Duluth Central Labor Body Celebrates Annual Holiday
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth Central Labor body held their annual picnic cooking hundreds of hot dogs and corn on the cob. "We normally have a children's area. But this year due to…
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Duluth Police Department Plan Extra Patrols in School Zones
DULUTH, Minn. -- Districts around the Northland will be heading back to school on Tuesday and the police department will have extra enforcement out and about making sure students get there safely.…
Fire Crews Respond to Telephone Pole Fire
DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth firefighters also put out a power pole fire Monday morning. It happened around 11. Cables buried underground malfunctioned, sending electricity into the ground and igniting a fire, which…
Cirque Italia Swings through the Northland
DULUTH, Minn.-- The only traveling water circus in the United States made a stop in Duluth for the past four days. Holding 35,000 gallons of water, and costing half a million dollars, this stage, combined…
Great Northern Classic Rodeo Rounds up Record-Breaking Crowds
SUPERIOR, Wisc.-- The Great Northern Classic Rodeo made its return to Superior for its 30th year to put on some Labor Day Weekend fun. Three days full of events like bull riding, barrel races, and…
Midday Update 9-6-21
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Monday, September 6, 2021. Have a great day!
Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Act of Homicidal Violence
TURTLE RIVER TOWNSHIP, Minn. - Shortly before 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5, the Beltrami County Sheriff's Office received a report from a male stating he had been shot at a residence in the 11,000 block of Chokecherry Drive Northeast in…
Healthy Breakfast, Lunch Options as Students Head Back to School
DULUTH, Minn. - Without a healthy lunch, kids can have trouble concentrating, lack energy for after-school activities, and may end up filling up on low-nutrient snacks. St. Luke’s Clinical Dietitian Mary Cherne…
Gov. Walz, Senators Klobuchar, Smith Tour Greenwood Fire Damage
ISABELLA, Minn. - On Monday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz along with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith ventured north to get an up-close look at the ongoing Greenwood fire and damage that has been caused by the flames. The…
Duluth Fire Department Responds to Monday Morning Fire
DULUTH, Minn. -- On Monday morning, the Duluth Fire Department responded to the report of a fire and explosion in the 900 block of west 5th street. When crews arrived on the scene, they found the fire coming from the…
Parents of Minnesota Students File Suit Seeking Mask Mandate
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Some parents of students at Minnesota K-12 schools that have not required face coverings have filed a lawsuit asking the governor to enact a statewide mask mandate because of the spike in COVID-19 cases. The…
Morning Update 9-6-21
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Monday, September 6, 2021. Have a great day!
Estate Sale Raises Thousands of Dollars for Red Cross
SUPERIOR, Wis. - A Superior family remembered their late parents and their contributions to the community with an estate sale this weekend, raising thousands of dollars for the Red Cross. Troy Johnson passed away…
Duluth Superior Pride Fest Among Biggest Weekends of Year for Main Club
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Duluth Superior Pride Fest weekend isn't just uplifting for the community, it's also great for local businesses, like the Main Club. The nightclub in Superior dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community is normally…
Duluth Superior Pride Fest Parades Down Tower Avenue Again
SUPERIOR Wis.- The Duluth Superior Pride Festival brought the party back to the Twin Ports this weekend, painting Tower Avenue the colors of the rainbow again after a pandemic pause last year. “Whether you're…
Miami Teen’s Football Game Honors Dad Who Died From COVID
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The night before Alan Arellano died of COVID-19, his wife recorded a short audio message with their two youngest sons. Miami doctors had placed the 49-year-old man in a coma after he suffered a heart…
Divers Identify Broken Pipeline As Source Of Gulf Oil Spill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Divers at the site of an ongoing oil spill that appeared in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida have identified the apparent source as one-foot diameter pipeline displaced from a trench on the ocean floor and…
UWS Welcomes New Yellowjackets to Campus
SUPERIOR, Wisc.-- Across the bridge, the newest generation of Yellowjackets were welcomed to campus for the last day of move in at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. After a difficult year and a half of online…
35th Annual Pride Fest Takes to Bayfront Festival Park, Record Breaking Crowds
DULUTH, Minn.-- The 35th annual Duluth-Superior Pride Festival is in full swing here in the Twin Ports and a little bit of rain didn't prevent crowds from coming out and enjoying live music and celebration…
Coleman Plant in Sauk Rapids Closing, Eliminating 175 Jobs
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Coleman Co. will close its plant in Sauk Rapids, resulting in 175 people losing their jobs. Coleman, owned by Newell Brands, notified the state that the plant would close by the end of the year. In…
Final Portion of Superior Street Reconstruction Project to Reopen Today
DULUTH, Minn. - After four years of construction, the final portion of the Superior Street Reconstruction Project is reopening today, according to city officials. Work started on the $31.5 million…
Twin Ports Coastal Cleanup Aims to Keep Northland Shores Spotless
SUPERIOR, Wisc. -- 5th Graders at Lake Superior Elementary School got together to pick up trash at the Arrowhead Boat Landing in Superior. The "Twin Ports Coastal Cleanup" brought the students together with Mayor…
'I Love the 90s' Tour Brings Coolio, Vanilla Ice to Bayfront
DULUTH, Minn.- The Bayfront Festival Park was packed and bumping' again with fans of 90s classics Friday night. The “I Love the 90s” tour was back bringing big names to Duluth. Vanilla…
City of Duluth Employee's Photo One of 900+ Featured at Minnesota State Fair
DULUTH, Minn.- Among the many Duluth connections down at the Minnesota State Fair this year, one Duluthian proved you don't need fancy equipment to take a fair-worthy photo. Chris Lee works for the…
Duluth Fire Department Participates in Hazmat Training
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth fire department wrapped up a three-day hazmat training session today, one of three fire departments in the state to do so. It was the first time the department got…
Busy Campground Season Winding Down
TWO HARBORS, Minn. -- As the summer winds down area campgrounds have had a busy season. Although expectations for the Labor Day weekend aren't as high as other weekends in July and August, Penmarallter Campgrounds…
More Than 8,000 Afghan Refugees at Wisconsin’s Fort McCoy
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than 8,000 refugees from Afghanistan were being temporarily housed at Fort McCoy in western Wisconsin as of Friday and the military base has a capacity to host up…
Community Meeting to be Held Tonight for Greenwood Fire Update
NEAR ISABELLA, Minn. - A Greenwood fire community meeting will be held tonight at 6:00 p.m. at the Wold Ridge Environmental Learning Center at 6282 Cranberry Road in Finland. The meeting will also be live streamed on the Superior National…
Kent Steps Down as Minnesota Senate Minority Leader
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Susan Kent has announced she is stepping down from her role as minority leader and plans to retire when her…
Evers Extends $100 Incentive for COVID-19 Vaccinations
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s $100 reward program for those receiving the COVID-19 vaccine will be extended two weeks until Sept. 19, Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday. Extending the incentive, which began Aug. 20 and was originally scheduled to end…
