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Park service drops unpopular frozen lake use plan
VOYAGEURS N.P.- Officials here have scrapped a controversial plan that would have restricted winter vehicle access on the park’s frozen lakes, ending a two-year process that drew sharp …
$550,000 donation to Ely Fire Dept.
Donation made from Louis Gornick Trust
ELY- The Louis J. Gornick Trust made a $550,000 donation to the Ely Fire Department on Tuesday at the Ely City Council meeting. Bernie Palcher, trustee, gave a short presentation on Gornick, who …
Mission: Reduce drowning risks
Community effort providing life preservers at area beaches
REGIONAL-Drowning is the leading cause of injury-related death among children ages one to four. And for two area emergency service providers and their families, this is more than a statistic. …
MPCA seeks to ease exemptions from sulfate discharge rule
REGIONAL— Officials with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency are facing skepticism over a proposal to make it easier to issue companies variances for sulfate discharges, which are known to …
Built for misfits, now a misfit itself
A closer look at how mental illness is reshaping life at the county jail
Editor’s Note: This is a second part in a series on the St. Louis County jails. REGIONAL- The officer approached the cell door with a lunch tray in hand. “John, time to eat.” …
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Sports
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Grizzlies smack Deer River
FIELD TWP- The North Woods softball team bounced back from a tough 17-4 loss to Mt. Iron-Buhl on Monday to crush Deer River on Tuesday, 18-0. The Grizzlies got off to a hot start when Zoey Burckhardt …
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Visser, Udovich top Ely track at Hibbing meet
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Grizzlies show promise at Hibbing invitational
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Panichi hurls no-hitter
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Ely tallies sixth win in a row
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Latest News
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Things getting back on track at the Comet Theater
COOK— Nearly a year after floodwaters silenced the projectors and shuttered the doors of the historic Comet Theater, signs of life are returning to the heart of downtown Cook. On Friday, May 2, …
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Virginia man faces second charge for theft at Timber Bay Lodge
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Stauber introduces bill to advance Twin Metals project
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Babbitt holds hearing on a cannabis cultivation business
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First Minnesota legal cannabis lottery set for June 5
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Outdoors
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Picture perfect?
REGIONAL— A week of spring-like temperatures and plenty of sunshine has left area lakes free of ice for Saturday’s fishing opener, and just in the nick of time. That mild weather and …
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May 5 is the ice-out date for Vermilion
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Warmer weather increases deer tick activity
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Voyageurs National Park sets summer hours for visitors centers
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