TOWER- Combine some youthful energy, a plentiful supply of small rocks, and some paint, and what you get is a new summer pastime. “We started doing this last winter,” said Desirae Larson, who … more

REGIONAL—After three years in the doldrums, the base metals market is suddenly hot again, and that’s a change that most analysts never saw coming. As recently as mid-summer, prices for … more

ELY – City Council members Tuesday night unanimously adopted a proposed tax levy for 2018 that looks for a two-percent increase over 2017 for city property owners. The resolution proposes to … more

TOWER— The developers of the town home project on the city’s harbor say they’re ready to go and insist they still intend to begin construction on the first six town homes this fall. They put … more

ELY - State Auditor Rebecca Otto has crisscrossed Minnesota since announcing her campaign for the governor’s seat in January. She stopped in Ely this week to visit Tuesday Group and to host a … more

REGIONAL— A three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court ruling dismissing, with prejudice, a lawsuit filed by Cook News Herald and Tower News owners Gary and Edna … more

TOWER— With the start of the new school year, organizers of the planned Little Eagles Childcare and preschool center at the Tower Elementary School are anticipating opening as early as late … more

REGIONAL— Prominent Iron Range auto dealer Donald Hilligoss Jr., 60, of Cohasset, died Tuesday in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Hwy. 37 and County Rd. 7. Hilligoss was westbound on … more

ELY – As the discussion continues on whether or not a commercial recreation facility should be built on the Ely Schools campus, at least one Ely School Board member feels they are far from a point … more