DULUTH, Minn. - Face masks are an essential item for healthcare workers across the globe. As the shortage of masks impacts the Northland, a community effort to create fabric masks is one way to help…
TWO HARBORS, Minn. - A change in routine, a change in lifestyle...but how will this change impact North Shore tourism in the future? "It's odd. It's kind of awkward. Super quiet, kind of uncomfortable…
DULUTH, Minn. - The City of Duluth has closed 38 city playgrounds and released new guidelines for city parks and trails amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a Tuesday afternoon press release, the city announced that the 38 playgrounds will close…
VERONA, Ky. (FOX 5 DC) - Leave it to kids to be brutally honest about their experiences-- especially if it's about their parents. Like 8-year-old Ben from Verona, Kentucky who wrote a…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Fox 9) - According to new numbers from the Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota now has 262 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Health officials say the actual number of cases is higher due to a lack of testing. …
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
MADISON, Wis. - Gov. Tony Evers issued his "Safer at Home" order Tuesday morning which prohibits all nonessential travel, with some exceptions, throughout Wisconsin. The order will go into effect Wednesday, March 25 at…
DULUTH, Minn. - With the new normal of connecting via Skype, Facebook Live, and other social media platforms, Glensheen Mansion is making changes as well. Jane Pederson, Marketing Manager at Glensheen, connected via…
DULUTH, Minn. - Local musicians are having to cancel dozens of gigs they had planned but it's not stopping one talented soul from keeping toes tapping in the Northland. Duluthian Todd Eckart has…
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics were postponed until 2021 on Tuesday, ending weeks of speculation that the games could not go ahead as scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The International Olympic Committee made the decision after speaking with…
The cases of Coronavirus continue to climb in the Northland. A second case has been discovered in St. Louis County, along with three others in Douglas County, bringing the total there to four--with one…
DULUTH, Minn. - Councilors took action Monday to help ease extra anxiety on grocery store workers during the COVID-19 outbreak by postponing the implementation of the 5-cent plastic bag fee. Councilors voted unanimously to wait until January of 2021 to…
DULUTH, Minn. - Some businesses are still seeing a steady stream of customers during this time... While restaurants that bakeries serviced previously may not be ordering from them anymore, bakeries like Positively 3rd Street…
DULUTH, Minn.- With colleges and universities across the Northland moving all classes online for the rest of the year and asking students to leave dorms, many are heading to their nearest U-Hauls to pack…
DULUTH, Minn. - One Duluth-based company has found a way to help with the screening process of the COVID-19 outbreak in the hopes of flattening the curve. "Can you imagine having 100 new patients…
DULUTH, Minn. - Many restaurants around the Northland are doing what they can to stay open and keep their employees working, at least on a limited basis. Texas Roadhouse in Duluth is one…
DULUTH, Minn. - People are lining up in a socially distanced way for Vikre Distillery's free sanitizer. Employees have been giving away their sprayable sanitize for a week now and it has been quite…
DULUTH, Minn. - The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Northland is doing what it can for kids in the community who are hungry. Starting Monday evening and…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a series of executive orders Monday to help curb COVID-19’s spread through the state and mitigate its effects on the economy. One of those orders authorized the Minnesota Department of Employment…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he wants to reopen the country for business in weeks, not months, and he claimed, without evidence, that continued closures could result in more deaths than the coronavirus pandemic. “We can’t…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The cases of coronavirus continue to climb in the Northland. At this hour, we are learning three more people have been reported positive in Douglas County for a total of four…
DULUTH, Minn. - Two world wars, the Great Depression and the Spanish Flu: the Duluth area YMCA has been serving the community since 1870. "We owe a debt of gratitude to front-line healthcare workers and…
SUPERIOR, Wis - Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is taking the next steps to help slow down the spread of the coronavirus across the state. He is imposing a "Safer at Home" order, beginning…
SUPERIOR, Wis. - The Coronavirus is causing families to spend more time at home and now many domestic violence agencies in the nation are concerned about what this could mean for victims of abuse.…
DULUTH, Minn. - The St. Louis County Board approved multiple measures on Monday to help combat the spread of coronavirus. This includes a resolution that will transfer $1 million from the…
MADISON, Wis. (FOX 9) - There are now five deaths in Wisconsin linked to the novel coronavirus, according to an update Monday from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The state now has 416 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which is an increase…
If you or someone you know is in need of food during these uncertain times, many non-profits and businesses are helping to fill the need. Check with each organization for current availability of items or meals. If you are with…
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed a second presumptive case of COVID-19 in St. Louis County. The individual is a woman in her early 60’s and is currently recovering at home. According to the Minnesota…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was tested a week ago for the novel coronavirus, but continued working at the Capitol because he “felt that it was highly unlikely” he was sick since…
