New Cloquet City Administrator Settles In
CLOQUET, Minn. - Cloquet's new city administrator is settling into his role after being selected for the job back in November. Tim Peterson, who officially took over a little more than two weeks ago,…
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Carlton County Seeks $40 Million For A New Jail
CARLTON, Minn. - Carlton County is seeking nearly $40 million from local option sales tax to build a new jail. This comes after an aging facility and the growing inmate population is creating a need…
Warming Shelters to Stay Open Longer as CHUM Gets $100,000 Grant
DULUTH, Minn. - CHUM has received a major boost in funding for its warming shelters. Last year, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced more than four-million dollars will be given out to a variety of…
Hundreds of Snowmobilers Raise Money for ALS
PROCTOR, Minn. - The 21st Annual Blackwoods Blizzard Tour kicked off Thursday morning in Proctor. Over 200 snowmobilers will spend the next few days raising money for ALS. Thursday night, the group will be…
Mayor Larson to Attend State of the Union Address
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Mayor Emily Larson will attend the State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C. on February 4 as the guest of U.S. Senator Tina Smith. The announcement was made Thursday morning in a press release from…
Border Protection Officers Seize Over 42,000 Pieces of Drug Paraphernalia at International Falls
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. – U.S. Customers and Border Protection officers seized 42,390 pieces of drug paraphernalia on January 10 at the International Falls Port of Entry, according to a recent press release. The officers…
Coon Rapids Co-Workers Share $1 Million Powerball Prize
COON RAPIDS, Minn. (FOX 9) - A group of 28 coworkers in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, are celebrating after they claimed a $1 million Powerball prize Tuesday afternoon. According to a release from the Minnesota Lottery,…
UN Agency Declares Global Emergency Over Virus From China
GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of a new virus from China a global emergency after the number of infected people spiked more than tenfold in a week. The United Nations health agency made the…
AICHO to Host First-Ever Art Exhibit Opening
DULUTH, Minn. - The American Indian Community Housing Organization’s (AICHO) Indigenous First Art and Gift Shop is hosting an inaugural art exhibit opening featuring local artist Samuel J. Zimmerman. Zimmerman's exhibit is…
Midday Update 1-30-20
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, January 30, 2020.
Wisconsin Teacher Charged With Trying to Record Students
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin high school teacher has been charged in federal court with seven counts of attempting to create child pornography by secretly recording minors twice in 2019. The charges follow an investigation that was triggered by…
Mexican Chorizo Skillet Spices Up The Northland
DULUTH, Minn. - In this weeks Cooking Connection, Fox 21's Brittney Merlot has Crooked Pint Ale House in featuring their brunch menu. This spicy skillet heats up the Northland in the dead of…
Morning Update 1-30-20
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, January 30, 2020.
Merger of Five Iron Range Colleges Approved
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Five colleges on Minnesota's Iron Range hit by declining enrollment in recent years plan to merge. Minnesota State higher education system trustees endorsed the merger of the Northeast Higher Education District schools Wednesday in a unanimous…
21st Annual Blizzard Tour Starts Thursday Raising Money to Fight Against ALS
PROCTOR, Minn. - This year's Blizzard Tour is drawing nearly 250 snowmobilers in Proctor and is set to raise $1 million for the fight against ALS. Over 5000 people in the United States…
Duluth International Airport Reports Jump in Passengers in 2019
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth International Airport is celebrating a banner 2019 with a record-setting number of passengers at more than 318,000. That is a 13.5% increase over 2018's numbers, also the second-highest…
Volunteers Help Restore North Shore Scenic Railroad Train Cars
DULUTH, Minn. - This winter, volunteers have been hard at work restoring train cars from the North Shore Scenic Railroad. One of the first projects on the list involves volunteers spending time bringing back…
Business is Growing For Landline Bus Service
DULUTH, Minn. - It's been more than six months since the bus company Landline launched it's direct bus service from Duluth to the Minneapolis- St. Paul Airport. And Northlander's are really taking advantage of all…
Twin Cities Non-Profit Partners With Duluth Public Schools To Test Students For Lead
DULUTH, Minn. - A Twin Cities non-profit is partnering with Duluth Public Schools to help protect young people by testing them for lead poisoning. The use of lead was banned in Minnesota more than…
Saint Scholastica Offers Free Flu Kits
DULUTH, Minn. - The College of Saint Scholastica is doing all it can to combat the recent increase of flu spreading around the campus. The student health service at the college has seen an…
Blizzard Tour Begins in Proctor
PROCTOR, Minn.-Tonight, the annual Black Woods Blizzard tour begins in Proctor with the goal of raising $1 million to fight ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease. In the previous two decades of the event, which…
New Light Fixtures Being Installed Along Duluth Lakewalk
DULUTH, Minn. - New, more efficient LED light fixtures are being installed along the Duluth Lakewalk. A portion of the Lakewalk is now closed from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to Leif Erickson Park while…
American Red Cross Holds Blood Drive at Miller Hill Mall
DULUTH, Minn. - There is a critical need for blood donations across the country, with less than a three-day supply of O-positive and O-negative blood on hand. The American Red Cross held a blood…
Midday Update 1-29-20
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, January 29, 2020.
Evers Signs Bill Increasing Money for Homelessness Shelters
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday signed into law a bipartisan bill that increases funding for homeless shelters by $1 million over the next two years. The Legislature passed the bill…
Hall of Fame DE Doleman Dies at Age 58
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Hall of Fame defensive end Chris Doleman, who became one of the NFL's most feared pass rushers during 15 seasons in the league, has died. The longtime Minnesota Vikings star was 58. The Vikings and the Pro…
40th Annual Northland Figure Skating Competition This Weekend
DULUTH, Minn. - Starting Friday, January 31, nearly 500 figure skaters will descend on Duluth for the 40th annual Northland Figure Skating Competition and Excel Series. The event runs through Sunday, February…
UW-Madison Veterinary School Featured in Super Bowl Ad
MADISON, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin's School of Veterinary Medicine will be featured in a Super Bowl commercial that highlights a dog that survived cancer. WeatherTech, which makes pet care products among…
Stepfather of Slain Girl Fears Teen Was Wrongfully Convicted
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The stepfather of an 11-year-old girl who was killed by a stray bullet as she studied inside her home now says he questions whether a teenager was wrongfully convicted of…
Lake Superior Zoo Preschool Accepting Applications Starting February 3
DULUTH, Minn. - The Lake Superior Zoo School is gearing up to begin accepting preschool applications for the 2020-2021 school year. Families with children ages three to five years old will be…
