Morning Update 8-31-21
FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama share news and weather making headlines across the region.
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Hate Crimes Hit a 12-Year High in the U.S. in 2020, FBI Report Says
(FOX 9) - Hate crimes hit a 12-year high in the U.S. last year, according to a new report from the FBI. The report shows a total of 7,759 incidents last year, even with fewer law enforcement agencies reporting data than in…
Finland Businesses Take Care of Greenwood Fire Crews from Incident Command Post
FINLAND, Minn.- Other businesses in the small town of Finland have seen more firefighters coming through after the Eastern Area Incident Command Post moved there from Isabella while fighting the Greenwood Fire. The Finland…
Several Northland Red Cross Volunteers Assisting in Hurricane Relief
DULUTH, Minn. -- Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday on the gulf coast, and one northland organization has sent people down to help. Seven volunteers from the Northern Minnesota Red cross have been dispatched to…
COVID-19 Pandemic Brings Spike in Business for Discoverpc.NET
SUPERIOR, Wis. - If there’s one thing the past year and a half has taught us, it’s that we’re living in a technologically advanced world. Throughout that time, Discoverpc.NET in Superior has been helping to…
Greenwood Fire Now 37% Contained as Incident Command Post Works from Finland
FINLAND, Minn.- Fire crews hope to continue the momentum against the 26,000 acre Greenwood fire, now 37% contained as of Monday evening thanks to recent rainy weather, and now moving their Incident Command Post…
Return of UMD Students and its Business Impact
DULUTH, Minn.- University of Minnesota Duluth students and teachers kicked off their school year Monday morning, and business is picking up for local shopping centers. Businesses in the Bluestone and Mount Royal strip malls are…
Expert Fire Safety for your Home
DULUTH, Minn.- It is important to practice fire safety with all of the fires happening in the Northland. There were 141 fires in Duluth last year, and officials say the pandemic played a part in…
UMD Students Return to Campus
DULUTH, Minn. -- It was a familiar sight at UMD Monday afternoon as thousands of students could be seen walking the halls of campus headed to class. We caught up with one student…
St. Louis County Announces Logging Restrictions Due to Wildfire Risk
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. - Due to ongoing drought conditions and wildfire risk St. Louis County is implementing logging restrictions in the northern part of the county. County officials say the restrictions include cutting and logging operations on all county-managed…
Taliban Guard Says Last US Planes Have Left Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban guard at the Kabul airport says the last U.S. planes have flown out after 20 years of war in Afghanistan. Hemad Sherzad tells The Associated Press the…
Minnesota Court Deals Yet Another Setback to Pipeline Foes
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision by state pollution regulators to issue a water quality certification for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline. It's the latest setback for opponents as the project nears…
Midday Update 8-30-21
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Monday, August 30, 2021. Have a great day!
High Demand for Hospital Beds in Minnesota, ICU Beds at 95%
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The surge in the coronavirus delta variant has coincided with a high demand for hospital beds across Minnesota, according to health officials. The state Department of Health says 95 percent of intensive care unit beds…
Greenwood Fire Update: Fire Remains at 14% Containment
NEAR ISABELLA, Minn. - As of Monday morning, the Greenwood fire remains at 25,991 acres and 14% containment. Fire officials say significant rainfall over the weekend helped crews improve the fireline and “mop…
Duluth Superior Pride Returns Labor Day Weekend with In-Person Celebrations
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth Superior Pride returns with in-person events and celebrations September 2 - 5. After going virtual in 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, organizers are thrilled to be…
Morning Update 8-30-21
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Monday, August 30, 2021. Have a great day!
Hurricane Ida Traps Louisianans, Leaves the Grid a Shambles
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ida is now a tropical storm after spending 16 hours as a hurricane over Louisiana and Mississippi. Residents are now waiting for daybreak for rescues from flooded areas to begin and damage to be assessed. Power…
1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured in Early Morning Crash in Carlton
CARLTON, Minn. - One person is dead and another is critically injured after a single-vehicle crash in Carlton early Monday morning. According to the Carlton County Sheriff's Department, deputies responded to reports of a vehicle leaving the roadway in the…
Lightning Destroys Steeple of Hope City Church, Causes Water Main to Burst
DULUTH, Minn.- Around 7:45 p.m. Saturday, lightning struck Hope City Church in Central Hillside, causing a cross made up of wood and metal to fall and even broke a water main underneath the…
East Hillside Apartment Catches Fire Damaging Homes, Displacing Tenants
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth firefighters spent hours battling an apartment fire in Duluth's East Hillside neighborhood late Saturday into Sunday, which left multiple units damaged, and tenants displaced. At about 10:30 Saturday night, the…
Project Managers Lay Out Next Steps for Massive Twin Ports Interchange Reconstruction
DULUTH, Minn. - It’s a massive overhaul worth $270 million. Chances are if you’ve driven through Duluth on I-35, you’ve experienced the current headache that is the Twin Ports Interchange reconstruction. What’s…
Bayfield Orchards Looking Forward to Apple Fest
BAYFIELD, Wisc. -- Orchards in Bayfield are already looking forward to Apple Fest for a variety of reasons. Despite losing the majority of their strawberry crops in the spring, Erickson Orchard just outside…
Duluth Police Struggling With Recruitment, Officer Shortage
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Police Department is among the labor forces experiencing a dry spell. The number of applications this year to date is at its lowest in 3 years, as they work to…
Actor Ed Asner, TV's Blustery Lou Grant, Dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor Ed Asner, the blustery but lovable Lou Grant in two successful television series and voice of Carl in Disney's "Up," has died. He was 91. Asner’s representative…
Hurricane Ida Strikes Louisiana on 16-Year Anniversary of Katrina; New Orleans Hunkers Down
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hurricane Ida has blasted ashore along the Louisiana coast as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., rushing toward New Orleans and one of the nation’s most important industrial corridors. The Category…
Weather Helps Keep Greenwood Fire 14% Contained, Evacuations Lifted for Slate Lake
NEAR ISABELLA, Minn.- The Greenwood Fire continued to sit at 25,991 acres and 14% contained Sunday, with some evacuation orders lifted. Officials say dryer weather is in the forecast and drought conditions will continue. According to a spokesperson with the…
East Hillside Apartment Fire Damages Multiple Units, Displaces Tenant
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth Firefighters spent hours battling a fire at a multi-unit apartment building in Duluth's East Hillside neighborhood late Saturday into early Sunday morning. According to a spokesperson with the Department, the call came in just after 10:30 p.m.…
Tribute Fest Wraps Up, Breaks Record for Advance Tickets Sold
DULUTH, Minn.- Saturday’s weather took a break from the doom and gloom to give this year's Tribute Fest at Bayfront Park a sunny sendoff. Organizers say upward of 2,000 tickets were sold in advance…
Lightning Damages Steeple of Hope City Church, Leaves Building Structurally Unsound
DULUTH, Minn.- A lightning strike damaged both a Duluth church and a nearby water main during thunderstorms Saturday night, and officials are monitoring the structure overnight. According to a spokesperson with the Duluth Fire Department, at approximately 7:45 p.m., crews…
