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U.S. Steel to challenge Biden over Nippon sale
Company also files suit against USW president, Cleveland-Cliffs for efforts to scuttle deal
REGIONAL— Uncertainty over the future of two of the Iron Range’s largest taconite facilities continued this week after U.S. Steel filed a federal lawsuit to overturn President …
Former Cook HRA director may face new charges
REGIONAL- Former Cook Housing and Rehabilitation Authority Executive Director Reed Erickson is facing possible additional charges in his court fight over allegations that he improperly bilked the …
USFS reiterates its opposition to planned Twin Metals mine
Dec. 18 letter comes in response to ongoing litigation over canceled leases
REGIONAL— The U.S. Forest Service has, once again, staked out its firm opposition to the proposed Twin Metals mine near Ely. The federal agency’s latest statement on the matter comes in a …
Shakespeare on love
Great Nordic Shakespeare Festival debuts this weekend with ‘Romeo and Juliet’
ELY- The Northern Lakes Arts Association’s Great Nordic Shakespeare Festival opens on Friday, Jan. 10 with “Romeo and Juliet” at the Vermilion Fine Arts Theater. NLAA Executive …
Ely senior dies after mobility scooter catches fire
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ELY- An 80-year-old resident of the Boundary Waters Care Center tragically died here Monday afternoon after the motorized mobility scooter she was riding at the time caught fire. A witness who …
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Chavers steps away from Bois Forte chair position
NETT LAKE- Bois Forte Tribal Chair Cathy Chavers, who had started her third term in office this past July, announced last week that she is retiring from the office to care for her mental health. …
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Three Ely cannabis edibles dealers found in violation
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Virginia man charged in hit-and-run death of mother of five
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Long-sought local funding fix fails to advance in U.S. House
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Pulsar begins new year with work on a second well
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Outdoors
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Season of the finches
On a recent warm and foggy Christmas bird count near Cook, the flocks of finches defied my previous experience. With an abundant crop of tamarack and spruce cones, finches had descended on the boggy …
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Celebration planned for new Flathorn-Gegoka trailhead
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DNR considering new rulemaking to drop walleye limit to four statewide
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It’s all in the sediment
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