DULUTH, Minn. – Minnesota Foodshare Month has begun…and your dollars and donations are wanted to help combat hunger. The CHUM Food Shelf in Downtown Duluth is accepting food donations, but CHUM can do so much more with money. Every one dollar donating equals seven dollars of food through a partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank. Right now, CHUM provides 5-day…
DULUTH, Minn. – After three major storms in 2017 and 2018 violently destroyed sections of the Lakewalk, the City of Duluth has been working to restore the damage done. The city is now preparing for phase three of the reconstruction project, estimated to cost $15 million, which is being funded by FEMA. The City of Duluth has been planning the…
ITASCA COUNTY, Minn.-A 39-year-old Nashwauk man has pleaded guilty to multiple counts after fatally crashing into and killing a toddler near Nashwauk in August. Jake Michael Place pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide and criminal vehicular operation. At the time of the incident, 16-year-old girl Lexi Carroll was pushing two-year-old Logan Dean Klennert on the shoulder of Highway 65 at…
ROYALTON TOWNSHIP, Minn.-The Pine County Sheriff’s Office has now begun a homicide investigation after a body was found Monday in a motorhome on Royal Heights Lane in Royalton Township. The deceased male has been identified as Scott A. Ness, 61, who has no permanent address. Investigators are working on a timeline surrounding his death and following up on any leads….
DULUTH, Minn.-Duluth Public Schools Superintendent Bill Gronseth has been named as a finalist for the superintendent position at St. Peter School in southern Minnesota. Gronseth previously announced his decision to not seek another contract after his current contract expires in June 2020. Gronseth is one of six candidates for the position in St. Peter. The first interview phase for those…
Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Categories: Community, News, News – Latest News, News Update Tags: Brett Scott, brittney merlot, community, Headlines, Local News, midday update
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – State health officials have instructed two passengers who arrived at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International on a flight from Europe Tuesday afternoon to self-quarantine for two weeks because they encountered a person confirmed to have the new coronavirus while abroad. The Minnesota Department of Health said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Quarantine Station at MSP…
IRON RIVER, Wis. – NorthLakes Community Clinic and White Winter Winery are collaborating to offer an evening of entertainment and fundraising for NorthLakes. On Saturday, March 7, the White Winter Winery will be transformed into a 1920’s era speakeasy complete with jazz music provided by the Reunion Road Band from Chicago, featuring local favorite Joe Lindzius on drums. Guests are encouraged…
Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Categories: Community, News, News – Latest News, News Update Tags: Brett Scott, brittney merlot, community, Headlines, Local News, morning update
NEW YORK (AP) – Billionaire Mike Bloomberg has ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and has endorsed Joe Biden. It was a stunning collapse for the former New York City mayor, who had pinned his 2020 hopes on the Super Tuesday states and drained more than $500 million from his own fortune into his ultimately unsuccessful campaign. Bloomberg…
WASHINGTON (AP) – A resurgent Joe Biden scored sweeping victories from Texas to Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, revitalizing a presidential bid that was teetering on the edge of disaster just days earlier. But his rival Bernie Sanders seized the biggest prize with a win in California that ensured he would drive the Democrats’ nomination fight for the foreseeable future. Suddenly,…
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SUPERIOR, Wis.- A Twin Ports CBD Store is growing its business model by making their own product mostly in-house. Sutherland CBD is a family-run business that includes Superior City Councilor Craig Sutherland. The business is now getting its crude oil from cannabis directly form a farmer in Bloomer, Wisconsin. It’s then dissolved in organic Coconut Oil in a certified kitchen…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute hit the slopes last week for its 17th annual Mono Ski and Race Camp at Spirit Mountain. The event is the largest adapted learning-how-to-ski event in the Midwest. Participants learn how to improve on their mono-ski skills and gain extra confidence to become independent at the sport…and to have fun all at…
DULUTH, Minn.- Carmody’s Irish Pub was packed with Bernie Sanders supporters from across the Northland anxious to see their candidate win Super Tuesday. Sanders and Joe Biden were neck and neck for most of the night, but in the end Biden was declared the projected winner for Minnesota. The Twin Ports Democratic Socialists of America have been meeting at the…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Senior housing development planned for Hermantown has finally received a preliminary approval from the Hermantown city council, but those plans will now come with a few revisions. This comes after the original proposal was turned down due to strong opposition from residents back in January. Much of the discord was due to residents believing the new development…
DULUTH, Minn.– Leaders from around the Twin Ports and beyond came together at The DECC for the 10th annual St. Louis River Summit. Resource managers, community members, and more gathered to discuss the condition of the St. Louis River and solutions to keep it clean in the future. The river is currently listed as an area of concern because of…
