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Birds Flock to Hawk Ridge During Migration

DULUTH, Minn.-- As fall begins, birds from all over North America are getting ready to make the journey south. Hawk Ridge in Duluth has been a popular place for both birds and sight-seers. Some…

Memorial Held to Bring Awareness for Missing Northland Woman Sheila St. Clair

DULUTH, Minn.-- Five years ago, Sheila St. Clair went missing. She was last seen at the Cascade Apartments on West 3rd Street in Duluth. Community members and law enforcement are asking for information as…

Voter Registration Pop-Up Helps Ex-Offenders Exercise Their Right

DULUTH, Minn. - It's National Voter Registration Day and pop-up registration events across Duluth are helping ex-offenders qualify to exercise their right to vote in the upcoming presidential election. It is common for many former…

Grant Helps UMD Look Into Impacts Plastic Has On Lake Superior

DULUTH, Minn. - A professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biology at UMD recently received a grant for more than $100,000 from the Minnesota Sea Grant to look further into the impacts plastic…

University Of Minnesota Medical School Of Duluth Tests Campus Sewage For COVID-19

DULUTH, Minn. - Several colleges and universities have already seen a large number of COVID-19 cases hit their campuses. Now researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School of Duluth are conducting a study to…

OB-GYN Offices Seeing Increase In Pregnant Patients

DULUTH, Minn. - While more people are staying home due to the global pandemic, St. Luke's Hospital is seeing a surge in the number of newly pregnant moms visiting for prenatal care. Patient visits are…

Cass Lake Man Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder

ITASCA COUNTY, Minn. - A 29-year-old Cass Lake man pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder for the 2019 death of a four-year-old boy. Kevin Daniel Jackson, 29, was charged last August for the death of his girlfriend's son. According to…

Two Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed at Ashland High School, Students to Temporarily Move to Virtual Classes

ASHLAND, Wis. - The Ashland County Public Health Department announced Tuesday they are investigating COVID-19 exposure in the Ashland School District after one student and one staff member at Ashland High School tested positive for coronavirus. The Ashland school district…

Senate GOP Lines up With Trump to Quickly Fill Court Seat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are swiftly falling in line behind President Donald Trump’s push to fill the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court. One of the last hold outs, GOP Sen. Mitt Romney, said Tuesday…

Midday Update 9-22-20

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020.

‘Unfathomable’: Us Death Toll From Coronavirus Hits 200,000

(AP) - The death toll in the U.S. from the coronavirus has topped 200,000, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world’s richest nation. That’s according to the count kept by Johns Hopkins University, based…

Updated COVID-19 Numbers: Tuesday, September 22

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota health officials reported 91,422 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state Tuesday morning and 10 new deaths bringing the death total to 1,979 in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Department of Health website, 1,863,694 tests have…

Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance Hosting Virtual Program, Fundraiser

DULUTH, Minn. - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA) will be shining a light on ovarian cancer in new ways to help support and raise awareness for…

Evers Extends Wisconsin Mask Mandate Until Nov. 21

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Faced with soaring coronavirus cases across Wisconsin, particularly on college campuses, Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday extended a statewide mask mandate until Nov. 21.…

Spring Creek Manufacturing Seeing Increase in Business Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. - Taking a business from point A to point B is no easy task – toss in a global pandemic, and things can get messy. For one company with deep roots…

Morning Update 9-22-20

Join FOX 21's Brett Scott and Meteorologist Ken Slama for a local look at news and weather making headlines Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020.

Wisconsin Health Officials Recommend Against Usual Trick-or-Treating

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State health officials are recommending against trick-or-treating as usual this Halloween because of the coronavirus pandemic. Going house-to-house and having in-person contact is not a good idea, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. If…

DFL Elected Officials Come Together To Shed Light On The Importance Of Early Voting

DULUTH, Minn. - Several Democratic elected officials banded together outside Duluth City hall to highlight the importance of early voting. Early voting in the state began on Friday. Nearly 950,000 Minnesotans have already requested absentee…

DECC, Visit Duluth Discussing Potential Merger

DULUTH, Minn. - The advisory boards for the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center and Visit Duluth are starting conversations about potentially merging together as they face severe financial setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic. Both entities…

Minnesota's First COVID-19 Saliva Testing Site Coming to Duluth Starting Wednesday

DULUTH, Minn. - Minnesota's first COVID-19 saliva testing site is opening in Duluth this Wednesday. It's all part of a pilot testing program from the state. The testing will be free to those…

Northland Red Cross Volunteers Helping with Wildfire Relief

SALEM, Oregon - Nearly one dozen Red Cross disaster workers from the Northland are deployed to the wildfires out west and down south with the hurricane response efforts. Some volunteers are on the…

Duluth Elementary Students Begin In-Person Hybrid Learning

DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth students at Homecroft Elementary masked up and headed into school for the first time in six months. Elementary students with the Duluth school district are on a hybrid…

1 Killed, 1 Injured in Head-On Crash in Bayfield County

TOWN OF BARKSDALE, Wis. -- One person is dead and another was hospitalized Monday after a reported erratic driver slammed into oncoming traffic -- setting both vehicles on fire. The accident happened Monday just before 12:30 p.m. on Wedal Road…

Visitors Look To State Parks For Fall Activities

CARLTON, Minn. - Fall is typically a busy time for many state parks and Jay Cooke State Park is already seeing a spike in visitors looking to enjoy the start of the fall season.…

Health Officials Urging People To Get Flu Shots Early

DULUTH, Minn. - Health officials are urging people to get their flu shots early to help prevent potential impacts during the ongoing global pandemic. Both the flu and COVID-19 are illnesses that affect a person's…

Wrenshall School District to go to Full Distance Learning Model, Many Staff and Students Ill With COVID-19 Symptoms

WRENSHALL, Minn.-According to a letter from Wrenshall Public Schools, they will now go to a full distance learning model "due to high number of staff members and students that are out ill due to Covid-19 symptoms." The district added they…

Federal Judge Extends Deadline for Wisconsin Ballots

MADISON, Wis.-A federal judge has ruled that absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin can be counted up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election as long as they are postmarked by Election Day. Unless it's overturned, Monday's ruling means…

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