DULUTH, Minn. – Colder temperatures are sinking in across much of the Northland. As humans begin bundling up, it’s also time for animals to do the same. While many of them grow thicker coats of fur, some aren’t able to adapt as quickly as others. Zookeepers at the Lake Superior Zoo tell FOX 21’s Brett Scott they’re working to ensure…
DULUTH, Minn. – While the country mourns and tries to make the slightest sense of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, mental health experts are speaking out. Extreme tragedies can take a toll on one’s mental health, according to Kelly Chaudoin-Patzoldt, a mental health professional at St. Luke’s. She says it’s important to talk to other about your feelings and also…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A Vietnam veteran from the South Range has finally received his Purple Heart after being wounded in 1969. 73-year-old Jerry Carswell was in his early 20s when shrapnel from a rocket attack injured him. Carswell was hospitalized in Vietnam before being shipped to Japan and then the U.S. to recover, which he believes, may have contributed to the…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The city of Superior is officially moving forward to create its first-ever dog park before the end of the year. The new doggy hangout will be located near the Mellenium Trail in the Billings Park neighborhood. The city will use dollars from the Capital Improvement Fund to pay for the fencing at a cost of around $18,000,…
Many in the Twin Ports can’t get enough of Lake Superior’s beauty, but only a few take the chance to see it free falling from 11,000 feet in the sky. Out of 3 million jumps per year, there are only 21 deaths according the National Parachuting Association. That means a person is 24 times more likely to die in a…
DULUTH, Minn. – Residents of Morgan Park got a chance to learn about a housing development that’s in the works for the neighborhood. The proposed development consists of eight 12-plex buildings with a total of 96 two-bedroom units that will take over the old Morgan Park Middle School. “Basically what we’re looking for out here is a development that’s going…
DULUTH, Minn. — There’s no better time than now to pursue a career in technology. So today we are celebrating “National Techie Day.” Whether it’s desktop PCs, laptops, tablets, or smart phones, computers are a huge part of our everyday lives. But how much do we really know about these devices? We spoke to the Nick Mancini, the general manager…
CTH W between CTH C and B(Photo Courtesy Melissa Ruth via Facebook) SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Douglas County Highway Department has reported several road closures due to high waters. CTH W between CTH B and CTH C is closed. CTH Z between CTH E and CTH A is closed. Details were posted on their Facebook page after heavy rains in…
DULUTH, Minn. – Within the past month, search and rescue teams have been dispatched to numerous calls involving lost individuals in the woods. The calls, coming weeks before thousands more people will enter into the forest for the firearm deer season. As the season pushes closer, local law enforcement and the Minnesota DNR want to remind anyone heading into the…
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – County officials in northern Minnesota say they’re anxious about a property tax case involving Enbridge Energy that could force them to repay $18 million in tax revenue collected between 2012 and 2014. Minnesota Public Radio reports that Enbridge contends the state Department of Revenue began using new methodology in 2012 to determine the value of pipelines…
DULUTH, Minn. – Last month multiple hurricanes blasted their way through much of the Caribbean including the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Recovery efforts are just beginning down there and today, one International Falls resident decided to lend a hand. John Decker is a registered nurse and isn’t sure which location he’s going to yet, as he heads out today….
DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Duluth Public Works and Utilities has identified minor sanitary sewer releases along Minnesota Avenue from 18th to 20th Streets and is working to address the situation. Officials say the release is a result of high levels of ground water that is infiltrating the sanitary sewer from the record levels of Lake Superior. The public…
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) – While investigators in Las Vegas work to find out what motivated a one-time accountant with no known criminal history to inflict so much pain in a mass shooting, others digging into his past know his father was a notorious bank robber with ties to Wisconsin. Stephen Paddock’s father, Benjamin Hoskins Paddock, was born in Sheboygan in…
Steve Berger (left), Phil Aurich (right) LAS VEGAS – One Minnesota man is dead and another critically wounded after a gunman opened fire at a country music festival in Las Vegas. The incident killed 59 people and injured 527 others; it was the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Minnesota native, Philip Aurich, living in Las Vegas was among…
MAPLE, Wis. – The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has reported that the body of an adult male was discovered in a wooded area off of Becks Road in Maple Township Tuesday afternoon. An autopsy will be performed to positively identify the individual and determine a cause of death. The incident remains under investigation by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Categories:…
President Trump and first lady Melania take a walking tour with Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello, left, and his wife Beatriz Areizaga, to survey hurricane damage and recovery efforts in a neighborhood in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — President Donald Trump highlighted Puerto Rico’s relatively low death toll compared with “a real…
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR) – The man with the record for the most DWI convictions in Minnesota has been arrested again. It is the 28th DWI arrest for 64-year-old Danny Bettcher of rural New York Mills. An off-duty Deputy saw Dettcher drinking at the VFW before getting into his car. Another officer followed Bettcher on Highway 10 where he…
DULUTH, Minn. — Wherever it’s parked for the day, there’s always a line outside The Rambler, a food truck in Duluth. Rambler owner Jonathan Reznick describes the experience from inside the kitchen: “You’re always on the go,” Reznick says. “You’re always thinking about the next move. You are in a normal kitchen as well, but there’s always places to go;…
DULUTH, Minn. — Fire crews responded to a fire at an abandoned house in Duluth earlier this morning. The call came in just before 3:30 this morning from the 2800 block of West 3rd Street. Crews from Lincoln Park and Spirit Valley responded to a house they say had flames on both stories. No one was injured in the blaze,…
(McDonald’s) McDonalds has announced that for an extremely limited amount of time, one day to be exact, they will be bringing back Szechuan Sauce in select restaurants. On Saturday, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. select McDonald’s restaurants will be giving away Szechuan Sauce on a first-come, first-serve basis. Fans of the show Rick and Morty have been obsessing about the…
BEMIDJI, Minn. – Around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of an accident at a residence under construction. The incident happened in the 1600 block of Pamela Court NW in Bemidji and according to witnesses, Kemuel Beighley, 69, of Hines, Minnesota, was working on scaffolding and hanging sheetrock when he fell…
Photo: MnDOT DULUTH, Minn. – Highway projects in Hibbing are on schedule despite the rainy weather, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Paving on Highway 169 remains set to be completed by the end of the week. Next week, crews will complete pavement markings and shouldering. Traffic control will be removed once the work on Hwy 169 is complete….
DULUTH, Minn. – The City of Duluth Public Works Department is planning to repair a water leak on East Superior Street between 44th and 45th Avenue in the Lakeside neighborhood on Wednesday, Oct. 4. A detour is in place directing traffic at 45th Ave to London Road to 43rd Ave and then back onto Superior Street. The detour will be…
Courtesy: Glensheen MansionDULUTH, Minn. – Glensheen Mansion is opening its door to the public Wednesday, and lucky for visitors, it’s for free. This is all part of the annual Night at the Museum event. The gates will be open from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4, but Glensheen officials recommend getting in line early. Other than the free,…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A couple tourist attractions are closing up for the season in Superior. This coming weekend will be the last chance to tour the SS Meteor and Firehouse Museum before they close for the winter. The museums will close their doors following tours on Sunday, October 8. In turn, tours at Fairlawn Mansion are ramping up for the…
Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performs during their 40th Anniversary Tour at Bridgestone Arena on April 25, 2017 in Nashville, TN. (Photo by Rick Diamond) LOS ANGELES (AP) – Rock superstar Tom Petty has died at age 66. Spokeswoman Carla Sacks says Petty died Monday night at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after he suffered cardiac…
The Richard Bong Veteran’s Center is celebrating a milestone, 15 years since the museum opened its doors. What started as a WWII museum to honor Major Richard Bong now honors all Northland veterans. They have preserved more than 10,000 items for future generations to look at, and have 2,100 names of veterans on their memorial wall. “When I look at…
LAS VEGAS, NV- FOX 21 sat down with two Duluthians via Facebook messenger earlier this afternoon, who described first hand the horrible events from last night’s attack. 28-year-old Briana Hess and 32-year-old Jolene Luczak share their story. “It started again, da da da da da da da and Jason Aldean, he kind of hesitated and then he turned around and…
Numbers show that more people are heading to school at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, enrollment and credit loads are up at the campus. Some of the most popular programs this year are welding, nursing assistant, business management, nursing-associate degree and criminal justice studies. Leaders at the school say enrollment recently has seen a down-ward trend, so it’s refreshing to see…
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Duluth Police say they’ve already started looking at their policies to adapt and better prepare for an attack like the shooting in Las Vegas should it happen locally. Officers say the public should be using caution, and situational awareness to prepare for the worst. “If was there what should I do? Run, hide? Each one is so different,” said Lt….
DULUTH, Minn. – Life House unveiled its new 10 bed emergency shelter for homeless teens Monday. Life House is an organization that provides services to homeless youth in Duluth. They held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new emergency shelter on Monday. Once all the paperwork is in order, Life House hopes to be sheltering teens by the end of October….
