ELY- Ray “Rico” Mondati had already watched honor guards form around his uncle’s grave, heard the rifle volley, listened as taps sounded across Ely Cemetery, and looked skyward as a C-130 …

TOWER— The Hwy. 169 bridge over the East Two River at the entrance to the city harbor here, may soon be named in honor of Tower’s former city clerk-treasurer, Tim Kotzian. Timothy Lee Kotzian, …

COOK- Long before it had a paved street and lots for sale, Eldien Hill was a place for picnics, sledding, skiing, and childhood adventures along the Little Fork River. Those memories were part of the …

GREENWOOD TWP- Five years ago, on Oct. 27, an explosion leveled the Gramse home on Everett Bay Rd. on Lake Vermilion. At Tuesday’s Greenwood Town Board meeting, survivor Mike Gramse (at right) …

REGIONAL—Greg Ruberg, the president of Aspirus Lake View Hospital in Two Harbors, had a simple answer for what would happen if one of northern Minnesota’s critical access hospitals closed. …

REGIONAL— With the planned deployment of an underwater neutrino detector in Lake Vermilion next week, Fermilab officials will be hosting a webinar to explain the project and answer questions from …

REGIONAL— NewRange Copper Nickel must complete a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, or SEIS, before it can begin the permitting process for its proposed NorthMet mine near Hoyt Lakes. The …

FIELD TWP- Quinn Krebsbach was fired from his library assistant position at North Woods School in October 2025 after purchasing a collection of books that included references to racism, LGBTQ+ themes …

TOWER— After a wetland permitting snafu put development work around the Tower harbor and riverfront on a slow track in August, work has resumed on housing and utility construction on both sides of …

REGIONAL— NewRange Copper Nickel must complete a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, or SEIS, before it can begin the permitting process for its proposed NorthMet mine near Hoyt Lakes. The …

TOWER—October has always been a special month for the Fortune Bay team—especially this year as the expansive facility turns 40. From its relatively humble beginnings as a high-stakes bingo hall …

REGIONAL- In a race that could help determine control of the Minnesota Senate, incumbent Grant Hauschild and Republican challenger Andrea Zupancich offer sharply different visions for how state …

REGIONAL—Voters across the North Country will have school ballot questions before them on Nov. 3, with the details dependent on the district in which they reside. In the St. Louis County School …

REGIONAL- In-person early voting options will be available beginning Friday, Oct. 16, for the Nov. 3 general election, with sites in Cook, Ely, Virginia, Nett Lake, and Babbitt. The Virginia …

REGIONAL- A Catholic priest whose ministry more than a century ago was closely tied to Tower and Ely has taken the first formal step on a path that could eventually lead to his canonization as a …

TOWER-SOUDAN- The Vermilion Housing Corporation board should learn in December if their $10 million grant application to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to renovate the 1970s-era apartments in …

BABBITT- A Babbitt Planning Commission member urged the city council here to send a proposed change in the city’s industrial-district rules back to the commission before acting, saying the panel …

REGIONAL— Health insurance costs for many Minnesotans are expected to rise by double-digits in 2027, the second straight year of big increases in health insurance premiums. It’s a nationwide …

REGIONAL— Pulsar Helium has taken another step forward as it seeks to develop Minnesota’s first commercial-scale rare gas production facility. The company announced late last week that it has …

REGIONAL— The heating season regularly strains budgets for many North Country families, but this year’s season is likely to be among the most painful in memory, as the cost of fuel oil is hitting …

VIRGINIA— Officials from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, or MPCA, heard concerns and skepticism here on Tuesday during an informational meeting to answer questions on its controversial new …

REGIONAL- A race for a single state Senate seat in northeastern Minnesota has become a nearly $1.3 million political battle, fueled largely by outside groups pouring money into efforts to defeat DFL …

REGIONAL- North Country families appear to be taking one of Minnesota’s hardest hits from gasoline prices driven higher by the war in Iran, with households in the Eighth Congressional District …

TOWER-SOUDAN- The community survey conducted this past month as part of Tower-Breitung’s new joint comprehensive planning process showed strong support (about two-thirds of those responding) for …

GREENWOOD TWP- The town board here, on Monday, approved bonding of $718,000 to pay for a new fire engine. The board had approved the purchase of the new vehicle last week but wanted more information …