NETT LAKE- What does a Native American rock band do to follow-up a successful first CD that was nominated for two Native American Music awards and is getting airplay from coast to coast?They create … more

ELY – With the coronavirus pandemic raging through the nation, state, county, and particularly Ely, ISD 696 students will be returning to distance-learning protocols after the Thanksgiving … more

ELY— The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Ely-based Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness have reached a stipulation agreement under which the state agency will consider possible … more

ELY - Boltz, a popular ambassador wolf at the International Wolf Center here, was euthanized last week. In recent months, a neurological issue with his hind legs was discovered by wolf care staff, … more

ELY – City Council members received a near-final draft of an ordinance providing for the licensing of short-term rentals. A public hearing is scheduled for next month to allow the public to … more

ELY— The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Ely-based Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness have reached a stipulation agreement under which the state agency will consider possible … more

REGIONAL— The majority of the members of an advisory panel to the state’s Pollution Control Agency has announced their resignation in protest of the agency’s recent approval of … more

REGIONAL- With Thanksgiving just around the corner and falling in the midst of the steepest increase of COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, state officials have expressed increased … more

ELY – The northern St. Louis County coronavirus dashboard data report blew past the 50 per 10,000 cases milestone last week. Dramatic jumps in regional and statewide COVID-19 case numbers … more

ELY – Middle-school science students at ISD 696 gathered on the baseball field Tuesday morning for a weather balloon launch. The event was part of a coordinated learning project this fall with … more