REGIONAL- Former Cook Housing and Rehabilitation Authority Executive Director Reed Erickson, 69, of Side Lake, received two years’ probation and will pay $24,232.90 in restitution for the …

ELY- After a year and a half, the curtain is finally being closed on the prosecution of Jason Keith Gillson, age 50, for his acts of assault and arson at his home at 45 E. Boundary St. in late summer …

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota House of Representatives opened its 2025 legislative session with drama on Tuesday, with half the chamber empty as DFL lawmakers made good on their threat to boycott …

ALTADENA- The casting director of the film “Boundary Waters” lost her home in the Eaton fire, one of several that has raged across portions of Los Angeles in recent days. Nothing remains …

ELY- It’s that time of year again to nominate your favorite Ely businesses and employees for the annual Celebrate Ely Awards. Every year, the Ely Chamber of Commerce gives out four awards to …

Katherine Aune Katherine “Katie” Picek Aune, 93, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, at Carefree …

TOWER- Former Tower Fire Chief Rolando Noyes put his fire training to good use, Jan. 9, when the neighboring house caught fire shortly after 9 p.m. “We heard a boom, looked out the window, and …

GREENWOOD TWP- The Greenwood Town Board voted 3-2, Tuesday, to place fire chief Jeff Maus on paid administrative leave, and requiring that he obtain a doctor’s note before he can return to the …

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Twin Metals officials were hoping an appeal before a three-judge panel here could reinstate their claim against the Biden administration’s cancellation of two federal …

SOUDAN- The St. Louis County Board opened their Jan. 14 regular meeting by paying homage to Cathy Chavers, who recently announced her retirement from her position as Bois Forte Tribal Chair. Meeting …

ELY— This week’s drama over a purported threat to the Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital’s status as a critical access hospital, appears to be more of a paperwork shuffle than an …

NETT LAKE- Bois Forte Tribal Chair Cathy Chavers, who had started her third term in office this past July, announced last week that she is retiring from the office to care for her mental health. …

ELY- Three of ten Ely businesses licensed to sell THC-infused cannabinoid edibles failed to pass muster last month when they sold products to an underage buyer as part of an Ely Police Department …

TOWER- A Virginia man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in Minnesota U.S. District Court in connection with the fatal hit-and-run of a Bois Forte band member and mother of five, Amanda …

REGIONAL— A prime opportunity to resolve a longstanding concern over federal funding to three Arrowhead counties missed a key deadline in the U.S. House when time ran out on the 118th Congress …

BABBITT- Pulsar Helium issued an update on its drilling activities on Monday, including news that they have started work on a second well. The Canadian helium exploration company started new drilling …

Thomas J. Martin Thomas Joseph Martin, 68, longtime resident of Embarrass, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth after a courageous battle …

REGIONAL— Uncertainty over the future of two of the Iron Range’s largest taconite facilities continued this week after U.S. Steel filed a federal lawsuit to overturn President …

REGIONAL- Former Cook Housing and Rehabilitation Authority Executive Director Reed Erickson is facing possible additional charges in his court fight over allegations that he improperly bilked the …

REGIONAL— The U.S. Forest Service has, once again, staked out its firm opposition to the proposed Twin Metals mine near Ely. The federal agency’s latest statement on the matter comes in a …

ELY- The Northern Lakes Arts Association’s Great Nordic Shakespeare Festival opens on Friday, Jan. 10 with “Romeo and Juliet” at the Vermilion Fine Arts Theater. NLAA Executive …

ELY- An 80-year-old resident of the Boundary Waters Care Center tragically died here Monday afternoon after the motorized mobility scooter she was riding at the time caught fire. A witness who …

REGIONAL- Continuing to hash out the details of how the Minnesota House will operate in the upcoming session with a 67-67 split, DFL speaker-designate Melissa Hortman and Republican speaker-designate …

TOWER— Tragedy has struck a Bois Forte family again as Amanda Boshey was killed in a hit-and-run accident that took place on the Vermilion Reservation shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday evening. …

ELY- The city council here, on Tuesday, approved a proposal from ZEF Energy to install a type-three fast-charging hub for electric vehicles at the Ely trailhead facility currently under construction. …