HERMANTOWN, Minn. - Hermantown Superintendent Wayne Whitwam announced on Friday that elementary school students will be moving to distance learning following the Thanksgiving break. Students will come in next week either Tuesday or Wednesday to take materials home for distance…
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A 17-year-old from Illinois who is charged with killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin and whose case has become a rallying cry for some conservatives,…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders say their meeting to discuss coronavirus relief measures were productive. The Friday meeting was Evers’ first with newly-elected Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and his first since May with…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Doctors are urging Minnesotans to take COVID-19 seriously and to comply with new restrictions that take effect Friday night. They appeared with Gov. Tim Walz to provide dramatic accounts of how the state’s health care system is…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The recount of the presidential election in Wisconsin’s two most heavily Democratic counties have begun with President Donald Trump’s campaign seeking to discard tens of thousands of absentee ballots. Trump’s three objections attempting to discard the…
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Have a great weekend!
DULUTH, Minn. - Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness quota permit reservations will be available beginning Wednesday, January 27 at 9:00 a.m. for the 2021 season. The BWCAW announced in a Friday press release that visitors taking an overnight paddle, motor…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 6,812 new cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota Friday morning bringing the total confirmed COVID cases to 256,700 in the state. Health officials also reported 68 news deaths bringing the death total to…
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Have a great weekend!
ATLANTA (AP) — A hand tally of the ballots cast in the presidential race has been completed. The results released Thursday by the secretary of state’s office affirm Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow lead over Republican President Donald Trump. The hand…
(AP) - Pfizer is set to ask U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting a process that could bring first shots as early as next month. Friday's step comes days after Pfizer and its German partner…
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge Northland Center in Duluth is currently experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak among staff and residents. Right now, 19 staff members and nine residents have tested positive for the virus. Two of the…
DULUTH, Minn. - Several foundations around the Northland announced new scholarship opportunities for high school seniors who may decide to take a gap year instead of attending college. The Greater Denfeld Foundation is just one…
DULUTH, Minn.-- The DECC has slowly been trying to reopen with some traditional and non-traditional events as they try to recover from the $6 million hole caused by the pandemic. But as another round of…
DULUTH, Minn.-- While Thanksgiving dinners might not look the same this year, volunteers found a way to help families make the most of the holiday. Volunteers prepared over 600 meal kits at the DECC and…
DULUTH, Minn.-- Another Duluth attraction will be shutting down because of the governor's new order. The Great Lakes Aquarium will close its doors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. It's been open since June after the…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. - Students at UWS now have some more activities to do over the holiday break. Campus activity organizers have assembled popular grab-and-go craft kits for students to make. The kits include string art,…
DULUTH, Minn. - It's Give to the Max Day and the Duluth Library Foundation is hoping to raise $10,000 to help keep resources available to the community. On Thursday, Clifford the Big…
ST. PAUL, Minn.-Minnesota set a new single-day record for COVID deaths today, while also nearly breaking the single-day record for COVID cases. Nearly 7,900 new COVID cases have been reported over the last day…
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth School District is adding additional bus hubs for meal distribution sites starting today. District leadership says the bus hubs were added in order to reach out to as…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - As COVID-19 cases continue to climb across the region, Superior School District will continue distance learning through the end of the year. Amy Starzeki, the district administrator for Superior School District,…
DULUTH, Minn. - Minnesota gyms and fitness centers are about to close for the next month to comply with the governor’s order and youth sporting events are also being paused. At…
DULUTH, Minn. - As times are uncertain and people may be struggling in their current job or looking for a new one, staff at Duluth’s Workforce Development say they can help with things like…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the Wisconsin Hospital Association is pleading with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and state legislative leaders to come together immediately to fight the virus before the current crisis becomes a catastrophe. Hospital Association President…
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Entertainment Convention Center and the city's destination marketing arm -- Visit Duluth -- are moving forward with discussions to merge operations as they continue to face serious financial strains from the pandemic. The merger is…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Mont du Lac Resort announced on Thursday that it will be opening its Ski Hill this Saturday. The resort, located in Superior, will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Ski Runs Main and Pancake will…
DULUTH, Minn. - The Lake Superior Zoo welcomed three North American Gray Wolves late Tuesday evening from the California Wolf Center in Julian, CA. The three sisters, Shasta, Sierra, and Tehama are a new addition to the zoo's wolf…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More than 900 staff members in the Mayo Clinic Health System in the Midwest have been diagnosed with COVID-19 over the last two weeks as the virus continues to surge across the region, officials said. Dr. Amy…
(FOX 9) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's four-week pause in response to surging COVID-19 cases statewide will impact many facets of daily life in Minnesota The shutdown goes into effect Friday, Nov. 20 at 11:59 p.m. and runs through Dec. 18. Here's a look at…
MINNEAPOLIS - Duluth airport officials prohibited Donald Trump’s campaign from holding a rally with Vice President Mike Pence after the president flouted state coronavirus guidelines there three weeks earlier. The Duluth Airport Authority’s executive director told his board in an…
