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Duluth USPS Emphasizes Dog Awareness Week

DULUTH, Minn.- It's dog bite awareness week and a local letter carrier and Duluth postmaster are speaking on the importance of securing your dog for the safety of local carriers. The United States Postal Service…

Wisconsin Unemployment Unchanged at 3.9%

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate was unchanged for May at 3.9%, the state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday. The nationwide unemployment rate in May was 5.8%. A year ago, in May 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic was…

The Latest: Michigan Lifts Indoor Capacity Restrictions

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan will lift all indoor capacity restrictions and mask requirements next week, 10 days sooner than planned amid vaccinations and plummeting COVID-19 infections, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday. The state’s main coronavirus order will expire at the…

Minnesota House Launches Into Contentious Budget Debate

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota House launched into a long, contentious debate Thursday as it held its first votes on big-budget bills that lawmakers were unable to pass before time ran out on the year’s regular session last month. The…

Midday Update 6-17-21

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, June 17, 2021.

Biden to Sign Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. President Joe Biden is scheduled to sign into law on Thursday a bill to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th federal…

Big Top Chautauqua Returns for 35th Anniversary Year

BAYFIELD, Wis. - The Big Top in Bayfield is returning for its 35th anniversary year. Big Top officials say live music will begin June 18 and will run through September 17. “We can’t wait for our grand reunion when we…

Morning Update 6-17-21

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, June 17, 2021.

US Jobless Claims Tick up to 412,000 From a Pandemic Low

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since April despite widespread evidence that the economy and the job market are rebounding steadily from the pandemic recession. Jobless claims rose…

Pop-Up Vaccine Clinic Held at Mount Royal Library

DULUTH, Minn.-- St. Louis County Public Health had a pop-up vaccine clinic at the Mount Royal Library location Wednesday. It was open to the public, but encouraged employees from nearby businesses to come in if…

Essentia Health Fitness Expo Kicks Off Thursday

DULUTH, Minn. -- The official kick off of events for Grandma's Marathon begins on Thursday with the Essentia Health Fitness Expo at the DECC. There will be close to 75 vendors displaying the latest…

Portion of Superior Street Reopens

DULUTH, Minn. -- A section of Superior Street reopened to traffic on Wednesday. Superior Street from First through Third Avenue West reopened Wednesday night after being closed since late April. Just in time for…

DULUTH PLAYHOUSE KICKS OFF SUMMER CAMP SERIES

DULUTH, Minn.- Time to put on your dancing shoes; The Duluth Playhouse kicked off their summer theatre camp series at the NorShor Theatre this week. The playhouse offers acting and musical theatre camps for…

Fed Sees Faster Time Frame for Rate Hikes as Inflation Rises

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve signaled that it may act sooner than previously planned to start dialing back the low-interest-rate policies that have helped fuel a swift rebound from the pandemic recession but have also coincided with rising inflation.…

Wisconsin Assembly to Vote on Transgender Sports Bans

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly plans to vote on bills banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. The measures being debated Wednesday in the…

Midday Update 6-16-21

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Have a great day!

Wisconsin Assembly to Vote on Chokehold Ban, Policing Bills

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly is poised to send a package of police reform bills to Gov. Tony Evers, including a measure banning police use of chokeholds except in life-threatening situations or in self-defense. The proposal is among…

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