Car Crashes Into Taco Bell After Brake Failure
DULUTH, Minn. -- On Thursday afternoon, a car lost control on a busy down-hill road in Duluth, crashing into a Taco Bell. It happened around 1:30 p.m. at the corner of 21st…
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Two Northland Chefs Compete for Colossal's Favorite Chef
NORTHLAND -- Two Chefs from the Northland are competing against dozens of other chefs in their groups for a chance to win $25,000 and to be considered 'Taste of Home' magazine's Colossal's favorite…
Sister Charged in Stabbing at Gary New Duluth Residence, Police
DULUTH, Minn. - A woman was stabbed twice in the neck by her sister during an argument Monday morning, Duluth Police allege. Charges have been filed against 19-year-old Nyeima Leerose Saice after she…
Pop-Up Sauna Village Looks to Introduce Hot-Cold Therapy to the Northland
DULUTH, Minn. -- The recent snowfall may have kept many inside, but two groups are hoping to bring the heat to Canal Park. Cold Water Dolphins and SauNice are opening a pop-up sauna village…
MnDOT's 2025 Construction Season Announced
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced this year's construction plans. Most notably here in Duluth: MnDOT is finishing off the Twin Ports Interchange project. Across the region there will…
Live Chicks at Fleet Farm!
HERMANTOWN, Minn -- You can pick up chicks at Fleet Farm... ...as long as those 'chicks' you're hoping to pick up are baby chickens. Live chicks are delivered every Thursday and…
Virginia Essentia Health Announces Emergency Department Expansion
VIRGINIA, Minn.-- Essentia Health has announced a 14-million-dollar expansion and renovation of its emergency room in Virginia. Right now, the emergency department has seven rooms to care for patients. But when all is completed…
Range Legislators Introduce "Minnesota Miners Relief Act"
St. Paul, Minn.-- It's been less than two weeks since Cleveland-Cliffs announced the temporary closures of the Minorca Mine in Virginia and Hibbing Taconite. Following this, there's an urgent plea to extend…
Coffee Conversation: Midwest Garden Gal Classes at the DECC
DULUTH, Minn. -- Midwest Garden Gal Lisa Howard will be hosting classes throughout the Arrowhead Home & Builders Show at the DECC from Thursday, April 3 to Sunday, April 6. On Thursday, Howard appeared on Fox 21’s morning newscast to…
Shooting Victim Led High Speed Chase to Cloquet Hospital: Warrant Alleges
CLOQUET, Minn. - Carlton County Sheriffs say that when responding to an alleged shooting, the victim led them on a chase that reached speeds over 100 mph and involved deputies attempting to stop the…
Zenith Digital Marketing Conference Coming To Duluth April 10
DULUTH, Minn. -- A big digital marketing conference is on its way to Duluth next week with experts from around the world sharing their knowledge. The 12th annual Zenith Digital Marketing Conference is happening April…
Amazon's Last-Minute Bid For TikTok; US Ban On Platform Set For Saturday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok, a Trump administration official said Wednesday, in an eleventh-hour pitch as a U.S. ban on the platform is set to go into effect Saturday. The official, who was…
DECC Seawall Reconstruction Nearly Done
DULUTH, Minn. -- The DECC Seawall reconstruction is getting close to completion! The 18-million-dollar project is on its final steps. This project aimed to make the seawall more stable and better able to…
Update: Death Investigation In Eveleth Not Criminal
UPDATE April 2, 2025:Â Eveleth Police Chief Jesse Linde provided an update Wednesday on a Mar. 30 death investigation. Linda said all criminal wrongdoing had be cleared in the case. He said the victim took their own life. EVELETH, Minn.…
Ashland School District Passes Referendum, Maintaining Current Programs
ASHLAND, Wis. -- After a failed vote in November, the Ashland School District approved of a referendum which looks to increase funding by $10 million over the next 5 years avoiding looming staff cuts.…
Woman And Two Dogs Killed In Ely House Fire
ELY, Minn. -- Tragedy struck Tuesday night in Ely when a house fire took the lives of a woman and two dogs. According to Friends of the Northland Fire-Wire, the fire was reported around…
School Closings, Delays: April 2, 2025
For the latest school closings and delays, click here. The page will updated as soon as a district enters information through our online form.
