REGIONAL- Republican Roger Skraba held off DFL challenger Aaron Kania to win a third term representing House District 3A Tuesday, surviving a much tighter contest as voters across Minnesota handed …

REGIONAL- Minnesota Democrat Peggy Flanagan made history Tuesday as the first Native American woman elected to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican Michele Tafoya to win the seat being vacated by …

REGIONAL — Voters rejected both of ISD 2142’s proposed school funding measures Tuesday, denying the district additional operating revenue and a capital projects levy. Both ballot questions failed …

Vote totals for selected precincts for national, state, and regional races. Click on chart to enlarge image.

ELY — Mayor Heidi Omerza won reelection Tuesday, defeating challenger Emily Roose and preserving her position for another two-year term. On the city council, incumbents Albert Forsman and Angela …

REGIONAL- Tower Mayor Dave Setterberg received 91-percent of the votes, with 158 tallies, to retain the mayor’s seat. He was running unopposed but there were 15 write-ins in the race. Incumbent …

TOWER- Ron Marinaro, who ran unopposed four years ago, faced a challenger, Kerie Porter, in this year’s ISD 2142 District 3 election, which covers the Tower-Soudan area. Marinaro won his second …

TOWER— It’s been a remarkable, even unprecedented, year for new construction here, with two major developments along the city’s harbor and East Two riverfront. Once completed over the next year …

REGIONAL— Minnesota Power is asking state regulators to approve a $134 million revenue increase, beginning as early as January, under a filing the company submitted Nov. 3. It’s the first step in …

REGIONAL— Twenty years ago this week, the voters of Minnesota elected Amy Klobuchar as the state’s first female U.S. Senator. This week, on Tuesday, voters made her the state’s first female …

REGIONAL- More than $1.7 million in outside spending supporting Andrea Zupancich or opposing Grant Hauschild wasn’t enough to keep the incumbent senator from winning a second term Tuesday, and by a …

Rough-N-It adds resort as campground lawsuit awaits ruling - corrected By David Colburn LAKE VERMILION- Rough-N-It has purchased the former Vintage Vermilion resort on Lake Vermilion’s …

LAKE VERMILION— An enormous crane and an even larger barge to ferry it all across more than three miles of Lake Vermilion were being assembled here this week as part of what is expected to be a …

REGIONAL- The race to represent northeastern Minnesota’s Third Senate District in the state Legislature beginning next year could well be the most expensive legislative campaign in Minnesota …

REGIONAL- As northeastern Minnesota faces rising costs, housing shortages and challenges in rural health care, state Republican Rep. Roger Skraba and Democrat challenger Aaron Kania are facing off …

ELY- The wildfires that forced the temporary closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness cost the Arrowhead region an estimated $9 million in economic activity, according to a University of …

ELY- A Winton woman who managed charitable gambling for the Ely Winton Rod & Gun Club is facing felony charges after investigators found missing proceeds and discrepancies in the organization’s …

REGIONAL—WELY is officially on the air. After more than a year of delay, WELY’s 94.5 FM station is finally on the air with its own programming. It marks the completion of an 18-month project by …

Louis County School Board met at Cherry School on Oct. 27, where the upcoming referendum and capital levy election was still top of mind as members approved new hires and labor contracts and heard …

ViRGINiA- The St. Louis County School District is charting a new roadmap for improving educational outcomes for Indigenous students through language revitalization and consistent targeted support …

COOK—The city of Cook planned to announce its newest city administrator by the end of the week, sccording to Mayor Dan Manick. During two public interviews on Oct. 12, city council members spoke …

REGIONAL- As northeastern Minnesota faces rising costs, housing shortages and challenges in rural health care, state Republican Rep. Roger Skraba and Democrat challenger Aaron Kania are facing off …

ELY— How to teach controversial subjects was among the first topics put to Ely School Board candidates at a pre-election forum at the Minnesota North-Vermilion Campus Theater. It came up again and …

REGIONAL — Trina Swanson is looking to defeat incumbent Pete Stauber this November in Minnesota’s Eighth Congressional District race, but if recent history is any guide, she has her work cut out …

REGIONAL— Impact to water quality and the fishery on Lake Vermilion appeared to be the main concern for the dozen or so area residents who sat in on Monday’s Fermilab webinar on the pending …