Morning Update 12-15-20
Join FOX 21’s Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.
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Minnesota Legislature Passes Virus Aid for Businesses, Workers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Legislature has voted to pass a package of coronavirus relief measures aimed at businesses and workers who took the biggest hit from a four-week “pause” ordered by Gov. Tim Walz last month. The Senate voted…
Duluth Council Talks Commission to Focus On Concerns of LGBTQ+ Community
DULUTH, Minn.- A new commission focused on the concerns of Duluth's LGBTQ+ community was on the docket of Monday nights Duluth City Council meeting. Council read an ordinance by President Gary Anderson which would…
Wisconsin Health Leaders Explain Vaccine Distribution as State Gets First Shipment
MADISON, Wis.- Wisconsin received 10,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Monday, with about 35,000 more doses expected by the end of the week. The first rounds are going to frontline healthcare workers and to…
Duluth Council Amends Mayor Larson's 2021 Tourism Tax Revenue Distribution
DULUTH, Minn.- At their second to last meeting of the year Duluth City Council voted on, among other things, next year's distribution of a smaller pot of Tourism Tax Revenue due to the effects of…
Duluth Harbor Mission Seeking Holiday Donations
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Harbor Mission is continuing to collect donations during this holiday season to help those in need. The organization is still accepting stocking caps and warm gloves along with nonperishable…
Gift Card Sales Are Increasing For Local Businesses
DULUTH, Minn. - With fewer people not wanting to spend much time shopping in person due to the pandemic, gift card sales have been on the rise at some local retail outlets. Staff at…
Duluth Business Sells Spruce Tops As Small and Sustainable Christmas Trees
DULUTH, Minn. -- A new company in Duluth that sells small, sustainable Christmas trees created from black spruce tops is taking off this holiday season. It's called "Little C Tree," created by Duluth…
Up North Sundries Provides Customers With Variety of Unique Items
SUPERIOR, Wis. - With more people aiming to shop local this holiday season, Up North Sundries is an option for finding unique items. Located on Tower Ave. in Superior, it has been a local business…
Families at Steve O'Neil Apartments Pick Out Gifts Donated From The Northland Foundation
DULUTH, Minn.- This past weekend, The Northland Foundation dropped of donations of gifts for kids at the Steve O'Neil Apartments. On Monday, families got a chance to pick out some of their favorite…
Safety Concerns Increase After A Man Was Assaulted At Tri-Towers
DULUTH, Minn. - A 73-year-old man is recovering from his injuries after being attacked at Tri-Towers by someone staying at the Rainbow Center's warming shelter Terry Schnepp, a Tri-Towers resident, says he is still feeling…
Duluth Fire Department Buys Toys for Kids in Need
DULUTH, Minn. - Members of the Duluth Fire Department were at Target today buying up toys making sure teens in the community have a Merry Christmas for the last 21 years.…
Caution is Encouraged While Skating During Winter Season
DULUTH, Minn. - People have been taking advantage of the frosty temperatures by going out to skate on area lakes. However, there are precautions that need to be taken as people go out on…
Trump Says Barr Resigning, Will Leave Before Christmas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is resigning amid lingering tension with the president over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into President-elect Joe Biden’s son. Barr went…
Biden Clears 270-Vote Mark as Electors Affirm His Victory
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Electoral College has formally validated Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. Biden cleared the 270-vote threshold on Monday after California’s electors cast their votes for the Democrat. When…
Minnesota Formally Casts Its 10 Electoral Votes for Biden
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s electors on Monday formally cast the state’s 10 electoral votes for Democratic President-elect Joe Biden. It took under 25 minutes for the 10 electors to affirm Biden’s victory in Minnesota and just 40 minutes to complete…
Electors Meeting to Formally Choose Biden as Next President
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential electors are meeting across the United States to formally choose Joe Biden as the nation’s next president. Today is the day set by law for the meeting of the Electoral College. In reality, electors meet in…
Updated COVID-19 Numbers: Monday, December 14
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 3,026 new cases of COVID-19 in Minnesota Monday morning bringing the total confirmed COVID cases to 381,841 in the state. Health officials also reported 18 news deaths bringing the death total to…
VA Hospital in Minnesota Gets State's 1st Vaccine Shipment
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minneapolis VA Medical Center has received Minnesota’s first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine, though it wasn’t immediately clear when vaccinations would begin. Gov. Tim Walz was at the hospital when the shipment arrived Monday and said it's…
Minnesota Lawmakers Strike Deal on Unemployment Benefits, COVID-19 Business Relief
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - As they gavel in for a special session, Minnesota lawmakers have a deal to send $216 million in cash relief to businesses and give a 13-week extension of unemployment…
Midday Update 12-14-20
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Monday, Dec. 14, 2020.
Visit Cook County Announces Upcoming Winter Activities
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. - If you look around, you'll quickly notice a lack of snow across the Northland this December, however, that's not stopping the crew at Visit Cook County from…
Bar That Defied Shut-Down Order Has Lost Its Liquor License
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota restaurant that continued to host dine-in service in defiance of Gov. Tim Walz’s coronavirus order has temporarily lost its liquor license. State officials suspended the license Sunday for the Boardwalk Bar & Grill in East…
Morning Update 12-14-20
Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Monday, Dec. 14, 2020.
Electors Meeting to Formally Choose Biden as Next President
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential electors are meeting across the United States to formally choose Joe Biden as the nation’s next president. Monday is the day set by law for the meeting of the Electoral College. In reality, electors meet in…
COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments Begin in Historic US Effort
PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) — The first of many COVID-19 vaccine doses are making their way to distribution sites across the United States, as the nation’s pandemic deaths approach the horrifying new milestone of 300,000. The rollout Sunday of the Pfizer…
Bentleyville Founder Urges Weekday Visits as Saturday Nights Get Busy
DULUTH, Minn.- Bentleyville Tour of Lights is coming off another busy Saturday night. Ahead of the coming holiday weekend, founder Nathan Bentley is again asking future attendees to seriously consider coming during the…
UWS Student, Professor Track Waste of Disposable Masks, PPE in Superior
SUPERIOR, Wis.-Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Superior are tracking a different kind of waste that is newer in the city this year -- personal protective equipment like masks and gloves. Those researchers said…
Duluth, St. Louis Co. Leaders 'Dismayed' by Rep. Stauber's Backing of Lawsuit to Overturn Biden Win
DULUTH, Minn. - Elected leaders in Duluth and St. Louis County are calling out Republican Congressman Pete Stauber, who represents Minnesota's 8th District, for his backing of a recent lawsuit to invalidate President-Elect Joe Biden's wins in Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia…
Superior Toys for Tots Goes Drive-Thru in 2020
SUPERIOR, Wis.-- This weekend in Superior, hundreds of families were able to get a helping hand and help put some presents under the tree this Christmas. And do it in a way never…
