Hubbard County

The Minnesota State Patrol reported alcohol was suspected to be a factor in the crash.

Three projects in Aitkin, Hubbard, Itasca and St. Louis counties are expected to provide high-speed internet options to 3,200 locations.

Danielle Westphal, 51, is expected to be sentenced to five years of supervised probation during an April, 20 2026, hearing.

Timothy Scouton was charged after 11 people voted without registering to do so in Badoura Township, where he served as an election judge in 2024.

Prosecutors now allege John Tobias, 58 of rural Park Rapids, also left a threatening voicemail for state Rep. Krista Knudsen of Lake Shore.

The DNR is proposing two sets of changes in Itasca State Park to expand overnight camping and winter recreation, as well as protect Lake Itasca's shoreline.

John Tobias, 58, of rural Park Rapids, was arraigned Feb. 25, 2026, after allegedly threatening an attack on the state Capitol.

As some area lakes boast nearly 3 feet of ice during the deep freeze of winter, drivers compete week after week on a frozen racetrack in Laporte.

Hubbard County Sheriff Cory Aukes announced Feb. 11, 2026, that he would seek the District 3 Commissioner seat instead of a fifth term as sheriff.

Douglas and Tiffany Stewart died Jan. 30, 2026, after a train struck their vehicle west of Cass Lake in rural Hubbard County. The incident is under investigation.