GREENWOOD TWP — Kenna Villebrun heard a thump on the side of her truck on March 26 as she was turning onto Lake Vermilion Reservation Rd. When she got out of her truck, she realized she had hit …

ELY — Clare Waldoch said as a teenager in Elk River, she was “seeking trouble.” Today, she’s part of an elite team that helps battle wildfires across North America, supporting …

VOYAGEURS NATL PARK — The numbers tell a devastating story that went largely unnoticed outside the scientific community. In Michigan alone, bald eagles lost over 400 breeding pairs to avian …

Ely’s Owen Marolt capped off the DQ Grill and Chill Classic in sterling fashion Sunday, tossing a no-hitter as Ely blanked Cook County 8-0 in five innings to close out a weekend of American …

ELY — Save the Boundary Waters celebrated a significant victory last week while warning of mounting federal pressure to fast-track copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area …

REGIONAL — Minnesota took its first major steps toward launching a legal adult-use cannabis market in early June, conducting its inaugural license lotteries while simultaneously imposing one of …

Fifteen thousand nurses at 13 hospitals in the Twin Cities and Duluth could strike if they can’t reach a deal with their employers. Nurses unionized with the Minnesota Nurses Association voted …

REGIONAL- Three Ely girls completed their journey to the state track and field meet at St. Michael-Albertville high school last week, with sprinter Violet Udovich claiming a second-place silver medal …

REGIONAL- Being named to the all-state roster is among the highest honors a high school baseball player can earn, and this year, two standouts from the North Country made the cut. Ely’s Caid …

REGIONAL- Northeast Range/Ely’s Carena DeBeltz and North Woods’ Gage Aune competed against the best in high school Class A golf last week when they participated in the Minnesota State …

COOK- It’s always one of the most popular events at Cook’s Annual Timber Days, and this year’s lawnmower races didn’t disappoint. The crowd found something a little different …

TOWER- Lloyd McIntire has been named as this year’s Fourth of July parade marshal. Lloyd was chosen for this long career in the Tower business community, as well as his strong record of …

COOK- North Woods fifth grader Bailey Brunner showed the country why the young Grizzlies archer could be a force for years to come by finishing second in the nation in both bullseye and 3D target …

REGIONAL- Three Ely girls completed their journey to the state track and field meet at St. Michael-Albertville high school this week, with sprinter Violet Udovich claiming a second-place silver medal …

ELY- The Timberwolves’ quest for a 7A sectional baseball title came up short on Thursday as No. 1 seed South Ridge crushed the underdog Timberwolves 13-1 in five innings to cash their ticket to …

GREENWOOD TWP- Pickleball enthusiasts got the chance to recruit some new players, Sunday, as the Greenwood Pickleball Association hosted a “Pickleball Newbie” event at the …

ELY- The Ely Timberwolves played small ball to perfection on Tuesday in a four-run sixth inning against Cherry that propelled them to a 7-4 win and a berth in the 7A sectional tournament championship …

REGIONAL- Violet Udovich set the track on fire at the Section 7A girls track and field meet last Wednesday, May 28, in Duluth, turning in two electrifying sprint performances that etched her name …

REGIONAL- After making a splash in the opening rounds of the Section 7A baseball tournament, the North Woods Grizzles saw their season come to an end last Thursday with losses to two higher seeds at …

CHISHOLM- The North Woods baseball team came roaring out of the gate Tuesday in the 7A sectional tournament, scoring a 7-2 win over Mt. Iron-Buhl and a 5-4 upset of higher-seeded Chisolm to advance …

REGIONAL- A return trip to the state tournament wasn’t in the cards this year for the Northeast Range/Ely girls golf team, as they placed third in the 7A sectional tournament in McGregor on …

REGIONAL- The North Woods boys golf team gave the field a run for its money at Tuesday’s 7A sectional tournament in McGregor, with state-tourney qualifier Gage Aune pacing the team to third in …

REGIONAL- In a marathon 7A sectional tournament game last Thursday where both teams refused to give in, North Woods was the team that finally cracked, giving up a two-out 12th inning single to Mt. …

ELY— South Ridge proved to be the Timberwolves undoing in the Section 7A playoffs last week, as they fell twice to the Panthers to bow out of the double-elimination tournament. As reported last …

COOK- The medals hang in neat rows on a rack on the bedroom wall, a bright trail of victories stacked two deep from just the past two seasons, but Bailey Brunner doesn’t dwell on them long. …