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Wisconsin State Fair Preparing For in-Person Event in August

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Wisconsin State Fair is preparing to return this summer after the coronavirus pandemic wiped out the event for the first time in 75 years, organizers said Wednesday. The fair scheduled Aug. 5-15 will have increased sanitation…

Feds Search Rudy Giuliani’s NYC Home, Office

NEW YORK (AP) — A law enforcement official tells the Associated Press that federal investigators have executed search warrants at Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan residence and office. The former New York City mayor has been under investigation for several years over…

Midday Update 4-28-21

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, April 28, 2021.

Supreme Court Orders New Hearing In PolyMet Mine Dispute

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court has given a victory to environmentalists in the long-running battle over the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. The court on Wednesday sent the dispute back to the state Department of Natural…

Wisconsin Reports Just 0.03% Of Vaccinated People Get Virus

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin health officials say that only 0.03% of people who have been fully vaccinated for the coronavirus have tested positive for COVID-19. The Wisconsin State Journal reports Wednesday that the number of so-called breakthrough cases was just…

Morning Update 4-28-21

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, April 28, 2021.

Chauvin Juror Says Guilty Verdicts Could Have Come Quicker

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A juror who cast one of the unanimous votes to convict a white former Minneapolis police officer of killing George Floyd said deliberations were primarily spent trying to convince one person who was uncertain about part of…

New Pet Grooming Service Open in Superior

SUPERIOR, Wisc. - A new mobile grooming service is now open in Superior. Purr-fectly Superior Grooming opened in June of 2020 but has taken off as of late with more people opting…

Duluth Flower Farm Gearing Up for Summer

DULUTH, Minn. -- The Duluth Flower Farm is hoping to keep its momentum going after a strong 2020 season that saw them get creative by adding a new online ordering forum for their customers.…

Church Holds Drive-Up Food Pantry In Superior

SUPERIOR, Wis.- Faith United Methodist Church in Superior continued its 20 plus year food pantry tradition Tuesday - although a little different because of the pandemic. People could drive up, tell a volunteer how…

Enbridge Line 3 Halfway Done, on Pause Until May

DULUTH, Minn.- Enbridge's Line-3 Pipeline Replacement Project is 50% complete. During a virtual open house Tuesday, construction officials said 200 miles of the pipeline is welded, coded, in the ground and back-filled --…

Canal Park Businesses Team Up for Cleanup Project

DULUTH, Minn.-Businesses in Canal Park came together today to help clean up the area. Volunteers scattered about both Park Point Beach and Railroad Street to pick up trash as the summer tourism season nears. Organizers…

Update: One Person Shot in Downtown Duluth Tuesday Morning

UPDATE: Authorities have provided additional information in connection to Tuesday morning's downtown Duluth shooting incident. Police say they received reports of hearing multiple gunshots just before 8:00 a.m. and that a male had been shot. When officers arrived at the…

New Bagel Business Opens in Northland

SUPERIOR, Wisc.- After starting making her bagels a few years ago, owner Lexy Land's bagel business began to take shape. "They are all made out of organic wheat, and then organic cane sugar goes in…

Derek Chauvin's Sentencing Pushed Back to June 25

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murder in George Floyd’s death, will now be sentenced on June 25. Online court records show Chauvin’s sentencing has been pushed back from June 16 to June 25. The change was…

Midday Update 4-27-21

Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, April 27, 2021.

First-Grader in Southwestern Minnesota Dies of COVID-19

MARSHALL, Minn. (AP) - State health officials say a young child from southwestern Minnesota has died of COVID-19 complications. Marshall Public Schools Superintendent Jeremy Williams says the child, who died Sunday, was a first-grader at Park Side Elementary. Williams says…

Student’s Snapchat Profanity Leads to High Court Speech Case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Before the Supreme Court this week is an argument over whether public schools can discipline students over something they say off-campus. Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy was suspended from cheerleading over a profanity-laced posting on Snapchat. Arguments are on…

Morning Update 4-27-21

Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, April 27, 2021.

One Arrested in Backus Drug Investigation

BACKUS, Minn. - According to the Cass County Sheriff's Office, a 56-year-old Backus man was arrested Monday following an ongoing drug investigation related to the sale of methamphetamine. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says a search warrant was conducted at…

WLSSD Recognized For Clean Water Performance In 2020

DULUTH, Minn. -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency gave WLSSD an award for outstanding clean water performance in 2020. WLSSD was in 100% compliance with its permits for treating wastewater that goes into the bay…

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