Superior Council Results: Anderson Takes Win Over Van Sickle; Elm Secures Another Term
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Results of the Spring Election in Superior have an incumbent city councilor being replaced and another councilor staying in his seat. According to preliminary results from the the…
Wisconsin Votes To Enshrine Voter ID Requirement In State Constitution
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters decided Tuesday to enshrine the state's voter ID law in the state constitution. The state was also electing its top education official, who will guide policies affecting K-12 schools during President Donald Trump’s second…
Drug Bust in Hibbing Nabs Re-Offender on Probation, Charges State
HIBBING, Minn. - Man sentenced to probation in February for selling cocaine, was arrested in a Hibbing drug bust on Friday. St. Louis County Sheriffs arrested 56-year-old Larry Connail Wilkins at his apartment in…
Democratic-Backed Susan Crawford Wins WI Supreme Court Seat, Cementing Liberal Majority
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court defeated a challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday, cementing a liberal majority for at least three more years. Susan Crawford, a Dane County…
Bemidji Man Sentenced to Over 21 in Prison for Child Sex Abuse Charges
BEMIDJI, Minn. -- On Tuesday, a Bemidji man was sentenced to over 21 years in prison after advertising and distributing child sexual abuse images on the dark web. According to court documents and evidence presented in trail, Craig James Myran,…
'Duluth Failed Poets Society' Club Launches First Anthology Book
DULUTH, Minn.-- A local writing club with the name 'Duluth Failed Poets Society', is currently celebrating quite the success. Since December, the group of around 70 writers collaborated on the book 'Murder your Darlings'. It features a set of 33…
Duluth Antique Marketplace Expands to Cloquet
CLOQUET, Minn.-- The popular Duluth Antique Marketplace recently expanded to Cloquet, and today the community celebrated its opening day! After opening their first location in Duluth 8 years ago, the owner has been hoping to expand. The expansion only took…
Coffee Conversation: Bubba Startz and El Pablo 1x Music Mashup
DULUTH, Minn. -- On Tuesday, musicians Bubba Startz from South Dakota and El Pablo 1X from Memphis, TN, joined Fox 21 on the morning newscast for an interview and live performance. [blox_vms account="KQDS" key="904fcbfc2eddf5d9eb2c4b266337986b1b44bd76" vtitle="kqds1-Tue_Apr_01_08_00"…
Chum Hopes to Reach March Food Drive Goal
DULUTH, Minn. -- With less than a week left, Chum is looking to meet its goal for Minnesota's March FoodShare Campaign. Chum is around halfway to its goal of filling the food…
KindredHeart Brings a Touch of Tranquility to Tower Avenue
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- A new shop on Superior's Tower Avenue is looking to make a difference in the community. KindredHeart has been open for the last 3 weeks now. The owner Mikinzie Schilling is a…
UMD Criminology and Sociology Club Hosts Clothing Drive
DULUTH, Minn. -- Find any old clothes while doing some spring cleaning? Students with UMD's Criminology and Sociology Club are looking for clothing donations for unhoused youth. UMD students are collecting clothes and…
KYN: Great Lakes Academy of Fine Arts Develops Talent
DULUTH, Minn. -- Back in 2015, the now owner of the Great Lakes Academy of Fine Arts noticed a lack of art schools in the area. Jeff Larson stumbled across the St.…
Great Lakes Academy of Fine Arts Crafting Professional Artists
DULUTH, Minn.-- Once known as the St. Peter's Church over in the west end, the Great Lakes Academy of Fine Arts transformed it into a vessel for creating art. The school opened up…