DULUTH, Minn. – The employees at Little Angie’s in Canal Park are stepping up to help a co–worker in need. Prep cook Bobby Poirier needed to have emergency neck surgery, which left him out of commission for five weeks. His co–workers decided to help him out by donating all the tips they earned on Monday, to help bobby recover some…
DULUTH, Minn. – Band members at Denfeld High School hit the halls Monday to kick off “College Knowledge Month.” All month long, the school is hosting different college-themed events to get students planning for their futures outside four years of high school. “So if you can find what you do like to do, or even what you don’t like to do…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The city of Superior wants your feedback on the future of parks, recreation and forestry. A survey is up on the city’s web site to get that feedback. Mayor Jim Paine says the city wants to know if outdoor interests have changed in the area, while also finding out what people want out of the city’s land, water…
DULUTH, Minn. – Registration is officially closed for the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon. In less than 24 hours, all 7,500 possible entries have been filled. For the first time in 24 years, the registration process for the half marathon, was on a first come first serve basis. Open spots for the Charity Partner Program are still available. Registration is still…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – In 2016 law enforcement in Douglas County responded to 585 calls related to domestic abuse. During the month of October their looking to spread a message of change throughout Twin Ports. Monday, elected officials along with the Center Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse (CASDA) in Superior kicked off a month long campaign. Authorities say over four million…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – University of Wisconsin System leaders are poised to adopt a policy that would punish students who disrupt speeches and presentations. Under the policy up for Board of Regents vote Friday, students accused of twice engaging in violent or other disorderly conduct that disrupts free expression of others would be suspended for at least a semester. Any…
(AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Credit report company Equifax said Monday that an additional 2.5 million Americans may have been affected by the massive security breach of its systems, bringing the total to 145.5 million people who had their personal information accessed or stolen. Equifax said the company it hired to investigate the breach, Mandiant, has concluded its investigation and…
A registered nurse from Tennessee who died shielding his wife, a doctor, from gunfire. The only son of a Canadian couple who is now left childless. A popular secretary at a New Mexico High School. All were among the at least 58 people killed in the mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas. Details began to emerge…
A segment of Town Line Road (UT 9132) near Fayal Township has been closed due to a culvert failure. Nearly a mile of roadway is closed from U.S. Highway 53 east to South Fire Trail. The closure is expected to last several weeks, according to the St. Louis County Public Works Department. Heavy rain and high water levels are believed…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Republicans are proposing eliminating any state air pollution rule that goes beyond federal regulations. Reps. Jesse Kremer and Cody Horlacher and Sen. Duey Stroebel have introduced a bill that would eliminate any state air pollution rules go beyond federal regulations. They said in a memo seeking co-sponsors that the state regulates nearly 300 more air pollutants…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to Minnesota’s sex offender civil commitment system, which allows people deemed sexually dangerous to be committed to a treatment facility for an indefinite period of time. The court’s order, which declines to hear the case, came Monday. According to the sex offenders who brought the lawsuit, more than 700 people…
Drapes billow out of a broken window at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, on the Las Vegas Strip following a deadly shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas. (AP) MESQUITE, Nev. (AP) – The man who killed 58 people and injured at least 515 others at a Las Vegas concert was a retiree with…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Lake Superior Research Institute is honoring 50 years at UW-Superior. They are celebrating with a free conference open to the public featuring keynote speaker Alexandra Cousteau. The LSRI was created in 1967 and formally recognized by the University of Wisconsin’s Board of Regents in 1969. LSRI’s mission is to conduct environmental research and provide services that…
WASHINGTON D.C. – A push to bring down the cost of textbooks is in the works on Capitol Hill. The Affordable College Textbook Act was introduced in support of the creation and use of open college textbooks, which would allow students, professors, researchers, and others to freely access the materials. “It’s a way of putting pressure on the textbook companies,…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — Superior’s newest brewery is finally brewing its first batches of beer. After two years of planning, Earth Rider Brewery is finally in motion. Crushed, malted barley is being added to hot water. An agitator stirs it around and the starches are converted to sugar, which will activate the yeast to start the fermentation process. Lead brewer Allyson…
LAS VEGAS – LAS VEGAS (AP) — A gunman perched on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas casino unleashed a hail of bullets on an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 50 people as tens of thousands of concertgoers screamed and ran for their lives, officials said Monday. It was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S….
Monday marks one year since a 24-year-old Virginia man was hit and killed on Highway 100 near Aurora. A painful anniversary for his family especially because the driver still has not been found. With so few answers about what happened, his mother says it’s difficult to try and heal. Investigators say Scott Christensen, 24, was hit and killed by a…
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