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With Little Ice on Superior, Access to Ice Caves Unlikely

DULUTH, Minn.-The breathtaking ice caves along the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore will likely be inaccessible this year, due to low ice coverage on Lake Superior. As of Friday, less than 5% of Lake Superior was covered by ice, much lower…

Regulators Revisit Environmental Review for Line 3 Pipeline

ST. PAUL, Minn.-Minnesota regulators have opened a hearing on whether to approve an updated environmental review for Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across the state. But most of Friday's testimony strayed well beyond…

Senate to Vote on Trump Trial Witnesses With End in Sight

Fox 21 is also streaming the impeachment trial on Facebook. WASHINGTON- President Donald Trump appears poised for acquittal in his impeachment trial. Senators are preparing to vote late Friday to reject efforts to call more witnesses and instead start bringing…

Midday Update 1-31-20

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, January 31, 2020.

Morning Update 1-31-20

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Friday, January 31, 2020.

St. Louis County Looking for Census Workers

DULUTH, Minn. - St. Louis County needs around two or three thousand census workers as they only have filled 55 percent of their goal. The job pays $24 an hour and officials say that…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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