Items Needed for Pet Supplies Drive
DULUTH, Minn. - Two local businesses are partnering to provide pet supplies to those who need them. Canal Bark along with Anytime Fitness in West Duluth are putting together a pet supplies drive…
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One Person Is Dead In An Officer-involved Shooting On I-35 In Pine County
PINE COUNTY, Minn. - One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting that happened on I-35 in Pine County around 2 p.m. on Friday. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the shooting took place in the northbound lanes nearby…
COVID-19 Cases Spike In Itasca County
ITASCA COUNTY - The Itasca County Health Department is reporting an uncontrolled level of COVID spread due to largely formal and informal gatherings that they deemed unsafe. Itasca County has almost doubled the amount…
College of St. Scholastica Implements New Protocols
DULUTH, Minn. - Colleges have been back in session for about a month and as the pandemic continues, one of them is changing some of its protocols after seeing an uptick in…
The Latest: Trump Plans to Hold in-Person Event on Saturday
WASHINGTON (AP) - On Saturday, President Donald Trump is planning to hold his first in-person event since testing positive for the coronavirus. Two weeks after the Rose Garden event that is now considered a “superspreader,” Trump is planning to convene…
Nashwauk Man Sentenced to 105 Months for Criminal Vehicular Homicide
ITASCA COUNTY, Minn. - A Nashwauk man charged with fatally hitting a two-year-old boy and injuring his teenaged aunt with his truck last August appeared in court for his sentencing Friday. 40-year-old Jake Michael Place was sentenced to 105 months…
Judge Lets Ex-Cop Charged in Floyd’s Death Live Out of State
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge cited safety concerns Friday as he issued new conditions of release for an ex-Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd that would allow him to live in a neighboring state while…
Updated COVID-19 Numbers: Friday, October 9
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 109,312 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Friday morning and 14 new deaths bringing the death total to 2,121 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 2,256,165 tests have…
Midday Update 10-9-20
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Have a great day!
Essentia Health Offering Saturday Mammography Clinics in October
DULUTH, Minn. - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While routine medical exams should be a part of your routine, medical experts at Essentia Health in Duluth are taking the month to…
Suspect, 16, Arrested After Ely Teen Rescued From Ravine With Stab Wounds
ELY, Minn. - The Ely Police Department says a 16-year-old suspect has been arrested after a 13-year-old male was found injured down a ravine Thursday afternoon. According to police, officers were dispatched to the area of 800 Miners Drive around…
Morning Update 10-9-20
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Have a great day!
Pence to Visit Waukesha as Wisconsin Coronavirus Cases Soar
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence plans to make a campaign stop Tuesday at a manufacturing company in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha, the Trump campaign announced Thursday. Pence will speak at Weldall Manufacturing, which does large-scale fabrication…
University of Minnesota Alters Spring Break for 5 Campuses
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota is changing spring break plans at its five campuses because of the coronavirus. University leaders are moving the weeklong vacation from March to April for Twin Cities and Rochester students and spreading the…
Fire Truck Visits Duluth Family During Fire Prevention Month
DULUTH, Minn.-- October is Fire Safety Month to create more awareness to on fire prevention and emergencies. The Duluth Fire Department is doing something different this year to help young kids and families learn…
Taconite Dust Compensation For Superior Homeowners Scaled Back
SUPERIOR, Wis. - After decades of compensation for taconite dust in the air, many homeowners in Superior won’t be getting a yearly check from the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad to clean the dust…
Insure Duluth Offering Free Health Insurance Help
DULUTH, Minn.-- With open enrollment for MNsure coming up next month, one Duluth organization is helping to make sure people are insured. Especially while the pandemic goes on. Insure Duluth has always been stationed inside…
Duluth Workforce Development Program Looking to Help Recently Laid Off DECC Employees
DULUTH, Minn. --- After the DECC announced earlier this week that the roughly 400 employees it furloughed are now permanently laid off, the city of Duluth's Workforce Development Program wants to…
Mayor Larson Urges for Second Round of Federal Stimulus Aid
DULUTH, Minn.-- Duluth Mayor Emily Larson is urging everyone from President Trump to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to pass a second stimulus bill sooner than later. "It’s not just about making sure…
New Art Exhibit at UWS Explores Struggles With Alcoholism
SUPERIOR, Wis. - A new exhibit is now showing in the Kruk Art Gallery at The University of Wisconsin-Superior. The exhibition called Aqua Vitae features the work of two artists exploring their own struggles…
Mike's Western Cafe Closes After Nearly Four Decades
DULUTH, Minn. - A hometown restaurant in Duluth's Lincoln Park neighborhood is closing its doors after nearly 40 years in business. Mike's Western Cafe has lasted through multiple generations of many in the Lincoln…
Court Blocks Extension of Wisconsin Absentee Ballot Deadline
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal appeals court has blocked a decision to extend by six days the deadline for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin. Democrats will almost certainly appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge William Conley…
Principal's Week Highlights Leaders of Local Schools
DULUTH, Minn. - As the school year continues, educators are being confronted with issues they've never seen before due to the pandemic, and this week, it is principal's week all throughout Minnesota where the…
Duluth Library Foundation Receives Grant for School Readiness
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Library Foundation received a grant today going towards a city-wide library led school initiative called "Every Child Ready Duluth." The grant is from the Lloyd K. Johnson foundation for…
Minnesota Man Cited After Assaulting Reporter Near Trump Rally
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth City Attorney announced on Thursday that a citation has been issued to the Minnesota man caught on video assaulting a reporter near the Trump rally held at the…
Minnesota Loosens Bar Rules Put in Place for the Coronavirus
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota health officials on Thursday reported the second-highest number of daily COVID-19 hospital admissions, on the same day the state loosened regulations in bars and restaurants. Updated guidelines permit as many as 10 people seated together in…
51 Protesters Arrested After Officer in Floyd Death Released
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Fifty-one people were arrested during protests after a former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd was released on bail. Derek Chauvin had been in a Minnesota prison for months as he awaits trial…
St. Scholastica Hosts Virtual 2020 Homecoming
DULUTH, Minn. - The College of Saint Scholastica will be having a different variation of homecoming this year. Due to the pandemic, the school will be hosting a virtual homecoming. The events begins on Thursday with a virtual 5K. For…
Tensions Rise as Virus Cases Surge in Wisconsin, Dakotas
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A surge of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin and the Dakotas are forcing a scramble for hospital beds and rising political tensions, as the Upper Midwest and Plains emerge as one of the nation’s most troubling…
13 Charged in Plots Against Michigan Government
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general has charged seven people with plotting to target law enforcement and attack the state Capitol building. The announcement comes after six others were charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at…
