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Midday Update 7-27-20

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist William Seay for a local look at news and weather making headlines Monday, July 27, 2020.

Updated COVID-19 Numbers: Monday, July 27

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 51,803 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Monday morning and 2 new deaths bringing the death total to 1,576 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 970,726 tests have…

Morning Update 7-27-20

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist William Seay for a local look at news and weather making headlines Monday, July 27, 2020.

Target to Close on Thanksgiving, Ending Black Friday Kickoff

NEW YORK (AP) — Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day, ending a decade long tradition of jump-starting Black Friday doorbuster sales. The move, announced Monday, comes as stores are rethinking the Black Friday in-store bargain…

Virus Vaccine put to Final Test in Thousands of Volunteers

(AP) -- The world's biggest COVID-19 vaccine test got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers. The experimental vaccine is made by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., and it's one of several candidates in the…

Superior Police Investigate Gunfire Incident

DULUTH, Minn. - Superior police are investigating after getting multiple reports of gunfire. It happened around 11 p.m. Saturday in the area of North 11th Street and John Avenue. Police say the person or persons responsible…

Duluth Police Use-of-Force Arrest Under Review

  DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Police Department is reviewing a use-of-force arrest that happened during a traffic stop Saturday morning. A video of the arrest was recorded and posted on social media.  As…

Ivanka Trump to Visit Duluth Monday

DULUTH, Minn. - Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump and U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt will be in Duluth on Monday, July 27th. They will visit a local manufacturing…

Coin Shortage Impacting The Northland

DULUTH, Minn. - Across the nation many communities are currently in the middle of a coin shortage. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are disrupting the circulation of coins needed to supply businesses and…

Thunderbird Mall In Virginia Gets A Name Change

VIRGINIA, Minn. - The Thunderbird Mall in Virginia is now going by a new name. It is now called Uptown Virginia. RockStep Capital,which owns the mall, recently announced the name change as part of…

Warm Weather Brings Many to Wisconsin Point

SUPERIOR, Wis. - All the warm weather this week had people spending time outside on Wisconsin Point in Superior. Kids and families jumped and played in the surf which was crashing on the shore…

Bowfest Ongoing with Extra Safety Precautions

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Archers have targets in their sights at Bowfest which is running through Sunday this week at Mont du Lac Resort in Superior. Even though COVID-19 has canceled many summer events, Bowfest has…

Dozens Attend Head of the Lakes Fair

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Dozens came out to the Head of the Lakes Fair in Superior. The event is one of the few large summer outdoor gatherings happening this year during the…

Public Safety Officials Talk Water Safety

DULUTH, Minn. - Fire officials want people to call when they see something odd in the water. But they also want the public to know those calls cause elaborate responses from multiple agencies, including…

Local Minnesota Communities Prep for Statewide Mask Order

CARLTON, Minn.-- Minnesota's statewide mask mandate begins tomorrow. While cities like Duluth have some requirements already, this will be the first time masks will be required across the state. Minnesotans will now need to mask…

Wisconsin Records More Than 1,000 New COVID-19 Cases

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin recorded more than 1,000 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases for a third day out of the past four on Friday. The latest figures from the state Department of Health Services continue a spike in cases that began…

Feds Send Team to Evaluate Minnesota’s Coronavirus Response

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal COVID-19 response team provided Minnesota health officials with recommendations for improvements Friday in the state’s pandemic response following a recent rise in cases statewide. The COVID-19 Response Assistance Field Team was sent to Minnesota by…

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