Year In Review Part Four
DULUTH, Minn. – FOX 21 Local News is taking a look back at the top stories that made headlines in 2020. Here are some of those stories from October, November and December.
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COVID-19 Testing At DECC To Run Through January, But Future Is Uncertain
DULUTH, Minn. -- COVID-19 saliva tests at the DECC in Duluth will continue through the month of January, but it's unclear if Minnesota will have enough funding to continue it after that. Testing sites…
Duluth Experiences Quiet New Year's Eve Without Big Venue Celebrations
DULUTH, Minn.- The streets of Duluth were uncharacteristically quiet this New Year's Eve as the city's big bashes were all canceled due to COVID-19, including New Year's on the Lake at Greysolon Ballroom. This…
Damiano Center Purchases Stalls to Help People with Personal Hygiene
DULUTH, Minn. - Some of our most basic needs, such as having a place to maintain our personal hygiene, can be a struggle for those who are housing insecure. But now an organization in Duluth…
Liquor Stores Stay Busy During New Year's Eve
DULUTH, Minn. - Liquor stores throughout the Northland are experiencing high demand as people get ready to celebrate the new year. At Lake Aire Bottle Shoppe in Duluth, sales have been about 5 to 10%…
Minnesota Restaurants Prepare On New Year's Eve
NORTHLAND - It's New Year's Eve, but Minnesota bars and restaurants will be dark and quiet tonight as they must close their outdoor-only service by 11 p.m. under the latest restrictions. The restraints are…
Holding Company Buys Lake Michigan Car Ferry SS Badger
LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — A coal-fired ferry that carries people and cars across Lake Michigan between Michigan and Wisconsin has been sold. The Ludington Daily News reports that Interlake Holding Co. announced Wednesday that it bought the SS Badger. The…
Supco Ruling: ‘Revenge Porn’ Not Protected Free Speech
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld the state’s revenge porn law, ruling that sharing nude images of a person without their consent is not constitutionally protected free speech. The Star Tribune reports the unanimous ruling Wednesday reverses an…
Trump Makes 2nd Request to Supreme Court Over Wisconsin Loss
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his election loss in Wisconsin. It was his second appeal in as many days to the high court over the result in the key…
Man Who Died at Line 3 Pipeline Site Run Over by Forklift
HILL CITY, Minn. (AP) – Authorities say a man who died while working on a pipeline project in northern Minnesota was run over by a large forklift. The Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office has preliminarily ruled that the death of Jorge…
Updated COVID-19 Numbers: Thursday, December 31
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 2,204 new cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota on Thursday morning bringing the total confirmed COVID cases to 415,302 in the state. Health officials also reported 61 news deaths bringing the death total…
Minneapolis to Release Bodycam Video in Fatal Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police in Minneapolis say they will quickly release body camera video from a traffic stop that ended with a man shot dead, the city’s first police-involved death since George Floyd died while being restrained by officers in…
Police Investigate Deliberate Spoiling of 500 Vaccine Doses
GRAFTON, Wis. (AP) — Police and federal authorities are investigating after a Wisconsin health system said an employee admitted to deliberately spoiling 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine. Aurora Medical Center first reported that the doses had been spoiled on Saturday,…
Midday Update 12/31/20
Join FOX 21's Nachai Taylor and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Have a great day!
Morning Update 12/31/20
Join FOX 21's Nachai Taylor and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Have a great day!
Northland Newborns 12-31-20
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 description of…
Update: Victim Identified in Fond du Lac Shooting, Suspect on the Run
CLOQUET, Minn. - Authorities have released the identity of the 16-year-old victim fatally shot early Monday morning on the Fond du Lac Reservation. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says Joseph James Peterson,…
Tubing Season at Spirit Mountain Slides in with Blizzard Snow
DULUTH, Minn.- The Northland's recent snowstorm, while a nuisance for some, was perfect to usher in the tubing season at Spirit Mountain. "The tubing hill's fun," said Jon Regenold, co-director of Resort Services. "You hear…
Year In Review Part Three
DULUTH, Minn. – FOX 21 Local News is taking a look back at the top stories that made headlines in 2020. Here are some of those stories from July, August and September.
After 52 Years in Business, Cloquet's Pete & Sons, Inc. Set to Close
CLOQUET, Minn. - Do you remember the last time you went to gas up your vehicle and an employee at the station did it for you? For one family in Cloquet, they never bat…
Duluth YMCA Wraps Up Distribution of Thousands of Meal Kits During Pandemic
DULUTH, Minn.- This week is the last for the Duluth Area Family YMCA's Meal Kit Distribution Program, which donated thousands of meals to people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leadership with the YMCA…
MN Veteran's Home in Silver Bay Gives Out Covid-19 Vaccine
SILVER BAY, Minn. - More than 100 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given out to help protect employees and residents. Dozens of residents and staff at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Silver Bay rolled…
Superior Police Investigate Shooting Incident Inside Gas Station
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Superior police are investigating a shooting incident at the Kwik Trip on Hammond Avenue. Police were dispatched to the gas station at 623 Hammond Avenue around 5:45 p.m. after a report of a “possible discharge of a…
Families Head Up The Shore For NYE
TWO HARBORS, Minn. - Families headed up the North Shore to welcome in the New Year, which is keeping some hotel busy for the weekend. Several hotels, cottages, and cabins up the shore were already…
Semi Overturns on Highway 61
DULUTH, Minn. – A semi lost control and overturned Wednesday afternoon on a somewhat snowy Highway 61 in Duluth. The Minnesota State Patrol responded, along with some other big rigs to help get that…
Number of Gym Resolutions Increase During New Year
DULUTH, Minn. - With New Year's Day just around the corner, some people are making efforts to go to the gym after new resolutions to work out more. Management at XMT-3 Training in Duluth says…
Canal Bark To Temporarily Close, Cites Business Struggles
DULUTH, Minn. - Canal Bark in Duluth is closing from January 4th to the 31st as the business struggles to stay afloat. Before COVID, Canal Bark had about 30 staff members, some being full…
Duluth Fire Department Receives Vaccine
DULUTH, Minn. - The City of Duluth has begun vaccinating some of its front-line employees with the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine. In the video are pictures taken by the city earlier today at the…
Victim in Central Hillside Shooting Incident in Critical Condition, Police Seeking Public's Help
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth police say they are continuing to investigate Tuesday's Central Hillside shooting incident that has left one person in critical condition. Authorities say they have determined that the shooting was not random and there is no danger…
WLSSD Discovers Explosive Device at Materials Recovery Center
DULUTH, Minn. - Western Lake Superior Sanitary District is cautioning residents to not transport or dispose of explosive materials they may find after staff discovered a hand grenade in the mixed waste area at WLSSD's Material Recovery Center earlier this…
