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Midday Update 9-9-20

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020.

Update: Douglas County Man Killed While Servicing Dump Truck

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Superior police have released more details about the industrial accident that killed a man Tuesday morning in Superior's South End. According to a recent press release, officers responded to Kimmes Oil and Tire around 9:15 a.m. for…

Updated COVID-19 Numbers: Wednesday, September 9

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 81,868 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Wednesday morning and 7 new deaths bringing the death total to 1,869 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 1,621,174 tests have…

Grandma's Marathon Minnesota Mile Traffic Advisory

DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Police Department has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the 14th annual Grandma's Marathon Minnesota Mile being held on Friday. Beginning at 3:00 p.m. Friday West Skyline Parkway around Enger Tower and Hank Jensen Drive…

Morning Update 9-9-20

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020.

Explosive Wildfires Across California Stoked by Fierce Winds

SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires are raging unchecked across parts of the Western United States, and authorities say gusty winds could drive flames with new ferocity. Diablo winds in northern California and Santa Ana winds in the south are…

Healthpartners Suspends Recruiting in COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota health care provider has suspended its successful recruitment of participants in a coronavirus vaccine trial while its maker investigates whether a recipient’s “potentially unexplained” illness is a side effect of the shot. The trial…

COVID-19 Case Confirmed At Esko High School

ESKO, Minn. - Esko High School's first day of in-person classes has come with a positive case of COVID-19. In an email to parents Tuesday afternoon, the district said a person with a positive test was in Esko High School…

Cloquet Library Returns to Regular Hours

CLOQUET, Minn.-- In Cloquet, the city's library is now returning to full hours for the first time since March. Starting Tuesday, the Cloquet Public Library is now running at their fall schedule. Open Monday-Thursday from…

CSS Students Start Class

DULUTH, Minn. - Over at St. Scholastica, students also started their in-person, virtual and hybrid classes today. Students on campus say it's great to be there because they have the opportunity to connect with…

UMD Senior Moves Back Home

DULUTH, Minn. - One student we spoke to decided to move back home to the Iron Range for her last year on campus. Senior Lynda Williams is an education major and because all of her…

Winona State University Self-Quarantines Campus for 2 Weeks

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Winona State University quarantined itself for two weeks starting Tuesday amid the increasing spread of the coronavirus on the southeastern Minnesota campus. “The university is not currently aware of any serious illness related to COVID-19 within the…

One Dead After 'Industrial Accident' in Superior

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Superior Police say one person has died in an 'isolated industrial accident' in Superior Tuesday morning. According to police, officers responded to reports of an accident at a business located in the South End around 9:15 a.m.…

UW-Madison Restricts Student Movement Amid Coronavirus Spike

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is ordering undergraduate students to limit their movements for the next two weeks in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Chancellor Rebecca Blank's order comes as cases among…

Midday Update 9-8-20

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Have a great day!

Updated COVID-19 Numbers: Tuesday, September 8

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 81,608 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Tuesday morning and 2 new deaths bringing the death total to 1,862 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 1,616,738 tests have…

Bold Hopes for Virus Antibody Tests Still Unfulfilled

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coronavirus tests touted by President Donald Trump and his top officials to help reopen the economy are widely available, but predictions for their usefulness haven't panned out. The tests check the blood for antibodies that help fight…

Morning Update 9-8-20

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Have a great day!

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