REGIONAL- The U.S. Census Bureau will begin following up in August with households that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census. Based on the current response rate of 62.3 percent, the Census … more

REGIONAL- Business closures and stay-at-home orders imposed in mid-March to combat the spread of the coronavirus sent the country’s economy reeling into the steepest and shortest economic … more

REGIONAL- Free drive-through COVID-19 tests will be available to anyone on the Iron Range at the county fairgrounds in Chisholm on July 28-29. While the testing is being done in Chisholm, … more

ORR- If the 40 or so black bears that wandered in for breakfast on Saturday at the viewing platform at Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary were startled by the sight of face-mask-wearing humans looking … more

ORR- Listening to Gene Goodsky and his daughter, Dianna, exchange playful teases and laughter over breakfast at T. Pattenn Café in Orr on Sunday, seeing the loving gazes and affectionate … more

ELY –Two weeks after Independence Day, rumors were flying around town about a potential increase in local cases of the coronavirus. Trying to get anyone to confirm the unsubstantiated reports … more

REGIONAL – A 23-year-old Ely man who suffered serious multiple injuries in a construction zone chain-reaction vehicle crash last Friday was released from a Duluth hospital on Monday.Michael … more

MORSE TOWNSHIP – Five people escaped injury Sunday afternoon when the boat they were in capsized in gusty winds on White Iron Lake.The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office and Rescue Squad, … more

ELY – Concern over the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Ely Chamber of Commerce officials to offer an alternative celebration of the annual Blueberry/Art Festival that typically would draw tens of … more

CHISHOLM - There were some mosquitos, a rogue red squirrel that scampered all the way across row eight during the first act, and intermission views of the comet from the hillside to the north. The … more