ELY — A pair of ornithologists highlighted their years-long effort to catalog breeding bird species in Minnesota at a Tuesday Group meeting here earlier this month. Gerald Niemi, a retired UMD biology ...

ELY — People came out for the dedication of the two new sculptures in Whiteside Park last Tuesday. “The Voyageurs” is a life-size bronze sculpture of two French-Canadian voyageurs … ...

GREENWOOD TWP — After acting as interim fire chief since last December, Brian Trancheff is now officially hired as the township’s new fire department head. Trancheff was the only applicant for the ...

REGIONAL — The notion that young people are fleeing northeastern Minnesota in droves has been an enduring topic of local conversations for years, but new data suggests the story isn’t … ...

REGIONAL—The Department of Natural Resources is once again proposing reducing the state’s walleye bag limit from the current six, to four. Agency officials say it’s a response to … ...

Lines in the water, bonds in the heart At Whispering Winds, Muskie Madness brings veterans together for more than fishing ...

BREITUNG TWP- The annual Vermilion Range Old Settlers Reunion and Picnic will be held on Saturday, July 19, at McKinley Park Campground. Booyah served at 12 noon sharp. Booyah is a beef, pork, and ...

REGIONAL — As high-speed fiber-optic broadband systems continue rolling out along the south shore of Lake Vermilion and in Alango, Owens, Angora, Sandy, Pike, Wuori, Great Scott, and Bearville ...

ELY — Ely’s long-anticipated workforce housing project has crossed a critical threshold, with major funding secured and final financing in motion, and city leaders say construction on the … ...

Well, another Fourth of July has come and gone, and I enjoyed the entire week ramping up to the holiday by bunting my deck rails, in addition to Porch Lady and adding some colorful lawn spinners to my ...

Freedom of conscience. That’s been one of the guiding principles of life in America since its founding— a recognition that we all have a right to our own views, our own religion, or our own politics, ...

REGIONAL — Health care advocates and state and county officials are trying to better understand the implications of the new funding and policy landscape created by last week’s enactment … ...