Dressed-Up Pets: Canal Bark Hosts Costume Contest
DULUTH, Minn. - Dogs throughout the Northland are encouraged to dress up and celebrate the Halloween festivities for Canal Bark's pet costume contest. If you have a dog, take pictures of your pet in…
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Superior Street Reconstruction Project to Continue Into Next Year
DULUTH, Minn. - Phase Three of the Superior Street Reconstruction Project will now be continuing next year after it was expected to be completed this fall. Phase three consists of the three-block section from…
Get Your Ballot Counted: Appeals Court Rules Mail-In Ballots Arriving After Election Day Could Be Invalidated
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - The Minnesota Secretary of State says it's too late to mail in your ballot if you want to make sure your vote counts. After an appeals court ruling that says mail-in…
Duluth School District Extends Hybrid, Distance Learning Through End of Year
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth School District announced on Friday that Duluth Public Schools will continue with the current learning models through the end of December. Currently, elementary schools are in a hybrid learning model while secondary and middle schools…
Minnesota Virus Cases, Hospitalizations at Single-Day Record
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota health officials Friday reported a single-day high of 3,165 new coronavirus infections, with 18 deaths. The state also reported 738 hospitalizations, another single-day high, with 176 people in intensive care. States around the country are struggling…
St. Ann's Purchases Lot of Former Adas Israel Synagogue
DULUTH, Minn. - St. Ann's Residence has purchased the lot of the former Adas Israel Synagogue according to St. Ann's Executive Director Scott Johnson. The historic building located on the corner of 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue East was the…
Midday Update 10-30-20
Join FOX 21’s Arman Rahman and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.
Updated COVID-19 Numbers: Friday, October 30
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 145,465 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Friday morning and 18 new deaths bringing the death total to 2,437 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 2,803,338 tests have…
U.S. Steel 'Evaluating Potential Restart of Keetac' by End of Year
KEEWATIN, Minn. - U.S. Steel says they are "evaluating a potential restart of Keetac by year-end." The site has sat idle since May of this year due to the coronavirus pandemic leaving over 300 workers still without a job. "We…
Walmart Removes Guns, Ammunition on Display at U.S. Stores
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it has removed ammunition and firearms from displays at its U.S. stores, citing “civil unrest” in some areas. The nation’s largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, sells firearms in about half of its 4,700…
Illinois Judge to Rule on Rittenhouse Extradition to Kenosha
CHICAGO (AP) — The mother of a 17-year-old accused of killing two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is among those slated to testify at a hearing in Illinois to decide if her son should be extradited across the border to stand…
Morning Update 10-30-20
Join FOX 21’s Arman Rahman and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, Oct. 30, 2020.
Minnesota SOS: Too Late to Mail Ballots -- but Not to Vote
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s secretary of state said Thursday it’s too late for voters to mail back their absentee ballots if they want to make sure their votes count after an appeals court ruling indicated that mail-in ballots arriving after…
Elks Lodge Makes Donation for Socktoberfest
SUPERIOR, Wis.-- With the winter months getting closer, one Superior organization is offering their support to help people stay warm. The Superior Elks Lodge 403 donated over $1,700 dollars to Socktoberfest of Superior. That money…
Youth In Action Hosts Pumpkin Decorating Contest
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - Get your decorating skills ready! Youth in Action is hosting a pumpkin decorating contest, which lasts till Halloween. Typically, the organization does a kind of Halloween party at a…
Senators Smith, Klobuchar Campaign at UMD as Election Day Approaches
DULUTH, Minn.-- As Election Day draws near the two presidential candidates aren't the only ones out on the trail looking to rally voters ahead of Tuesday’s election. Minnesota's two Democratic senators were out in Duluth…
You Can "Spoil" Your Mailed Ballot And Vote In-Person If You're Worried It Won't Make It In Time
MINNESOTA -- With the latest court ruling that Minnesota absentee ballots that are mailed in will not be accepted past 8 p.m. on November 3rd, voters who have already dropped their ballots in the mailbox may worry that it won't…
Two Harbors High School To Distance Learning for 2 Weeks
TWO HARBORS, Min.. - A rise in COVID-19 cases in Lake County is forcing students at the Two Harbors High School to move to full distance learning for two weeks starting Monday, Nov. 2. Lunches can still be picked up…
Superior Homes Turn Spooky For Halloween
SUPERIOR – The city of Superior is showing signs of horror throughout the community these days with homes turning into haunted houses. Some of the decorated homes are very elaborate and part of a…
Animal Allies Stresses Importance of Microchipping Your Pet at Free Event
DULUTH, Minn- Another free opportunity to get your pet microchipped was hosted by Animal Allies Thursday outside the Damiano Center in Duluth. Animal experts say no matter how cold it may be for you, your…
Rambler Food Truck Helps Life House Collect Winter Supply Donations
DULUTH, Minn.- On the last day of their season, the Northland's Rambler Food Truck, decided to lend a hand to a local winter supply drive. The food truck parked outside of Life House in…
Record-Breaking Growth in COVID-19 Cases Causing Concern in Northland
DULUTH, Minn.- As the state of Minnesota reported their highest daily COVID-19 case amount since the pandemic began City of Duluth officials, St. Louis County Public Health, School leaders and top doctors from…
Court of Appeals Rules Minnesota Absentee Ballots Must be Received by 8 p.m. on Election Day
(FOX 9) -The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that absentee ballots in Minnesota must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day in order to be counted. This means election workers will not be able to count ballots that…
Itasca County Sees 86 New COVID-19 Cases In 1 Week
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - As of Thursday, Oct. 29, 86 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Itasca County in the past seven days, bringing the county total to 794. Currently, nine Itasca County…
Hermantown and Proctor Prepare for Election Day
NORTHLAND - Election day is just five days away, and cities throughout the country are preparing for the upcoming day. Hermantown and Proctor are both approaching November 3rd in a careful and thoughtful manner when…
Wisconsin to Open 71 More Free COVID-19 Testing Sites
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin will open scores of additional COVID-19 testing sites to help deal with the state’s surge in coronavirus cases. Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday that the state’s health department will open 71 more community testing sites…
Minnesota Reports Record-High 2,800 New Virus Cases
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Health reported 2,872 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the most reported in a single day since the pandemic began. The state’s health department also reported 32 deaths, three shy of the highest reported…
Biden to Campaign in St. Paul, Trump Rally Moves to Dodge Center
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Both presidential candidates will campaign in Minnesota on Friday, just four days before Election Day. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has scheduled a drive-in campaign event in St. Paul at 3:45 p.m. The Biden campaign hasn't…
DTA to Offer Free Rides on Election Day
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Transit Authority announced on Thursday that it will be offering free rides to the public on Tuesday, November 3 for election day. The DTA says no fares will be required throughout the service day and…
Trump Officials End Gray Wolf Protections Across Most of US
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — The Trump administration has removed gray wolves in most of the U.S. from the endangered species list. Thursday’s action ends longstanding federal safeguards for the predators in the Lower 48 states, except for a small population…
