Hill City MN

Elizabeth Gillman, Matt Huseby, Heidi James, Adam Johnson, Sarah Kingsley and Jeremy Nelson are running for Hill City School Board.

The Minnesota Blues and Minnesota Rock & Country Hall of Famer stopped by KAXE on Aug. 20, 2026, to talk about his new retrospective album.

The Grand Rapids Players present “Sir Valourant and the Dragon” in Hill City, Bigfork and Remer throughout the summer.

Mark Smith, 66, died Thursday, May 21, 2026, after hitting a deer near Hill City in southern Itasca County while riding a dirt bike.

Jordan Zempel, 35, of Apple Valley, faces a third-degree criminal sexual conduct charge for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl.

The qualifiers span 27 Northern Minnesota teams and all 13 categories. Over 30 are repeat qualifiers, including five medalists and one reigning champion.

Events this week include CLC's Jingle and Mingle in Nisswa, art receptions in Grand Rapids and Cook, a Christmas party in Marble and the Festival of Trees in Shevlin.

Sgt. Rosslyn Gresens died at 22 while protecting his patrol from enemy fire in Korea in 1950. He was buried with his mother Sept. 22, 2025, in Macville Cemetery.

People braved temperatures in the 90s for the 121st annual parade and celebration in the northern Aitkin County city, in class small-town fashion.

More information on the project at the intersection of highways 169 and 200 will be shared at the Hill City Fire Department on May 29, 2025.