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Midday Update 1-27-21

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.

Lake County to Begin Pop-Up COVID Vaccine Clinics Next Week

LAKE COUNTY, Minn. - Lake County Public Health along with the Lake View Hospital & Medical Clinics say they are working to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to Lake County residents beginning next week. According to a recent press release, following the…

Morning Update 1-27-21

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.

Auschwitz Survivors Mark Anniversary Online Amid Pandemic

WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Holocaust survivors will commemorate their lost loved ones and world leaders will issue pleas for tolerance on Wednesday as the world marks the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Nazi German extermination camp is…

GO: Positive Energy Outdoors

DULUTH, Minn. - "We're all about people and animal powered recreation," Positive Energy Outdoors Co-Founder, Blake Cazier says. For 17 years, Positive Energy Outdoors has been offering programs for all ages. "So…

Wisconsin Senate Votes to Repeal Wisconsin Mask Mandate

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to repeal Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate, despite warnings from virtually every sector of the health care community that doing so would impair efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.…

Some Proctor Students Return To Hybrid Model

PROCTOR, Minn. - Proctor schools welcomed some students back to the classroom after months of doing distance learning to help prevent the spreading of the coronavirus. Bay View Elementary kindergarten through fifth-grade students returned back…

Community Action Offering Tax Help During Pandemic

DULUTH, Minn.-- It's tax season again and one local organization is offering some help with filing before the April 15th deadline. Community Action Duluth is offering free tax service once again but it will…

BWCAW Quota Permit Reservations Available Wednesday

DULUTH, Minn. - Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness quota permit reservations will be available starting tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. for the 2021 season. Visitors are encouraged to book their reservations for May 1 through September 20 online at www.recreation.gov or…

GOP Largely Votes Against Holding Trump Impeachment Trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have voted overwhelmingly against moving forward with Donald Trump's second impeachment trial. The Senate on Tuesday rejected a Republican attempt to dismiss the trial, allowing the case on "incitement of insurrection" to move forward. Yet…

Walz Proposes Tax Hikes on the Rich to Balance State Budget

MINNEAPOLIS (AP/FOX9) — Gov. Tim Walz proposed raising taxes on the wealthiest Minnesotans and large companies Tuesday to help plug a projected $1.28 billion gap in the next two-year budget while increasing spending on education and on helping the state…

Midday Update 1-26-21

FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama provide a look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.

Updated COVID-19 Numbers: Tuesday, January 26

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 727 new cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota on Tuesday morning bringing the total confirmed COVID cases to 456,490 in the state. Health officials also reported 8 news deaths bringing the death total…

Rate of Guns Seized at Airport Checkpoints Jumped in 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — There were fewer air travelers in the United States last year, but a higher percentage of them were carrying guns. The Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday that screeners found 3,257 firearms on passengers or in their carry-on…

Morning Update 1-26-21

FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama provide a look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.

Wisconsin Lawmakers to Vote on Repealing Mask Mandate

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Senate plans to vote on repealing Gov. Tony Evers' statewide mask mandate, while it remains unclear whether the Assembly would follow suit as required to undo the order. A joint resolution co-sponsored by 29…

My Pillow CEO Banned from Twitter

(AP) - Twitter has permanently banned My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell’s account after he continually perpetuated the baseless claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 U.S. presidential election. A Twitter spokesperson said in a statement that it decided to ban…

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