St. Louis County

The state's Pollution Control Agency says United Taconite did not perform the regular emissions tests required by its air permit.

Jonathan David Polaski died Aug. 8, 2026, following a medical emergency in jail.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds harvesters ahead of the Aug. 15, 2026, season opener that rice must be ripe for legal harvest.

St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay states the incarcerated person's death followed a medical emergency in a Duluth cell on Aug. 8, 2026.

Boundary Waters entry points near Big Moose Lake and Big Lake are also scheduled to reopen on Aug. 13, 2026.

The DNR is authorized under the Minnesota Wildfire Act to recover costs of responding to the Camp House Fire, which burned about 12,070 acres and destroyed 187 structures.

Marisa Allen, Peter Hyduke and Larry Siebert are running for Hibbing mayor.Mark Borland, Justin Fosso, Angela Jivery and Tiffany Schleppergrell are running for Hibbing City Council At Large.

Peter J. Erickson, David J. Hallbeck and Sheila Lamb are running for Cloquet mayor.

Brandan L. Fiedler, Joy Frazier, Marty Halverson and Travis Vake are running for Chisholm mayor.

The plan will guide the implementation of voluntary conservation projects and programs in the northeastern Minnesota watershed over the next decade.