ELY — Some traditions stick around because they matter. This spring, Ely marks a milestone as the Northern Lakes Arts Association presents “Annie” for its 70th annual community spring musical. …

REGIONAL — Minnesota lawmakers are taking a broad look at how artificial intelligence is reshaping everyday life, from health insurance decisions to police investigations and even the prices …

Adeline R. Wooster Adeline Rosalie Wooster, 82, of Linden Grove Township, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by loved ones, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. A funeral service will be held at 11 …

VERMILION RESERVATION — Bois Forte Chair Carlos Hernandez, who was elected in June to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Cathy Chavers, led off his first-ever State of the Band address …

TOWER — With little discussion, the city council here approved a separation agreement that pays the city’s former ambulance director $25,000 to settle potential claims from her termination from …

GREENWOOD TWP — Last year, Greenwood residents upped the township’s levy from $300,000 requested by the board to $600,000, asking that the additional levy funds be put aside noting that the …

REGIONAL — New data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows a sharp increase in Minnesotans without health insurance, reversing several years of progress expanding coverage. According to the …

EAGLES NEST TWP — Residents of Eagles Nest Township gathered Tuesday evening at the town hall for the annual meeting, approving a modest $300 annual allowance for the Board of Supervisors to …

REGIONAL — The National Park Service is proposing to replace a deteriorating underwater power line that supplies electricity to the historic Kettle Falls district at Voyageurs National Park, a move …

REGIONAL — A relatively light snowpack and lingering drought conditions across northeastern Minnesota are pointing toward a favorable outlook for spring flooding in the Rainy River Basin, although …

ELY — The Ely Film Festival returns to Ely’s Historic State Theater and the Greenstone Cinema March 11-15, bringing more than 30 filmmakers from across the country to a community that has become …

ELY — The Ely Public Library recently presented Armchair Travel: El Camino de Santiago with Sarah Guy Levar. The Armchair Travel Series is an opportunity to listen to local people who have had …

HOYT LAKES — Cody Siebert, a Babbitt native and sergeant with the East Range Police Department, died Feb. 27 following a sudden and brief battle with a brain infection. He was 33. Siebert woke up …

Leonard D. Tomsich It is with heartfelt sorrow that we announce the passing of Leonard Duane Tomsich, 82, a cherished resident of New Baltimore, Mich., who departed this life on Tuesday, Feb. 17, …

REGIONAL — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and the Minnesota Department of Human Services, or DHS, filed a federal lawsuit this week that seeks to block efforts by the Trump administration …

REGIONAL — Gov. Tim Walz is urging Minnesota lawmakers to take up a comprehensive gun violence prevention package, tying the effort to last summer’s shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and …

GREENWOOD TWP — Penguins do like the snow, and so do snowmobilers. So, when a group of Greenwood Township residents decided to form a snowmobile club, Penguins became their name as well as their …

REGIONAL — Voyageurs National Park has been swept into a nationwide effort by the Trump administration to revise interpretive materials at national parks, including two signs now under federal …

REGIONAL — Second Harvest Northland has a lot of shelves to fill. As the region’s only food bank, they supply food at little to no cost to 70 food shelves in northeastern Minnesota and …

SOUDAN — Breitung Township Board Chair Matt Tuchel gave an update on broadband internet at the township’s monthly meeting held Feb. 17. Tuchel reported that he recently met with representatives …

ELY — A state-mandated analysis of Ely’s municipal compensation shows employees in female-designated job classes earn an average of roughly $300 less per month at the top of their pay scale than …

GREENWOOD TWP- Members of the Greenwood Town Board interviewed four candidates to fill the new hired township clerk position. Township voters decided last year to move to a hired clerk and treasurer, …

REGIONAL — A 39-year-old Britt man had pleaded guilty to first degree criminal sexual conduct for years of sexual assault of a male under the age of 14 and is facing a criminal sentence of 24 years …

REGIONAL — A Hoyt Lakes man has pleaded guilty in St. Louis County District Court of multiple counts of sex with an underaged girl as well as possession of child pornography. Robert Allen Hannu, …

Arlene E. Wiermaa Arlene Euphrosyne Wiermaa, 86, of Virginia, formerly of Vermilion Lake Township, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at Northern Pines Hospital in Aurora. Funeral …