(AP) - Homeless Americans who have been left off priority lists for coronavirus vaccinations — or even bumped aside as states shifted eligibility to older age groups — are finally getting their shots as vaccine supplies increase. While the U.S.…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The defense at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has rested its case without putting Chauvin on the stand, wrapping up after two days of testimony to the prosecution’s…
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, April 15, 2021.
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) -- A former Minnesota police officer faces her first court appearance in the traffic-stop shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright that has engulfed a small Minneapolis suburb in four straight days of bitter conflict between protesters…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 576,000, a hopeful sign that layoffs are easing as the economy recovers from the pandemic recession. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications plummeted…
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth At-Large City Councilor Zack Filipovich says he is not running for a third term. Filipovich became the youngest councilor ever elected at the age of 23 in 2013. He is currently the Secretary of the Duluth…
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota state lawmakers are working on a bill that would bring 80 or more jobs back to Duluth's Verso paper mill. The mill shut down indefinitely last summer, where 240…
DULUTH, Minn.-- Led by Black Lives Matter Twin Ports, more than 100 protestors marched through downtown Duluth in response to the shooting of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center. "We need to come together and really…
DULUTH, Minn.-- Spirit Mountain is expected to post a profit from its most recent season after fighting through both the pandemic and its financial struggles. The reports from the last season show a steady increase…
DULUTH, Minn.-- Community Actions Duluth’s Mobile Market made a stop at the Lincoln Park Community Center Wednesday afternoon. The market brought more than a dozen crates of fresh produce, dairy products and other pantry staples…
DULUTH, Minn.-Plans are now in the works to modernize UMD's 70-year-old science building. The college is now asking the state to kick in $1.6 million with the university dedicating $800,000 for the project, to…
DULUTH, Minn.- A Denfeld High School junior has been selected to be one of 50 student authors for the next book published on behalf of the Freedom Writers. Chales Mims has been selected to…
DULUTH, Minn.-Earlier today the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency gave an update on this year's dredging project on Park Point. They talked about the risks involved with placing…
DULUTH, Minn-Members of DPD’s Community Oriented Policing Unit were out cleaning up property near Duluth Gospel Tabernacle this morning. During spring as the snow melts, the unit is made aware of city property that needs…
DULUTH, Minn. -- Members of the area restaurant community came together Wednesday for a Zoom discussion to talk about the summer season. They also spoke about what things worked for them during the pandemic. Some…
DULUTH, Minn. - The student accused of bringing ammunition to Duluth East High School and forcing a lockdown there is now charged with a felony. The 16-year-old boy, who authorities previously said was 17 in error, was in the Arrowhead…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota officials extended the peacetime emergency for another 30 days on Wednesday in order to boost the state’s response to more infectious variants of the COVID-19 virus,…
DULUTH, Minn. - The City of Duluth announced on Wednesday that due to an influx in rain this past week it is postponing vehicular access to certain sections of Skyline Parkway until May 31. The affected sections include: East Skyline…
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP/Fox 9) — A Minnesota prosecutor has charged a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright with second-degree manslaughter. Potter was arrested by agents with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate moved Wednesday to change state elections based largely on false claims that the November election was tainted, passing bills that would make interfering with election observers a crime and barring…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the state Senate gave final approval Wednesday to a set of bills that would wrest control of billions of dollars in federal pandemic aid from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and hand it to…
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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota prosecutor says he will charge a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. Washington County Attorney Pete Orput said Wednesday that Kim…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial has denied a defense motion to acquit the former police officer in George Floyd’s death. Chauvin attorney Eric Nelson argued Wednesday that prosecutors did not prove that Chauvin’s actions killed…
DULUTH, Minn. - This week, April 11-17, is National Dog Bite Prevention Week, and this year there are more reasons than ever to learn about preventing dog bites. From high-profile “nipping incidents” in…
GRAND LAKE TOWNSHIP, Minn. - Authorities say a woman died in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday night near Canosia Road on Highway 53. The crash occurred around 11:39 p.m. when the car the 57-year-old woman was driving continued straight on…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice has procured a federal tracking system to trace the status of sexual assault evidence kits in case the Legislature gives the green light to implement it. Attorney General Josh Kaul said…
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that Gov. Tony Evers’ administration does not have the authority to issue capacity limits on bars, restaurants, and other…
NEW YORK (AP) — Bernie Madoff, the financier who pleaded guilty to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has died in prison. A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press that Madoff died early Wednesday at the…
