Iron Range

Travis Vake and Joy Frazier are advancing to the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, based on unofficial results from Minnesota's primary election.

Mayor Pete Hyduke and Marisa Allen are advancing to the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, based on unofficial results, as are Justin Fosso and Mike Borland in the City Council race.

The company cited "unforeseen business circumstances" as the reason for reducing its operation and laying off employees in a notice to the state.

The annual art contest highlights the stamps’ revenue generation, supporting fisheries management, habitat and stocking efforts in Minnesota lakes.

The University of Minnesota’s Natural Resources Research Institute, or NRRI, launched a new simulator to test innovations in iron refining July 27, 2026, in Coleraine.

NorthMet, formerly owned by PolyMet and now controlled by NewRange Copper Nickel, is one of three proposed copper-nickel mines in Minnesota. A reworked project plan is now before the DNR.

Mesabi Metallics is opening a mine and processing plant on the Iron Range, spurring job opportunities and a chance to join the global transition to low-carbon steel.

KAXE's weekly list of concerts near you features Between Howls, The Bitter Spills, Six Mile Grove, and Project: Constellation.

The company boasts University of Minnesota-linked, homegrown technology that could reduce reliance on the rare-earth minerals industry China mostly controls.

Crowds of varying sizes showed up in both the sunshine and during a heavy downpour for annual Fourth of July parades in Iron Range communities.