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Twin Ports Prepare For a Lively New Year’s Eve

DULUTH/SUPERIOR -- Authorities are expecting a busier New Year’s Eve this year with it falling on a Friday and local businesses and law enforcement have been planning all day to make sure they have…

Building Tear Down, Closing Long-Standing Family Businesses

DULUTH, Minn. -- A building downtown is being torn down to build a new parking lot but it is displacing and closing many long-standing businesses. For one of the business’, the end of the year,…

Larsmont Lodge Has Something For Everyone This New Years Eve

TWO HARBORS, Minn. -- Bars aren’t the only ones prepared for the New Year’s Eve rush over at Larsmont Lodge up in Two Harbors they're cooking up some fun activities for the family to enjoy.…

Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, Dies at 99

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actress Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, has died. She was 99. People and the Washington Post reported Friday…

Fire Destroys Unoccupied Home in Hibbing Early Friday Morning

HIBBING, Minn.- A home in rural Hibbing has been destroyed by a structure fire early Friday morning. According to the Friends of the Northland FireWire, the blaze was reported just before 6:00 a.m.…

Active Adventures: Curl with Friends at Wild State Cider's New Outdoor Rink

DULUTH, Minn.- In this week's Active Adventures, FOX 21's Rusty Mehlberg takes us to the new outdoor curling rink at Wild State Cider. After seeing the success of bars in the Twin Cities doing…

Morning Update 12-31-21

1 Dead, 2 With Life-Threatening Injuries In Highway 1 Crash Near Ely

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash near Ely that killed one woman and seriously injured two others. The accident happened around 4:50 p.m. Thursday on Highway 1 (also known as Highway 169)…

Duluth's Bed Bath & Beyond To Close

DULUTH, Minn. - If you love Bed Bath & Beyond, you better get there soon because the store in Duluth on Miller Trunk Highway will be closing. Customers were emailed about the closure Thursday with a promotion for a store-wide…

2021 Northland Year In Review: January-March

Hermantown Boys Hockey Finding ways to Connect with Community Youth

HERMANTOWN, Minn. -- Even though it was a little cold, it didn’t stop the Hermantown boy’s hockey team from coming out to their outdoor rinks after their win Thursday afternoon to skate…

Police Departments Planning For a Busy New Year’s Eve

SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Duluth and Superior police are taking extra precautions for Friday night's deep freeze, as people celebrate into the New Year. Police are expecting extra excitement with New Year’s Eve falling on…

Fans to Return to 2022 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon

DULUTH, Minn. -- The countdown is on for the upcoming John Beargrease sled dog marathon - this year with fans! For more than 40 years, excited dogs and their mushers have run up the North…

Colorado Wildfires Burn Hundreds Of Homes, Force Evacuations

Flames explode as wildfires burned near a small shopping center Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, near Broomfield, Colo. Homes surrounding the Flatiron Crossing mall were being evacuated as wildfires raced through the grasslands as high winds raked…

3 Arrested, More Expected In Hayward-Area Burglaries, Thefts

HAYWARD, Wis. - Authorities have arrested three Hayward men after “multiple burglaries and thefts” in the Hayward area. The Sawyer Count Sheriff’s Office said the weeks-long investigation in conjunction with the LCO Police Department and Town of Hayward Police Department.…

Duluth Fire Department Experiences Historic One Day Number of Retirees

DULUTH, Minn.- The end of the year 2021 seeing the retirement of 12 personnel on the Duluth Fire Department – leaving with a combined 256 years of service under their belts. Many of…

Last Pieces of Last Place on Earth Up for Bid at Seller’s Auction Next Month

DULUTH, Minn.- Next month you could own an infamous part of Duluth history -- the old Last Place on Earth store. The controversial head shop was shut down after owner Jim Carlson was arrested…

Be Wary of Frostbite, Hypothermia while Ringing in New Year, Firefighters Say

DULUTH, Minn.- With temperatures dipping in and out of subzero the past few days, Duluth's firefighters are telling people to be extra careful in the cold to avoid frostbite and hypothermia. Frostbite can set…

Wisconsin Tops 10,000 COVID-19 Deaths

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - COVID-19 has now claimed the lives of more than 10,000 Wisconsin residents. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that state health officials counted 34 deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death total since the pandemic began to 10,014.…

Juror: Kim Potter Made Mistake But Was Still Responsible

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A member of the jury that convicted Minnesota police officer Kim Potter of manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright says jurors felt she made an honest mistake…

Man Gets 100 Months In Prison For Damage In Minneapolis Protest

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced a St. Paul man to more than eight years in prison for burning, looting and damaging businesses during a 2020 protest against police brutality in Minneapolis. U.S. District Judge Patrick Schlitz sentenced…

Michigan Urges Schools to Delay or Make Large Events Remote

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan’s health and education departments are urging schools to postpone or make virtual large gatherings, including sporting events if they are not “essential” - as COVID-19 cases spike across the state. The recommendation is intended to…