DULUTH, Minn.-- The financial impacts from the pandemic are forcing state governments to find ways to bridge their deficits. In Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz unveiled his budget, which would raise taxes in several areas,…
SUPERIOR, Wis.-- Enbridge Energy is continuing to move forward with its Line 3 pipeline replacement project despite continued protests from indigenous and environmental groups. Enbridge says it has 5,200 workers on the ground replacing the…
DULUTH, Minn. - A University of Minnesota Duluth program is helping adults 50 and older continue the journey of lifelong learning. University for Seniors is a program at UMD that offers intellectual and…
DULUTH, Minn. - The Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission has started a new initiative to encourage people to get outdoors. Commission members visited the Hartley Nature Center in Duluth to promote a…
DULUTH, Minn. - With the winter chill hitting the Northland, Northland homeless shelters and warming centers are staying busy. Management at CHUM says they’ve seen about 80 people a night in the shelters along…
DULUTH, Minn. - COVID variants across the world have made their way to the U.S. including right here in Minnesota and now local health officials are continuing to urge Northlanders to use caution when…
DULUTH, Minn. - Esssentia Health debuted its first mobile COVID-19 vaccine unit on Thursday that will be used to administer vaccines to groups in need of on-site vaccinations in the community. The…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Superior's Husky Refinery is now projecting to restart operations in 2023. According to a Cenovus spokesperson, the company confirmed in a 2021 budget announcement Thursday that the Superior Refinery restart is expected in the first quarter of…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa has been found in the United States for the first time. South Carolina officials say two such cases have been diagnosed in the state. Viruses mutate constantly, and…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly has backed off on voting to repeal Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ mask mandate. The retreat Thursday came in the face…
(FOX TV Digital Team) - Robinhood is facing class-action lawsuits after the company’s response to the surge in trading involving GameStop and AMC, according to Fox Business. On Thursday, Robinhood and other trading platforms announced they would be restricting those…
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say two police officers who were on the scene when a white officer shot and partially paralyzed a Black man in Wisconsin have returned to duty. The update announced Wednesday comes as Officer Rusten Sheskey,…
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 1,335 new cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota on Thursday morning bringing the total confirmed COVID cases to 458,633 in the state. Health officials also reported 16 news deaths bringing the death total…
DULUTH, Minn. - Phil Pumphrey has left his position as the Duluth Transit Authority General Manager. The Duluth Transit Authority announced in a Thursday morning press release that while Pumphrey has left his role at the DTA he will remain…
Every Thursday morning on FOX 21 Local News from 7 – 9 a.m., we’re teaming up with Essentia Health to showcase Northland Newborns. If you would like to submit a photo with a…
TWO HARBORS, Minn. - With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, Ledge Rock Grille at Larsmont Cottages has a new, redesigned menu to please any customer who walks through the door. In…
Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The fight has heated up over whether Minnesota should tighten its election laws or make voting easier. A key Senate panel Wednesday backed a Republican proposal to require voters to present photo identification. Sen. Scott Newman framed…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stuck in the grip of a viral pandemic, the U.S. economy grew at a 4% annual rate in the final three months of 2020 and shrank last year by the largest amount in 74 years. For 2020…
DULUTH, Minn.-- As the city of Duluth looks to try and find new ways to fight housing issues in the city, they're thinking small. Duluth Economic Development Authority is unanimously passed the land sale…
DULUTH, Minn.-- The race to give out the COVID-19 vaccine continues as the Northland begins to move on to the next wave of people to get the shot. So far, healthcare providers in Duluth…
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. - The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office is sending a warning about a recent uptick in scam phone calls and email impacting northland residents. A handful of complaints have recently been…
LAKE COUNTY, Minn. - The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines continues throughout the Northland and now some more rural residents will soon be getting in on the action. Lake County Health and Human Services is…
DULUTH, Minn. -- The condemned Kozy building in downtown Duluth is saved again from demolition by the city -- at least for now. St. Louis County Judge Eric Hylden has ordered the city of…
DULUTH, Minn. - The rebuild process continues at Husky Energy in Superior after an explosion ripped through the facility in the spring of 2018. The Husky Refinery in Superior continues to move forward in…
DULUTH, Minn. - Starting Friday, the Great Lakes Aquarium opens its Brr Garden, which will be a bar set outside in these frigid temps. The bar will be open every Friday night from 5…
DULUTH, Minn. - A solar co-op has popped up in Duluth with the hopes it gets more people interested in using clean energy. Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light is partnering with Solar United Neighbors…
DULUTH, Minn. - Lighthouse Center for Vital Living in Duluth has started a hotline that helps those with disabilities and the elderly understand more about the vaccine and testing process. Organizers say the…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. - Green houses in the area are already thinking Spring. The Lilac Hill greenhouse in Hermantown first began prepping some geranium plants in early January. The greenhouse will receive even more plants in…
