Chili Cook Off For CHUM Food Shelf
DULUTH, Minn.-- The chili was flowing in west Duluth tonight. The 10th Annual Chili Cook Off at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. There were 12 different tasty versions of chili for people try and…
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Girl Scout Cookie Season Comes to the Northland
DULUTH, Minn.-- Well it's that time of year again, Girl Scout cookie season is upon us and people all over the Northland are stocking up on the tasty snacks. But where do those cookies come…
The City Of Superior Steps Up To Provide Snacks For Elementary School Students
SUPERIOR, Wis. - In January the City of superior put out a call for action to get the community to donate snacks to local elementary schools. The snack drive was geared to help bring awareness…
High Water Levels In The Great Lakes Could Delay Shipping
DULUTH, Minn. - High lake levels on Lake Ontario are pushing back the start of the international shipping season. The lake's locks will now open in April rather than the end of March. In the…
Skiers with Disabilities Hit the Slopes
DULUTH, Minn. - Hitting the slopes once again. Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute hosted the 17th annual monoski and race camp. The event is the largest adapted learning how to ski event in the Midwest. Participants…
6 Million Dollar Apartment Project in Lincoln Park Craft District
DULUTH, Minn. - Some new apartments are coming to the Lincoln Park Craft District in Duluth. Deconstruction has already started on the $6 million project at an old furniture store. The Enger Lofts project is…
Milwaukee Police ID Brewery Shooter as 15-Year Electrician
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities on Thursday identified the man who gunned down five co-workers at one of the nation’s largest breweries before taking his own life a 51-year-old electrician who had worked at the Milwaukee Molson Coors complex for 15…
UWS Suspends Study Abroad Program in South Korea
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin – Superior announced Thursday that they are suspending the Study Abroad Program in South Korea due to Coronavirus concerns. The University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Maria Cuzzo,…
Minnesota’s Projected Surplus Grows to Over $1.5 Billion
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota’s projected surplus has grown to over $1.5 billion, state budget officials said Thursday. The new estimate from Minnesota Management and Budget is $181 million higher than the agency’s last budget forecast in November. And…
First Ship Contest Kicks off Shipping Season
DULUTH, Minn. – The First Ship contest is back and ready to help usher in the 2020 shipping season. Visit Duluth has once again partnered with the Duluth Seaway Port Authority for the annual First Ship Contest where people can…
Italian Beef Brisket Sandwich
HERMANTOWN, Minn. — In this week’s Cooking Connection Fox 21’s Brittney Merlot heads up the hill to Valentini’s newest location. Their kitchen manager has been there for years and shows us how to…
Midday Update 2-27-20
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, February 27, 2020.
Suspect in Lincoln Park Shooting Incident Formally Charged
DULUTH, Minn. – The 24-year-old Barnum man arrested earlier this week after shooting a gun in an alleyway in Lincoln Park has been formally charged. Bianca Leshun Allen, 24, was charged Thursday with one count of felony reckless discharge of…
Superior Outdoor Ice Rinks to Close Friday
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Superior’s outdoor skating rinks will be closing for the season at the end of the week. According to the city of Superior, all outdoor ice rinks will close for the season the evening of Friday, February 28…
Happy Birthday, Ludwig! Celebrate Saturday With The DSSO
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra (DSSO) is thrilled to be presenting a concert centered on Beethoven turning 250 this year. The concert on Saturday, February 29 will begin with…
Gunman Kills Five at Milwaukee Brewery Before Taking Own Life
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Milwaukee police say they have cleared out more than 20 buildings at one of the nation's largest breweries after a gunman killed five employees there. Authorities identified the assailant who attacked the Molson Coors complex on Wednesday…
Morning Update 2-27-20
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, February 27, 2020.
Minnesota House Proceeds on Insulin, Voter Privacy and Guns
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota House Democrats are moving full speed ahead on some of their top priorities for the 2020 session. They're holding floor votes on insulin affordability, voter privacy, and…
Faith United Methodist Church Hosts "Drive-Thru Ash Wednesday"
SUPERIOR, Wis.-- Today is Ash Wednesday. It marks the first day of lent, the forty day period between Ash Wednesday and Easter. With busy schedules and so much going on, it can be hard…
Duluth East Hosts Robotics Open House
DULUTH, Minn.-- The Duluth East Daredevils robotics team hosted an open house tonight. The 32 students on the robotics team showed the public what this year's robotics competition will look like. Those in attendance also…
UMD and Duluth Transit Authority Celebrates 8 Millionth UPass Rider
DULUTH, Minn. - A UMD student is crowned the 8 millionth UPass rider with the Duluth Transit Authority. The UPass partnership started in 2000. It allows full-time students to ride the bus to campus and…
Young Girl Partners With A Local Radio Station To Collect Cards For Kids Battling Cancer
DULUTH, Minn. - Cancer may be one of the hardest things any child or a family would ever endure. knowing this hardship, little Evy Keppers who started the organization "Fighting for Friends" says by partnering…
St. Scholastica Students Raise Money For Nursing Scholarships
DULUTH, Minn. - St. Scholastica students had the day off to participate in the college's bi-annual community day. Some students stopped by Christ Lutheran Church to make pasties for a student fundraiser. Half of the…
Great Outdoors: Chester Bowl
DULUTH, Minn. -- People recently enjoyed the nicer weather at Chester Bowl to get in some skiing and snowboarding. FOX 21 photojournalist Mitch Albers has more in this week's Great Outdoors.
St. Louis County Adds Short-Term Rental Standards
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Minn. - The Saint Louis County board has officially passed a zoning ordinance allowing short term rental homes in the county. The approval allows vacation rental properties such as Airbnb's to…
Needles Found in Area as Snow Melts
TWIN PORTS - Fear and shame. Those are words experts want people to avoid using when talking about needles. They say proper education and protocol are needed when disposing of needles. It's not about being…
Trump to Detail US Coronavirus Efforts, Schumer Seeks $8.5B
(NOTE: News conference to be streamed on Fox 21's Facebook page.) WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is pushing back against criticism that his administration isn't doing enough to meet the coronavirus threat. Trump plans to hold a news conference…
Report: Shooting Leads to Multiple Fatalities at Molson Coors in Wisconsin
UPDATE: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says multiple people have been killed in a shooting on the Molson Coors Brewing Co. campus. Barrett did not give an exact number of people killed in Wednesday's shooting. He called it “a horrible, horrible…
One Killed in House Fire in Washburn County
WASHBURN COUNTY, Wis.-Authorities are reporting that one person was killed in a house fire in Washburn County Monday. The lone resident of the house was 84-year-old Samuel E. Miller. He was located deceased inside of the residence. It all happened…
Evers Vetoes Republican-Authored $250 Million Income Tax Cut
MADISON, Wis.-Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a Republican-authored $250 million income tax bill. Evers vetoed the bill Wednesday at an elementary school in Wauwatosa, arguing that the Legislature should instead back his plan to spend more on education. Evers…
