ELY – Ryan Anderson, of Ray, and South African native Al-Jo Thiart were the winners of this year's WolfTrack Classic, run this year through a fresh blanket of snow Sunday morning. Race … more

REGIONAL— The sale of a total of $28.1 million in new bonds, recently approved by the St. Louis County Board, will provide funding for major capital improvement projects in Cook and Virginia. … more

GREENWOOD TWP- A decision by the Town Board here last December has embroiled the township in another investigation by the state’s division of OSHA. Jeff Maus, who state officials had earlier … more

LAKE VERMILION— Sen. Majority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, is dismissing suggestions that he’s opposed to a planned Cook-to-Tower bike trail over its possible impact to a hunting camp he’s used … more

ELY - Eight people from two families were displaced early Sunday morning as a result of a house fire in Ely. According to the Ely Fire Department, the fire was reported around 1 a.m. at a duplex … more

ELY - Since the Dorothy Molter Museum opened in Ely on May 6, 1993, numerous personal histories detailing individual experiences with the last resident of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness … more

REGIONAL— Reggie Engebritson is the new superintendent for the St. Louis County Schools. The ISD 2142 school board voted 6-1 last week to hire Engebritson on a permanent basis, although the details … more

REGIONAL— For decades, she was the face of the local nightly news on KBJR television in Duluth. Now, Michelle Lee is setting her sights on Congress. Lee, who recently retired from broadcasting, … more

REGIONAL— Sen. Tom Bakk said he remains hopeful that Democrats will hold the Eighth Congressional District this fall, but he said he thinks the party’s chances have diminished in the wake of Rick … more

TOWER— In a six-minute special meeting here, on Tuesday, the Tower City Council voted to reject demolition bids opened at their Feb. 12 meeting for work on the former Standing Bear Marina. The … more