TOWER— The city council here, on Monday, authorized soliciting bids for a sewer and water extension from Pine Street to the Marjo RE property to serve up to six new homes currently being built …

TOWER- Bois Forte Tribal Council District 1 Representative Perry Drift has taken a leave of absence following an incident at Fortune Bay Resort Casino on Friday, April 11, that is under internal and …

Justin Grotberg  Justin Grotberg, 35, of Vermilion Lake Township, succumbed in the evening of Thursday, April 3, 2025, from injuries acquired in his battle with brain cancer. There will be a …

TOWER— A proposal for a planned mixed-use development at the city’s harbor here drew no public comment during a public hearing on Tuesday held by the Tower Planning and Zoning Commission. …

LAKE VERMILION – More than three dozen residents gathered at the Lake Vermilion Fire Brigade station last Thursday to consider a question that could reshape local governance on the western end …

GREENWOOD TWP- Laura Williams is relieved that her beloved bearded collie, Moxie, is back home after she went missing for three days and apparently survived a serious attack by a large predator. …

ELY- Former Ely mayor and current House District 3A Rep. Roger Skraba was in familiar territory on Tuesday, dropping in on the Ely City Council meeting to give an update on the current session of the …

ELY- It was standing room only at Vermilion Fine Arts Theater here on Tuesday as Sen. Grant Hauschild hosted his fifth town hall event, this time accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy. …

ELY- Pirates, scavenger hunts, rubber duckies, and “Iron Jen” McDonough combined for a memorable evening here as the Ely Chamber of Commerce held its annual Celebrate Ely dinner and …

REGIONAL— U.S. Sen. Tina Smith has introduced a measure in the U.S. Senate that would make permanent the current prohibition on mineral leasing on 225,000 acres of the Superior National Forest, …

REGIONAL- A bill moving through the Minnesota Legislature could bring long-term relief to rural fire and emergency services by sending state aid to special taxing districts created to support them. …

REGIONAL- If you have a domestic flight booked for any time after May 6, you’ll be turned away from airport security if you don’t have a Real ID or another acceptable form of …

REGIONAL- Tate Jordan Cly, 21, of Orr, was scheduled to be arraigned in St. Louis County District Court on Friday on a charge of driving while his license was revoked, the third such offense in a …

Robert Tekautz Robert “Bob” Tekautz, 78, of Virginia, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 28, 2025, at home, with his wife and family by his side, after a lengthy illness with several …

ELY— More than 200 area residents brought a wide range of concerns over the Trump administration’s recent actions to Whiteside Park on Saturday, part of a national day of protest …

REGIONAL—Jim Brandenburg, one of the world’s most celebrated nature photographers, has died at the age of 79. That shocking news was shared by members of his family, who were with him …

REGIONAL- The abrupt termination of the entire national staff overseeing a $4.1 billion federal energy assistance program last week left more than 10,000 Minnesota households uncertain about whether …

REGIONAL- At a time when there are more Minnesotans aged 65 or older than there are school-aged children, lawmakers in St. Paul are taking a serious look at how to position state government to best …

REGIONAL— A New Jersey-based media company has acquired two more northeastern Minnesota newspapers. Cherry Road Media, which now owns 94 newspapers across 18 states, has purchased the Cook …

ELY- The Ely City Council meeting on Tuesday evening got off to a raucous start when Mayor Heidi Omerza commented that Ely had once again made the news with an elaborate April Fools prank that was …

VIRGINIA- After a local advisory group of American Indian parents flagged a long list of concerns about how the ISD 2142 St. Louis County School district handles Indian Education, school officials …

DULUTH— Nearly 900 people jammed into the Duluth East Auditorium here last Saturday to air their concerns about the ongoing threats to democracy, the economy, and the environment posed by the …

OWENS TWP- A Cook teenager is facing felony charges after allegedly taking a vehicle without permission from a home in Owens Township on the morning of Saturday, March 22. According to a criminal …

LADYSMITH, Wis.— Since the Flambeau Mine, located just outside this small northwestern Wisconsin community, closed in 1997, it has served as a kind of Rorschach test for both supporters and …

Scott A. Larson Scott Alan Larson, 57, of Cambridge, Md., passed away peacefully on Friday, March 21, 2025, in Baltimore, Md. Scott will be greatly missed by his many friends and family. A …