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Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Midway Road

MIDWAY TOWNSHIP, Minn. - Officials say a small plane landed on Midway Road and Stark Road in Midway Township around 2:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say the pilot made an emergency landing on Midway Road shortly after taking off…

One Killed in Eveleth Rollover Crash

EVELETH, Minn. - According to the Eveleth Police Department, a 50-year-old Eveleth man was killed in a rollover crash around 6:55 a.m. Tuesday. Authorities say the semi tanker truck the man was driving…

Minnesota DNR Cancels 2020 Fish Egg-Taking Over Virus Concerns

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has canceled this year’s egg-taking for walleye, northern pike, muskies, and steelhead because of concerns over the spreading the coronavirus. The agency says the work cannot be done safely under social distancing…

Duluth Diocese Extends Temporary COVID-19 Measures

DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Diocese announced Tuesday that they will be extending the temporary suspension of mass and gatherings of more than 10 people until May 4. The suspension has been in place since Friday, March 20. In a…

More Wisconsin Farmers Filing for Bankruptcy

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The economic effects of the coronavirus appear to be pushing more Wisconsin farmers into bankruptcy. Court records show that 36 farmers have filed by Chapter 12 bankruptcy since the first of the year. In 2019, there were…

Midday Update 4-14-20

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist William Seay for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

Minnesota Lawmakers Ready COVID-19 Relief; Deaths Rise to 79

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers prepared Tuesday to pass a COVID-19 relief bill on a day when health officials reported nine more deaths due to the coronavirus. The Minnesota Department of Health reported that the nine new deaths raised the…

Morning Update 4-14-20

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist William Seay for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

KYN: 3D Printing

DULUTH, Minn. - Tyler Blom is using his time off from teaching at Proctor High School well. "This is a real-life situation. This is a real-life skill. And it ties nicely together with our pathways…

Radio DJ Records Show From Home

DULUTH, Minn. - Have you been listening to the radio a lot lately? Some of your favorite on-air personalities are also working from home, including Jill Mikkelson, a radio host for Life 97.3. She uses…

Virus Closes Some Meat Plants, Raising Fears Of Shortages

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some massive meat processing plants have closed at least temporarily because their workers were sickened by the new coronavirus, raising concerns that there could soon be shortages of beef, pork and poultry in supermarkets. The meat…

Superior City Council Election Results

SUPERIOR, Wis. - The results are in from last week's Superior City Council races. In District 1, Nicholas Ledin defeated Kalee Hermanson 383-342. Ledin will replace Dan Olson, who is leaving his seat. In District 3, incumbent Warren Bender defeated…

Local Observations on Coronavirus Impact

DULUTH, Minn. - People of many different racial and ethnic backgrounds have been sickened by the virus all over the world, but studies are finding both the African American and the Native American communities…

Woman Dies After Lincoln Park House Fire

DULUTH, Minn. -- A woman has died after she was hospitalized from a fire at home in Lincoln Park that broke out on April 5th. The April 5th fire was reported shortly after 1 a.m. on the 300 block of…

Biden Defeats Sanders as Wisconsin Releases Election Results

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Joe Biden has defeated Bernie Sanders in Wisconsin’s presidential primary, which was held last week during the coronavirus pandemic. Biden’s victory became academic after Sanders dropped out last week, one day after Wisconsin held in-person voting…

Northsore Mining in Silver Bay to Be Idled Until August

SILVER BAY, Minn. - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. announced on Monday that the company will be idling production at two of its iron ore mining operations, which includes Northshore Mining in Silver Bay. Northshore Mining employs around 570 workers and will have…

Gov. Walz Extends Peacetime Emergency Through May 13

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has ordered his peacetime emergency be extended through May 13 to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Walz declared a peacetime emergency one month ago when there were fewer than 15 coronavirus cases in…

Minnesota Reports 29 New COVID-19 Cases but No New Deaths

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Twenty-nine more Minnesotans have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the state’s total of confirmed cases to 1,650, the Minnesota Department of Health reported Monday. But the department reported no new deaths Monday, so the state’s coronavirus-related death…

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