Candy Shops Planning for Busy Valentine's Day
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Valentine’s Day is approaching, and candy shops are preparing for a rush of customers getting something sweet for their loved ones. Sweeden Sweets in Superior says they are ready…
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State Medical Officer: COVID Could Become Endemic in 2022
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's top medical officer says COVID-19 could become endemic this year. Department of Health Services Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ryan Westergaard still warned that case counts could periodically spike but the disease likely will reach a…
Scientists Race To Gather Winter Data on Warming Great Lakes
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Winter is changing across the Great Lakes region, and scientists want to know what that will mean. Teams from more than a dozen U.S. and Canadian universities and government agencies will venture onto the frozen…
Activist: Man Killed by Police Didn’t Live In Raided Flat
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A civil rights attorney says relatives told her a man fatally shot by Minneapolis police executing a search warrant in a homicide investigation did not live in the apartment raided by the SWAT team. Authorities have released…
MnDOT's 2022 Name a Snowplow Contest Winners Announced
DULUTH, Minn. - The 2022 Name a Snowplow Contest winners have been announced! MnDOT announced on Thursday that 22,000 name ideas and nearly 60,000 votes had been cast in the 2022 contest and now…
Officials: Pilot Injured in Crash of Small Plane Has Died
HUTCHINSON, Minn. - Sheriff’s officials say one of two people injured in a small plane crash in McLeod County earlier this week has died. Authorities say Dr. Richard Jolkovsky died of injuries he suffered Monday afternoon when a single-engine plane…
Midday Update 2-3-22
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, February 3, 2022.
Several Hundred People Address Enbridge Pipeline Reroute
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Many of nearly 300 people who attended a 10-hour-long virtual public hearing spoke against a $450 million plan to reroute an oil and gas pipeline across northern Wisconsin.…
International Space Station To Retire in 2031, Crashing Into the Pacific Ocean
LOS ANGELES - NASA says it plans to extend operations of the International Space Station until 2030 after which it plans to retire the station and crash it into a remote region of the Pacific Ocean commonly known as Point…
Morning Update 2-3-22
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, February 3, 2022.
City Crews Responding to Water Main Break in Spirit Valley
DULUTH, Minn. - City of Duluth Utility Operations crews are responding to a water main break in the Spirit Valley neighborhood. The break was reported Thursday morning and is located in front of 332 North 57th Avenue West. City officials…
Biden Says Is Leader Killed During Us Raid in Syria
ATMEH, Syria (AP) - President Joe Biden says the leader of the Islamic State group has been killed in Syria during an operation by an elite U.S. military force. A U.S. official says…
'Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show' Coming To DECC
DULUTH, Minn. - Riverdance is coming to Duluth! The '25th Anniversary Show' will tap your hearts out May 24 at the DECC. Tickets for the high-energy international Irish dance phenomenon start at $55 and are…
23rd Annual Black Woods Blizzard Tour Takes Off
PROCTOR, Minn. -- A big group of snowmobilers will be heading out in cold conditions Thursday morning raising money for a good cause. They’ll be taking off for the Black Wood’s Blizzard Tour, which…
Councilors Approve $200k to Support Childcare
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- The City of Superior is taking a financial step forward to try to close the childcare shortage gap. Councilors have approved 200,000 dollars of state and local fiscal recovery funds to…
Sen. Smith Introduces Legislation to Improve Veteran Hearing Benefits
DULUTH, Minn. - Minnesota Senator Tina Smith (D) is trying her hardest to make sure veterans have quick, easy access to obtaining care for hearing loss. Smith recently introduced legislation to reduce…
Cold Front Duluth Returns to Bayfront Festival Park
DULUTH, Minn. - After taking last year off due to the pandemic, Duluth Parks and Recreation will be holding their annual Cold Front Duluth event at Bayfront Festival Park Saturday. “We’re just excited…
UMD Hosts Annual Outdoor Job Fair
DULUTH, Minn. - Students at University of Minnesota-Duluth got their chance to find employment for the upcoming summer season. Around 30 organizations took part in the university’s annual outdoor job fair Wednesday, which…
Superior Police Receive Reach Bags to Help Kids at Emergency Sites
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The Superior Police Department is the latest emergency responders in Wisconsin to get a donation from Reach a Child. The Madison-based organizations gave them 35 backpacks, one for each…
City of Duluth Gives Update on Gas Line Incident That Caused Thousands of Residents to Turn Down Their Thermostats
DULUTH, Minn. - The City of Duluth is providing more details about last week's gas line incident that had thousands of residents turning down their thermostats after a contractor hit a gas line within the can of worms project in…
No Motive Revealed in Shooting That Killed Minnesota Student
RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) - Authorities say they have not established a motive in a shooting outside a suburban Minneapolis school that left one student dead and another critically injured. The students were shot…
Shooting Outside Milwaukee High School Leaves 5 Wounded
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Five people have been shot and wounded outside a Milwaukee high school where an evening basketball game reportedly was taking place. Police say four teenage girls and a woman were shot about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday near Rufus…
Police Shoot Man in Downtown Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis police officer fatally shot a male who authorities say had a loaded gun in his hand. Interim police Chief Amelia Huffman says the shooting happened at about 7…
Midday Update 2-2-22
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
Trial of 3 Cops in Floyd Death Delayed by COVID-19 Diagnosis
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s rights was abruptly recessed on Wednesday after one of the defendants tested positive for COVID-19. Judge Paul Magnuson says the court is…
JJ Astor, Bowery Bros. to Receive Rebranding, $500,000 in Renovations
DULUTH, Minn. - A Twin Cities-based restaurant company is looking to invest over a half-million dollars into the two restaurants associated with the iconic Radisson hotel in Duluth. Purpose Driven Restaurants will be taking…
Morning Update 2-2-22
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — There will be six more weeks of winter, Punxsutawney Phil predicted as he emerged from his burrow Wednesday to perform his Groundhog Day duties. Thousands of people from around…
Biden Sending More Troops to Europe Amid Ukraine Tension
BRUSSELS (AP) - President Joe Biden is sending about 2,000 troops from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland and Germany this week and sending part of an infantry Stryker…
Washington’s NFL Team Unveils New Name as Commanders
(AP) - Washington’s NFL team is now known as the Commanders. The new name was unveiled 18 months after the once-storied franchise dropped its old moniker following decades of criticism that it was…
