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American Airlines Cutting Flights as Summer Season Starts

DALLAS (AP) - American Airlines is cutting flights to protect its network from getting overloaded as summer travel season arrives. American scrubbed more than 130 flights by Tuesday afternoon, according to tracking service FlightAware. An American Airlines spokeswoman says the…

Wisconsin Health Officials Launch COVID Plan for Schools

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials have launched a new program to test school children for COVID-19 this fall, the state Department of Health Services announced Tuesday. DHS Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk said participation will be voluntary. The…

Suspect in St. Cloud Shooting Formally Charged

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - The 45-year-old Duluth man arrested for the murder of 68-year-old Ed Ward has been formally charged. On Tuesday, Jason Robert Beckman was charged with three felony counts including second-degree murder with intent-not premeditated. According to the…

Midday Update 6-22-21

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, June 22, 2021.

Walz Requests Funds for State Officers' Body Cameras

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz has requested funding to outfit Minnesota State Patrol troopers and officers working at the state Capitol with body cameras. The $7.5 million to buy and maintain the cameras for the officers and troopers…

Morning Update 6-22-21

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, June 22, 2021.

Wisconsin Republicans to Send Election Bills to Governor

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Assembly plans to send bills to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers that would limit opportunities for absentee voting, make it more difficult for the elderly and disabled to cast absentee ballots, and prohibit officials from…

A New Art Gallery is Open on East Superior Street

DULUTH, Minn.- Yellow Bird Arts held a soft opening during Memorial Day weekend and is getting ready for their grand opening. Yellow Bird Fine Art in Grand Marais is the original location and the gallery…

Northern Waters Smokehaus Opening Order Windows

DULUTH, Minn.-- Northern Waters Smokehaus in Canal Park has decided not to re-open their store front in the DeWitt-Seitz building due to efficiency concerns and overcrowding and instead have installed new outdoor-ordering windows.…

Summer Meals Program Through YMCA Begin

DULUTH, Minn. -- A food service program, through the Duluth YMCA, offering free nutritious snacks and meals to kids 18 and under, is now underway in the Northland. The idea is to continue…

City Hosts Duluth City Flag Raising Ceremony

DULUTH, Minn.- The City of Duluth invited the community for their new flag raising ceremony at City Hall earlier today. The Duluth fire and police departments' honor guard presented and installed the new flag. City…

Warrior Brewing Company Kicks off Production

  DULUTH, Minn.- For two veterans ideas were brewing up for the past seven months. Warrior Brewing Company in Duluth held their first canning of three unique beers. Local owners, Matt Caple and Ben Gipson…

Minnesota Lawmakers to Hand out Nearly $1B in Tax Cuts

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Legislature is on track to hand out serious tax relief to thousands of businesses and unemployed workers this year. The final tax bill agreed to by lawmakers late last week features nearly $1 billion in…

Police From Minneapolis, UM to Step up Patrols in Dinkytown

MINNEAPOLIS - Officers from the Minneapolis Police Department and the University of Minnesota will begin patrolling the Dinkytown area near the university in an effort to curb violent crime. Dinkytown has been a popular spot for students over the years…

Duluth Police Identify Victim in Downtown Shooting

DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth Police have identified the victim injured in a shooting that took place Sunday night in downtown Duluth. Police say 41-year-old William David Urrutia was struck by gunfire on the 100 block of East 3rd Street around…

Child Tax Credit 2021: Here's Who Will Receive Monthly Payments

WASHINGTON (Fox 9) - The Biden administration is working to make sure eligible families are aware of the upcoming monthly child payments, part of the expanded child tax credit under President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Automatic payments…

Midday Update 6-21-21

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Monday, June 21, 2021.

Authorities in Bayfield Identify Fatal Motorcycle Crash Victim

BAYFIELD, Wis. - Authorities in Bayfield have identified the victim of Thursday's fatal motorcycle crash. According to the Bayfield County Sheriff's Office, 50-year-old Keith Damon of Ashland was the driver of the motorcycle involved in the collision on Highway 2…

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