Duluth Council Meeting Now Starts at 6 p.m.
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth City Council has a new start-time for it's twice-a-month council meetings. Starting February 24th the council meeting will begin one hour earlier at 6 p.m. instead of…
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51st Birkebeiner Season On the Horizon
HAYWARD, Wis.-- Skiers are wasting no time hitting the grooves in Hayward Wisconsin, because the 51st Birkebeiner season is nearing the finish line. Over a thousand people of all ages participated in the…
Vice president of Strategy and Policy Stepping Down
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce is losing one of its familiar faces within the business community. Daniel Fanning, the vice president of Strategy and Policy since 2022, says the time…
Tiny Riot Boutique Brings Affordable LA Fashion to the Twin Ports
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- A newer women's boutique clothing store in Superior is looking to bring high-end women's fashion to the Northland. Tiny Riot Boutique opened last year as an online retailer, before opening their…
Superior Police Department Promotes Michelle Pope to Patrol Captain
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- The Superior Police Officer just earned a new stripe being appointed to patrol captain. Captain Michelle Pope has been onboard with the Superior Police Department for the last 23…
Northland College to Close at End of 2024-25 Academic School Year
ASHLAND, Wis. -- Northland College Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Wednesday to permanently close the college at the end of the 2024-25 academic school year. The college was founded in 1892, being the…
WIAA Voted to Ban Transgender Student-Athletes from Girls' Competition, Not Practices
WISCONSIN -- The organization that oversees Wisconsin's school sports voted on Wednesday to ban transgender girls from competing in girls' competition. This repeals a 2013 policy that allowed children of all gender identities from competing in both WIAA boys' and…
Duluth Pack Continues Core Values Under New Owners
DULUTH, Minn. -- Duluth Pack announced on Wednesday that over-century old business has been purchased by Kevin Hall and another business partner effective immediately. The new business pair plan on carrying on…
6 Mile Ice Skating Trail at Gunflint Lodge
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. -- The Gunflint Lodge has a new trail for ice skaters. They set up a six-mile ice skating trail on Gunflint Lake. Use of the trail is free, and…
Coffee Conversation: UMD's Feast of Nations Celebrates Global Cultures
DULUTH, Minn. -- On Saturday, February 22, UMD will host its annual Feast of Nations event, celebrating cultural expressions from around the world. Yagna Manasa Boyapati, Graduate Student Representative of the IC Club, and Harika Yarlagadda, Treasurer of the IC…
Small Business Brewery Perspectives on Potential Aluminum Tariffs
TWO HARBORS Minn.-- Castle Danger Brewing is a larger facility in Two Harbors, producing nearly 25,000 cans of beer daily. And with that significance, the idea of a potential 25 percent tariff increase…
Hear From Candidates in the Race for Superior's 2nd District
*Click the video above to hear from both candidates* SUPERIOR, Wis. - A challenger has emerged in the race for Superior's 2nd District. In the usually quite political environment of Superior, challengers have…
Boutique Hotel and Event Center Development Approved in Two Harbors
TWO HARBORS, Minn.-- A lodging and event center will be making its way to Two Harbors. And from the sounds of it, it could be a game changer for the area. The…
KYN: New Owner Sews New Life into Fabric Store
DULUTH, Minn.-- Hannah Johnson Fabric & Sewing Store nestled on East Superior Street in Lester Park has been catering to their crafty customers for 16 years. And after dedicating more than a…
Power Outage Left Northern Minnesotans in the Dark Early Tuesday Morning
COHESSET, Minn. -- The extreme cold caused over one-thousand nine-hundred people on the north side of the iron range for several hours. The outage started around 3 Tuesday morning. Lake Country Power customers were left without power for nearly 6…
Fairchild Equipment Honored With 11th Consecutive MVP Award
CLOQUET, Minn. -- Fairchild Equipment, a leading dealership in the material handling industry has been honored with its 11th MVP award. Fairchild Equipment was founded in Green Bay in 1985 and has facilities across the…
Delta Airlines Flight From Minneapolis Flips Upside Down At Toronto Airport
TORONTO (AP) — A badly injured child is among eight people who were hurt Monday when a Delta Airlines plane flipped upon arrival at Toronto’s Pearson Airport. The airport confirmed on X that an…
Curtains Closing for Two Significant Figures at Duluth Playhouse
DULUTH, Minn.-- When you see a production at the Norshor Theater stage, you can't help but take it all in. The artistic decisions lie within the directors, and costume managers alike. And pretty soon,…
Coffee Conversation: Chum Duluth Mardi Gras Fundraiser for Shelter Expansion
DULUTH, Minn. -- Chum Duluth is gearing up for a Mardi Gras-themed fundraiser to support its shelter expansion, set for February 27th. Bradley Zwagerman, Director of Communications and Marketing at Chum Duluth, joined Fox 21 on the morning newscast to…
Fire Destroys Vacant Duluth Duplex on W. First Street
DULUTH, Minn. -- A massive fire destroyed a vacant duplex at 2226 W. First Street in Duluth late last night. According to a press release, firefighters responded around 10:20 PM and found…
Kitchen Fire At Duluth Apartment Building; Sprinklers Helped Contain Flames
DULUTH, Minn. -- Fire sprinklers are being credited with keeping a kitchen fire from getting out of control in a Duluth apartment building. The fire was reported just before 5:30 p.m. Sunday at…
Bad Weather Cancels 'Book Across The Bay' Race, But Not The Party
ASHLAND, Wis. -- High winds and drifting new snowfall canceled this weekend's 'Book Across The Bay' in Ashland. Winds and snowy conditions on Lake Superior piled up on the luminaires that keep…
FOX 21 Takes The Duluth Polar Plunge, Raises Nearly $5K For Special Olympics
DULUTH, Minn. -- FOX 21 was the proud television sponsor of this weekend's Duluth Polar Plunge, and some of our team members took the frigid jump for the cause. FOX…
1 Dead, 1 Severely Injured In Separate Northern MN Snowmobile Crashes
WALKER, Minn. -- Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a fatal snowmobile crash in rural Walker, Minnesota, according to authorities. The accident happened just before 9 p.m. Friday. The 50-year-old man driving the snowmobile lost control before striking…
Gov Evers Floats Plan To Close 19th-Century WI Prison, Overhaul Corrections System
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s second-oldest prison, built in the 1800s and long targeted for closure, would finally be shuttered under a new plan from Gov. Tony Evers that proposes sweeping changes to…
Aitkin Daytime Stabbing Hospitalizes 2 Women; Suspect Later Arrested in Ramsey County
AITKIN, Minn. - Police say they found a bloody scene when responding to a slashing at a residence in the quiet community of Aitkin, that left two women in the hospital. Aitkin Police responded…
Shooting in Rural Cass County
BACKUS, Minn. - A victim's condition is unknown after a shooting in rural Cass County last Thursday. Cass County Sheriffs responded to a residence near rural Backus around 11:30 p.m. Thursday evening after…
2nd Graders Participate in 18th Annual 'Ikidarod" Race
DULUTH, Minn.-- How cool would it be to step into the shoes of a musher for a day? A group of students from North Shore Community School in Duluth got to do just that for…
Activists Take to the Streets for 10th Annual Indigenous Memorial March
DULUTH, Minn.-- Today the Twin Ports participated in its 10th annual march for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives. The march takes place each year on Valentines Day to bring justice and awareness…
Elementary Students Bring Flowers to Seniors for Valentine's Day
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Students in Superior were spreading love and joy on this Valentine's Day. A Twin Ports radio station Life 97.3 and the Northern Lights Elementary Kindness Club partnered to bring flowers to seniors.…
