TOWER— The Gundersen Endowment Fund Board has approved final policies and procedures for its community grant program and established a timeline to begin accepting applications. At their recent …

BREITUNG TWP— The highly anticipated Murray Spur campground, designed for off-road vehicle enthusiasts, will not open as scheduled this summer, with officials now targeting a spring 2026 …

REGIONAL — Hundreds of advanced practice providers at Essentia Health ended their strike Tuesday and returned to work without securing any of the workplace changes they sought, as Essentia …

REGIONAL — The man accused of killing Bois Forte band member Amanda Boshey in a December hit-and-run incident on the Vermilion sector of the Bois Forte reservation will face stiffer possible …

REGIONAL- With things mostly locked in for the fast-approaching new school year, the ISD 2142 school board turned its attention at Tuesday’s meeting to a review of facilities projects across …

REGIONAL — We’ve all heard the old saying: “Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.” That was the idea behind the Food Stamp …

TOWER — The Gundersen Trust is back in business with a newly formed board ready to begin distributing community grants following a major restructuring that promises to dramatically increase the …

ELY — Though journalist Aaron J. Brown has never set foot in a mine, make no mistake, he is a Ranger. Representing the fifth generation of his family on the Iron Range, Brown is the first to …

Arlene C. Olson Arlene Carolyn Olson, 89, of Virginia, died on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at Carefree Living in Aurora. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30 at St. …

REGIONAL- A 38-year-old Ely man was taken into custody Sunday after leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit that began in connection with a domestic assault investigation and ended in a crash …

BEATTY TWP — A Thursday night house fire near the west end of Lake Vermilion claimed the lives of two people, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. The fire was reported at …

ELY— Kathryn Hoffman offered a primer here this week on how best to understand what is significant and what is hot air in the seemingly overwhelming number of executive orders related to energy …

ELY- How does creating a body scrub relate to a career in pharmacy? What does a dog’s heart sound like? How is CPR done using a LUCAS machine? And how does a nurse or doctor get properly …

NETT LAKE — As Congress moved last week to eliminate more than a billion dollars in federal funding for public broadcasting, KBFT – the Bois Forte Band’s tribal community radio …

REGIONAL— Union representatives and elected officials from the Iron Range rallied outside the Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing on Thursday to make clear they’re still in the fight …

VIRGINIA — Vicky Brady never imagined she’d be holding a picket sign. After 18 years at Essentia Health and a 17-year military career before that, the nurse practitioner had always worked …

REGIONAL— State officials are in disagreement over the proposal by a Blackrock subsidiary and a Canadian pension fund to purchase ALLETE, the company that owns and operates Minnesota Power, …

NETT LAKE — Children are already being left out. That was the stark message delivered at a packed community meeting last Tuesday as Bois Forte band members tackled the difficult challenge of …

The Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust, which provides grants to support arts and education in Ely, is seeking to eliminate a decades-old requirement for judicial oversight of trustees in an effort …

HIBBING — The Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities presented its 2025 legislative session report in Hibbing on July 9, with a focus on the expected regional impacts from the …

REGIONAL— Small businesses in Minnesota have a new opportunity to grow, thanks to a $33 million boost in funding through the state’s Department of Employment and Economic Development. The …

Marcia L. DeGroote Marcia Lenore DeGroote, 85, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, teacher, and friend, passed away peacefully in her home in Merino, Colo., on Saturday, June 14, 2025. A …

REGIONAL— The last two-and-a-half miles along the 155-mile-long Mesabi Trail are slated to be built and completed next year, destination Tower. The $1 million needed for the final stretch is …

TOWER — The city council here on Monday grappled with the fallout from the life-altering injury suffered by Tower Ambulance Supervisor Dena Suihkonen at the July 6 community picnic in Soudan. A …

TOWER– The draw of European performers and the arrival of an old and rare instrument from Eastern Europe helped to pack the house at the Lake Vermilion Cultural Center here last Wednesday. It …