MT. IRON— U.S. Steel has filed two lawsuits against the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency over the state regulator’s recent decision to issue a new water discharge permit for the company’s … more

ELY – The Ely School District unanimously agreed this week to hire a lobbyist to work on behalf of the newly-formed Iron Range School Collaboration (IRSC) for state and regional funding for the … more

ELY - Shopko, the Wisconsin-based retailer with a store in Ely, is closing stores in Wisconsin and several other states, giving this town’s largest retailer an uncertain future. The company … more

Thomas M. Rukavina Thomas “Tom” Martin Rukavina, 68, of Pike Township, died on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis after a battle with leukemia. … more

ELY – The city of Ely’s property taxpayers stand to save thousands of dollars this year on the cost of required legal publishing with the city council’s decision Tuesday night to name the Ely … more

REGIONAL— Fourth District Congresswoman Betty McCollum said she’s requesting that the federal Environmental Protection Agency release prepared comments from the agency’s professional staff that … more

COOK - There might be more to that ‘bump in the night’ you heard in the woods last summer. You may have had a chance encounter with Big Foot, or even the legendary Wendigo of the Great Lakes, or … more

ELY – As the ambassador bears at the North American Bear Center are enjoying their long winter naps, staff members are putting the finishing touches on new exhibits and making plans for the 2019 … more

REGIONAL —Come Monday, Sidra Starkovich may be on the lookout for a new source of income. The Bois Forte grant manager is next in line to be laid off in a second phase of cuts by the tribe if … more

ELY— The Goodwill store in Ely is slated to close permanently on Saturday, Jan. 19. The news of the closure of the store and the related donation center, located at 40 N 2nd Ave. East came as a … more