ORR — The obituary said nothing about basketball. No mention of his 400 wins, no nod to the state tournaments, no hint that this quiet Hall of Fame coach had once turned a small northern town …

REGIONAL — While a nationally recognized restroom at Bear Head Lake State Park may have captured recent headlines, members of the Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee discovered a far …

BOIS FORTE RESERVATION—The tribal government here is facing a significant budget gap this year, and that’s before the ongoing financial challenge posed by the federal government shutdown. …

TOWER — The city council, after months of indecision, gave approval to a proposal from American Tower for a 50-year lease renewal for a cell tower on the city’s north side. That agreement …

BABBITT—Troy Bissonette, the current police chief here, is a finalist for an officer position in nearby Ely, with rumors swirling that multiple other officers may follow him out the door. The …

ELY —The Ely Area Tourism Bureau is asking the city council to slow down proposed changes to how lodging tax dollars are distributed, warning that hasty decisions could undermine the local …

REGIONAL—The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously last Friday to approve the $6.2 billion sale of ALLETE, the parent company of Minnesota Power, to a pair of private …

ELY — Quick-thinking bystanders are being credited with saving a man’s life after a single-vehicle rollover crash Friday afternoon along the Echo Trail near Ely. The St. Louis County …

REGIONAL — Manufacturing may no longer play the large role in northeast Minnesota’s economy that it once did, but it remains a pillar of good wages, steady work, and quiet reinvention …

REGIONAL — A man who escaped from the Northeast Regional Corrections Center, a minimum-security facility operated by St. Louis County near Saginaw, on Sept. 23 has been captured after more than …

Terry Lee Kylmala Terry Lee Kylmala, 81, of Embarrass, peacefully passed away at Essentia Health - St. Mary’s in Duluth on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. A gathering of family and friends will take …

TOWER— At a special meeting on Monday, the city council here formally accepted, with regret, the resignation of clerk-treasurer Michael Schultz. Schultz, who has been with the city for the past …

TOWER- A recent lawsuit by a division of Wells Fargo Bank against the owners of Your Boat Club has drawn attention across Minnesota’s lake country, including here in Tower, where the company …

ELY - Troy Bissonette, Babbitt’s police chief, has applied to join the Ely Police Department, requesting to be hired at a five-year pay step rather than as a new officer. The move comes as …

REGIONAL— State Sen. Grant Hauschild, DFL-Hermantown, announced this week that he won’t seek to challenge Eighth District Congressman Pete Stauber at this time. Hauschild, who represents …

Timberjay photographer Curt Laine looked in on the Chapman Street block party in Ely and captured these images of the big turnout for the event.

COOK — In a corner of the multipurpose shop at Cook’s Country Connection, the hum of conversation blended with the rhythmic whisper of spinning wheels as three women twisted fiber into …

TOWER — The acoustics in the Lake Vermilion Cultural Center brought the drumming of the Night Sky Singers alive, as the drum group led by Jordan Gawboy gave a concert in late August to an …

TOWER — Have you been dreaming of a T-shirt but didn’t have the means to design it or print it yourself? DontChaKno has got you covered — and you can enjoy a complimentary coffee …

REGIONAL — The wilderness of northern Minnesota draws people in with its quiet waters, endless forest, and sense of escape. But when something goes wrong deep in that isolation – a fall, …

REGIONAL — As cannabis products become increasingly available to Minnesota adults, public health officials across northeast Minnesota are launching an education campaign to help parents …

Diane M. Nikunen Diane Marie, “The Little Finn,” Nikunen, 80, originally of Soudan, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, from cancer and a stroke at her home in Rushford. A graveside …

TOWER — The abrupt cancellation of a 30-percent tax credit for the purchase of efficient and clean-burning wood furnaces has prompted a boom in sales for Lamppa Manufacturing, whose Kuuma …

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is expected to vote on Oct. 3 on whether Minnesota Power’s parent company should be sold to a pair of private investment firms, …

REGIONAL — If you’ve driven Highway 169 or any stretch of road along Lake Vermilion’s south shore lately, you’ve probably seen them. Crews in hard hats hauling cable, guiding …