BABBITT—Troy Bissonette, the current police chief here, is a finalist for an officer position in nearby Ely, with rumors swirling that multiple other officers may follow him out the door. The …

ELY —The Ely Area Tourism Bureau is asking the city council to slow down proposed changes to how lodging tax dollars are distributed, warning that hasty decisions could undermine the local …

REGIONAL—The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously last Friday to approve the $6.2 billion sale of ALLETE, the parent company of Minnesota Power, to a pair of private …

ELY — Quick-thinking bystanders are being credited with saving a man’s life after a single-vehicle rollover crash Friday afternoon along the Echo Trail near Ely. The St. Louis County …

REGIONAL — Manufacturing may no longer play the large role in northeast Minnesota’s economy that it once did, but it remains a pillar of good wages, steady work, and quiet reinvention …

REGIONAL — A man who escaped from the Northeast Regional Corrections Center, a minimum-security facility operated by St. Louis County near Saginaw, on Sept. 23 has been captured after more than …

Terry Lee Kylmala Terry Lee Kylmala, 81, of Embarrass, peacefully passed away at Essentia Health - St. Mary’s in Duluth on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. A gathering of family and friends will take …

TOWER— At a special meeting on Monday, the city council here formally accepted, with regret, the resignation of clerk-treasurer Michael Schultz. Schultz, who has been with the city for the past …

TOWER- A recent lawsuit by a division of Wells Fargo Bank against the owners of Your Boat Club has drawn attention across Minnesota’s lake country, including here in Tower, where the company …

ELY - Troy Bissonette, Babbitt’s police chief, has applied to join the Ely Police Department, requesting to be hired at a five-year pay step rather than as a new officer. The move comes as …

REGIONAL— State Sen. Grant Hauschild, DFL-Hermantown, announced this week that he won’t seek to challenge Eighth District Congressman Pete Stauber at this time. Hauschild, who represents …

Timberjay photographer Curt Laine looked in on the Chapman Street block party in Ely and captured these images of the big turnout for the event.

COOK — In a corner of the multipurpose shop at Cook’s Country Connection, the hum of conversation blended with the rhythmic whisper of spinning wheels as three women twisted fiber into …

TOWER — The acoustics in the Lake Vermilion Cultural Center brought the drumming of the Night Sky Singers alive, as the drum group led by Jordan Gawboy gave a concert in late August to an …

TOWER — Have you been dreaming of a T-shirt but didn’t have the means to design it or print it yourself? DontChaKno has got you covered — and you can enjoy a complimentary coffee …

REGIONAL — The wilderness of northern Minnesota draws people in with its quiet waters, endless forest, and sense of escape. But when something goes wrong deep in that isolation – a fall, …

REGIONAL — As cannabis products become increasingly available to Minnesota adults, public health officials across northeast Minnesota are launching an education campaign to help parents …

Diane M. Nikunen Diane Marie, “The Little Finn,” Nikunen, 80, originally of Soudan, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, from cancer and a stroke at her home in Rushford. A graveside …

TOWER — The abrupt cancellation of a 30-percent tax credit for the purchase of efficient and clean-burning wood furnaces has prompted a boom in sales for Lamppa Manufacturing, whose Kuuma …

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is expected to vote on Oct. 3 on whether Minnesota Power’s parent company should be sold to a pair of private investment firms, …

REGIONAL — If you’ve driven Highway 169 or any stretch of road along Lake Vermilion’s south shore lately, you’ve probably seen them. Crews in hard hats hauling cable, guiding …

ORR — Halloween came early to Orr last Saturday with the annual Orr Lions Club pumpkin weigh-in and associated festivities at the Orr Center. Kids enjoyed art and pumpkin carving while everyone …

ELY—The first thing you notice about Dafne Caruso’s work isn’t the subject matter — it’s the colors. Electric purples dance across a familiar Ely storefront. A pink …

REGIONAL- While a federal vaccine advisory panel last week narrowed its COVID-19 recommendations and even flirted with requiring prescriptions, Minnesota health officials announced Monday …

BREITUNG TWP — After 22 years managing the McKinley Park Campground on Lake Vermilion, Susie and Jerry Chiabotti are going to retire. “We are 75 years old,” said Susie, “and …