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Bentleyville Cleanup Begins as Season Ends

DULUTH, Minn.-- As Bentleyville switched its lights off for the 2020 season earlier this week, cleanup has begun for the huge light display. Around 20 volunteers were at Bayfront Park this morning. They pulled down…

Renovations Coming To Historic Wilmarth Mansion

ASHLAND, Wisc. - The building is currently owned by impact-7, a non-profit in Ashland with the goal to provide affordable housing in Ashland. "The Wilmarth mansion has gone through a number of uses over…

Bridgeman's Introduces New Year's Mega Malt

DULUTH, Minn. - Bridgeman's Restaurant up on Miller Hill is ringing in the new year with a special sweet treat for all you ice cream lovers...the New Year's Mega Malt! Mega Malts are over…

Visitors Enjoy Northland State Parks

CARLTON, Minn. - People were out adventuring outside at state parks earlier today as the snow blanketed the Northland over the past week. Jay Cooke State Park was filled with visitors from across Minnesota,…

Midday Update 01/01/21

Join FOX 21's Nachai Taylor and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Have a great day!

Morning Update 01/01/2021

Join FOX 21's Nachai Taylor and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Have a great day!

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.

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…

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…

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