VIRGINIA — Facing another year of enrollment decline, the ISD 2142 school board voted 4-2 Tuesday to cut $1.75 million from next year’s budget, as district leaders acknowledged that the hoped-for …

ELY — The Ely School District is exploring a move to a four-day school week, with Superintendent Anne Oelke presenting staff survey results to the school board Monday that showed 76 percent of …

REGIONAL — For Keith Steva, the idea began not with a business plan, but with a question of environmental responsibility. “I don’t want our grandkids in 30 or 40 years to say what did our …

TOWER — Tower-Soudan Elementary students celebrated the Winter Olympics on Friday with a full day of both indoor and outdoor activities. The day started with an all-school assembly for the lighting …

ELY — When Lacey Squier first walked into the Ely Folk School to take a Cornish pasty class, she had no idea she’d spend the next several years helping transform a scrappy, part-time operation …

GREENWOOD TWP- Residents at the Greenwood Annual Meeting in March 2025 surprised town board members by voting to double the requested levy amount from $300,000 to $600,000, citing the need to be …

ST. PAUL— Supporters of permanent protection of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and its surrounding watersheds made their case at a Wednesday morning press conference on the steps of the …

ELY — The numbers tell a success story. Lodging tax collections during Winterfest last February climbed 38 percent over the previous year. A festival in March saw collections jump 65 percent. A …

Chris Glazer has flour in his blood. There are photographs, he says, of him as a toddler running around in diapers covered in it, a fitting origin story for someone who has spent the better part of …

ELY— More than 170 interested potential voters turned out here for the official launch party for Aaron Kania’s campaign for District 3A representative. Ely’s Historic State Theater played host …

Darlene C. Lamppa Darlene Carolee Lamppa, 91, formerly of Embarrass-Palo, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at Essentia Health Virginia Hospital in Virginia. Arrangements are being made with …

REGIONAL — Life can change in an instant, as Dena Suihkonen learned last summer when she became paralyzed after a freak accident. But just this week, she learned in an instant that things were …

VIRGINIA — Following the conclusion of four superintendent interviews last week, the ISD 2142 St. Louis County School Board voted unanimously Thursday to offer the district’s top leadership …

ELY — The dogs are ready, the trails are set, and organizers say this year’s WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race is shaping up to be one of the best in recent memory. The annual race kicks off …

REGIONAL — An intense winter storm dumped heavy snow and brought gale force winds to the North Country this week, prompting difficult travel, occasional whiteout conditions, and widespread power …

ELY — On race mornings in the Winter Olympics venue of Val di Fiemme, Italy, before the first skier steps onto the course, Eli Brown is already at work. The athletes are quiet. The snow is firming …

ELY — Boundary Waters Care Center announced this week that Executive Director Adam Masloski has concluded nearly 18 years with the organization, stepping away from the role as he and his family …

TOWER — State Sen. Grant Hauschild met with officials from Tower and Soudan on Feb. 10 to discuss the upcoming legislative session. He also asked about any concerns the city might want to have him …

REGIONAL — Claims that Minnesota’s Medicaid program has been drained by billions of dollars in fraud have dominated headlines and political rhetoric over the past year. But two recent reviews …

REGIONAL—The recent staff exodus at the U.S. Attorney’s office in Minnesota has set back years of  successful fraud-fighting work by federal and local law enforcement, U.S. Sen. Amy …

CRANE LAKE — A 65-year-old woman was injured Monday afternoon in a single-snowmobile accident on the Voyaguer Link Trail, about seven miles west of Crane Lake. According to the St. Louis County …

John H. Johnson John H. “Jack” Johnson, 96, entered a wonderful new life on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Holy Spirit …

TOWER — After years of delays, it appears that major development at Tower’s harbor is set to get underway this spring. At their regular monthly meeting here on Monday, the Tower City Council …

ELY— Babbitt Mayor Andrea Zupancich approached the Ely City Council this week seeking discussions about a potential merger of the two cities’ police departments, as Babbitt continues to deal with …

VIRGINIA — The ISD 2142 St. Louis County School Board on Tuesday conducted the first two of four interviews for a new superintendent to replace Reggie Engebritson, who is retiring at the end of …