Babbitt

St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay said the fire was one of at least a half-dozen blazes in the county as high winds, low humidity and drought conditions persisted.

Patrick McGowan joined four other conservation officers who were honored at a late February 2026 ceremony at Camp Ripley.

The mayor of Babbitt — a Republican — lost to DFLer Sen. Grant Hauschild in Senate District 3 by 703 votes in 2022.

Known as Worlds, the robotics competition in Houston will have 600 teams, including those from Pequot Lakes, Northeast Range/Ely and Warroad.

A recent study highlighted the economic impact of ATV riders in northeastern Minnesota. The information comes in the second light-snow winter in a row.

While positive results continue for Pulsar Helium near Babbitt, the state Legislature works to adopt temporary regulations for gas production in Minnesota.

KAXE covered pushback on the LGBTQ+ community, changes in rural health care delivery, a coal ash spill at Boswell Energy Center, tribal land back efforts, helium mining and more.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is including fugitive dust in the new permit. The public comment period ends Dec. 16.

Jarrett Bundy and Kim Jirik are running for I.S.D. 2142, St. Louis County, School Board District 1.Leigh Backe and Chris Koivisto are running for Board District 4.Jessica Reinhardt and Kristin Zorn and running for Board District 6.

Joseph White and Andrea Zupancich are running for Babbitt mayor. Glenn Anderson, John Fitzpatrick, Paul Hoheisel, Duane Lossing, Terrance Switajewski and Craig Warlof are running for Babbitt City Council.