REGIONAL - Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are returning to Minnesota They plan to film episodes of the hit series “American Pickers” throughout the state in October.American … more

BRITT- Mary Richard, 65, of Britt (and Lake Vermilion), was injured on Monday, Aug. 1, while driving on the Britt Bypass Rd. in rural Britt. She had been driving northwest when her pickup crossed … more

TOWER— The 2018 addition of seven seasonal RV sites and an upgrade to aging wastewater infrastructure at the Hoodoo Point Campground fell far short of the expectations of the managers of the … more

ELY – Representatives of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy presented an update on pending litigation efforts against PolyMet Mining’s proposed new copper-nickel mine to a … more

COOK – Residents sprinkled into the Cook Community Center grounds before the rain hit Tuesday during National Night Out. The event took place from 5 to 8 p.m. Families visited with local law … more

COOK – The once-annual Cook city bowhunt has come to an end after council members split last month on a vote to authorize the event, designed to control the deer population within the city … more

TOWER- For Frank Zobitz, education is a family tradition.His father, Francis, was a well-loved and long-time teacher at the Tower-Soudan High School. Most of his seven siblings went into education as … more

ANGORA- Skalds were the keepers of history, the poets and storytellers of the ancient Norse. Micah and Jacinda Hodge, of Cook, are keeping these traditions alive through their home-based business, … more

NETT LAKE – A band bound to the North Country will be gracing the stage at Wild Waters Music Fest in Duluth next week. Native to Nett Lake, the band War Bonnet is a natural fit in the concert … more

ORR—A popular three-legged bear has returned for another summer at the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary here, proving that even a bear with a significant disability can live to a ripe old age. … more