Sally Trnka Takes Win Over Duluth School Board Member Harry Welty
DULUTH, Minn. - Sally Trnka spoke to FOX 21 live on air Tuesday night about her win over longtime Duluth school board member Harry Welty. Trnka got 30 percent of…
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Voters Approve Half-Percent Sales Tax For Streets; State Legislature Has Final Vote
DULUTH, Minn. -- Mayor Emily Larson reacted live on FOX 21 Tuesday night to an overwhelming yes vote for a half-percent sales tax increase dedicated specifically for streets. 12,021 (76.5%) voted…
Local Voters Head To The Polls On Election Day
DULUTH, Minn. - It's the first Tuesday of November and it's also Election Day. Polling stations in Duluth were open until 8 p.m. for voters to cast ballots. We stopped by one…
Bill Tightening Recounts in Wisconsin Passes Senate
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Election recounts would be more limited in Wisconsin under a bill that has cleared the Legislature. The measure comes in response to Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein's 2016 recount request even though she finished fourth…
AG Tells Walker Board Can Make Self-Insurance Available
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Attorney General Brad Schimel says the state Group Insurance Board can offer self-insurance plans to municipal employers. Gov. Scott Walker asked Schimel in April for a legal opinion on whether state law authorizes the board to…
Hermantown is not Receiving LGA in Upcoming Budget
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- Hermantown is receiving no local government aid for the 2018 budget. This is the fourth year the city has received a cut in LGA. Back in 2016 an unintentional error…
GOP Tax Plan Would Slash Corporate Rates, Help Wealthiest
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a tax cut plan that would slash the corporate rate and lower the personal taxes of most Americans but also limit a cherished deduction for homeowners, as President Donald Trump and the…
Mills Says He Won't Challenge Nolan in '18
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Republican Stewart Mills says he won't challenge U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan for a third time. Mills announced his decision in a Facebook post Wednesday. Much of the post blamed national Republicans for what Mills called a failure…
Lawmakers Release Russia-Linked Facebook Ads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers on Wednesday released a trove of Facebook ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and whip up tensions around sensitive social issues such as Islam, race and gun control. The ads…
DC Court Bars Trump from Reversing Transgender Troops Policy
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court in Washington is barring President Donald Trump from changing the government's policy on military service by transgender people. Trump announced in an August memo that he intended to reverse course on a 2016 policy…
2018 Superior Days Just Around The Corner
SUPERIOR, Wis- Superior leaders and residents are making a list, getting ready to head to the statehouse in a few months, to ask for legislative…
Trump Declares Opioids a Public Health Emergency
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday declared the opioid…
Chisholm City Council Votes to Remove Kevin Scaia
CHISHOLM, Minn. - Wednesday night Chisholm residents spoke out at the city council meeting calling for councilor Kevin Scaia's resignation. Later in the meeting, Councilor Tracy Campbell proposed a resolution also…
Remembering Senator Paul Wellstone's Legacy
DULUTH, Minn.- Fifteen years ago on October 25th Northlanders were devastated when a plane crash took the life of a beloved Senator. FOX21 is remembering the legacy of Senator Paul Wellstone.…
Dayton Pushes to Make Cybersecurity Funding Priority
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gov. Mark Dayton says he'll continue to press to get the funding necessary to protect the state's computer system from hackers. Dayton got only a fraction of the spending he proposed for technology and cybersecurity…
