REGIONAL— St. Louis County Commissioner and longtime DFL legislator Tom Rukavina says he won’t be seeking re-election this fall as expected. Instead, Rukavina will be turning his attention to … more

REGIONAL— The Fond du Lac Band has issued its declarations for spring spearing on lakes in the 1854 Treaty area, although the late warm-up this year could significantly alter the planned harvest on … more

REGIONAL— For nearly 70 years, the board of the Marshall H. and Nellie Alworth Memorial Fund have given Northland students a major helping hand as they pursue academic and personal success. Earlier … more

Editor’s note: Two weeks ago, we reported that the record for continuous snow cover was 172 days, set in Duluth in the mid-1950s. That was the longest stretch that State Climatologist Pete Boulay … more

REGIONAL— The state’s top administrative law judge has delivered another blow to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s efforts to rewrite state regulations designed to protect wild rice. In … more

ELY - This small town at the end of the road, in a brave and bold effort, is attempting to single-handedly turn a historically unpopular day, Tax Day, into a celebration of all that Ely has to offer … more

REGIONAL— Former FBI analyst Leah Phifer announced Wednesday that she won’t compete in the DFL primary for the Eighth District congressional seat. Phifer made that decision after falling just … more

TOWER- The Tower Economic Development Authority recommended, at their April 12 meeting, that the city seek to conduct environmental testing to detect possible below-ground contamination at the old … more

REGIONAL— The shape of the Eighth District congressional race took a dramatic turn this week, after apparent frontrunner Leah Phifer announced she was ending her campaign after falling short of her … more

REGIONAL— The good news is that it’s now less than a month to fishing opener. The bad news is that up to three feet of solid ice remained on many area lakes as of this week. And with no dramatic … more