Morning Update 9-26-19
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Thursday, September 26, 2019.
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Watch Live: Schiff Says Complaint Reads Like Crime Shakedown
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff says President Donald Trump's actions detailed in a newly released whistleblower complaint read like "a classic organized crime shakedown.'' Schiff on Thursday opened a hearing with acting Director of National Intelligence…
Body Found in Honolulu Canal Identified as Minnesota Woman
HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii police have identified a body recovered from a Honolulu canal as a woman visiting from Minnesota. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Tuesday that the body of 51-year-old Shannon Bartholomew of Minneapolis was discovered Monday in the Ala…
St. Luke's New Contract With Nurses Is Ratified
DULUTH, Minn. — Nurses who work for St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth voted to formally accept a new three-year contract agreement with the hospital, according to the Minnesota Nurses Association. St. Luke’s nurses have been working at the hospital without…
Superior Law Enforcement Help Spread Rail Safety Awareness
SUPERIOR, Wis - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has declared Sept. 22 through Sept. 28 "Rail Safety Week" throughout the state. It allows local law enforcement agencies and railroad companies to work together to help…
Superior YMCA, Volunteers Clean Up Faxon Creek
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Superior YMCA collaborated with the city and the Coastal Cleanup to help clean Faxon Creek, which is situated right behind the YMCA. About a half dozen volunteers and staff walked…
Haunted Shack Looking for Spooky Volunteers
CARLTON, Minn.- The Haunted Shack and Haunted Ridge are looking for more spooky characters to join in scaring the people of the Northland. "Just having fun scaring people, it's really fun," said Volunteer…
WITC Celebrates Completed Renovations
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Wednesday night, WITC in Superior celebrated a new $1.5 million dollar renovation project. It's part of a multi-year effort to update the aging campus. For the first time in 40 years,…
KD's Opens Third Restaurant in Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The former Breakwater Restaurant in Superior is now home to Kickin' Delicious third location in northeast Wisconsin. KD's Itasca Bay Family Restaurant recently opened its doors to a new demographic. Their…
Cloquet's Community Memorial Hospital, Raiter Clinic Merge
CLOQUET, Minn.- Two of Cloquet's major healthcare facilities are merging to provide better care, and compete with Essentia's expansion there in May. Community Memorial Hospital recently purchased the Raiter Clinic for an undisclosed…
Carving Soapstone at Cloquet Library
CLOQUET, Minn.- People at the Cloquet Library got a chance to hand craft their own indigenous stone sculptures. The library hosted a stone carving class, where participants got to carve soapstone into their own…
Fall Colors at Jay Cooke State Park Near Peak
CARLTON, Minn. - Fall is in the air and people are getting out to Jay Cooke State Park to check out the foliage. Some trees are closer to peaking now than others.…
Blue Mass Honors Law Enforcement and Public Safety Personnel
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Congregation members of Cathedral Christ the King in Superior held their 5th annual "Blue Mass" on Wednesday morning. Local law enforcement, public safety personnel and veterans were all present. Members of…
UW-Superior Showcase Focuses on Transportation and Freight Issues
The University of Wisconsin–Superior hosted a unique showcase focused on issues related to transportation and freight. The Northland has a great amount of freight traffic including the use of trucks, rail, and ships.…
St. Luke's Nurses Voting Whether or Not to Approve New Contract
DULUTH, Minn. - Nurses at St. Luke's are voting on whether or not to approve a new labor contract with the hospital. This comes after union negotiators reached a tentative agreement with St. Luke's…
Ground Broken on $800 Million Vision Northland Project
DULUTH, Minn. - Ground has been broken on an $800 million hospital development in Duluth. Essentia Health's "Vision Northland" project is the largest private development in the city's history. Buildings on the Essentia Health…
Al Franken to Make Return on Weekly SiriusXM Radio Show
NEW YORK (AP) - Al Franken is returning to the public sphere with a new weekly radio show on SiriusXM that will blend politics, humor and other topics. The former Minnesota senator says the show is not part of any…
St. Luke’s Nurses Voting Whether to Approve New Contract
DULUTH, Minn. – Nurses at St. Luke’s are voting today on whether or not to approve a new labor contract with the hospital. This comes after union negotiators reached a tentative agreement with St. Luke’s on Saturday morning. The Minnesota…
Minnesota Agency's Estimate of Tribal Overpayments Grows
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Human Services says it underestimated the amount of money it overpaid two Native American tribes for substance abuse treatment covered under Medicaid. The agency reported last month that it overpaid the…
Iron Range Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty
HIBBING, Minn. – A suspect in the January Iron Range murder of 33-year-old Joshua LaValley has pleaded guilty, according to court records. Deshon Bonnell, 18, pleaded guilty to first degree murder while committing aggravated…
Suicide Prevention Task Force Seeks Quicker Release of Money
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A final report from the Wisconsin Legislature's bipartisan suicide prevention task force calls for quicker release of $110,000 a year to fund a suicide prevention hotline, unlike an earlier draft that proposed passing a bill to…
Wisconsin's Ruffed Grouse Season Shortened
MISHICOT, Wis. (AP) - The season for hunting ruffed grouse in the northwestern two-thirds of Wisconsin has been shortened by more than three weeks. The state Department of Natural Resources board voted Wednesday to make the change over concerns about…
Midday Update 9-25-19
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, September 25, 2019.
Tornado Causes Damage as Storms Rip Western Wisconsin
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) - At least one confirmed tornado touched down as severe storms ripped through western Wisconsin, damaging homes and other structures near the Chippewa-Dunn county line. Chippewa County Sheriff…
Beargrease Beer and Bacon Bash Taking Over Proctor Fair Grounds Saturday
PROCTOR, Minn. - This family-friendly Beer-Bacon-Bloody Mary tasting event is the kick-off to the Beargrease season, and one of the biggest fundraisers for the race. The Beer and Bacon Bash is happening…
Morning Update 9-25-19
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, September 25, 2019.
Memo Shows Trump Fixated on Mueller Probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - The memo summarizing President Donald Trump's call with the Ukraine leader shows the president's lingering fixation on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Trump flippantly refers to the ex-FBI director as a “man named Robert Mueller''…
Juul to End Product Advertising and Replace CEO
NEW YORK (AP) - Juul Labs will no longer promote its e-cigarettes in print, digital and TV advertisements and is replacing its CEO amid an escalating backlash against vaping nationwide. The nation’s largest e-cigarette maker also pledged Wednesday not to…
UMD Rock Climbing Students Scale West Duluth Rock Formation
DULUTH, Minn.- A normally bare rock formation off First Street by Piedmont Avenue is suddenly crawling with people climbing up and down the cliff. "Duluth is full of hidden wonders kind of, y'know,…
2 Arrested In West Duluth Homicide; GoFundMe Set Up For Victim's Family
DULUTH, Minn. -- People in West Duluth can sleep a little easier knowing two men have been arrested in connection to a weekend homicide in that part of town that took the life of…
