TOWER- Students at Tower-Soudan Elementary have moved to distance learning for five days after two staff members in the building tested positive for COVID-19. The last day the two positive cases were … more

REGIONAL— The coronavirus and the increasing challenges of urban life have prompted record interest in lake homes and remote properties in northeastern Minnesota. That’s according to a … more

REGIONAL - Halloween is going to look a little different this year during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but there are still safe ways to have a fun spooky season in the age of COVID-19.The … more

ELY - A continuing trend of growth in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Ely area hit the Ely school district late this week. In a notification to parents and local media Friday evening more

SOUDAN- At a special meeting Thursday afternoon, the Breitung Town Board approved purchasing a new “cardinal red” 2021 GMC Sierra 2500 pickup truck for $33,000 from Ranger Chevrolet in … more

VERMILION LAKE TWP- Tower Clerk-Treasurer Victoria Ranua addressed ongoing financial questions surrounding the city’s ambulance service at the Vermilion Lake Township Board regular meeting on … more

ELY - When the coronavirus pandemic hit, no one on the Ely area COVID-19 Response Team anticipated that local mask makers would be delivering hundreds of protective face masks to five area schools … more

REGIONAL- Unemployment in Minnesota dropped in September from 7.4 percent to 6 percent, but Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Steve Groves told an online audience last … more

Winter driving conditions led to a one-vehicle accident near midnight on Saturday, Oct. 17 on northbound Highway 169 in Vermilion Lake Township, A 2009 GMC Yukon driven by Jamie A. Erceg, 47, of … more

ELY – With prompting from two residents, the city council Tuesday night affirmed their goal to continue to conduct free and fair elections in the city of Ely. A proposed resolution presented … more