federal report warns that America's coasts will be hit hard by an ever faster sea-level rise between now and the year 2050. Tuesday's report by seven federal agencies predicts about a foot on average of sea-level rise…
(FOX 9) - The Five-day State Fair preview is coming back in 2022. The Kickoff to Summer will be hosted at the Minnesota Fairgrounds from May 26-30 featuring State Fair food, beer, music, and the Giant Slide! This year’s event…
DULUTH, MN - The annual Duluth Sport Show returns to Duluth this weekend down at the DECC. This year the show organizers are bringing in new vendors and products along with a lot of…
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - Trucks and other vehicles in Canada are rolling out of a southern Alberta town and ending a blockade that paralyzed a United States border crossing into…
