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NAPA Auto Parts Gives Away $1,000 Certificates

DULUTH, Minn. -Nine lucky winners were awarded $1,000 gift certificates to be used at auto care centers around the Twin Ports. NAPA Auto Parts in west Duluth hosted the certificate giveaway today in light of…

Santa Visits Steve O'Neil Apartments

DULUTH, Minn. -The Steve O'Neil Apartments had a special visitor today. Santa Claus stopped by to visit with families in celebration of the holiday season. Children in attendance received gifts as well as cookies made…

Christmas Lighting Challenge Winners Announced

DULUTH, Minn. - Some of the best Christmas light displays in the Twin Ports region earned special recognition Wednesday. Over 2,700 voters helped to determine the winners of the 7th annual Christmas Lighting…

Businesses See Rush of Last Minute Holiday Shoppers

DULUTH, Minn. - With only a few more shopping days left before Christmas, businesses across the Northland are seeing plenty of last minute shoppers. At Fitger’s Mall, business managers say they have been…

Midday Update 12-22-21

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021.

Blood Donors Needed to Avoid Delays in Patient Care

DULUTH, Minn. - The American Red Cross blood supply is at historically low levels and it continues to decline. Officials with the American Red Cross say if more donors don’t come out to give, hospitals may be forced to delay…

U.S. Consumer Confidence Rises Despite Omicron, Higher Prices

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. consumer confidence rose this month as Americans shrugged off concerns about rising prices and COVID’-19's highly contagious omicron variant. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Wednesday that its consumer confidence index - which takes…

Potter Trial: Jurors Begin Third Day of Deliberations

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jurors in the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright have begun their third day of deliberations after a question to the judge suggested some are concerned they may…

Morning Update 12-22-21

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021.

Mask Mandate To Be Lifted For Superior School District Jan. 3

SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior School District is ditching its mask mandate after the holiday break, Supt. Amy Starzecki said in an email Tuesday evening to the Spartan community. Starting Monday, Jan. 3, students, staff and visitors can choose whether…

Lakeside Elementary Students Provide Holiday Cheer

DULUTH, Minn. --Lester Park Elementary students provided some holiday cheer for residents at Ecumen Lakeshore Senior Living on Tuesday. K through 5th graders raised nearly $3,000 to buy several trees, decorate them and then pass…

Fairlawn Mansion Hosts Twinkling Evenings

DULUTH, Minn. --Fairlawn Mansion in Superior hosts Twinkling Evenings. Each room in the mansion is decorated with trees and other Christmas décor. Guests are welcome to treats and are challenged to find all the hidden…

20-Member FEMA Headed To Overwhelmed Green Bay Hospital

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A 20-member team from the U.S. Navy is headed to Green Bay’s Bellin Hospital to help the overwhelmed facility treat patients with COVID-19. Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency dispatched the…

Evers Signs Gambling Deal With St. Croix Chippewa

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration has signed a deal allowing gambling on sports and other events at St. Croix Chippewa tribal casinos. Evers' administration announced Monday that it has amended the state's gambling compact with the…

Midday Update 12-21-21

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021.

Gov. Walz Tests Positive for COVID-19

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Governor Tim Walz on Tuesday announced he has tested positive for COVID-19 along with his wife and son. A statement released from his office this morning reads: “Yesterday, my…

US Population Growth at Lowest Rate in Pandemic’s 1st Year

(AP) - U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as the coronavirus curtailed immigration, delayed pregnancies, and killed hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents, according to figures released…

Minnesota Regulators Reaffirm Air Permit for Proposed Mine

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State regulators who three years ago issued an air quality permit for a proposed copper-nickel mine in northwestern Minnesota stood by their decision in a report released Monday that said the mine did not provide…

Morning Update 12-21-21

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