WASHINGTON— Members of a U.S. Senate-House conference committee have eliminated a provision that would have cleared the way for completion of a land exchange between PolyMet Mining and the U.S. … more

REGIONAL— The seemingly intractable DFL divide over sulfide mining reared its head again this week as state party leaders attempted to quell a rebellion, of sorts, among the elected leadership of … more

TOWER— Officials here held an illegal special meeting of the city’s harbor committee on Friday, July 13, in an apparent effort to bridge an impasse with town home developers over a recent city … more

ORR-The city council here reviewed the annual audit of the city’s finances for 2017. “Cleanest audit I’ve ever sat through,” said Mayor Joel Astelford. The general fund ended the year with a … more

REGIONAL— State Rep. Jason Metsa is harkening back almost a century to make his case for a government that works for, rather than against, average Americans. The three-term legislator from Virginia … more

REGIONAL— Michelle Lee admits she doesn’t have much political experience. And she doesn’t have the most money or the most political endorsements of the five candidates currently vying for the … more

ELY- The Northern Lights Music Festival Opera presented “The Barber of Seville” Monday night at the Washington School Auditorium. The popular and well-known comic opera was also presented in … more

TOWER— A planned lease signing for the new Lamppa Manufacturing building in the city’s industrial park provided a bit more drama than observers had expected last Friday when Lamppa officials … more

REGIONAL— The suspect in last month’s murder of an Indiana woman in Beatty Township has been apprehended by authorities. Daniel Gregory Lynn was wanted in connection with the murder of Christina … more

VERMILION LAKE TOWNSHIP— A 49-year-old resident here is in the St. Louis County Jail after his arrest for possession and sale of methamphetamines on July 10. Robert James Yernatich was remanded … more