REGIONAL — Mail delivery problems across Minnesota and North Dakota are drawing renewed scrutiny as the holiday season collides with winter weather and a documented pattern of delayed service. A …

REGIONAL — ISD 2142 is firmly on track to fall into statutory operating debt, or SOD, next year under its current budget, a financial turning point that will inevitably lead to deeper district cuts …

LAKE COUNTY— A mysterious seismic survey conducted along a stretch of Hwy. 2 near Isabella has drawn the attention of state and federal regulators, raising questions about who authorized the work, …

GREENWOOD TWP — Greenwood residents will not be voting for a clerk in the upcoming March township election. The vote last year by Greenwood residents to replace the elected clerk and treasurer …

GREENWOOD TWP — As the town board worked on finalizing the budget for 2026 and planning for the future, Greenwood Fire Chief Brian Trancheff spoke about some upcoming maintenance costs for fire …

ELY — The Ely School Board expects a property tax levy of $2.29 million on Monday for taxes payable in 2026, a decrease of $264,671, or 10.36 percent, from the previous year’s levy of …

TOWER — The Tower-Soudan Historical Society (TSHS) is closing out the year with a renewed call for community support as restoration of the Historic Fire Hall enters its final phase. Through its …

REGIONAL — Minnesota budget officials on Thursday released a new economic forecast showing short-term stability and a sizable long-term deficit. Its release unfolded against a backdrop of …

Harold J. Langowski Jr. Harold Joseph Langowski Jr., 73, of Pike Township, died on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, at home with his family. A memorial service will be held at the Pike Town Hall on Saturday, …

TOWER— The city council here agreed Monday to have the city’s attorney take a second look at a land use permit issued by the city’s volunteer zoning administrator to Superior Fuel, …

TOWER— After considerable discussion, the city council here adopted a three percent increase in its levy for 2026. That was a significant reduction from the six percent preliminary increase the …

ELY—When Carly Wogen casually mentioned she might be interested in directing, Northern Lakes Arts Association’s Ian Lah didn’t hesitate. “Yeah, let’s do it. Do you want …

REGIONAL — Residents across the eastern Iron Range looked up Saturday night to see an unusual green streak blazing across the sky, prompting dozens to wonder if they’d witnessed a meteor …

REGIONAL — The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Advisory Board signed off on a wide mix of public works, housing, and broadband investments, along with the latest round of mining …

SOUDAN — Five fire departments battled a garage fire on Friday, Nov. 28 at the property of Luke and Trisha Poderzay. The blaze was reported around 1:45 p.m. near Jasper Street. The garage was …

ELY — Councilor Emily Roose asked the council to replace Paul Kess as its representative on the Ely Area Lodging Tax Joint Powers Board on Tuesday after he declined to follow council direction …

COOK- The Cook City Council spent much of its Nov. 20 meeting working through a series of infrastructure and development issues, including new details about the hidden void beneath the library floor, …

REGIONAL — St. Louis County continues to expand its long-term work to reduce opioid addiction and overdoses using money from national settlements with drug manufacturers and distributors. The …

REGIONAL– In the past five years, United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN)’s Comforts of Home program has helped stabilize nearly 8,000 people from across the region recovering from …

Paul A. Stepan Paul Atwood Stepan, 70, a lifelong resident of Tower, died on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, at home with family by his side. A memorial service was held on Monday, Dec. 1 at Bauman-Vermilion …

REGIONAL— Like many St. Louis County property owners, Sue Larson recently opened her truth-in-taxation statement for next year’s property taxes. The statements haven’t been bringing …

ELY — The Ely Public Schools Board received a sobering warning during its Nov. 24 study session: Without significant changes, the district could find itself in statutory operating debt, …

COOK — The Cook City Council voted Tuesday to spend up to $209,137.95 to stabilize a massive hidden void beneath the public library’s concrete floor, an unexpected structural failure …

TOWER — Dena Suihkonen, who has served as Tower’s ambulance supervisor for the past five years, has been in limbo for weeks as the city decides whether to allow her to return to work …