ELY – The City Council here is likely to move toward stopping the flow of sap from city-owned silver maple trees. Recommendations from the Ely Tree Board at a public hearing Tuesday night, along … more

TOWER— Funding for the proposed new boat launch and trailhead at Tower’s harbor has survived its toughest test in the Legislature. The $600,000 grant request remained intact as the House approved … more

TOWER— Could Lamppa Manufacturing be the first business to build in the city’s new industrial park? That’s the hope of members of the Tower Economic Development Authority, who recommended last … more

CRANE LAKE— Business owners and residents in Crane Lake are hoping that the site of the former Borderland Resort near the entrance to the community’s “downtown” will become the new home of a … more

REGIONAL— After a brief period of improving finances, buoyed by higher tax levies, the St. Louis County School District is once again facing a rising tide of red ink. On June 27, the school … more

COOK—City councilors here were reluctant to sign on to the effort by the Cook-Orr Healthcare District Board to seek a legislative change to add five townships to its taxing authority. Hospital … more

Have you ever traveled by bus? When I tell people I have been traveling by bus they have such wild dramatic reactions like, “Why would you do that?” or “Just fly!” Flying is more expensive … more

REGIONAL— Gov. Mark Dayton confirmed on Wednesday what has been widely rumored for days— he has chosen Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to replace U.S. Senator Al Franken, who announced his resignation on … more

REGIONAL—Slowly but surely, the missing pieces of the Mesabi Trail are beginning to fall into place. And a $2.26 million grant from the Legislative and Citizens Commission on Minnesota Resources, … more

ELY – Hundreds of Dorothy Molter fans filled Washington School Auditorium last weekend for the premiere of “Root Beer Lady – The Musical,” based on Bob Cary’s biography of the last resident … more