SUPERIOR, Wis.– State and local officials in Wisconsin have released their proposal to clean up the water around Howard’s Bay in Superior. Sediments in the bay are contaminated and pose a threat to the environment and the shipping industry. At the Douglas County courthouse, residents shared their thoughts about the Howard’s Bay Remediation Project. The meeting is a team effort…
MELLEN, Wis. – Enbridge is rerouting part if its Line 5 pipeline around the Bad River Reservation. Line 5 is now designed to pass through Mellen, Wisconsin. On March 3rd, a deal was finalized between the city of Mellen and Enbridge allowing the pipeline to be built underneath a piece of land just north of the city. Enbridge presented a…
DULUTH, Minn.– Local Boy Scouts gave back to the Duluth National Guard today. The donation was in the form of fresh popcorn, $2,000 worth to be exact. The Boy Scouts sell popcorn every year as their fundraiser but customers had the option to place an extra order for military members. Those extra orders paid off. “Giving back is part of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden scored key Super Tuesday victories in Minnesota and across the South, building on momentum that has swiftly revived his Democratic presidential campaign in recent days. Bernie Sanders countered with wins in his home state of Vermont and in Colorado, as the race began to shift west, where some polls were starting to close. Biden took…
DULUTH, Minn. – What’s the best food pairing for Super Tuesday? For many people, the answer is pizza. Pizza and primaries kicked off at UMD today. It promoted two things: one, it encouraged college kids to vote in the student association election. Two, it got them to vote in the presidential primaries. “Inspiring other people. One of the most rewarding…
TWIN PORTS – Animal experts tell us it’s highly unlikely that your pet will catch the COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus. Dr. Bob McClellan at Superior Animal Hospital says illnesses usually spread species to species. While there are some illnesses that spread from pet to human, you don’t have to worry about respiratory viruses like coronavirus doing that. “There’s lots…
DULUTH, Minn. – Those early voters for candidates like Amy Klobuchar or Pete Buttigieg will stand. Minnesota’s early voting starts 46 days before the primary election. People can change their vote up to 7 days before election, which this year was February 25th. At that point, officials start to count ballots. There was quite a bit of early voting but…
DULUTH, Minn. – As the Coronavirus continues to be a big problem and children being more vulnerable to illnesses, the potential for a spread of the virus brings up the question of what daycare facilities are doing to protect children. Happy Time Day Care Center in Duluth is an accredited facility. This holds them to a higher standard to protect…
Drivers heading north and south on I-35 in Duluth were given a reminder to go out and cast their ballot for the Minnesota primary. Hanging out on the overpass a couple of people held signs and even gave a few waves to cars passing by. Some drivers even honked their horns to show their support. One man says its important…
DULUTH, Minn. – A Duluth man has been sentenced to nearly 37 years in prison for fatally stabbing his wife in their Chester Park home last June. Ryan Jazdzewski, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in January as part of a plea agreement. According to court records, police were called to the Chester Park area on reports of a possible…
SEATTLE (AP) – The death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. has climbed to nine, with tensions rising over how to contain the outbreak. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are expressing doubts about the government’s ability to ramp up testing fast enough to deal with the crisis. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve has announced the biggest interest-rate cut in over a…
SAWYER COUNTY, Wis. – The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office says a 4-year-old student was struck by a GMC Terrain Tuesday morning while boarding a school bus in the Village of Radisson. Authorities say the 63-year-old driver approached a stopped school bus as it was loading students at the intersection of Martin Street and STH 70/27 and passed the bus on…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Tony Evers is convening a meeting of the state’s political leaders to hear from health officials about what is being done to deal with the new coronavirus. Evers’ spokeswoman Melissa Baldauff said Tuesday that the governor called the meeting in the Capitol on Wednesday to discuss COVID-19. There has been one confirmed case in Wisconsin…
Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Categories: Community, News, News – Latest News, News Update Tags: Brett Scott, brittney merlot, community, Headlines, Local News, midday update
DULUTH, Minn. – The accountant accused of stealing more than $235,000 from the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce pleaded not guilty to charges of theft by swindle on Tuesday. Jesse David Frye, 40, was charged with two counts of felony theft by swindle in January after the Chamber identified “discrepancies in the bookkeeping and payroll records” in their 2018 Financial…
ITASCA COUNTY, Minn. – A 29-year-old Deer River man pleaded not guilty on Monday to second-degree murder charges. Kevin Daniel Jackson was charged with second-degree murder last August in the death of his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son. According to the criminal complaint, authorities responded to a call of a non-responsive four-year-old on August 21, 2019. When officers arrived on the scene…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tornadoes have ripped across Tennessee overnight, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing at least 19 people. One of the twisters caused severe damage across downtown Nashville on Tuesday, leaving blown-down walls and roofs, snapped power lines, huge broken trees, and city streets in gridlock. Schools, courts, transit lines, an airport, and the state Capitol are…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Spirit of the North Theater inside the Fitger’s complex will come alive with laughs galore Saturday, March 7. Maritime Improv Crew invites the public to their event, March Madness. It’s taking place from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. The comedy crew performs a hilarious long form improv PG 13 show once a month with added comedy games…
Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Brittney Merlot for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Categories: Community, News, News – Latest News, News Update Tags: Brett Scott, brittney merlot, community, Headlines, Local News, morning update
(AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The abrupt withdrawal of Amy Klobuchar from the presidential race gives front-runner Bernie Sanders a sudden opportunity for locking up her home state on Super Tuesday. Sanders, who easily won Minnesota’s caucuses in 2016, has a large and motivated progressive base in the state. He also had a fortuitously timed last-minute rally…
DULUTH, Minn. – Read Across America Day occurs each year on March 2, which also happens to be Dr. Seuss’s birthday. The Duluth Public Library said many schools in the area have full day-long events encouraging kids to get interested in reading. Libraries say Dr. Seuss continues to be on the popular list of books parents want to introduce to…
ASHLAND, Wis. – Governor Tony Evers was at Ashland High School singing three bills regarding student mental health on Monday. Gov. Evers said that an estimated 21 percent of kids in Wisconsin have a mental health concern and that Wisconsin ranks just 42nd in the nation for access to youth mental health. The bills he signed are attempting to change…
DULUTH, Minn.- Starting this weekend, the CHUM Food Shelf on First Avenue West is getting a makeover, thanks to some help from Leadership Duluth and other businesses in the community. “We’re really excited to give back to the community and there’s over 16,000 community members that walk through this door annually and it’s people just like you and me,” said…
The Duluth Transit Authority has launched it’s new free bus route servicing downtown. The new circulator, known as the “DuLooper” will run every 15 minutes… It will travel from 10th Avenue East to 6th Avenue West between Michigan Street and Superior Street. The hope for the new service is to give more people better access to downtown especially as the…
DULUTH, Minn. – About half the voting population is represented by young voters, including college students. With the 2020 presidential election inching closer, the local primary elections are an opportunity for students to begin exercising their right to vote. Like many college campuses, the University of Minnesota Duluth has students with various ideas and opinions on political issues that may…
DULUTH, Minn. – As the spring thaw nears, the need for those winter clothing continues with these chilly temperatures. And now the deep-winter donation drive has kicked off! The drive helps Life House and CHUM with collecting items during a period of historically low donations. Locations for the donation boxes include the Greater Downtown Council/Chamber of Commerce, Fryberger Law Firm…
DULUTH, Minn. – Sofia Mayo is a current pre-med junior at UMD. She was expected to study at Korea University in Seoul for her spring semester, but her plans were cut short because of the coronavirus. Sofia stayed in South Korea for two weeks being sent back to the United States because of safety reasons. “I’m disappointed that I’m back…
SUPERIOR, Wis. — A new report from Husky Energy shows that the cost of the company rebuilding parts of the Superior refinery that were damaged in the April 2018 explosion has almost doubled. The original estimated cost for renovations rang up to $400 million. Now, Husky projects it could cost $750 million. The company said that last year, the refinery…
DULUTH, Minn.-Duluth police are reporting over the past 72 hours, local law enforcement agencies have responded to at least seven opioid related overdoses. This morning investigators from the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force arrested a 27-year-old man from Milwaukee for second degree sale of a controlled substance (heroin). The man is being held at the Saint Louis…
DULUTH, Minn.-A Duluth police officer has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. Authorities say off-duty officer Daryl Diver, 49, was stopped by Duluth Police on October 28th around 10:00 p.m. for ‘driving conduct consistent with signs of impairment.’ He’s now being sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to fourth degree driving while impaired. A 90-day jail sentence…
MOOSE LAKE, Minn.-The city of Moose Lake is searching for a new police chief. The interim city administrator Katie Bloom told Fox 21 that former Chief Bryce Bogenholm was officially separated from his employment Jan. 6. Bloom added he left the job on his own accord. He had previously been on paid administrative leave since August. City leaders did not…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Amy Klobuchar is ending her Democratic presidential campaign and is set to endorse Joe Biden. The Minnesota senator announced the decision Monday, calling it quits after a bid that broke briefly into the top tier with a third-place finish in New Hampshire but failed to sustain that energy further into the Democratic nomination fight. The three-term senator…
DULUTH, Minn. – The upcoming Garrison Keillor show at the NorShor Theatre has been canceled. According to Keillor’s booking agency, the April 16 show was canceled “due to unforeseen circumstances.” The event has since been removed from Keillor’s website and the NorShor Theatre website. The former MPR radio host was originally scheduled to perform a show called Garrison Keillor: Stories,…
