TOWER— The city’s auditor offered a mixed report on the city of Tower’s 2017 finances on Monday. While noting that the financial information was complete enough to allow for an unmodified … more

ELY – The Holiday gas station here is completely open for business again as fuel spill cleanup procedures continued this week. “We are pumping both unleaded and diesel fuels again,” said Ely … more

ELY – Elyite/ee-lee-ite/noun – A person whose passion for Ely, Minn., and the surrounding community compels that individual to call it home. The city of Ely, through a Blandin Foundation grant … more

COOK- Just seven months after closing its doors “permanently,” the Montana Café is welcoming guests once again. Megan Brodeen, after hearing that the Montana was closing, quickly jumped on … more

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Federal lawsuits that could block completion of a land exchange between the U.S. Forest Service and PolyMet Mining would be wiped away by Congress should a provision introduced … more

REGIONAL— Former state Rep. Joe Radinovich and former KBJR news anchor Michelle Lee are the early leaders in the race for the DFL nomination for Congress in the Eighth District. That’s according … more

LAKE VERMILION— The sound of a native drum punctuated the celebration of the opening of the Vermilion Ridge campground at the new Lake Vermilion Soudan Underground Mine State Park here on Thursday, … more

REGIONAL—Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson lobbed the political equivalent of a hand grenade into the DFL gubernatorial contest when she announced on Monday that she will run for governor, … more

REGIONAL— Voters in St. Louis County’s vast Fourth District will have a full slate of choices for county commissioner on the primary ballot later this summer. Filings for the office currently … more

ELY – Cleanup continued this week of a gasoline leak originating from a broken underground feed line at the Holiday Station on Sheridan Street that led to thousands of gallons of gasoline leaking … more