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Police K9 Locates Meth Suspect's Handgun After Accidental Shooting

DULUTH, Minn. - Police say a man with meth on him somehow shot himself in the thigh and went to the hospital before being arrested. A police K9 located the handgun involved near the…

New Car Wash Set To Open In Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. - Tommy's Car wash will soon be coming to Central Entrance in Duluth right next to the Vietnamese restaurant Phoholic. The company originated in Holland, Michigan and currently has two other locations…

What Happens To a Cabin If the Cabin Owner Passes Away?

DULUTH, Minn. - During this time of year, people wrap everything up at their cabins by doing things like pulling out the dock and shutting off the water supply. However, what happens to the cabin…

More Drinking During Pandemic Can Have Negative Impacts On The Body

DULUTH, Minn. - Before you pour another glass of wine or drink another beer you might want to think about how your alcohol consumption can affect your health in the midst of the global pandemic.…

Wisconsin Hit by Increases in COVID-19 for Third Straight Week

MADISON, Wis.-- In the first few weeks of fall, Wisconsin is seeing another spike of COVID-19 cases. All 72 counties in the state have been listed as high case activity level by state health…

Experts are Urging Parents to Keep Track of Kids' Mental Health Amid Pandemic

DULUTH, Minn.-- Children have been forced to experience a lot of changes in their daily lives because of this pandemic that can be hard to explain. A therapist at Essentia Health's Amberwing Center For Youth…

Field Dedicated for Duluth Little League Figure

DULUTH, Minn.-- Duluth Little League payed homage to one of the organization’s longest members Thursday afternoon. Duluth Little League pioneer and past president John Ringsred was honored at a field in central Duluth, which…

Itasca County Health Dept. Urges Caution As COVID-19 Cases Climb

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - Cases of COVID-19 continue to climb daily in Itasca County, according to Kelly Chandler, department manager, Itasca County Public Health. During a mass drive-thru testing event on Sept. 23 at the…

Trump Signs National Emergency Declaration Connected to Mining

DULUTH, Minn. - President Trump has signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to expand the domestic mining industry. In a conference call today, White House officials talked about the president's goal to become…

Bentleyville Setup Gets Underway

DULUTH, Minn. - It's that time of year again the setup for Bentleyville Tour of Lights is officially underway. The setup officially started September 26th and will go up until the its opening in late…

U of M Medical School Researchers Found Traces Of COVID-19 On Beaches

DULUTH, Minn. - Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth are reporting they have found traces of the COVID-19 virus in water from four area beaches. The group has been taking samples from…

CASDA Kicks Off National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

SUPERIOR, Wis. - A local organization is speaking up for domestic violence victims all month long. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month. The Center Against Sexual and Domestic abuse kicked off the month by…

Second Harvest Food Program Helps Feed Kids

DULUTH, Minn. - An operation dedicated to providing food to children in need on the weekends has started up again in the Northland. Food insecurity has been a growing problem for Northland kid and Second…

Male injured from Self Inflicted Gunshot Arrested for Possession of Meth

DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth police say a 23-year-old male that presented to the emergency room in Duluth Thursday morning was later arrested for possession of methamphetamine. According to police, officers responded to the emergency room around 12:36 a.m. on reports…

Trump Cancels Wisconsin Rally Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump canceled a planned appearance in western Wisconsin amid calls from the city’s mayor and the state’s governor, both Democrats, that he not hold a rally due to a surge in coronavirus cases. The…

Formal Charges Filed in Superior Homicide Case

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Charges have been filed against a Superior man accused of killing his mother in the Central Park neighborhood just before 7:00 a.m. Tuesday. Robert Bennett III, 39, has now been formally charged with first-degree intentional homicide. According…

Duluth Police: No Citations Issued in Reported 'Disturbance' at Trump Rally

DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Police Department said on Thursday that there have been no citations issued in connection to a 'disturbance' that was reported Wednesday evening near the Duluth International Airport. According to the police department, an incident was…

Vikings Back at Practice After Precautionary Virus Pause

(AP) - The Minnesota Vikings reopened their headquarters for team activities on Thursday, following another morning of zero positive COVID-19 test results four days after playing a Tennessee Titans team that experienced the NFL’s first outbreak. The Vikings announced their…

Midday Update 10-1-20

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.

Updated COVID-19 Numbers: Thursday, October 1

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 100,200 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Thursday morning and 13 new deaths bringing the death total to 2,049 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 2,055,888 tests have…

Fond du Lac Funeral Shooting Suspect Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The 29-year-old Minneapolis man accused of shooting a man during a funeral on the Fond du Lac reservation last October pleaded guilty to one felony charge on Wednesday. According to court reports, Shelby Gene Boswell announced…

Us Layoffs Remain Elevated as 837,000 Seek Jobless Aid

WASHINGTON (AP) --The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000, evidence that the economy is struggling to sustain a tentative recovery that began this summer. The Labor Department's report, released Thursday, suggests that companies…

Sweet Exchange Bakery Offering 'Pandemic Bridal Special'

DULUTH, Minn. - Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many brides and grooms-to-be are stressed to the max, having to adjust and deal with safety guidelines as the spread of the virus continues. Lisa…

One Dead, One Seriously Injured in Itasca County Head-On Crash

ITASCA COUNTY, Minn. - According to the Minnesota State Patrol one person is dead and another person suffered life-threatening injuries following a head-on crash in Itasca County Wednesday afternoon. Authorities say the crash happened on Highway 2 near Hummingbird Drive…