DULUTH, Minn. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a natural drought disaster designation for 14 Minnesota counties due to worsening drought conditions in the state. According to the USDA website, "This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United…
(FOX 9) - Governor Tim Walz announced on Thursday that Minnesota will offer $100 per new COVID-19 vaccination a new initiative from the White House. The effort is another attempt to increase low vaccination numbers in Minnesota and beyond, as…
DULUTH, Minn. - The DTA announced Thursday that it will be temporarily suspending four routes effective this Sunday, August 1. Officials say the reason for the suspensions are due to challenges in obtaining parts for buses, and a Bus Operator…
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Strong thunderstorms caused widespread damage across Wisconsin, left tens of thousands without power, and triggered tornado warnings. The severe weather stretched from the Mississippi River to Lake…
DULUTH, Minn. -A potential new apartment building may be replacing the former Seaway Hotel in Duluth's Lincoln Park neighborhood. On Wednesday, the Duluth Economic Development Authority approved a development agreement for the proposed 45-unit mixed-use apartment building. Merge LLC says…
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, July 31, 2021. Have a great day!
DULUTH, Minn. – City of Duluth Utility Operations crews are responding to a water main break in the Lakeside Neighborhood. The break was reported around 11:00 a.m. Tuesday and is located at North 43rd Avenue East and Tioga Street Alley.…
ELY, Minn. - The 40th annual Blueberry/Art Festival that was canceled over the weekend due to damaging severe thunderstorms is now going virtual. Festival organizers announced on Facebook Wednesday that they will be hosting a virtual festival "to help…
DULUTH, Minn. - St. Luke's Rejuvenation Center has a new option for people looking for relaxation, eliminating stress and reducing pain. Licensed Massage Therapist Megan Martin is now offering massage therapy. Massage benefits can…
BOSTON (AP) - The Biden administration will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday. The end of the moratorium comes as advocates and some lawmakers call for it to be extended in the face of rising coronavirus cases…
DULUTH, Minn. – This week’s Cooking Connection takes us inside the kitchen of Duluthian Jaimie Nere. She’s the creator behind Superior Street Baking. Nere values quiet time when her little ones are sleeping.…
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, July 31, 2021. Have a great day!
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin are twice as high as a week ago and seven times as high as a month ago, fueled by the more contagious delta variant. State health officials on Wednesday again…
RED LAKE, Minn. (AP) - A man has been charged with the killing of a Red Lake Nation police officer who was fatally shot while responding to a call to a residence on the tribe’s reservation in northwestern Minnesota. Twenty-eight-year-old…
DULUTH, Minn. - A cat was safely rescued from a Wednesday night kitchen fire in Morgan Park. The Duluth Fire Department says crews responded to a report of a kitchen on fire around 9:17 p.m. at 843 87th Avenue West.…
DULUTH, Minn.-- Minnesota Department of Health officials are recommending that all students and staff in K-12 wear a mask even if they are already vaccinated. State health officials are also recommending that all people age…
SUPERIOR, Wis.-- The old vacant Manning Motel on Belknap Street in Superior's Billings Park neighborhood was torn down today. Crews began demolition on the nine-acre lot near the Bong Bridge, which will be the new…
DULUTH, Minn.-- One woman is making her way cross-country hauling a tiny home as she discovers and films eco-friendly difference makers in various communities along the way, and today she made a stop in…
DULUTH, Minn.-- At Goodwill you could be making 11 to 15 dollars an hour as stores are looking to fill open positions. Today on Garfield Ave, Goodwill hosted a hiring event with on the…
DULUTH, Minn.-- The Duluth Police Department began Wednesday walks in Canal Park to hopefully connect with the community on a more personal level. These walks are designated to reconnect law enforcement with the community…
DULUTH, Minn.-- Being aware of your surroundings and following weather warnings aren't the only ways to be prepared for powerful storms. The Duluth Fire Department also tells us that having the basic needs met…
DULUTH, Minn. -- A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday for the grand re-opening of the Sheraton Duluth Hotel on East Superior Street. The top-to-bottom renovation is the first since the hotel opened 14 years ago.…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Health care, school, and food workers who risked their lives at the height of the pandemic have made pitches for a piece of the $250 million in COVID-19 relief money that Minnesota plans to allocate as bonuses…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a boy who was thrown off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in April 2019 has filed a lawsuit accusing the mall of failing to…
DULUTH, Minn. - The 62-year-old Duluth man charged for the kidnapping and rape of a woman in rural St. Louis County in May pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday morning. According to court records, Dennis John Hannuksela is charged with…
(FOX 9) - Gov. Tim Walz was noncommittal Tuesday when asked if he would go further than new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and impose a new mask mandate for Minnesota schools. Walz removed his statewide…
(FOX 9) - Minnesota health and education officials are recommending all students, teachers, staff, and visitors in school buildings wear masks when they return to school this fall, regardless of vaccination status. The recommendation follows the latest guidance from the Centers for…
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
DULUTH, Minn. - Minnesota health officials are warning the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 now accounts for more than 75 percent of the state's new cases. "This is turning out to be…
